Tag: Launches

Brazil brokerage giant with 3.6M clients launches BTC and ETH trading

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Brazilian brokerage giant XP Inc has officially launched its crypto trading platform ‘XTAGE’ in Brazil, bringing a potential 3.6 million users to the crypto markets.  The news was broke in an Aug. 15 post by the Nasdaq Exchange Twitter account, noting that XP had rung the exchange’s “Opening Bell” to celebrate the launch of the XTAGE digital assets trading platform. .@xpinvestimentos joins us for the Opening Bell to celebrate the XTAGE digital assets trading platform. Leveraging @NasdaqExchange’s technology, XTAGE represents a key milestone in democratizing access to the digital assets…

Blockchain Scalability Firm StarkWare Launches Recursion to Streamline Ethereum

“After turning on recursion this week, we now have the ability to fit tens of millions of NFT mints into a single recursive proof, and therefore into a single Ethereum transaction,” said Eli Ben-Sasson, president and co-founder at StarkWare, in a media brief provided to CryptoX. “We’re not using recursion at this intensity yet, but the tech is in place and the moment that traffic merits it, we will. This is what blockchain scaling is all about – building to prevent tomorrow’s bottleneck.” Source BlockchainEthereumFirmLaunchesRecursionscalabilityStarkWareStreamline CryptoX Portal

Brazil’s Largest Brokerage, XP, Launches Bitcoin, Ether Trading

XP’s crypto platform, named XTAGE, is built on the trading technology of major American stock exchange Nasdaq and will have an integration with MetaTrade 5, a forex and stock trading tool, the company said. XP added that it also tapped crypto custody firm BitGo to store XTAGE’s assets, most of which will be held in cold wallets not connected to the internet. Source

New Crypto Exchange Platform Bitflex Launches Futures Trading Competition with $15,000 Prize Pool – Press release Bitcoin News

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press release PRESS RELEASE. Seychelles, August 2022 – Bitflex Ltd., a secure crypto trading exchange currently specializing in crypto derivatives, has announced the launch of a new trading competition with a prize pool of $15,000. From August 5 to September 9, new and existing users on the Bitflex platform can participate in the event for a chance to win rewards. Trade More, Win More With up to 15,000 USDT worth of prizes, the Trading Competition is an important part of Bitflex’s vision to reward its early users and get new…

Brazilian payment app PicPay launches crypto exchange with Paxos

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Major Brazilian payment application PicPay is moving into cryptocurrencies by integrating a crypto exchange service allowing users to buy Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). The firm officially announced on Wednesday that PicPay clients can now buy, sell and store two major cryptocurrencies, BTC or ETH, directly on its app. PicPay pointed out that its choice was due to the real use cases provided by these digital assets, including security and many other benefits. The firm stated: “Blockchain technology, which is behind coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum, is already used in…

World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Private Trust Citing ‘Substantial Interest’ From Clients – Featured Bitcoin News

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The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has launched a spot bitcoin private trust. “Despite the steep downturn in the digital asset market, we are still seeing substantial interest from some institutional clients,” said Blackrock. Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Trust Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has launched “Blackrock bitcoin private trust.” According to a Thursday blog post, the spot bitcoin private trust, available to U.S. institutional clients, seeks to track the performance of BTC, less expenses and liabilities of the trust. The asset management firm detailed: Despite the steep downturn in…

Maven 11 launches $30M lending pool on Maple as borrowers turn to DeFi

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Netherlands-based crypto investment firm Maven 11 has launched its third lending pool on Maple Finance, giving borrowers access to liquidity amid the bear market. The $30 million pool financed by institutional lenders will be utilized by trading firms that include Wintermute, Auros and Flow Traders, among others, Maven 11 announced this week. The new pool is designed “specifically for institutions looking for yield opportunities,” the company said. Maple, a decentralized finance credit platform, is filling a void left by the implosion of leading centralized finance (CeFi) companies such as Celsius.…

Interlay launches trustless BTC stablecoin bridge on Polkadot

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Interlay, a London-based blockchain firm, launched a Bitcoin (BTC)-based cross-chain bridge on Polkadot (DOT). Named interBTC (iBTC), the bridge allows the use of Bitcoin on non-native blockchains for decentralized finance (DeFi), cross-chain transfers and nonfungible tokens (NFTs), among others. interBTC operates as a BTC-backed stablecoin, secured by a decentralized network of overcollateralized vaults, which according to Interlay, resembles MakerDAO’s DAI token, a stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain. The iBTC vaults use mixed-asset collateral to insure BTC reserves, making iBTC redeemable 1:1 with BTC over the Bitcoin blockchain. As a preventive…

Moroccan Capital Markets Regulator Launches Fintech Portal – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), the capital markets regulatory body in Morocco, announced recently that it has launched a fintech portal on its website. The new portal has been created in order to facilitate exchanges between the regulator and “companies involved in the innovative financial technology sector.” Portal to Help Promote Development of New Technologies Morocco’s capital markets regulator, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), recently announced the launch of a new fintech portal on its website. The objective of the new portal is to “support market players in…

Bitcoin Research and Development Center Vinteum Launches in Brazil

In addition to announcing its launch, Vinteum named its first grantee, Bruno Garcia. Garcia is a Bitcoin Core developer and a Brink grant recipient. Gracia will act as Vinteum’s Director of Education, dedicating himself to educating promising developers while also continuing his technical contributions to Bitcoin, which include reviewing and testing pull requests, extending and improving test coverage, and working on improvements for the peer-to-peer, wallet and REST API modules. Source