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The American-based crypto exchange company Poloniex announced a partnership with payments company, Simplex. The partnership will facilitate an easier mass access to crypto trading for Poloniex clients. A Twitter announcement announced the addition of at least 18 major fiat currencies to the exchange. Debit and Credit Card Crypto Purchase from the Poloniex Simplex Collab  Simplex is a payments company with a feature that enables the use of debit and credit cards to purchase cryptocurrencies. The partnership intends to apply this…

An announcement by the crypto wallet and exchange provider, Blockchain.com shall enable users to borrow against their holdings. The loans are available in US Dollar-denominated stablecoins against holdings of Bitcoin. All holders of Blockchain.com wallet can access these borrowings immediately once collateral is made available. While there was no specificity on which stablecoins the loans would be paid out in, there is a high likelihood it will be PAX stablecoin. This dollar-pegged stablecoin was added by the wallet last year.…

On the 9th of March 2020, The Crypto exchange Kraken made a revelation that it plans to increase its offerings and services in the Indian financial market. This 9th of March 2020 announcement follows the recent ruling that lifts a ban on crypto trading by India's Supreme Court.  The March 4th ruling has created a much-needed breathing space for India's crypto community. The Supreme Court lifted a long-standing crypto ban by the Reserve bank of India (RBI) on the trade…

The Tokyo-based LIFULL has teamed up with Securitize, a compliance platform for token issuers, to address Japanese real estate problems.  The collaboration employs a blockchain-powered solution that tackles the large number of vacant homes in the Japanese countryside. LIFULL and Securitize Collab Presents Great Promise Thanks to the partnership, the two companies have successfully developed a new real estate digital security issuance system in Japan. The piloting stages of this new system have given great promise. The blockchain and digital…

Over €110,000 worth of confiscated bitcoin and other Crypto sa are to be auctioned by the Belgian Government. An announcement issued on Friday set this auction's date as the 24th of March 2020 at noon GMT. The duration of the auction shall be 24 hours, being online to enable this. About the Bitcoin Auction For the auction, crypto lots shall range from 0.25 bitcoin to 1 bitcoin. Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold are the other cryptocurrencies that will also be…

On Sunday, BTC saw its worst daily loss since September 2019, declining from $8,900 to $8,000, almost a 10% decline. The decline has continued today, currently trading at $7,705according to CoinMarketcap.  Although the price drop was parallel to a lousy day in trading traditional stock, analysts claim that there could be more factors driving the BTC crash.  For instance, a trader named Kevin Svenson on Twitter claimed that this sudden crash could not be attributed to sell-offs since the market…

Recently, Crex24 crypto exchange users, have accused the platform of not being truthful about the extent of the most recent hack. The accusations arose after the users noticed suspension of trades in several altcoins on the platform.  According to the customers, Crex24 has not been forthcoming about the reasons for them suspending the trading of over 60 altcoins. The most recent event in Crex24 is freezing the platform's multiple coins' withdrawals and deposits.   Although many people have accused Crex24 of…

On March 9, 2020, a report by CNBC showed that the cryptocurrency industry lost more than $26 Billion in a day, after the recent oil prices collapse, which dropped by almost 30%. Cryptocurrency holders rushed to sell off their stocks after North Sea’s extracted oil benchmark Brent Crude’s futures fell by 34% to sell at $27.34 a barrel, recording its lowest price in four years. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, crashed by 8%, together with significant altcoins, including…

According to CoinATMRadar, there is a global surge in Crypto ATMs. The surge is owing to increasing crypto prices and a consequent rising adoption of crypto for payments. CoinATMRadar's most recent report reveals that there are currently 7,057 crypto ATMs globally, providing more comfortable options for purchasing and converting crypto assets to fiat using either cash or debit cards. 5,089 ATMs are found in the US, 784 in Canada, 303 in the UK, 84 in Spain, and 126 in Austria. …