Tagged: cryptocurrency

July 27, 2020 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Monday it will be launching its peer-to-peer lending tool, Lending Pro, in the first week of August. According to Bitfinex, the new tool will be providing users with an advanced lending tool designed to automate lending in order to… Read More

July 26, 2020 @ 9:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, has closed its latest investment round with $18.8 million raised. The company previously announced it secured $10 million from www.Tether.to at a $120 million pre-money valuation. Founded in 2017, Celsius addresses the financial needs of today’s consumers worldwide through a… Read More

July 24, 2020 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one day after announcing it was expanding its white-label cryptocurrency solution to local enterprises and entrepreneurs in India, U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange PayBito announced it is now offering its white label payment processor to enterprises worldwide.  According to PayBito, the white label solution allows enterprises… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Thursday in-app cryptocurrency purchases using ACH and SEPA. The purchases are through Celsius Network’s partnership with payment solutions provider Gem. Celsius Network reported that its customers may now be able to purchase cryptocurrencies through the… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Singapore-based blockchain developer Pundi X announced on Thursday its support for Wanchain’s cross-chain assets into all XPOS devices. According to Pundi X, coins such as WAN, the Wanchain native coin, WBTC, WEOS, and WETH will be added as cryptocurrencies to the XPOS point-of-sale systems… Read More

July 22, 2020 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  ShapeShift AG, an instant exchange for Bitcoin digital currency and other blockchain assets, announced on Wednesday the launch of its Bitcoin mobile app. According to ShapeShift, the app allows users to buy, trade, and transfer digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ehtereum without using… Read More

July 22, 2020 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security company CipherTrace announced on Wednesday its new cryptocurrency real-time transaction risk scoring with the addition of predictive capabilities to help exchanges, ATMs, OTC desks, hedge funds, custody solutions, payment processors, and financial investigators to ensure compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF),… Read More

July 22, 2020 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of its trading operations in India, U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange PayBito is now offering white-label cryptocurrency solution to local enterprises and entrepreneurs in India. The platform claims that the white label cryptocurrency exchange software is one of its most sought after solutions. According… Read More

July 22, 2020 @ 8:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with CEX Direct, provided by London-based crypto firm, to allow users to buy Bitcoin directly from the platform. According to PrimeXBT, clients will now be able to purchase Bitcoin via the fiat on-ramp module integrated directly… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced on Monday the launch of its new smart token, BTCS. The platform now has seven smart tokens, which are ETHS, XRPS, LTCS, BCHS, BSVS, COMPS, and BTCS. According to Bithumb, basic characteristics of the smart tokens are the following:… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood, a modern trading platform that offers both traditional securities as well as crypto, has made the tough decision to postpone its UK launch indefinitely. The company announced the unfortunate news in an email on Tuesday, which reportedly read: Hi there,   We’re saddened to… Read More

July 19, 2020 @ 10:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Friday it has rolled out its new anti-phishing email feature to help protect exchange users against phishing attempts. According to Crypto.com, the anti-phishing email feature helps reinforce the platform’s  Defense in Depth approach. “With this new feature, we… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aliant Payments, a U.S.-based merchant services and payment processing provider, announced this week the launch of CryptoBucks, which is a mobile app designed to enable merchants to securely accept crypto payments from any device. According to Aliant Payments, the launch of CryptoBucks represents a new… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canada-based fintech and global digital investing service Wealthsimple is reportedly planning to launch a cryptocurrency trading feature, Wealthsimple Crypto. Founded in 2014, Wealthsimple claims it is investing “on autopilot” is building its users a personal, low-cost portfolio, and putting users’ money to work like the… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Wednesday it has further grown its list of expansive trading instruments by adding new assets and trading pairs. PrimeXBT reported that it has offered all of the major forex currencies, such as  USD, GBP, EUR, and JPY, making up… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Wednesday it reached its extended fundraising goal of $17,000,000 in partnership with BnkToTheFuture. According to Celsius Network, more than 700 qualified investors from all over the world have already participated in the round since June…. Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Wednesday that Revolut U.S. has officially made its debut. According to Revolut, U.S. customers are now able to buy, hold, and exchange Bitcoin as well as Ethereum. Users may also automatically round-up their spare change from their Revolut card into… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Monday it has launched a paper trading (PT) competition, dubbed Rey del Papel, to allow users to test their trading skills against each other and win prizes of up to 5,000 Tether (USDt). According to Bitfinex, the competition will… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 7:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Broctagon Fintech Group, a multi-asset liquidity and technology provider headquartered in Singapore, recently announced it has enhanced cryptocurrency depositing systems for brokers with CRM upgrade. According to Broctagon, the update adds more than 40 new cryptocurrencies for brokers to accept deposits in. “Traders can now… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitTorrent announced on Thursday its customers may purchase BitTorrent and µTorrent Classic Pro with BUSD, Binance’s USD-backed stablecoin, as well as BNB (BEP2), the native asset on Binance Chain. BitTorrent reported that BUSD joins TRX, BNB, BTC, BTT, and OKB as the sixth cryptocurrency accepted on the… Read More