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BitMEX, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume to date, now holds 0.18% of all Bitcoins (BTC) in circulation. In a Dec. 26 tweet, James Lopp, CTO at New York-based crypto custody startup Casa, also pointed out that BitMEX’s dedicated insurance fund has surged 62% in 2019.BitMEX holds 33,449 Bitcoins out the 18.1 million…

Eos (EOS) developer Block.one has paid $30 million in cash to purchase a domain name for its new blockchain-based social media, called “Voice.” The development was revealed in a filing published by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 18.According to the SEC filing, submitted by enterprise analytics and mobility software provider…

The ministry’s panel will reportedly focus on developing a framework for a central bank digital currency based on a technical study carried out by the Bank of Japan over the past two years. 227 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTJapan's Finance Ministry is planning to…

Trustology CEO Alex Batlin has made no secret of his desire to integrate decentralized finance protocols into the custody platform. Crypto custody platform Trustology has extended its services to Binance Chain and plans to offer custodial trading through Binance's non-custodial exchange, Binance DEX.How exactly can custodial trading happen on a non-custodial exchange like DEX? Binance…

Massive retail bank Santander recently broadened compatible regions for its One Pay FX app in collaboration with Ripple. 2442 Total views 24 Total shares Mainstream banking giant Santander added 19 available regions for its One Pay FX international payments app built in collaboration with blockchain and crypto payments outfit Ripple. A forward-thinking entity, Santander constructed One…

Crypto’s reputation as a boys’ club does not come as a surprise: It sits at the very intersection of tech and finance, perpetuating the legacy of “bro culture” that is coded into Silicon Valley and Wall Street. It was only in 2020 when Citigroup bank appointed the company’s first female CEO, Jane Fraser. This was…

French consumers can now buy Tezos from 10,000 mini-marts, tobacco stores and gas stations using prepaid coupons or cards. 1673 Total views 68 Total shares French crypto startup Digycode has introduced support for Tezos (XTZ) purchases through its prepaid vouchers and gift cards.The integration is the product of a partnership between Digycode and the research…

After crypto prices went through the roof in 2017, an eruption of new tokens, companies and products occured. With such a high level of consumer and corporate interest, many promising projects were inevitably lost in the crowd. Fortunately enough, some of cryptocurrency’s biggest names offer their services to a select few projects that are they…

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekCrypto carnage: Bloodbath for altcoins as Bitcoin crashesIt’s been a week to…