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June 2, 2020 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX), one of the largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges in the world, says that they “no longer think that dated volatility-related bets are an effective way to protect portfolios because they are now too expensive.” THe BitMEX team stated: “We believe that inflation… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 7:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mumbai-based Fintech firm Fintso, which aims to “democratize” wealth management in India, is arguing that debt securities can be more volatile than equity. Recently established in December 2019, Fintso secured $2.6 million in funding in March 2020. Fintso’s management says that debt securities have previously… Read More

May 16, 2020 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) for Bitcoin (BTC) options has surged dramatically during the past few days, following the third Bitcoin halving event, which effectively reduced the cryptocurrency’s supply by 50%. An options contract is an agreement between two consenting… Read More

April 13, 2020 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Zopa, which provides online lending services in a fund based fashion, notes that during these challenging times, the company has noticed how peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms have taken varied approaches to mitigate the disruption caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Zopa team explains that… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the entire world. Traditional financial markets, as well as digital asset markets, have experienced extreme volatility. One asset that has held out relatively well is physical gold – a commodity that continues to interest certain investors in times of extreme… Read More

December 11, 2019 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payoneer, an established online payments platform that helps organizations and individuals across the globe to grow their business, revealed on December 10 that it has decided to acquire optile, a Germany-headquartered technology firm that enhances payment acceptance processes for consumers globally. Established in 2010, optile’s… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 6:56 am By Cali Haan  |  

Legendary Bitcoin boy millionaire Erik Finman is building a cryptocurrency investment platform he hopes will make cryptocurrency trading “more tangible and tactile” for the average person. “A huge factor preventing bitcoin from going into a bull run is its difficulty to buy. It’s not uncommon… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 9:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lender P2Binvestor (P2Bi) announced on Thursday it has collaborated with Pacific Mercantile Bank to offer custom-tailored lines of credit to California-based businesses. According to P2Bi, the first such business to benefit from this newly formed fintech and bank relationship was a company with more than… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SimplePay, an electronic payments company that’s headquartered in Australia, announced on Monday it secured a $5 million private capital investment from Fluce Capital and Versatile Group. Founded in 2012, SimplePay claims it is a leading payment technology company, specializing in card payment processing around the… Read More

February 16, 2019 @ 4:33 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Due to “challenging conditions” in crypto markets, Argo Blockchain (LSE:ARB), a cryptomining firm that went public in the UK last year, is no longer accepting new customers for its “mining-as-a-service” program (also known as “cloud mining”), and will terminate all contracts as of April 1,… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 2:39 am By Cali Haan  |  

The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has begun supporting the “BSV” coin, a crypto token product of last Thursday’s contentious hard forking of Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash is itself a “fork” or code-splice/copy of Bitcoin created by early Bitcoin champion Roger Ver and allies, who… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Caspian, the full-stack crypto trading, portfolio and risk management platform for institutional and sophisticated investors, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with BitMEX (Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange) a bitcoin peer-to-peer trading platform, in order to further support and facilitate institutional investment’s move into crypto… Read More

August 31, 2017 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tile, the tiny Bluetooth tracker and companion app that keeps users connected to the things that matter to them most, announced on Wednesday former Microsoft CMO and former CEO and president of Jive Software, Elisa Steele has joined its Board of Directors. Steele’s most recently the… Read More

July 14, 2017 @ 8:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Spanish urban craft distillery Santamanía has secured over £941,609 to date during its exciting equity crowdfunding Crowdcube Spain campaign. Over 749 backers have invested in the 11.88% equity offered for the distillery with a pre money valuation of £6,987,000. The campaign was extended and is scheduled to close… Read More

September 1, 2016 @ 2:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Tile, the smart location company, today unveiled its newest consumer product – Tile Slim, a Bluetooth tracker designed specifically for wallets. The company also introduced today the Tile Smart Location Platform, a B2B offering that allows companies to embed Tile’s smart location technology into their own… Read More

July 9, 2016 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after actress Issa Rae launched a GoFundMe initiative to raise $200,000 for Alton Sterling’s children, the campaign has successfully raised nearly $650,000 from over 22,000 supporters. As previously reported, the father of five was killed on Tuesday morning during an encounter with… Read More

June 2, 2016 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tile, the tiny Bluetooth tracker and companion app that keep people connected to the things that matter to them most, announced on Thursday that it has secured $18 million during a Series B funding round, which was led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Tile was one of… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tile, the tiny Bluetooth tracker and companion app that keep people connected to the things that matter to them most, today announced in-store availability at major retailers Best Buy, Target, and Kenneth Cole. Tile will also be available at Lowe’s starting in mid-November. Tile kicked… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Tile, one of the most successful self-crowdfunding hardware campaigns of all time, has announced its 2nd generation product alongside a sizeable roll-out in over 3300 T-Mobile stores. Tile, described as the “worlds largest lost and found”, quickly raised over $2.6 million in a pretail funding… Read More

June 9, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding success Tile has received a capital infusion from Khosla Ventures in the amount of $3 million. The “Series A extension” comes at a time when the young company reports it has shipped over 2 million devices as it closes in on its 2nd anniversary…. Read More