Tagged: cryptocurrency

February 1, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Nexo, a UK-based regulated financial institution for digital assets, announced on Monday the launch of its in-app cryptocurrency service, Nexo Exchange. According to Nexo, the Nexo Exchange allows immediate, no-limits conversion between more than 75 crypto and fiat currency pairs directly within the Nexo… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ibanera, a global fintech, announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with digital asset platform Fireblocks to enhance its crypto service offering.  Ibanera reported that its platform provides account issuance, cross-border transfers, and currency exchange services to both corporate and retail customers. Through the collaboration, Ibanera… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

tZERO, a blockchain-focused subsidiary of Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK), announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Prime Trust, a blockchain-driven trust company. According to tZERO, the new collaboration supports the custody of digital assets, including securities and cryptocurrencies, by users directly with Prime Trust. It… Read More

January 22, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset marketplace OKEx announced on Friday the team behind the open-source blockchain OKExChain has launched two decentralized applications, OKEx Swap and OKEx Farm, on the protocol. According to OKEx, both these new features, along with the opening of the OKT/USDT Farm Pool commenced today at 10:00… Read More

January 21, 2021 @ 9:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Uhive, a UK-based cryptocurrency-powered social network, has successfully secured its £500,000 funding target through its Seedrs campaign. The funding round, which recently made its debut on the equity crowdfunding platform, has already attracted 310 Seedrs investors. Founded in 2018, UHive describes itself as a… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Wednesday it now holds more than $5.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency assets. This news comes just a couple of months after Chainalysis was able to validate over $3.3b in total assets held by Celsius Celsius reported it… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Worldline, (Euronext: WLN) a European payments and transactional services firm, announced on Tuesday it has formed a co-operation partnership with Gold Global Currency Corp to offer the “DaVinci Gold” token, which is notably based on Worldline’s stablecoin management infrastructure. According to Worldline, the initiative further… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with Coinify, a trading infrastructure platform that allows users to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptos. According to PrimeXBT, the collaboration will allow PrimeXBT clients to purchase Bitcoin through the fiat on-ramp,… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Rain Financial, a Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced one r the weekend it secured $6 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) with participation from Coinbase, Vision Ventures, CMT Digital Ventures, Abdul Latin Jameel Fintech Ventures,… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bitfarms, a Canada-based crypto mining firm, announced on Thursday it has closed its previously announced private placement of equity securities. According to Bitfarms, the Offering was for gross proceeds of approximately CAD$20 million and consisted of the sale of 8,888,889 common shares, along with… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smart Valor, a Switzerland-based digital assets platform, announced on Thursday it secured Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian licenses from the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority. Founded in 2017, Smart Valor describes itself as a blockchain startup set to enable borderless cryptocurrency finance. The platform aims to build… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PAYMNT Financial, a U.S.-based blockchain fintech startup, announced on Thursday it has acquisition LettucePay, which is a payment technology firm that specializes in cryptocurrency payments. PAYMNT reported that the acquisition makes it possible for its platform to integrate cryptocurrencies as a form of payment at… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based crypto finance service provider, announced on Wednesday it is launching a new yield-enhancement product called ‘Yield Boost’ in the Amber App. According to Amber, Yield Boost will allow users to monetize their market view on major crypto assets and earn… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 7:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TaxBit, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency tax automation software provider, announced on  Thursday it scored investments from PayPal Ventures and Coinbase Ventures. The latest investments come just a little over a year after TaxBit raised $5 million through its seed funding round. As previously reported, Taxbit claims… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  SecuX Technology Inc., a Taiwan-based cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider, announced on Wednesday it is now featuring buy cryptocurrency options through Coinify. SecuX repoted it will now allow its users to add the Buy Crypto feature on its Wallet Web App (My Wallet on SecuX’s… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX) announced on Tuesday the launch of its regulated and compliant digital currency exchange. LCX reported it secured approvals of eight licenses under the new blockchain laws in Liechtenstein last week. The LCX Exchange describes itself as a regulated trading venue offering a… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hong Kong-based Crypto.com recently announced that users may now deposit ADA, ALGO, ATOM, VET, LINK, and WBTC as collateral on Crypto Credit, and instantly secure a loan at a 50% loan-to-value (LTV) ratio. According to Crypto.com, Crypto Credit allows users to monetize their crypto… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto-asset index and beta funds, announced on Monday it recently surpassed $500 million in assets under management (AUM), after reporting $100 million in AUM on October 28th. As previously reported, Bitwise Asset Management claims it pioneered the first cryptocurrency index fund and is the leading… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Xalles Holdings Inc. (OTC: XALL), a fintech holding company providing technology and financial services solutions, recently announced it will acquire Vigor Crypto Holdings, a cryptocurrency firm, as a wholly owned subsidiary under Xalles Capital Inc. Xalles notably claims that Vigor Crypto has been enhancing its cryptocurrency… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange PayBito recently announced it plans to double its workforce across multiple locations worldwide, with the hiring to take place throughout the first quarter of 2021. PayBito reported that it is expanding its operations and intending to employ professionals with strong knowledge and background to… Read More