Tagged: btc

October 15, 2022 @ 7:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlueSnap, a global payment orchestration platform of choice for leading B2B and B2C businesses, announced a partnership with BitPay, which claims to be the largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services. This product partnership will “give businesses the ability to accept and get paid… Read More

October 12, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin reward app Lolli says its new version app on iOS and Android will incorporate “Lolli Card Boosts” – a feature designed to allow users to earn up to 10%  in Bitcoin rewards for in-store purchases. Lolli explains that with Boosts, anyone’s credit or debit… Read More

October 11, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since launching regulated and secure BTC trading in 2015, Gemini says it has been a passionate supporter of Bitcoin and the blockchain ecosystem. Importantly, Gemini provided grants and sponsorships through the Gemini Opportunity Fund to various groups “supporting the Bitcoin Network, including Bitcoin Developers.” In… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, which claims to be the world’s leading digital payment provider built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, announced it has “raised an $80 million funding round led by Ten31 and joined by Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Wyoming, and other investors, with participation… Read More

September 19, 2022 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the first of several other planned announcements to come from the region, OpenNode intends to test a bitcoin payment processing and payouts solution via the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB’s) Regulatory Sandbox. Bitcoin payments had “been non-existent in the island nation until now, which… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Slice, an “innovative” startup in the AdTech space and ZEBEDEE, a Fintech and next-generation payment processor for the gaming industry, announced the launch of an integration that “lets anyone earn Bitcoin simply by browsing the web, with the help of Slice’s browser extension.” While passive… Read More

September 9, 2022 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qtum combines Bitcoin’s (BTC) security with Ethereum’s (ETH) programmability in one platform. One of the most innovative aspects of Qtum is that users can “enjoy both Bitcoin and Ethereum updates.” One of these new updates happens to Bitcoin’s Taproot. As explained in a blog post,… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After July’s green candles, August 2022 resumed a downward trend for crypto-assets across the board, the team at Kraken noted in a new report. Bitcoin, Ethereum and the rest of the crypto market “saw negative returns for the month.” Prices of BTC (-14%) and ETH… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Transact365, a UK-based global payments platform powering merchants across the globe, has partnered with digital asset exchange FINECTUM. The partnership means that merchants using Transact365’s payments platform “can now accept and process crypto payments, including BTC, LTC, USDTE, USDTT, ETH and more, across five continents.”… Read More

August 13, 2022 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has introduced a private trust providing institutional customers in the US with direct exposure to Bitcoin (BTC). The world’s largest asset manager confirmed the release of the new product in a blog post, however, the firm has not yet provided extensive details…. Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 12:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, which claims to be the world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, added a reward program to its BitPay Prepaid Card. Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX), a cash-back rewards platform, is “managing the rewards where the BitPay cardholder automatically receives up to 15 percent… Read More

August 8, 2022 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwage recently announced a “preferred” wallet partnership with Casa and Edge Wallet. On August 1st, news broke that they were partnering with Casa and Edge “as preferred wallet partners.” According to Bitwage, this means that users can now “download and access Casa or Edge as… Read More

August 8, 2022 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency and blockchain industry faced headwinds in recent months as May’s collapse of the Terra ecosystem took its toll on many other market participants. In June and July of this year, major crypto lending platforms (including Celsius, BlockFi, Voyager and Vauld) took drastic measures… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, which claims to be the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, announced its plans to further expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering “with the introduction of Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures on August 29, pending regulatory review.” Designed to match their U.S. dollar-denominated counterparts, Bitcoin… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Advanced smart contracts are “finally coming” to Bitcoin. The DFINITY R&D team has announced “the beta release of the Internet Computer’s direct integration with the Bitcoin network, which eliminates any reliance on a trusted intermediary or bridge.” Developers can immediately “begin testing and building with… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), which claims to be the largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence company, announced that, as of August 8, 2022, Michael Saylor will “assume the new role of Executive Chairman” and Phong Le, the Company’s President, will also serve as the Company’s new… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Kraken is pleased to announce that their crypto trading platform now supports new margin pairs “for Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), Polygon (MATIC), Chainlink (LINK), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL) and Decentraland (MANA)!” Margin trading is now available for… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency markets remained fairly bearish in June 2022 after May’s broad market sell off, the team at Kraken notes in a report. All crypto sectors “reported negative returns month-over-month; even the best performers posted losses exceeding -18%.” Meme and metaverse coins “performed only slightly better… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hiro, the “go-to” developer tools company for builders of the Bitcoin economy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Julia Austin to the Board of Directors. Austin, a former technology executive and current Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, “brings three decades of experience implementing… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Tracer, the analytics division of the digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), has reportedly committed to a contract with US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement that will allow the agency to gain access to various features and data caches. This would include historical geo tracking data… Read More