Tagged: cryptocurrency

July 23, 2019 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood announced on Monday it secured $323 million through its Series E funding round, which was led by DST Global, with participation from investors including Ribbit Capital, NEA, Sequoia, and Thrive Capital. Founded in 2013, Robinhood reported that it is on a  mission to democratize… Read More

July 22, 2019 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the news that Indian “blockchain lawyer” Varun Sethi leaked a copy of draft legislation proposing a ban on cryptocurrencies in India, India Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur reportedly stated there is yet to be an official ban on cryptocurrency in India. According… Read More

July 22, 2019 @ 1:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced last week it is now offering exclusive trading data available to any Coinbase customers for free. According to Coinbase, trading signals are up-to-date, trusted, exclusive data only available on the platform and are meant to help customers independently create and… Read More

July 19, 2019 @ 11:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitso, a Mexico-based cryptocurrency platform, announced on Thursday it secured a Distributed Ledger Technology license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). Bitso reported that stating August 1st the custody, withdrawals deposits, and trading of cryptocurrencies made on its platform will be regulated by the… Read More

July 19, 2019 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced earlier this week it is now shipping its MCO Visa Cards to customers in the U.S.  According to Crypto.com, the MCO Visa Card is a prepaid card that features high-end metal cards with no annual or monthly fees, up… Read More

July 16, 2019 @ 1:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Tuesday it has named OS Limited (OSL), a digital asset brokerage providing global counterparts with a suite of institutional products and services. OSL offers over-the-counter (OTC) trading services, as its first Settlement Agent and Paxos, financial institution regulated… Read More

July 12, 2019 @ 10:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, announced on Thursday it has completed the eight quarterly “burn” of Binance coin (BNB) tokens. In a blog post, the Binance team revealed they will give up all of their BNB allocations and contribute them towards their… Read More

July 12, 2019 @ 9:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Anchorage, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency holding for institutional investors startup, announced earlier this week it secured $40 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Blockchain Capital and Visa. Founded in 2017, Anchorage claims to be the first crypto-native digital asset custodian specifically… Read More

July 12, 2019 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitpoint, a licensed cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, has reportedly shut down operations following a hack that caused the platform to lose ¥3.5 billion yen ($32 million) in cryptocurrency.  According to Bloomberg, The exchange revealed about 2.5 billion yen of stolen funds belonged to customers,… Read More

July 11, 2019 @ 11:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

President Donald Trump declared on Twitter this evening that he is not a fan of cryptocurrency. Following the Social Media Summit, which took place at the White House earlier in the day, the U.S. leader revealed his true thoughts on digital currency, including what he… Read More

July 11, 2019 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital wallet platform Spend.com announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with Paxos to enable cryptocurrency payments. Spend.com reported that through the partnership it has integrated the itBit by Paxos cryptocurrency exchange into its platform. “This integration allows users to easily spend their… Read More

July 4, 2019 @ 2:18 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Dutch Finance Ministry and Ministry of Justice have vowed to regulate cryptocurrencies as part of the Netherland’s comprehensive new plan to combat money-laundering in the region. “Our goal is to guarantee an honest and safe financial system,” co-authors Minister of Finance Wopke Hoekstra and Minister… Read More

July 3, 2019 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

eToro US announced on Wednesday it will add 120 ERC-20 tokens to its multi-crypto on-chain wallet. eToro reported that the first 5 of the 120 tokens added to the wallet today are 3 cryptoassets, Maker (MKR), Basic Attention Token (BAT), OmiseGO (OMG), and two eToro… Read More

July 2, 2019 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kyber Network, a Singapore-based decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday it has surpassed 827,000 ETH in total transaction volume, and one million tokens burned within the first year of launching its platform. Kyber Network reported that fifty-seven blockchain-based applications including MyEtherWallet, Decentraland, and Coinbase wallet… Read More

June 27, 2019 @ 9:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Apex Clearing Corporation and Apex Crypto announced on Thursday they have formed a partnership to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform that is specifically for broker-dealers and financial advisors. According to the duo, this new platform allows investors to transition between trading equities and trading cryptocurrency,… Read More

June 26, 2019 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blox, a crypto tracking, management, and accounting platform, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Dash to provide crypto accounting services and solutions through the Blox SaaS platform. Blox reported it has developed a platform that intelligently and automatically tracks crypto assets and… Read More

June 21, 2019 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced on Thursday it was introducing real-time price alerts for any cryptocurrency through the Coinbase mobile app. The new feature will automatically find out when the market moves on the crypto users care about most  without the need to go check… Read More

June 21, 2019 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PwC announced on Thursday the launch of its solution, Halo, for cryptocurrency auditing. According to PwC the Halo solution can provide independent, substantive evidence of the “private key and public address pairing.” Halo can also securely interrogate the blockchain to independently and reliably gather corroborating… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Thursday it has acquired BSave, a digital platform that provides earned interest income on cryptocurrency.  Celsius reported that as part of the acquisition, it will now have access to the yield generating algorithms originally developed… Read More

June 19, 2019 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Italy-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, Young Platform, has successfully secured its initial €500,000 funding target. As previously reported, Young Platform is on a mission to make crypto accessible for everyone. The platform further explained: “Our first… Read More