Tagged: cryptocurrency

April 30, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bittrex, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S., announced on Friday its integration with the DigitalBits blockchain mainnet, as well as its support for the DigitalBits ERC-20 token swap. The launch comes just after Bittrex recently listed both the Zytara dollar (ZUSD) and DigitalBits (XDB)… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TrustSwap, a Canada-based full-service digital asset platform, announced on Thursday more than $1 billion in cryptocurrencies have been locked and vested by TrustSwap clients through their SmartLock service. Launched in the summer of 2020, TrustSwap describes itself as a distributed platform, cryptocurrency and protocol that… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  US-based digital assets firm Gemini announced on Tuesday the details of its first-of-a-kind cryptocurrency rewards credit card, including a partnership with Mastercard and WebBank. The company reported that the credit card, which has more than 140,000 people on its waitlist, will be making its debut… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday it has surpassed $50 million in loan originations through Silvergate Capital Corporation’s (NYSE:SI) SEN Leverage product. Bitstamp reported it was the first digital currency organization to offer custody and collateral management though SEN Leverage. The platform has… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, announced on Tuesday its platform now has more than $5 billion has been traded to date on its platform and that it now has over six million users. Founded in 2015, Paxful describes itself as a… Read More

April 26, 2021 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

   Securrency, a global financial services technology infrastructure and products company, announced on Monday it raised $30 million through its Series B investment round, which saw participation from WisdomTree Investments, Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners Limited (ADCP), State Street, and U.S. Bank. The investment round comes… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 9:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitGo, a digital asset financial services provider, announced on Friday it was awarded a contract to custody digital assets for the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS).  BitGo reported that through BitGo Trust Company it will secure digital assets for the USMS with the highest level of… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WeWork, a U.S.-based flexible space provider, announced earlier this week is now accepting payment in select cryptocurrencies. The company is notably working with BitPay and Coinbase to utilize cryptocurrency for inbound and outbound transactions. Through BitPay, WeWork will accept Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), Paxos… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Unifimoney Inc., a U.S.-based premium digital money management platform, announced earlier this week the launch of the Unifi Premier credit card, offering customers the choice to redeem their rewards as Bitcoin, Gold or Equity. The company revealed it partnered with Railsbank to launch the card,… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  US-based digital assets firm Gemini announced on Wednesday the release of its latest report, which revealed that nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are now interested in cryptocurrency, The data was notably gathered from a nationally representative survey of 3,000 U.S. adults that pointed to a… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Diginex Limited, a digital assets financial services company, announced on Monday a record total volumes of over $1 billion in April month to date through its crypto exchange EQUOS, with average daily volumes during the period increased over three times compared to average daily volumes… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 10:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Estonia-based aspiring “crypto-bank” Crypterium has secured more than €2.4 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which is set to close later this week, originally sought to raise a minimum of €1 million and has already attracted 2,000 Seedrs investors. As previously reported,… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Liquid announced on Sunday it is working with Silvergate Bank to support instant USD settlement on an internal settlement platform, the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN). Liquid reported it has completed integration with SEN that will allow Liquid users to deposit and withdraw… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Apollo Fintech, a Hong Kong-based blockchain company, announced on Wednesday it has launched its flagship cryptocurrency investment platform, through its Stratus social media ecosystem. According to Apollo, the platform offers users instant access to buy and sell cryptocurrency. “Instant invest is a new platform on the… Read More

April 14, 2021 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay announced on Wednesday it has collaborated with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) to share open-source projects and use a shared patent library. According to BitPay, COPA was founded by Square and believes open access to patents and freedom from threats on… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ibanera, a global fintech, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with cryptocurrency intelligence company CipherTrace to enhance Ibanera’s cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Transaction (KYT) compliance solution. As previously reported, Ibanera’s platform provides account issuance, cross-border transfers, and currency exchange services to both… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

US-based digital assets firm Gemini has joined forces with identity decisioning platform for banks and fintech companies, Alloy, to streamline identity decisioning for its credit card with cryptocurrency rewards. Gemini reported that through the collaboration, it will use Alloy to facilitate its onboarding process for credit card… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 7:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Tuesday it now has 3.5 million customers.  To celebrate this new milestone, the platform is now offering double Cryptoback Rewards for the month of April.  As previously reported, Wirex is a UK FCA-licenced global digital payment platform that has… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Capitect, a U.S.-based advisor technology platform, recently announced it has integrated with cryptocurrency platform Coinbase for digital currency performance reporting, billing, and rebalancing. Capitect reported that through the partnership its users are now able to connect directly to clients’ Coinbase accounts and vaults to pull data… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Thursday it will add support for CoinShares wDGLD token. According to Celsius, customers will be able to hold wDGLD tokens in their Celsius wallets to earn weekly compounding yield or use their coins as… Read More