Facebook appoints new director of engineering for recently announced blockchain division
Jul 09, 2018 07:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
Social networking giant Facebook has appointed Evan Cheng as the new Director of Engineering, Blockchain, TechCrunch reported July 5th. Facebook has confirmed the report. Cheng previously served as the director of...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD holds above 6500, break above 50-DMA to see minor bullishness
Jul 09, 2018 06:48 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals
BTC/USD continues to hold its strength above 6500 levels and is currently trading at 6721 levels at press time (Bitstamp). The pair is largely unchanged on Monday and faces strong resistance at 6911 (50-DMA). A...
Crypto exchange Binance announces $1M West Japan Disaster Relief Donation
Jul 09, 2018 05:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has come out in support of flood-hit Japan and announced $1 million West Japan Disaster Relief Donation. According to the latest report from The Guardian, the number of people who...
Former NYSE CIO Robert Cornish joins cryptocurrency exchange Gemini
Jul 09, 2018 05:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced that former Chief Information Officer of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Robert Cornish has joined the company as the first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Previously,...
Cryptocurrency marketplace HBUS to go live on July 10
Jul 09, 2018 04:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
HBUS, a virtual currency marketplace, has started accepting account verification requests by the U.S. residents. HBUS users can now deposit BTC / BCH / ETH / ETC / LTC / USDT / CVC / DASH / TUSD. Also, users who sign up...
Cryptocurrency startup Monaco buys much sought-after domain name “CRYPTO.com”, rebrands business
Jul 09, 2018 03:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a major overhaul, cryptocurrency startup Monaco is rebranding to CRYPTO.com, which it believes will reflect its mission to accelerate the global development, adoption, and transition to cryptocurrency. The company...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – July 6th, 2018
Jul 06, 2018 11:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
US IRS launches joint initiative with other countries to combat cryptocurrency tax fraud The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched a joint initiative with its global counterparts to combat transnational tax...