Markets Update: Top Crypto Assets Open 2019 With Slow Month of Trading

The leading cryptocurrency markets have seen a slow start to the year, with the top three markets by capitalization shedding between 10% and 37% since early January’s local highs. January has also seen volatility in market cap rankings, with XRP and ETH competing for the second largest crypto asset capitalization, and EOS, USDT, and BCH … Read more

South African Asset Management Firm, Sygnia, to Open Crypto Exchange

Johannesburg-based investment management company, Sygnia Ltd., has announced its intention to launch a cryptocurrency exchange, Sygniacoin – which is expected to launch in the third quarter of 2018. Also Read: BTCC to Launch New Exchange Platform in June South African Wealth Management Firm to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchange Next Quarter South African investment management firm, Sygnia, has … Read more

OPEN & Kucoin Present Strategic Partnership

The OPEN Platform is developing a scalable and interoperable solution unlike any on the market today, designed to make it simple for both developers and end users alike, enabling developer-friendly blockchain designs to communicate securely with existing centralized application databases. With the understanding that a rather significant number of their fans/supporters were unable to participate … Read more

SEC Commissioner Cautiously “Open” to Regulatory Sandbox for ICOs

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner, Hester Peirce, delivered a speech before the Medici Conference earlier this month discussing many issues pertinent to ICOs. Mrs. Peirce indicated that the SEC is open to discussion of developing a regulatory sandbox for ICOs, however, expressed a number of concerns surrounding the legislative model. The commissioner … Read more

Tearing Down the Barriers Holding Back Mainstream Crypto Adoption

Ever since the cryptocurrency markets gained mainstream attention towards the end of 2017, there’s been a lot of talk about integrating cryptocurrency into day-to-day transactions. Even though we’re currently experiencing a boom in blockchain development, cryptocurrencies are still looked at as more of a niche investment than actual money. In fact, less than 20% of … Read more

Openbazaar Co-Founder Expresses Frustration Over BTC Fees

The co-founder of Openbazaar, Washington Sanchez, has taken to Twitter to vent frustration with the high fees associated with BTC. Mr. Sanchez expressed regret for his previous BTC “maximalism,” and reinforced Openbazaar’s desire to place a greater emphasis on alternative cryptocurrencies. Also Read: Australia Cracks Down on Misleading and Deceptive Initial Coin Offerings Washington Sanchez Slams … Read more

SEC Official Criticizes State of ICO Industry, Open to Regulated Future

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner, Robert Jackson, has expressed his belief that initial coin offerings (ICOs) will be legitimized under existing securities legislation. Despite the optimistic outlook, the commissioner has criticized the current state of the ICO industry. Also Read: Taxis Take BCH, Stores Sell BTC in the Russian City of Rostov  SEC … Read more

Tim Draper’s Draper Dragon Fund Backs OPEN’s Pioneering Blockchain Payments Infrastructure for Apps

Draper Dragon Fund joins OPEN’s mission to pave the road for true cryptocurrency adoption by empowering software developers SAN FRANCISCO, CA — March 30, 2018 — OPEN, the first blockchain payments infrastructure for applications, today announced the addition of Tim Draper’s Draper Dragon Digital Asset Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage, high … Read more

OPEN Is Betting on the Asian Market. Here’s Why

At the moment, the Asian continent seems to be taking the lead in pioneering the way for both app development and blockchain innovation. Countries like China, Japan, and South Korea, which are all global leaders in technology development, have built vibrant developer communities and have long been known to have some of the strongest mobile … Read more

Belfrics Granted ‘Sandbox License’ to Open Cryptocurrency Exchange in Bahrain

The Central Bank of Bahrain has awarded bitcoin technology provider, Belfrics Global, a sandbox license to open and operate a cryptocurrency exchange in the Arabian Gulf nation. As such, Belfrics is reported to have become the first company to receive an official mandate to open a cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle Eastern/North African region. Also … Read more