Velo Trust – Web Based OTC Escrow Platform
Escrow has long been used in the real estate and stock markets. And now it is becoming an increasingly important security mechanism in the crypto world. As bitcoin continues to make...
How Much Influence Will China Have On The Future Of Bitcoin?
China is intrinsically tied with bitcoin, more so than any other nation. The state has little tolerance for it, that much is known, but can past events give us any insight to the...
Upbit Operator Dunamu to Build OTC Stock Platform
The operator of the Upbit exchange extends into another area of trading. Dunamu, the firm behind one of the leading South Korean exchanges, will launch an OTC platform for unlisted...
Chinese Bitcoin Investors Are Happily Paying a Markup For Tethers
As Bitcoin price surged over 27 percent in the past week, traders in China are paying a markup for Tether stablecoins, which offer an easy way to buy cryptocurrencies. Tether Offers...
Chinese Billionaire, Zhao Dong, Says Get Bitcoin Now ‘While No One Really Cares’
Zhao Dong, Bitcoin billionaire and one of China’s biggest OTC traders, has taken to WeChat to opine on the industry. He predicts no thaw of crypto-winter this year...
VanEck’s MVIS Debuts First Ever Bitcoin OTC Index, Binance Invests $3M in OTC Trader
Over-the-counter (OTC) trading gained visibility and prestige this week as MVIS launched the first cryptocurrency OTC index and Binance Labs made fresh investments. Circle, Genesis...
‘We Are Against ICO’ – Interview With P2P Bitcoin Exchange Hodl Hodl
Bitcoinist caught up with Max Keidun and Roman Snitko, CEO and CTO of HodlHodl, whose peer-to-peer bitcoin trading platform and exchange just secured a private funding round from...
Hodl Hodl Launches First Non-Custodial OTC Bitcoin Trading Desk
The world’s first non-custodial OTC trading desk for Bitcoin has been launched by P2P cryptocurrency exchange Hodl Hodl. First Non-Custodian OTC Bitcoin Trading Desk Hodl Hodl...
Blockchain Could Track the Globe’s Gold Bullion by 2019
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) is to create a set of standards for blockchain-based gold tracking, as well as an oversight committee to approve and monitor technology...
Institutional Traders Haven’t Rescued Crypto Yet
Throughout 2018’s price slump, investors in digital assets hoped for an influx of institutional investors to rescue crypto prices. Retail investors pinning their hopes on large...
Square Cash Quietly Reveals It’s Avoiding Public Cryptocurrency Exchanges
In its recently published quarterly report, Square revealed it’s channeling Bitcoin trades from its Square Cash application to private brokers instead of public exchanges. Jack...
Coinbase Set to Offer OTC Crypto Trading Desk to Big Investors
Coinbase is starting to offer over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading services to clients. No official word has been provided by Coinbase yet, but a few unnamed sources who spoke...