Weekly News Roundup – 12 Jul 2021

Weekly News Roundup – 12 Jul 2021
Bitstamp extended crime insurance policy with Paragon, Ethereum London hard fork coming up on 4 Aug, stablecoin firm Circle which operates $USDC to go public, Visa’s crypto partnerships grew by 43% in four months, and more.

What is blockchain?

What is blockchain?
The idea of the blockchain has existed for over a quarter of a century, but it was popularized by the mythical founder of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. No one knows who Satoshi is or if he is even a real person. All we know is that someone using that name made a revolutionary breakthrough.

We’re extending our crime insurance policy

We’re extending our crime insurance policy
Bitstamp is expanding insurance coverage of online-stored assets to supplement the existing insurance of assets held in cold storage. This largest Multi-Sig digital asset crime placement in the insurance market goes along with our reputation as one of the most trustworthy platforms in crypto.

How does a crypto exchange work?

How does a crypto exchange work?
An exchange is a place where individuals or companies can trade currencies, securities, commodities and more. A cryptocurrency exchange allows you to easily trade one cryptocurrency for another (that’s a crypto-to-crypto exchange) or fiat money for cryptocurrencies (a fiat-to-crypto exchange).

Weekly News Roundup – 5 Jul 2021

Weekly News Roundup – 5 Jul 2021
World's biggest interdealer broker to launch crypto trading platform for institutional investors, Morgan Stanley fund holds more than 28,000 shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, a new German law could allow $415B investment into #crypto, and more.