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Crypto broker Voyager has entered into the agreement with Circle Internet Financial to acquire Circle Invest, which is the retail digital asset app.Digital asset broker the Voyager announced its acquisition of a retail trading app from Circle Internet Financial on February 12, 2020. According to the acquisition agreement, Voyager will be integrating the features of the acquired Circle Invest app with its platform. Therefore, adding more than 40,000 new customers to its 200,000 already...

The Blockchain Association which represents some of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry announced the launch of a new Market Integrity Working Group. The group is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring fairness, equity and accountability in the crypto space. It will be co-chaired by senior executives of both the well-known blockchain firm Ripple and the Coinbase crypto exchange.The new group will be headed by Rachel Nelson, the senior director and associate general at...

Recently, Telegram founder Pavel Durov made quite a bold statement. On his Telegram channel, he argued that Apple‘s iCloud is now ‘officially a surveillance tool’. Further, Durov cited a Reuters report and stated that apps relying on it to store users’ private messages (such as WhatsApp) are part of the problem.But let us see how the whole story began.Apple’s iCloud Will Not Encrypt BackupsAbout two years ago, Apple was considering end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups. After doing that,...

The SEC vs Telegram case is taking new turns every single day. In the latest development, the Blockchain Association has decided to support Telegram in its fight against the regulator.Let us also remind you that the Association unites such prominent names as Coinbase, Circle, Ripple Labs and others.The Chamber of Digital Commerce has filed amicus curiae supporting Telegram’s argument that “digital assets may be the subject of an investment contract without being a security”. Note that the...

Starting today, January 21, the annual World Economic Forum 2020 is kicking off in Davos, Switzerland, with global leaders seen participating. Like always, this will also be a four-day event going up to January 24.This year’s WEF 2020’s theme is “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World”. Like every year, global leaders will speak on issues of the global economy and wider participation of countries for overall sustainable growth. Besides, there will also be talks on avoiding trade...

Circle payments startup announced that it is anchoring its business model primarily to providing stablecoin services. The news comes after the firm sold its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk to Kraken. Additional executives were leaving as part of that Circle OTC sale deal. These top-ranking individuals leave just weeks after co-CEO Sean Neville said that he would be stepping down.Neville and CEO Jeremy Allaire used a long blog post on December 17 to say that the company would majorly focus...

According to an official blog post published yesterday, Kraken has acquired Circle Trade – Circle’s over-the-counter (OTC) platform. The statement says that Kraken sees Circle Trade as “one of the most recognized OTC desks in crypto” and the team is very excited about the acquisition.The statement also includes further details expected from the acquisition. Firstly, the company expects that the fact that its services would now be expanded and a lot more capable will attract new trading...

Stablecoins are almost completely banned in developed countries and zones like China or the EU. But BitPay claims that they’re launching a worldwide stablecoin payment solution. BP is one of the world’s largest providers of the BTC and BCH merchant API’s. Ever tried to pay for a DDoS service, a cloud server, or a private VPN? They do accept credit card payments, yes. But if they don’t, they will surely take your precious crypto using BitPay.Now BitPay is allowing the merchants and consumers...

In a major turn of event at crypto startup Circle, Sean Neville will be stepping down from his role as the Co-CEO of the company. In an email secured by CoinDesk, Neville notified his decision during a quarterly meeting among the Board of Directors.Neville found this Boston-based peer-to-peer payments technology company in partnership with Jeremy Allaire, in 2014. While Neville decided to step down from the role of Co-CEO, he will continue as the company’s independent director.Neville has not...

As we are coming to the year’s end we somehow always tend to look in the past to reconcile what was good and what wasn’t. Speaking of the IPOs, we can surely say this year was marked by numerous IPO failures with more than half of stock market debuts now trading below their initial offering.We can just mention hail-raiding companies as are Uber and Lyft who were probably the biggest losers of the year. However, there were also plenty of unicorns that got smashed in 2019 including Peloton (the...