Tagged: cryptocurrency

June 24, 2020 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Wednesday the launch of its Binance Access, which is a business-to-business (B2B) solution for merchants, vendors, and wallets to integrate a “buy crypto” functionality on their platform. Binance reported that by integrating Binance Access, merchants and vendors are able to… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal and Venmo are planning to roll out cryptocurrency buying and selling options through their digital payment platforms, Coindesk reported on Monday. The media outlet revealed that although it is not confirmed which crypto will be offered, sources close to the project have stated they… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange PayBito recently announced it has added Ripple’s XRP to its platform. According to PayBito, XRP is a crypto asset that runs on RippleNet, the real-time gross settlement system (RTGS) and remittance network. XRP Ledger is the underlying open-source distributed ledger database of RippleNet…. Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 10:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bittrex, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S., announced on Saturday it is now accepting Mastercard as a source for funding user accounts. Bittrex reported that it will accept Mastercard payments from 36 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East subject… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced On Thursday it has rolled out significant infrastructure upgrades to its Exchange, including a revamped Matching Engine, OMS (Order Management System), and unified REST and Websocket API. According to Crypto.com, the update will lead to a ten times increase… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Delta Exchange, a digital asset derivatives exchange that’s based in Singapore, announced on Thursday the launch of Options trading on leading altcoins Binance Coin, BNB, and Chainlink’s LINK token with XTZ, ATOM, XRP, LTC to follow soon. Delta Exchange reported that MOVE Options on LINK… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced on Thursday the launch of EY CryptoPrep, a cryptocurrency application that assists with US tax filings. According to EY, this new Software as a Service (SaaS), web-based product is a fully automated, enterprise-grade crypto tax engine offering step-by-step… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

tZERO, a blockchain subsidiary of Overstock (NASDAQ: OSTK), recently announced the tZERO ATS recorded its strongest month ever, transacting over 423,000 digital securities, a four-time increase compared to May 2019. Year-to-date through May, the volume is up nearly 50% compared to the same period last… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital assets exchange OKEx announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, Paxful. Through the partnership, the Paxful Kiosk will notably be integrated directly within the OKEx platform to allow new and existing users to benefit from a variety of… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced over the weekend it is discontinuing BTT airdrop for TRX holders. According to Binance, the BTT airdrop program was instituted by the BitTorrent Foundation in early 2019 to provide additional functionalities to TRX holders who can use BTT to improve download… Read More

June 12, 2020 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin IRA, a company that allows individuals to invest in cryptocurrency, announced on Thursday the launch of its crypto savings program specifically for retirement investors, Saver IRA. According to Bitcoin IRA, the program is aimed at helping individuals build up retirement savings and allowing them… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Thursday it has launched the BitPay Card, which is claimed to be the first  Mastercard Prepaid card for crypto users in the U.S. According to BitPay, the BitPay Card enables customers to instantly convert cryptocurrency into fiat currency,… Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, recently announced it surpassed $1 billion in cryptocurrency deposits since its launch in 2018. This announcement comes just after Celsius announced it now has more than 110,000 active users using its platform.  As previously reported, Celsius claims… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TomoChain, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, is reportedly set to launch a new peer-to-peer lending feature this weekend through its newly launched TomoDEX platform. Founded in 2017, TomoChain claims to be the “most effective” platform for the token economy. The platform reported that its mission… Read More

June 1, 2020 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BeQuant, a UK-based retail and institutional multi-exchange trading platform, announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with cryptocurrency platform to launch its prime brokerage platform. Founded in 2007, BeQuant reported that its products include prime brokerage, custody, fund administration enhanced by an institutional trading… Read More

June 1, 2020 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX announced on Monday its plans to launch BCHUSD quanto perpetual swap contract. This will be the fourth quanto contract to be launched on the crypto platform and will offer up to 25x leverage and will launch on June 16th. The contract… Read More

May 29, 2020 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced on Thursday it is collaborating with Samsung Electronics to power the Samsung Blockchain Wallet and bring crypto to the fingertips of Samsung Blockchain Wallet users in the U.S. and Canada. Gemini claims it is the first… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset custody provider BitGo announced on Wednesday it is now offering institutional trading services through its new entity, BitGo Prime. BitGo claims that the BitGo Prime’s trading services will provide institutional investors with best-in-class service, increased liquidity, fast execution, and competitive aggregate pricing. “Institutional… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced on Monday it has appointed Back Young Heo as its new CEO. According to Bithumb, Heo joined Bithumb in 2017 as the head of compliance and prior to Bithumb, worked in traditional finance for 14 years at Citibank, CitiCapital,… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Wednesday it is offering borrowers USD and stablecoin loans against their cryptocurrency assets at just 1% APR as part of its COVID-19 relief efforts. The platform also revealed that it has surpassed 100,000 active users…. Read More