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Photo: Taboola / TwitterAdvertising company Taboola and its competitor, web advertising platform Outbrain announced they are merging, forming one company. Even though this is a mutual company, it will nevertheless be called Taboola, and Taboola’s founder Adam Singolda will act as its CEO.Taboola is said to pay Outbrain investors $250 million in cash plus a 30% share of the combined companies.The main goal is to widen its customer list that should now have more than 20.000 online properties...

Aktuell ist es nur ein gültiges Programm für ausgewählte US-Kunden der Cryptobörse, allerdings könnte Coinbase bei Erfolg das Angebot international ausweiten. Seit gestern sind auf der Cryptobörse tatsächlich die Zinsen drin, die uns Tagesgeld und Sparbuch schon lange nicht mehr liefern.Crypto News: Zinsen aufs Coinbase Konto erhalten1,25 % Jährliche Rendite erhalten US-Nutzer von Coinbase auf alle Einlagen in USD Coin. Der Cryptocoin wächst beständig und ist innerhalb der Gruppe der...

Perhaps institutional players aren’t that hard to come by. Perhaps they are interested in crypto after all, and perhaps they do want to diversify their portfolios with new technology.Institutional Investors Are More “Forgiving” Than We ThoughtThat’s the sentiment of a London-based OTC firm known as BCB Group. According to a new report issued by the organization, institutional investors are still intrigued by bitcoin and its crypto cousins despite the nasty price falls we’ve been witnessing as...

Vega Protocol, a fully decentralized trading technology platform, has just announced it has successfully concluded a seed round and raised more than $5 million. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital and also had a few others as participants, including Xpring (Ripple), Focus Labs, Rockaway Blockchain, KR 1, Hashed and RSK Ecosystem Fund, among others.According to a press release, Vega’s aim is to provide a blockchain network that will allow traders to make beneficial moves for...

Photo: The Coinbase BlogPremier cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it will offer interest on deposits in stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) for 1.25% APY. This indicates its willingness to encourage more of its large database of users to deposit their holdings in the cryptocurrency token. Transferring the value of the US Dollar which in itself is a significant advantage, the move is aimed at bringing respite to crypto users who always face the volatility which occurs on most of the...

EOS price is currently correcting higher after it formed a support base near $2.650 against the US Dollar.The price is facing a lot of hurdles on the upside near the $3.050, $3.100 and $3.350 levels.There are two bearish trend lines forming with resistance near $3.050 and $3.400 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could correct higher towards $3.100 or $3.350, but upsides are likely to be contained.EOS price is currently trading near key resistances...

September was a tough month for Bitcoin. The famous cryptocurrency reached a high of nearly $11K before the end of the month’ plunge down to $7,700. Over the past days, the first days of October, we saw Bitcoin price trying to recover in a continues consolidation between the marked descending trend-line on the following 4-hour chart and $8,200 from below.This seems like another mini bearish triangle. These kinds of formations tend to breakdown; however, there’s always the possibility to...

Litecoin price declined recently and traded below the $55.00 support against the US Dollar.LTC price is currently consolidating losses near the $55.00 level, with many hurdles on the upside.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $60.00 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could recover in the short term, but $60.00 and $62.00 are likely to protect gains.Litecoin price is currently in a negative zone against the US Dollar and...

Photo: ShutterstockAn abbreviation STO stands for Security Token Offering. STOs are similar to ICOs but have some fundamental differences. For instance, security tokens are regulated offering like traditional securities and are subject to the same legal compliance requirements. Their key difference is that a security token records the ownership of the investment product on a blockchain.The interest in STO lists has grown recently as startups and established companies are looking for new...

The Forbes list of America’s richest people is out again! Jeff Bezos is still at the top with an estimated fortune of $114 billion. Despite last years’ expensive divorce which saw him give away about 4% of the total company’s value or ($38.3 billion) to his wife McKenzie in July when the marriage was officially dissolved, Jeff remains at the top of Forbes richest 400 with ownership of 12% of the technology giant.Apart from the stake in Amazon, the Bezos own several other properties and assets...