US crypto exchanges give XRP listings a second chance after court ruling

After two years, Coinbase said it will reenable XRP trading, Kraken and iTrustCapital announced they had already relisted the token, and exchanges including Gemini may follow suit.

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Gemini eyes UK as ‘second headquarters’

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are reportedly considering opening a second headquarters in the United Kingdom. According to a May 24 report from The Telegraph, the founders met with officials from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England as part of a larger plan to expand the business’s footprint outside of the United States […] The post Gemini eyes UK as ‘second headquarters’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Gemini flags ‘big plans’ for Asia with India hub and regional CEO

The exchange reports its new Indian engineering hub will be second in size to its hub in the United States.

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Gemini suffers 2 downtimes in 7 days

Crypto exchange Gemini has suffered a second downtime within the last seven days.

The post Gemini suffers 2 downtimes in 7 days appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Gemini eyes further staff cuts to control costs amid crypto winter

Seven weeks after announcing a 10% headcount reduction to survive the winter, crypto exchange Gemini is going for the second round of layoffs to fire another 15%, to cut the costs even more, TechCrunch reported, citing sources.

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Gemini Crypto Exchange Cuts More Staff in Second Round of Layoffs

Gemini has conducted another round of layoffs, according to a TechCrunch report. The company has reduced its workforce by an additional 7% as the effects of crypto winter continue to hit. The post Gemini Crypto Exchange Cuts More Staff in Second Round of Layoffs appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Gemini Offering Cryptocurrency Reward Credit Card

This new offering has been made possible with the help of Gemini’s recent acquisition of Blockrize — its second addition after purchasing Nifty Gateways in 2019. Blockrize is a start-up focused on creating credit cards with cryptocurrency-based rewards.

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Trading in Browser: Brave Integrates Gemini

Brave recently announced the integration of a Gemini trading widget. This widget is the second of its kind, following the integration of Binance. The consistent growth of the browser and its privacy-oriented advertising model is appealing to big companies.

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Gemini Completes Second Level of Cybersecurity Compliance Exam

Gemini has concluded an SOC 2 Type 2 cybersecurity risk examination, evaluating how its security system controls operate across a period of time. The exchange plans to conduct such exams annually.

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Bitcoin Supply of Huobi & BitMEX Shot Up While Poloniex Crashed

In 2018 Bitcoin price went through a brutal winter, losing 84% of its value. In the second half of 2019 as well, BTC went from $13,900 to $6,400. But despite the ups and downs in the price, the total amount of BTC held on the nine exchanges surged over the last five years. While Gemini […]

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Tether Has More Competition On Its Hands After OKLink Launches USDK Stable Coin

Coinspeaker Tether Has More Competition On Its Hands After OKLink Launches USDK Stable CoinThe USDK stable coin is tradeable on the world’s second biggest exchange OKEx and joins a growing list of US dollar-pegged coins alongside market leader Tether (USDT), Coinbase’s USDC, TrueUSD and the Gemini dollar.

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BlockFi Adds Gemini Dollar Stablecoin Support

Crypto lender BlockFi is rolling out support for the gemini dollar (GUSD) stablecoin, claiming an expected initial annual percentage yield (APY) of 6. 2 percent for non-U.

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Winklevoss Twins Reach Settlement With Charlie Shrem

The Winklevoss twins reached a settlement with Charlie Shrem on April 16, 2019, declaring that their case against him has been dismissed with prejudice and will not be reopened.

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Report: Crypto Exchanges Saw Trading Volumes Plummet in January

The crypto winter that started toward the end of last year doesn’t appear to be showing signs of slowing down. Digital assets like bitcoin lost more than 80 percent of their value while the overall crypto market cap shrunk from over $600 billion in January 2018 to less than $138 billion in December 2018.

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BitPay Sets New Company Records, in Spite of Crypto Bear Markets

Blockchain payment platform BitPay has announced that 2018 has been their most profitable year, having “processed over a $1 Billion again in payments and set a new record for transaction fee revenue.

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European Banking Regulators Call for Unity in Crypto Regulations

Last week, two of the largest banking regulators within the European Union released reports calling for uniformity in the regulations of crypto assets and Initial Coin offerings (ICOs) across the continent.

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In the Race for a Bitcoin ETF, Wall Street Has Plenty of Hurdles to Clear

In the latter half of 2018, few developments have occupied crypto investors’ headspaces like the industry’s indefatigable pursuit of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).

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A New Australian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Slated to Launch on Stellar

Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar (AUD)-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network.

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OKEx Lists Four New Stablecoins

Digital assets platform OKEx has added four stablecoins to its listed assets. According to a support notice published by OKEx, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange says that TrustToken's TrueUSD (TUSD), Circle's USDCoin (USDC), the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Paxos Standard Token (PAX) are now live on the platform.

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Op Ed: Why Is There So Much Talk About a Bitcoin ETF?

An exchange-traded bitcoin fund (ETF) would signal greater acceptance of bitcoin as a mainstreet investment, while also making it much easier for both institutional and retail investors to get involved.

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Kraken Is the Second Exchange to Criticize New York Attorney General’s Report

The New York State Attorney General published a new report titled “Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative” recently, in which it noted that several cryptocurrency exchanges are not interested in avoiding market manipulation and have lower standards for customer safety.

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Gemini Launches NYDFS-Regulated Crypto Pegged to the Dollar

Crypto exchange Gemini is set to issue a dollar-backed, NYDFS-approved stablecoin – the second to launch in New York today.

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Winklevoss Twins Confident of Crypto Business Even As Problems Continue

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are persevering entrepreneurs looking forward to growth in cryptocurrencies. Despite the rejection of their Bitcoin ETF proposal by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), the two brothers are keeping their hopes high.

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Winklevoss Twins Charge Ahead Despite Second Bitcoin ETF Rejection

Undaunted by the SEC’s second Bitcoin ETF proposal rejection, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss appear to be charging full steam ahead with their cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, Gemini. For the twin brothers, the commission’s green light may have granted Gemini the largest rush of institutional capital seen in this industry.

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Winklevoss Twins Still Predicting Wall Street Adoption of Cryptocurrency in Wake of Bitcoin ETF Denial

Despite being denied for a second time by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed Bitcoin ETF, Gemini cryptocurrency exchange founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss continue to express optimism for the future of cryptocurrency adoption on Wall Street.

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Buterin Speaks Out Against Bitcoin ETF Drama

Last week, we saw another spanner in the works of the Winklevoss twins, who have recently applied for the first evert Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to be listed on their cryptocurrency exchange, Gemini.

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SEC’s denial of Winklevoss ETF is shaken off by the rise in Bitcoin

The world’s largest cryptocurrency jumped back above $8,200 Friday after falling sharply following news that U. S. regulators denied an application by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss for the first-ever bitcoin ETF.

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SEC Denies Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF, SEC Commissioner Officially Dissents With Ruling

The SEC has announced the rejection of the Winklevoss twins application for a Bitcoin ETF, marking the second time a crypto exchange-traded fund application by the Gemini exchange founders has been denied.

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Winklevoss twins Bitcoin ETF SEC – .com rejected

The Securities and Exchange Commission rejected a second attempt by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of crypto exchange Gemini, to list shares of what would be the first-ever bitcoin ETF. The June proposal from BATS BZX Exchange to list and trade the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust’s commodity-based shares was voted down 3-1 by the commission Thursday.

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