The Chinese cryptocurrency platform Matrixport held a Series C funding round, which raised $ 100 million.The company’s capitalization reached $ 1 billion. Matrixport was launched in 2019 as a subsidiary of mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain. The platform quickly gained popularity and now Matrixport has assets of $ 10 billion. The company’s clients have access to a wide range of services, including digital asset trading, lending and fixed income products. In the spring of 2020, Matrixport

PayPal is seeking employees for multiple cryptocurrency-related positions in its offices in Ireland, further underscoring the firm’s ambition in the fast-growing digital asset market. Payment giant PayPal has begun assembling a small team in Ireland to support cryptocurrency-related initiatives, according to a local publication Irish Independent. PayPal is looking for employees for offices in Dublin and Dundalk. In particular, the company is interested in hiring specialists in the direction of compliance with regulatory requirements related

The Finnish Customs Service will select cryptocurrency brokers to sell bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies seized from criminals worth more than $ 78 million. According to a statement from the Finnish Customs, the agency is looking for performers to sell cryptocurrencies confiscated for the benefit of the state from criminals, mainly drug dealers. Registration for participation in the tender for cryptocurrency brokers is open until August 30, 2021. “We ask interested operators to take part in

US Traders Massively Use VPN to Bypass Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading Bans According to a study by Inca Digital, American cryptocurrency traders bypass geo-blocking sites of foreign trading platforms using a VPN. Traders from the United States easily bypass the restrictions of cryptocurrency exchanges that have closed access based on geographic IP subnets. To do this, they use virtual private networks (VPNs) that change their location to the country where digital asset trading is allowed. In

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The Israeli Ministry of Finance has published a bill requiring investors to report to tax authorities when they own crypto assets worth over $ 61,000. The new bill, presented by the Israeli Ministry of Finance, is included in the draft Law on Regulations, which contains forthcoming amendments to economic policy and is submitted to parliament along with the annual budget. Under the “enhanced oversight” section of the proposed bill for virtual currencies, the reporting requirement

State Street, one of the oldest American banks, has partnered with New York-based Lukka to launch cryptocurrency services for individual clients. Lukka will act as a data and software provider. In addition to the Lukka toolbox, the bank will also use its own solution for managing information about digital assets, as well as data on their rates. Nadine Chakar, Head of Cryptocurrencies at State Street, said the bank is not seeing a decline in the

US lawmakers discussed the benefits of the digital dollar. They concluded that the state digital currency should not violate the privacy of citizens. At a conference organized by the Subcommittee on National Security Services, International Development and Monetary Policy, Congressmen discussed the risks and opportunities of the digital dollar. Some US lawmakers have called on the US Federal Reserve (FRS) to speed up its development. Despite the fact that countries are at different stages of

Payment giant Mastercard has selected seven cryptocurrency startups to participate in the Mastercard Start Path program. It aims to support cryptocurrency and blockchain firms. Participants in the six-month program will include Uphold trading platform, Israeli crypto custody firm GK8, American investment platform Domain Money, oracle developer SupraOracles, blockchain infrastructure provider STACS, fintech company Taurus, and Mintable, a platform for issuing and trading non-fungible tokens. The management of Mastercard noted that companies working with cryptocurrencies became

Monero Developers Warn of Error Affecting Confidentiality of Transactions The developers of the confidential Monero cryptocurrency have announced that they have discovered a serious error in one of the selection algorithms that may affect the confidentiality of transactions. According to a Twitter statement from Monero developers, third-party developer Justin Berman has notified the project team that there is a “significant” error that could affect the privacy of users’ transactions. An error found in one of