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Sponsored by Yahoo! Japanese crypto exchange Taotao will start in May

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Taotao, 40% of which belongs to a division of Yahoo! Japan will start trading in a limited number of cryptocurrency pairs in May. Initially, users will have access to Bitcoin and Ethereum trading, as well as the ability to open margin positions on Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and XRP.For the first time, Yahoo! Japan on entering the cryptocurrency business became known in March 2018. Then the company announced that it would buy a share in the exchange through its division of YJFX. According to sources, this could ...

Switzerland's largest online retailer began accepting cryptocurrencies

The company Digitec Galaxus announced the beginning of the reception of cryptocurrency. This is the largest Swiss online retailer. The company's trading portal now accepts Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, Ethereum, XRP, Binance Coin, Litecoin, Tron, NEO and OmiseGO to pay for purchases in excess of $ 200.The new payment method was implemented in conjunction with the Swiss processing service Datatrans and the Danish crypto startup Coinify. The client is given 15 minutes to pay for the purchase - at this time the exchange rate of the in to ...

The largest supplier of electronic components began to accept crypto payments

Avnet, one of the world's largest suppliers of electronic components on the Fortune 500 list, began accepting cryptocurrency payments through the BitPay processing service.The company ranks 128 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest US corporations. Avnet will pay Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash for its products and services, and BitPay will deal with the confirmation and processing of transactions.According to Avnet, cryptocurrency payments can reduce the time, cost and complexity associated with bringing products to the market. The company also ...

The largest South Korean messenger can realize support for cryptocurrency

The material with such a statement was published by the local portal fnnews. Journalists reported that South Korea’s largest Internet conglomerate, Kakao Corp, could provide access to its 44 million user base of cryptocurrencies. The group of companies owns the most popular Korean services KakaoTalk, KakaoPay, KakaoTaxi, KakaoStory and KakaoStock.Last week it became known that Kakao raised $ 90 million to further develop its blockchain platform Klatyn and plans to raise another $ 90 during the next round.According to the industry, KakaoTalk ...

Visa is looking for a manager for its new crypto division

The American payment corporation Visa forms a team whose work will be in one way or another connected with cryptocurrencies. This is evidenced by the vacancy posted by the company on the site smartrecruiters.com. In it, Visa offers potential candidates to try out as a technical product manager within the framework of the VISA Crypto Team.“As the Visa crypto team product manager, the employee will be responsible for implementing the Visa strategy in the cryptocurrency ecosystem,” the publication says.The candidate requirements include deep ...

Ripple will launch a fund for $ 100 million to introduce the blockchain into the gaming industry

The Ripple ecosystem for Xpring developers and the gaming industry-oriented Forte blockchain platform announced the creation of a $ 100 million joint fund to support game developers.The initiative will help spread the blockchain in the gaming industry through attracting players and creating new opportunities for monetization. Ripple will provide a funding fund, and Forte will manage the project.The Forte technology solution will include the Interledger protocol, the Codius platform for working with smart contracts and the ability to make using ...

IBM-based crypto-custodial service to be launched in March

New York investment company Shuttle Holdings will launch a beta version of the custodial service for digital assets based on a private cloud and IBM encryption technologies by the end of the month.The participating companies will not store the tokens themselves, but will provide the tools for this to their customers. They can be banks, brokers, other custodians of assets, funds, family capital management units, and high-income investors.IBM showed a solution that will be involved in the Shuttle Holdings service at the Think 2019 conference in ...

CBR will limit investments by unqualified crypto investors

The Central Bank intends to limit the possibility of buying cryptocurrency assets by unqualified investors within a certain amount. So writes RBC with reference to the draft instructions of the Central Bank to the draft law on digital financial assets.The maximum amount of investment will be set separately. According to Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market, this threshold can be determined in accordance with the crowdfunding bill. Its provisions provide for a maximum limit for such investors at 600,000 rubles ...

The owner of the skyscraper "Burj Khalifa" intends to hold ICO

Investment company Emaar Properties, whose assets include the tallest structure in the world, intends to develop its own cryptocurrency token.On Monday, the company announced a plan to create an “Emaar community token” that targets its customers and partners. It is expected that the launch of the tool will take place before the end of 2019, and one of the goals of the initiative is to conduct the initial placement of coins.As part of the project, Emaar has entered into an agreement with a Swiss crypto startup Lykke AG, which will help it a ...

Chinese miners are actively buying used equipment and preparing for summer

Bitcoin miners from the Celestial Empire rely on the fact that by the summer, hydroelectric power plants will have significant reserves. They are counting on extremely low tariffs and buying used cryptocurrency mining equipment.Thus, the most favorable tariffs are expected in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in the south-west of the country. According to the operator of six farms Hashage, in the summer the price per kilowatt / hour should be about 0.25 yuan - a little more than three US cents. Most interest is shown by entrepreneurs from of ...