• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Upcoming Events
    • CryptoSphere, Wrocław (February 4, 2023)
    • TMRW, Dubai (February 8-10, 2023)
    • Blockchain Fest, Singapore (February 16-17, 2023)
    • Blockchain Economy Summit, London (February 27-28, 2023)
    • Paris Blockchain Week (March 20-24, 2023)
    • GAIN Expo, Amsterdam (May 4-5, 2023)
    • Blockchain Expo North America, Santa Clara (May 17-18, 2023)
    • COMEX, Oman (May 22-25, 2023)
    • BLOCK3000: Blockchain Battle, Lisbon (July 6-7, 2023)
    • NFT Show Europe, Valencia (July 14-15, 2023)
    • TOKEN2049, Singapore (September 13-14, 2023)
    • Blockchain Expo Europe, Amsterdam (September 26-27, 2023)
  • Past Events
    • Event Horizon
    • Blockchain Life
    • BlockShow Europe

Crypto Reporter

Online magazine about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DeFi, GameFi and other blockchain technologies


Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/crypto_reporter
Visit Paris Blockchain Week on March 20-24, 2023
  • News
    • News Feed
    • Cryptocurrencies
      • Bitcoin
      • Altcoins
    • Payment solutions
    • Exchanges
      • Binance
      • bitFlyer
      • Bitfinex
      • CBOE
      • CME
      • Coinbase
      • Coincheck
      • Coinfloor
      • Nasdaq
      • Poloniex
    • Regulations
      • Australia
      • Belarus
      • China
      • Europe
      • India
      • Iran
      • Israel
      • Japan
      • North Korea
      • Philippines
      • Portugal
      • Russia
      • South Korea
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • Venezuela
      • Vietnam
      • United States
    • Blockchain platforms
    • Crypto news in brief
    • Stats & trends
    • Reviews
      • Ambrosus
      • ATN
      • Dash
      • Green Power Exchange
      • Power Ledger
      • ShapeShift
      • Waltonchain
      • Cryptocurrency market capitalization can top 4 trillion USD, under conservative estimates
    • Opinion
    • Sponsored
  • Press Releases

Crypto news in brief (August 16, 2018): Coinbase, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Square, bitcoin ETF, blockchain bond, South Korea

August 16, 2018 By Crypto Reporter

– Coinbase signed up 50,000 users per day in 2017
– JSE may become one of the first international stock exchanges to deploy online cryptocurrency trading platform
– Square announced that users of its Cash App now can buy and sell bitcoin in all 50 U.S. states
– The SEC has postponed the decision on the listing of VanEck/SolidX bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)
– Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will arrange the issuance of the world’s first blockchain bond

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that his cryptocurrency exchange was signing up 50,000 users per day in 2017, when most cryptocurrencies surged to their all-time highs.

***

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has selected Toronto-based fintech company Blockstation to enable investors to trade cryptocurrencies. Thus, JSE may become one of the first international stock exchanges to deploy an online digital currency and token trading platform, including trading, quotes, execution and settlement services, in a way that aligns with current regulatory and compliance standards.

***

Fintech company Square announced that users of its Cash App can now buy and sell bitcoin in all 50 U.S. states.

***

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the time period to come up with a decision on the listing of VanEck/SolidX bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The fund under consideration is powered by investment management firm VanEck and fintech company SolidX, and is expected to be listed on the Chicago Board of Exchange (CBOE).

The SEC now “designates September 30, 2018, as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove” the ETF.

***

The World Bank has mandated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to arrange the issuance of the world’s first blockchain bond.

The bond has been named ‘bond-i’ (blockchain offered new debt instrument). Once launched the bond will be issued and distributed on a blockchain platform operated by the World Bank and CBA in Washington and Sydney respectively.

According to the institution, the bond will be the first in the world to be created, allocated, transferred and managed with blockchain technology.

***

The South Korean government will invest over $880 million next year in order to boost the development of innovative technologies including blockchain.

More news:

  • Binance acquires Japanese crypto exchange Sakura Exchange BitCoin
    Binance acquires Japanese crypto exchange Sakura Exchange BitCoin
    December 5, 2022
  • Coinbase, Crypto.com and Bitstamp secure regulatory approval in Italy
    Coinbase, Crypto.com and Bitstamp secure regulatory approval in Italy
    July 26, 2022
  • BlackRock partners with Coinbase to offer clients access to crypto
    BlackRock partners with Coinbase to offer clients access to crypto
    August 12, 2022
  • Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO, Square changes its name to Block
    Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO, Square changes its name to Block
    December 4, 2021
  • Crypto.com exchange gets UK regulatory approval
    Crypto.com exchange gets UK regulatory approval
    August 24, 2022
  • Collapsed crypto exchange FTX could have over 1 million creditors
    Collapsed crypto exchange FTX could have over 1 million creditors
    November 18, 2022

Filed Under: General News, News Tagged With: bitcoin, Coinbase, cryptocurrency, ETF, Jamaica Stock Exchange, news, news in brief, regulations, SEC, South Korea, Square

Primary Sidebar

Follow Us

Press Releases

Blockchain Expo is returning to California

January 27, 2023

India’s first web3 app store, kicks off Dapps Bharat Tour with Mumbai

January 27, 2023

Shiba Inu (SHIB), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Orbeon Protocol (ORBN): The Coins Taking the Crypto World by Storm

January 26, 2023

Maple expands offerings on-chain, building on its institutional capital network

January 25, 2023

Solvo Finance Announces Integration with Fireblocks

January 25, 2023

Cryptosphere

TMRW

Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023

Blockchain Economy London 2023

PBW 2023

GAIN Expo 2023

Blockchain Expo North America 2023

COMEX 2023

Blockchain Expo Europe 2023

Blockchain Expo Global 2023

Footer

Crypto Reporter is an online magazine about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DeFi, GameFi and other blockchain technologies
About us
Contact us
Submit press-release

Search

2017-2023 Crypto Reporter