Highlights: Robinhood beats out Coinbase to offer ETC, the Bitcoin Superstore adds XRP, and Skynet is here.
Bitcoin Superstore Adds Ripple
Source: Twitter
Bitcoin Superstore, an online service allowing users to make purchases pretty much anywhere with crypto, has added XRP to its list of accepted digital assets. Bitcoin Superstore also accepts BTC, BCH, Dash, ETH, and LTC.
CMC Accepting Kind Tokens
Source: CoinMarketCap
CoinMarketCap will begin accepting Kind Tokens for advertising payments, in addition to the currently accepted BTC, ETH, and fiat. Kind Ads is a decentralized ad solution that allows advertisers and content publishers to be connected directly, reducing costs and giving users greater autonomy over their data.
Coinbase Announces Ethereum Classic Date
Source: Twitter
Coinbase should be ready to offer support for ETC deposits by tomorrow, August 7th. According to their Twitter, they have begun final testing and plan to open for inbound transfers 24-48 hours before offering trading.
Robinhood Adds Ethereum Classic
Source: CoinDesk
The Robinhood exchange has opened trading services for ETC one day ahead of Coinbase. Robinhood is currently only accessible to 19 U.S. states.
German Stock Exchange To Offer Crypto Services
Source: Boerse-Stuttgart
The Boerse-Stuttgart stock exchange in Germany announced in a press release that it has created an “end-to-end infrastructure for digital assets.” The infrastructure includes trading services, custodial solutions, and even an ICO platform.
Goldman-Sachs Considering Custodial Services
Source: Bloomberg
Goldman-Sachs is reportedly considering adding digital asset custodial solutions to its offerings. A spokesperson for the firm said that “no conclusions” have been drawn as to the specific nature of digital asset services; however, at the very least, this statement confirms that they are working on something related to the crypto space.
Bitcoin.Org Redesign
Bitcoin.org, the original website for BTC, has undergone a redesign. It’s a little cleaner and visually a bit more interesting, but for those so inclined, the community is maintaining the legacy design as a hard fork, linked above.
Skynet A Reality
Source: Skynet
Skynet is here! Well, Skynet the ICO, that is. In a nod to the sci-fi AI network, a new ICO offering various AI and IoT services is preparing to launch in just under a month. With self-driving cars, connected cameras, and smart cities, they could legitimately gather enough data to produce the eponymous neural network. First moon, then sentience.
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