Coinbase has become the first “pure” cryptocurrency firm to become a Visa principal member. This lets Coinbase issue debit cards for other firms, cut out middlemen for its own debit card, and more.
The Fortress Investment Group has raised its buyout offer to Mt. Gox creditors to $1,300 per BTC. The firm’s offer was changed “due to the likely timeline (3 to 5 years) and financial risk of the ongoing litigations.”
Tim Draper has bought 1 million ANT tokens, roughly 2.5% of their supply, in order to join Aragon's governance structure and sit on its advisory board.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- Coinbase Becomes First 'Pure' Crypto Firm to Become Visa Principal Member
- Fortress Investment Group Raises Buyout Offer to Mt Gox Creditors to $1,300
- VC Tim Draper Bought 1 Million ANT to Join Aragon’s Governance Structure
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $9,547.33 (-6.13%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $2.83 billion. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $254.75 (-10.408%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $1.81 billion. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index is currently tracking at 3,711.83 (-8.29%)