Tagged: cryptocurrency

June 19, 2019 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitrefell, a company that provides digital gift cards and mobile airtime refills to 170 countries using Bitcoin technologies, recently announced it secured $2 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by  Coin Ninja, with participation from Charlie Lee, Fulgur Ventures, and Bnktothefuture. Founded in2014,… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Young Platform, an Italy-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, is now seeking 500,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Started in 2017 (launched in 2018), Young Platform is on a mission to make crypto accessible for everyone. “Our first step on this journey has been the development of… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Monday the launch of its new Android mobile app. According to PrimeXBT, the mobile app is the latest step in the trading platform’s continued growth and development.  “By offering mobile access to trading cryptocurrencies with up to 100x leverage… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital currency for payments and e-commerce platform Dash announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with cryptocurrency augmented reality (AR) mobile app, Aircoins. Dash reported that through the partnership, Aircoin users may hunt, collect, and send Dash cryptocurrency worldwide alongside other Aircoins users… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced on Wednesday the listing of its native token, OKB, on another leading cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex. Bitfinex will also list USDK, which is a stablecoin co-developed by OKLink, a blockchain technology company, and Prime Trust. “Empowering OKEx’s ecosystem, OKB allows OKEx users… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Tuesday it has listed DASH to its Wallet & Card App. DASH joins a growing list of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on the Crypto.com platform, such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), XRP, TrueUSD (TUSD), PAXOS (PAX), and… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Tuesday it has listed its CEL Token on cryptocurrency exchange platform, Liquid.com. Celsius reported that it chose to list on Liquid as it is claimed to be one of the top ten global exchanges for… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global cryptocurrency exchange Liquid.com announced on Tuesday it has been selected by Gram Asia, the largest holder of Grams from Asia, to lead the upcoming public sale of Telegram Open Network (TON). According to Liquid.com, Gram is the native token of TON Blockchain, a decentralized network… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced on Monday that customers around the world can start earning DAI by watching lessons and completing quizzes about DAI and its features. According to Coinbase, DAI is the first stablecoin to be made available through Coinbase Earn. “According to the DAI whitepaper, DAI is… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirex, a hybrid personal finance platform that merges blockchain tech and traditional finance, announced on Monday the release of the Wirex Token (WXT), its first native cryptocurrency, in an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) on OKEx. According to Wirex, the new token is designed to help… Read More

June 9, 2019 @ 9:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bittrex announced on Friday certain markets on its digital asset platform will no longer be accessible to its U.S.-based users starting June 21st. The markets are the following: ADT CMCT GO MFT QRL XEL AMP DNT GTO MOBI QTUM XNK BAY DTA HYDRO NLC2 RFR… Read More

June 7, 2019 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UTRUST, a cryptocurrency payment solution designed to modernize the finance and payments industry, announced on Friday it has teamed up with Portuguese football  S.L Benfica to allow them to accept cryptocurrency.  Thanks to the collaboration, Benfica supporters now have the option to use cryptocurrency to… Read More

June 7, 2019 @ 7:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

After a couple of months of speculation, social media giant Facebook is reportedly planning to launch its very own cryptocurrency on June 18th. According to TechCrunch, the crypto, named Libra, will be making its debut with a white paper that explains the basics of the… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

John McAfee is preparing to launch his very own cryptocurrency, which is called the McAfee Freedom Coin, this coming fall. The volatile crypto proponent announced the news over the weekend by tweeting the following: Oops. Accidently deleted: THE MCAFEE FREEDOM COIN:https://t.co/FfROeByhKn — John McAfee (@officialmcafee)… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency Monero announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Arweave to validate the new cryptocurrency proof-of-work algorithm, RandomX. According to Monero, RandomX promotes fair cryptocurrency mining on standard computer hardware, resisting the use of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). “RandomX fights the use of ASICs…. Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its registry in Switzerland, Facebook’s crypto payments solution, Libra Networks, is reportedly seeking $1 billion in investments. As previously reported, Libra was notably registered on May 2nd and aims to provide financial and technology services, as well as develop related hardware and software. The… Read More

June 3, 2019 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing momentum for its cryptocurrency initiative, social media giant Facebook is reportedly in talks with U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) about the upcoming digital coin launch. According to various reports, Christopher Giancarlo, the Head of the CFTC, revealed that the regulator is in “very… Read More

June 3, 2019 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Monday its CRO token is listing on Bibox Exchange, an AI-enhanced global encrypted digital asset exchange. According to Crypto.com, the token’s deposits will begin today with trading starting on Bibox tomorrow, June 4, 2019.  According to Crypto.com, the CRO… Read More

June 3, 2019 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OKEx, a Malta-based digital assets exchange, announced on Monday its new listing of USDK, a US Dollar-pegged stablecoin co-launched by its strategic partner OKLink and Prime Trust. According to OKEx, the stablecoin will be listed on OKEx’s fiat-to-token (C2C) trading platform against six fiat currencies,… Read More

May 31, 2019 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The University of Pennsylvania is now offering a new course specifically for cryptocurrency and blockchain. The course is called Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: An Introduction to Digital Currencies. Its description reads: “What is Cryptocurrency and how is it an innovative and effective method of currency? This… Read More