Crypto News for 9/12/2018: Binance Partnership, and Vechain on US TV

Welcome To This Week’s Cryptocurrency News Roundup

Each week, we will provide you with some of the latest news from around the crypto and blockchain world. We know how quickly this space changes (or hopefully, surges), so we want to offer you a snapshot from the digital coin universe from the last week.

Here’s the news for the week of October 4, 2018:

A $30 Million Manhattan Condo Was Just Tokenized on Public Ethereum Blockchain
CCN.com
Manhattan’s first major asset to be tokenized on the blockchain is a luxury condo recently valued at $30 million.

Ripple Blockchain Payments App ‘MoneyTap’ Goes Live in Japan
CCN.com
A consortium of 61 Japanese banks, responsible for over 80% of Japan’s banking assets, has begun using a consumer-centric retail payments app using Ripple blockchain technology.

Coinbase Valued at $8 Billion, One of the Most Valued US Startups
Covesting
Coinbase is reportedly close to striking a deal with investment firm Tiger Global Management LLC that would make the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency company one of the highest valued startups in the United States at an $8 billion valuation.

News Flash For Coins With Biggest Market Caps
The Daily Hodl
From Bitcoin’s 1% to a trippy new way to track Ethereum transactions, here’s a look at some of the stories breaking in the world of crypto.

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