Bitstamp crypto exchange hires former Barclays exec as new COO
Sameer Dubey is a 10-year veteran of Barclays and former head of operations for N26. U.K.-based crypto exchange Bitstamp has hired a former director of financial services company Barclays’ payments team as its chief operating officer.In an announcement today, Bistamp…
SEC likely to approve Bitcoin ETF in 1-2 years, says analyst
“We think we’re likely to see one in the coming year or two, but we don’t have a firm timeframe as to when the answer would be yes,” said Todd Rosenbluth. According to an analyst at CFRA Research, VanEck, Fidelity…
Mark Cuban says NFTs could disrupt electronic signature firms
The billionaire has proposed using NFTs during Dallas Mavericks games and is a major investor in the marketplace Mintable. Dallas Mavericks owner and Dogecoin proponent Mark Cuban says nonfungible tokens may have the ability to disrupt and even transform industries…
Rewards system allows decentralized messaging app users to earn crypto
The messaging app project was aimed at avoiding third-party data harvesting. Make Sense Labs, a decentralized application firm backed by venture capitalist Tim Draper, now allows users of its social messaging app to earn rewards in crypto.According to an announcement…
Real-world data comes to NFTs as street artists geotag their work
“Blockchain is not just a buzzword here, it legitimately enables something that used to be impossible.” A Latvian artist going only by the name of Kiwie has announced their intention to release more than a thousand nonfungible tokens that represent…
CoinMarketCap removes South Korea crypto exchanges from Bitcoin price tracker
“If the prices on South Korean exchanges stabilize, then we will add the data back in, but that hasn’t happened yet,” said a CoinMarketCap spokesperson. Crypto price trackin website CoinMarketCap has removed many South Korean exchanges from its calculations for…
NFTs are accelerating Topps' digital transition, says chair
Michael Eisner said the trading card manufacturer is “25% digital” and growing due in part to blockchain technology. Topps, one of the world’s premier trading card manufacturers, recently announced its intention to pursue a public offering following an explosion in…
Users of top Indian crypto exchange report seeing '0' funds during outage
“The load on our systems are way too much,” said CEO Nischal Shetty. Major Indian crypto exchange WazirX experienced disruptions caused by system failures for more than four hours Sunday. In a tweet at 5:24 PM UTC, WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty…
Singapore PM tells followers to 'remain vigilant' on crypto after seeing name used to sell tokens
“I have nothing to do with the platform,” said Lee Hsien Loong. “It is misleading and done without my permission.” Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, claims someone set up a profile on the social token platform BitClout to…