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October 1, 2020

Australian dev aims to bring Cardano payments to Shopify stores

Shopify stores could soon allow users to pay for products with Cardano tokens with a new app that removes any payment intermediaries. An Australian developer has almost completed work on a Cardano (ADA) app that will allow all Shopify stores to transact in ADA tokens and other tokens that run on the Cardano network. The […]

Diginex goes public on Nasdaq following special-purpose acquisition

A blockchain-centered company has gone public on the stock market. Following a $20 million capital raise and reverse merger, digital finance company Diginex’s stock has listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker EQOS. Diginex is “the first Nasdaq-listed company that covers the full virtual currency ecosystem,” Diginex CEO Richard Byworth told Cointelegraph in an interview. […]

Australian Securities Exchange to triple capacity of DLT system

The new blockchain-based system will replace the existing CHESS system The Australian Securities Exchange will delay its blockchain-based CHESS replacement after huge trading volumes due to the pandemic required a massive expansion of capacity. The DLT- based system had been scheduled for official trials in December, with a planned launch window of early 2022.At its […]

Australian government’s digital business plan includes $5M for blockchain

Australia’s Prime Minister has announced the Federal Government’s biggest investment in blockchain to-date, with two pilots set to receive almost $5 million. The Australian government this week unveiled its $574 million Digital Business Plan that includes seven-figure grants for distributed ledger technology initiatives. Announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of next week’s Federal Government budget, […]

Court rules Kik’s 2017 ICO violated U.S. securities laws

A judge has ruled that the $100 million ICO conducted by the Canadian messaging platform Kik in 2017 violated federal securities laws. U.S. District Judge Alvin Kellerstein has sided with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ruling that the Canadian technology firm Kik’s $100 million initial coin offering (ICO) violated federal securities laws.On September […]

Spike in new participants buying Bitcoin is ‘obviously bullish’ — Analyst

Bitcoin price has been flat for nearly a month but on-chain data shows a bullish surge in new participants joining the network. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has remained relatively flat for September and the strong decline in altcoin and DeFi token prices seems to be making the situation worse for many investors. Despite this lack […]

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey takes aim at Coinbase’s apolitical stance

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has called out Coinbase for seeking to suppress political activism and suggesting employees who think differently should leave. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has taken major U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase to task over its open letter to employees published on Sep 28. The letter, written by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, explained why the […]

Crypto prediction markets turn against Trump after first debate

Emerging Ethereum-powered predictions platform Polymarket produced six-figure volume amid the first presidential debates. The first debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential election had no clear winner, but crypto-powered prediction platforms are having a field day. Election futures on crypto derivatives exchange FTX boomed, with the platform’s CEO reporting more than $4 million in open interest trying […]

SingularityNET set to ditch Ethereum for Cardano citing speed and cost issues

This potential move will swap the native AGI token from ERC20 to Cardano SingularityNET, the AI company behind the expressive robot Sophia, is “seriously discussing” a migration from Ethereum to Cardano, after announcing a collaboration with IOHK.IOHK is run by the founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, and drives the development of the blockchain platform. SingularityNET […]

Institutional crypto platform Wootrade raises $10M in investment round

Institutional trading platform Wootrade has raised $10 million in a private fundraising round that will be used to expand its team and launch leveraged trading products. Wootrade, a Taiwan-based liquidity provider platform and crypto asset exchange aimed at institutions, has concluded a $10 million private investment round led by Dragonfly Capital. Investors in the round include […]