SBI Holdings will work with UAE firm TradeFinex on a Japanese joint venture aimed at boosting adoption of its enterprise blockchain platform running on the XDC Network.
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Financial Services Company SBI Group Launches Diversified Crypto Fund in Japan
SBI Group, the financial services company group based in Tokyo, Japan, has announced the launch of a crypto asset fund that consists of seven different digital currencies. The crypto fund launched by the Japanese company includes bitcoin, ethereum, xrp, litecoin, bitcoin cash, chainlink, and polkadot. SBI Group’s New Crypto Fund Leverages 7 Different Digital Assets […]Powered by WPeMatico
Blockchain Intelligence Company Elliptic Raises $60 Million — Evolution Equity Partners, Softbank Bolster Series C
On Monday, the blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic announced the company has raised $60 million in a Series C financing round. Elliptic plans to leverage the capital to expand the team and “accelerate” blockchain research and development (R&D). Elliptic Raises $60 Million to Bolster Expansion There’s been a number of capital investments and finance injections directed […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Daily: Crypto Wallet Raises $15 Million, Localbitcoins Suffers Vulnerability
In today’s edition of The Daily we feature another recent example of venture capital infusion into the cryptocurrency space as Japan’s SBI invests in the BRD wallet. We also cover a recent security vulnerability that was detected on the P2P exchange Localbitcoins, and a new AML/KYC compliance solution for stablecoins. Also Read: Galaxy Digital Is […]
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The Daily: Crypto Self-Regulatory Organization, 100 BTC Whistleblower Reward
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover a couple of stories that show how the cryptocurrency industry is trying to police itself. One group of companies has begun working on the formation of a self-regulatory organization and another has created a 100 BTC whistleblower reward pool. Also Read: 44% of American Executives Think […]
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One of Japan’s Biggest Financial Companies Is Launching a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Nasdaq, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley have hinted at plans to launch and operate cryptocurrency exchanges in 2018. SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial companies, has finalized its plan to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in the summer. The Number One Exchange According to Business Insider Japan, SBI Holdings president and SBI Group CEO Kitao Yoshitaka has said that he is certain SBI Group will be able to evolve its cryptocurrency exchange into Japan’s leading digital currency trading platform and dominate the market. A rough translation of Yoshitaka’s statement read: When we do it, it will be number onePowered by WPeMatico
SBI Bits Jerry Chan Discusses the Lightning Network and Colored Coins
At the Satoshi’s Vision Conference in Japan Bitcoin.com’s Jake Smith interviewed Jerry Chan the lead executive for SBI Group’s fintech arm ‘SBI Bits.’ Chan explains what SBI Bits is involved in and how it had embraced blockchain technology and cryptocurrency solutions. The firm has recently launched a mining pool that’s processing bitcoin cash blocks alongside […]
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Japan’s SBI Holdings Claims 40% Stake in Hardware Wallet Company
This week the Japanese financial services management group SBI Holdings has announced that it has acquired 40 percent of the Taiwanese digital currency hardware wallet startup Coolbitx. Over the past few months, SBI has been entrenched within the virtual currency industry as the bank plans to incorporate multiple types of cryptocurrency business models. Also […]
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SBI Group Subsidiary Commences Bitcoin Cash Mining Operation
Any project or service linked to Bitcoin Cash will get a lot of attention sooner or later. Many people were surprised to find out SBI Group is mining cryptocurrency. More specifically, it seems they are mining Bitcoin Cash, as they consider this to be the true vision of Satoshi Nakamoto. Although this is a major development, the company is seemingly mining with a slow hash rate right now. It is possible that will change, though. SBI Group Embraces Bitcoin Cash Mining Most people in the cryptocurrency world have heard of SBI Group by now. It is one of Japan’s premier financial conglomerates, andPowered by WPeMatico