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  • Bitfinex launches crypto payments platform
    Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino has PayPal in his sights (Photo: Bitfinex)
    Bitcoin,  Ethereum,  Technology,  Tether

    Aiming at PayPal, Bitfinex launches crypto payments platform

    Saying that it intends to take on payments “behemoths” the new Bitfinex Pay app lets merchants accept payments in four cryptocurrencies

    March 3, 2021 /

    No one ever accused Bitfinex of having small ambitions. Just days after it settled a years-long fraud lawsuit with New York’s attorney general over a loan it got from sister company and stablecoin issuer Tether, Bitfinex has launched a crypto-powered online-payments platform to take on payments giants like PayPal.

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    Leo Jakobson
  • crypto top 10 rankings
    Alt coins,  Bitcoin,  Cryptocurrencies,  Ethereum,  Litecoin,  Tether,  XRP

    Crypto’s top 10: Rankings shake-up looms as Ethereum killers make presence felt

    Binance Coin, Polkadot and Cardano are in the ascendancy. Should Ethereum, buckling under the strain of congestion, be worried?

    February 23, 2021 /

    Back in December 2017, when BTC hit $20,000 for the first time, altcoins such as Bitcoin Cash, XRP and Litecoin were firm favorites in the top five. Tether and Binance Coin were nowhere to be seen among the 20 biggest coins. Some, like Polkadot, didn’t even exist. Fast forward to 2021, and the rundown of the 10 biggest cryptocurrencies by market cap looks very different indeed.

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    Connor Sephton
  • A Tether/Bitfinex legal settlement may have ended this morning's bloodbath (Photo: CoinMarketCap)
    Alt coins,  Bitcoin,  Ethereum,  Markets Report

    Markets Report: Bitcoin recovers from $45,000 lows as Tether legal debacle ends

    An amicable agreement between lawmakers, Tether and Bitfinex pleases markets, with Bitcoin heading toward $50,000

    February 23, 2021 /

    News that Tether and Bitfinex had reached a settlement with the New York Attorney General in a legal battle which had begun in 2019, ending crypto’s “most significant existential threat,” served to change market sentiment in an instant.

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    Anthony Bevan
  • Grayscale Bitcoin Trust $40 billion
    Grayscale is piling up the bitcoins (Photo: PIxabay)
    Alt coins,  Bitcoin,  Ethereum

    Bitcoin trust manager Grayscale reaches $40B in assets

    The cryptocurrency fund manager saw rapid growth in the value of the assets it holds as institutional demand for shares erupted

    February 18, 2021 /

    The firm said it now oversees $40 billion worth of assets. The vast majority of that is in the $33.1 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust and $5.7 billion Grayscale Ethereum Trust. The remaining $1.2 billion is in six alt-coin trusts and the multi-asset Grayscale Digital Large cap Fund.

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    Adrian Zmudzinski
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