Business News
CoinMarketCap Crypto Assets Now Feature Flipside Letter Grades
Flipside Crypto aims to make its Fundamental Crypto Asset Score as widespread as price-to-earnings ratios for stocks.
Bithumb
Crypto Exchange Bithumb to Reduce Staff By Up to 50%
Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, is halving its staffing levels through voluntary redundancies.
alternative trading systems
Overstock Delays E-Commerce Business Sale, Deferring Cash for Crypto Ventures
Overstock has put off plans to sell its retail business, delaying a cash infusion for its blockchain ventures.
Business News
IBM Signs 6 Banks to Issue Stablecoins and Use Stellar’s XLM Cryptocurrency
Six banks have signed up to issue stablecoins through World Wire, an IBM network built on the Stellar blockchain.
API
A Lightning API for Bitcoin Futures Data Has Launched
An experimental service that allows users to pay for futures data from exchanges Kraken and BitMEX via the lightning network is now live.
agriculture
Colorado Lawmakers Seek Exploration of Blockchain Use in Agriculture
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Colorado are eyeing a role for blockchain technology in the agricultural industry.
Uncategorized
Pound Slides Ahead of Key Vote – 18 March 2019
The Pound Sterling couldn’t maintain momentum and edged lower against the US Dollar on doubts that the Prime Minister will be able to get her Brexit-related amendments Parliamentary approval.
Uncategorized
Europe is Torn by Industrial Policy Preferences – 18 March 2019
After the European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager decided to block the Siemens and Alstom merger, the negative reactions, mainly from German and French senior officials and positions, came out swiftly.
Banking
Banking Startup Launching Visa Card That Lets You Spend 7 Cryptos
Banking startup 2gether is launching a prepaid Visa debit card that allows eurozone-based users to spend cryptocurrencies.
Coinbase
Coinbase Pro Has Good and Bad News Regarding Fees for Traders
Coinbase Pro is changing its fee structure later this week, with bottom tier traders seeing a hike and higher value clients paying less.