Cryptocurrency News

The wallet provider and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has now acquired the technology startup Blockspring. Blockspring is a San Francisco based firm, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, that creates tools to help developers automatically collect and process data from APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).

Technology giant IBM Corp. (International Business Machines Corp.) has entered into a partnership with MineHub Technologies to create a Blockchain powered solution that will be focused on improving mining and metals industry’s supply chain management.

Many people across the world are considering the idea of getting paid with digital currencies. Interestingly, this is exactly what the company called Bitwage wants to do. Its goal is to make it easier for salaried employees to be paid using cryptocurrency.

In the latest cryptocurrency news, the New Zealand Police has started investigating the latest hack of digital currency exchange called Cryptopia. According to the authorities, the process has been quite complex and, thus, they are keeping an “open mind” on all possibilities.

The cryptocurrency exchange ABCC has become the first in the world to list Tron’s TRX10 tokens on its trading platform.

Contrary to popular belief, it seems futures market may not necessarily be in awe of Bitcoin’s recovery from 15-months lows in December. This is, in fact, evident by the signs emerging. And, at press time, the spot price of the world’s leading cryptocurrency appears to be higher than the futures price.

South Korea is one of the few countries in South-East Asia to fully embrace the idea of using blockchain technology, as well as the advancement of digital currencies. In the latest crypto news, the country’s very own Defense Acquisition Program (DAPA) has launched a pilot specifically meant for developing blockchain applications for its defense industry.

Bakkt wants to make Bitcoin trading safe in all of Wall Street. And with the new acquisition, it only confirms the company’s plans to further expand its goal of revolutionizing the way consumers pay for products and/or services.

In the latest cryptocurrency news, LedgerX firmly believes that digital currency traders must have the ability to assess Bitcoin’s volatility. As such, the company known for being a derivative trading platform has developed an index that is meant to track this specific benchmark.

Unlike in the past, companies around the world today are beginning to realize the value of using blockchain in their processes. In fact, one of Spain’s major energy companies called Iberdrola has already begun utilizing the technology in tracking renewable energy.