Tagged: cryptocurrency

May 26, 2021 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Wednesday it has updated benefits and changes to the BlockFi Rewards Visa® Signature Credit Card, which pays cardholders 1.5% back in Bitcoin on every purchase they make anywhere Visa is accepted. BlockFi revealed it decided to eliminate the annual fee… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Wednesday it has listed five new DeFi coins, which are AAVE, LINK, MKR, UNI, and YFI. According to Wirex, the addition of the coins will build on the 9 cryptos and 9 traditional currencies that the platform currently offers. … Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fireblocks, an enterprise-grade platform providing the infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets, recently announced it has secured the storage and transfer of $637 billion in digital assets since launching in 2019. As previously reported, Fireblocks claims it streamlines operations by bringing all your… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  No issues here: Africa-based cryptocurrency platform, Quidax, announced on Monday that despite the crypto market’s first major dip in 2021 on May 19th, it raised more than 7,772 BNB ($3 million) from the public sale of its token, QDX. Quidax reported on the 19th,… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 10:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

White Star Capital, a U.S.-based multi-stage technology venture capital investment platform, recently announced it closed its $50 million Digital Asset Fund (DAF), which is described as a specialized fund investing in cryptocurrency networks and blockchain-enabled businesses. According to White Star, the fund exceeded its previously… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CEX.IO, a global cryptocurrency exchange based in the UK, announced earlier this week it has selected FIS (NYSE:FIS) to provide card management and processing services for a new line of crypto-based consumer debit cards across Europe. Established in 2013, CEX.IO states it providers reliable services backed… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Jomashop, a luxury goods retailer. Through the collaboration, Jomashop will now be accepting cryptocurrency online as a way to attract new customers and sales, and expand payment options for its global clientele…. Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    US-based digital assets firm Gemini announced on Monday the waitlist of its highly anticipated crypto credit card has officially reached 250,000 signups. As previously reported, Gemini revealed it has teamed up with Mastercard as the exclusive card network to offer various features for the upcoming… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announced on Monday the integration of Taurus SA (“Taurus”), the Swiss digital asset and blockchain infrastructure fintech, with Temenos Transact, a next-generation core banking software. Temenos reported it collaborated with Taurus to deliver “simplified” access… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 9:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ibanera, a global fintech, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with BitAML, an international compliant advisory firm for bitcoin and cryptocurrency market, for compliance advisory services. Through the collaboration, BitAML will be providing digital asset compliance consulting for Ibanera cryptocurrency-related activities. According to Ibanera, BitAML… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BitcoinPoint, a UK-based Bitcoin buying platform, has quickly secured its initial £100,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding on Crowdcube and is now nearing £200,000. The investment round has already attracted close to 400 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2017, BitcoinPoint stated that its in-house software… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced on Wednesday the launch of zero-fee Brazilian Real (BRL) bank transfers and BRL as a payment currency in the Crypto.com App. The platform also added Brazilian Portuguese to its language list.  Crypto.com reported that the integration marks the first “major step”… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based digital assets firm Gemini announced on Tuesday it now has more than $30 billion in crypto under custody. Gemini reported that it more than tripled its crypto under custody since the beginning of 2021. Gemini also revealed details about other milestones it recently made: “We serve… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with cryptocurrency cash exchange Coinme to expand access to bitcoin. According to Moneygram, the partnership will enable the cash funding and payout of digital currency purchases, as well as sales…. Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OKEx announced on Tuesday the listing of SHIB, the first native crypto asset of the Shiba Inu network. According to OKEx, deposits of SHIB opened over the weekend, and the token can now be traded against USDT on the OKEx spot and perpetual swap markets…. Read More

May 10, 2021 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Covalent, a Canada-based blockchain data provider, announced on Monday it has sold $10 million worth of native token CQT through a CoinList token sale. Founded in 2018, Covalent describes itself as a technology company that is solving the huge infrastructure problems inhibiting blockchain adoption. The company reported that its… Read More

May 10, 2021 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Quidax, an Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Monday it has officially processed more than $3.2 million in transactions. Launched in 2018, Quidax reported that it is seeking to become home of BEP-20 is a token standard on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) that extends ERC-20, as well… Read More

May 10, 2021 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Babel Finance, a Hong Kong-based crypto financial service provider, announced on Monday it secured $40 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Zoo Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Dragonfly Capital, BAI Capital and Bertelsmann, with participation from Tiger Global Management. Founded in 2018, Babel… Read More

May 10, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Nuvei, a global payment technology provider based in Canada, recently announced it has acquired Simplex, an EU-licensed financial institution that provides the fiat infrastructure for the cryptocurrency industry, for approximately $250 million. Nuvei reported that the acquisition will provide it with an electronic money… Read More

May 7, 2021 @ 11:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced on Thursday it is now enabling Cosmos’ Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) functionality for cross-chain transfers. According to Crypto.com, According to the duo, this integration creates new capabilities for future cross-chain implementations of the Crypto.org Chain and other IBC-enabled chains.  “The integration allows for… Read More