Tagged: cryptocurrency

March 29, 2021 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it has extended its Bitcoin cashback reward program to include MogoMortgage. Mogo reported that under the program its members who take out a new mortgage or refinance may earn up to $3,100 cashback deposited into… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Esprezzo, a no-code blockchain automation and data platform, announced on Thursday it raised $2 million through its latest investment round, which saw participation from Mark Cuban, Arrington Capital, Longley Capital, Rarestone Capital, CMS Holdings, LongHash, Youbi, TBD Angels, and Zag Capital. Founded in 2017, Esprezzo… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Wednesday it is now allowing customers to buy BTC, ETH, and other cryptocurrencies with Apple Pay.  Celsius reported its users may use a variety of payment solutions, including credit card or wire transfer, to… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced on Tuesday its virtual cards are now available in Europe. Crypto.com reported its app users may now apply for a Crypto.com Visa Card and once approved, make online purchases before their physical cards arrive. The card is issued by PayrNet Ltd… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Robo.cash, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace, says the top asset classes for investing in 2021 are gold, crypto followed by peer to peer loans. Robo.cash says that researchers analyzed 10 popular assets and ranked them in 7 different criteria. All assets were given a score of… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Bitcoin IRA, a company that allows individuals to invest in cryptocurrency, recently announced that clients have invested more than $100 million into its new interest-earning program, IRA Earn, in just 30 days. According to Bitcoin IRA, the program offers interest rates up to 6%… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Thursday has succeeded in its High Court trademark infringement claim regarding their UK registered trademark for Cryptoback, which is reportedly used in conjunction with the platform’s cryptocurrency rewards scheme. According to Wirex, the lawsuit was against Cryptocarbon Global Ltd,… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Estonia-based aspiring “crypto-bank” Crypterium has successfully secured more than €1.87 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which originally sought to raise a minimum of €1 million, has already attracted over 860 Seedrs investors. Founded in 2017, Crypterium stated it is building… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 10:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Friday its CEL token is now on the Bittrex Global Exchange. According to Celsius, the CEL token was listed on its first crypto exchange in June 2018 and is currently also trading on several decentralized exchanges. Celsius customers… Read More

March 12, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced earlier this week it has validated more than $10,426,308,071.50 worth of cryptocurrency assets using third-party validation tools. The latest milestone comes just a few months after Celsius conducted its first-ever asset verification report using the… Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer announced on Thursday its service is now available in the state of Connecticut. bitFlyer reported that its subsidiary, bitFlyer USA, will provider Connecticut residents with buying and selling services for digital assets, which includes Bitcoin and Ethereum, without high priced fees. bitFlyer also… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 8:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bitcoin IRA, a company that allows individuals to invest in cryptocurrency, announced on Friday it has surpassed 100,000 users, as well as processed more than half a billion in transactions through its platform.  As previously reported, Bitcoin IRA claims to be the world’s first… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bybit, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced on Friday it is set to suspend its services to UK customers in order to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ban on cryptocurrency derivatives. Last summer, the FCA published its final rules banning the sale of derivatives… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced on Thursday the launch of its new global offering, Gemini Fund Solutions. According to Gemini, the Gemini Fund Solutions provide fund managers with custody, clearing, trade execution, and other capital markets services that… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Wednesday its payment technology Bitfinex Pay is now allowing online merchants a means of receiving contactless and borderless digital token payments. Bitfinex reported that the Bitfinex Pay widget can be integrated on to a website and users… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinRise, a trading and investment firm, announced on Wednesday that following its Bitcoin ETFs trade developments, it is planning to expand its services in Canada. Coinrise describes itself as a premium online trading platform that offers professional services for a wide variety of online traders…. Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Zabo, a U.S.-based financial data aggregator for cryptocurrency accounts, announced on Thursday its integration with Money Dashboard. Zabo reported that the integration will enable Money Dashboard’s more than 600,000 users to view their cryptocurrency accounts alongside their bank accounts. “Money Dashboard is using Zabo… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 7:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  CoinShares, a European digital asset investment firm, announced earlier this week the launch of a new physically-backed ETP, CoinShares Physical Ethereum (Ticker: ETHE). According to CoinShares, ETHE will be the second product released on the firm’s institutional-grade ETP platform and will launch with approximately $75… Read More

February 25, 2021 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Anchorage, a U.S.-based premier digital asset platform for institutions, announced on Thursday it secured $80 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by GIC with participation from a16z, Blockchain Capital, Lux, and Indico. Founded in 2017, Anchorage claims it was created… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Simplex, an EU-licensed financial institution that provides the fiat infrastructure for the cryptocurrency industry,  announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with  Opera to integrate an in-browser cryptocurrency onramp. Simplex reported that through the integration, users will be able to buy and sell crypto… Read More