Portis acquired by crypto trading platform Shapeshift
The well-established crypto trading platform, Shapeshift, has acquired Portis, a non-custodial wallet solution.
Leading Australian Bitcoin exchange ACX acquiring DigitalX Direct customers
Blockchain Global Limited (BGL) recently announced that DigitalX will onboard all of its existing platform customers to BGL’s Bitcoin exchange platform, ACX.io. Customers will be introduced to Blockchain Global Limited as the DigitalX Direct platform winds down its operations. ACX is already the largest Bitcoin exchange in Australia by volume.
Safello acquires ICBIT and appoints founder as new CTO
Two of the oldest bitcoin services have merged, helping to grow a popular bitcoin buying and selling service into a wider exchange platform featuring margin trading. Swedish-based [Safello ](https://safello.com/)announced the acquisition of BT Technology Inc.’s assets, including the ICBIT futures exchange platform.
Anthony Di Iorio starts new role as Chief Digital Officer of the Toronto Stock Exchange
Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio brings visibility to bitcoin and the blockchain within Canadian finance markets as he starts his new position on the Toronto Stock Exchange as Chief Digital Officer.
Former Paypal And Visa Senior Executive Joins Ripple Labs As CFO
A former executive of the leading online and mobile payments firm Paypal, and credit card network Visa, has joined the company behind the Ripple protocol, a technology currently being explored by banks to upend their backend systems.
Digital Asset Holdings Reveals Plans as it Picks Up Two Blockchain Startups
A blockchain-focused startup run by ex-JP Morgan executive Blythe Masters has made two acquisitions in the bitcoin space, that reveal a lot about their bitcoin-free business strategy.
Former Yahoo! Executive Joins Ripple
Ripple Labs, the company behind the digital currency Ripple (XRP), has announced former Yahoo! and AOL executive, Brad Garlinghouse, has joined the company as COO.
