• Jul 22, 2026

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McDonald’s Announces ‘MacCoin’: But is it Not a Cryptocurrency!

Earlier this week, McDonalds surprised the world with the announcement of the MacCoin, the world’s ‘first fully food-backed global currency’.

Morgan Stanley Hires a Crypto Trading Expert from Credit Suisse

Andrew Peel is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) by qualification and joins Morgan Stanley as Head of Digital Asset Markets based out of Zurich and London.

Litecoin Price is Trading at a Massive Discount: eToro Report

The current price that Litecoin (LTC) is trading at could be seen as a massive discount to what it should be worth, says Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at a social trading and multi-asset brokerage company eToro, in a recen...

Coinbase's UK Customers Can Now Buy Bitcoin With British Pound

The US-based major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has added Great Britain Pound (GBP) support for its UK-based customers (individuals, active traders, and institutions) starting August 2, 2018.

129-Year Old Financial Giant Northern Trust Enters Into Cryptocurrency Services For Hedge Funds

The company has reportedly begun to open up some of its services to cryptocurrency hedge funds while also exploring how to integrate blockchain technology into its private equity division.

Former US President Bill Clinton to Open Ripple’s SWELL Conference

Former President of the US, Bill Clinton, will deliver the keynote at Ripple’s 2018 SWELL Conference which is all set to take place in October of this year.

Coinbase Ropes In BNY Mellon's Jeff Horowitz As Chief Compliance Officer

Most recently, Jeff worked as Pershing's (a BNY Mellon company) managing director and global head of compliance, overseeing its regulatory and compliance programs.

Student Arrested for $5 Million Crypto-Scam via SIM Jacking

A 20-year old student from Boston has been arrested over a $5 Million cryptocurrency scam which he achieved via SIM-jacking.

Binance Buys Trust Wallet In Its First-Ever Acquisition Deal

Launched in November 2017, Trust Wallet is an open source, decentralized and anonymous mobile wallet application that supports Ethereum and over 20,000 different Ethereum based tokens (ERC20, ERC223, and ERC721).

LedgerConnect: IBM’s Blockchain Platform for Banks

LedgerConnect is IBM's blockchain-based platform for financial services companies. 9 organizations are involved with the project, including Barclays and Citi.