Tagged: cryptocurrency

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

May 31, 2019 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase announced on Thursday it is now supporting EOS (EOS) on its cryptocurrency platform, as well as in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. According to Coinbase, EOS is a cryptocurrency designed to support large-scale decentralized applications. There are no fees to send or receive EOS…. Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 9:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Thursday the listings of Chainlink’s LINK, Ethereum Classic’s ETC, and WAVES Tokens on its Wallet and Card App. The tokens notably join a growing list of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on the platform, which includes Bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH),… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PumaPay, a blockchain payments system that provides an open source “free-of-charge blockchain-based protocol” that decentralizes the transaction process, announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Total Processing to enable businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments. According to PumaPay, Total Processing aims to help businesses avoid… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Wednesday it has listed NEO, as well as Bitcoin Cash (BTC) on its Wallet & Card App. According to Crypto.com, the addition of the currencies brings the total amount of the cryptos on its site to twenty-two.  NEO… Read More

May 28, 2019 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Monday it has listed Ontology’s ONT Token to its Wallet and Card App. According to Crypto, the listing of ONT marks the 20th token to be added to the platform, joining cryptocurrencies and stablecoins such as Bitcoin (BTC),… Read More

May 27, 2019 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dutch banking group Rabobank has reportedly abandoned plans to launch its very own cryptocurrency wallet. According to The Next Web, Rabobank announced plans to launch a crypto service, called Rabbit, which was promised to “bridge the gap between banking accounts and cryptocurrency wallets.” A Rabobank… Read More

May 24, 2019 @ 10:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on Thursday it now supports Dai (DAI) through its platform as well as in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase customers may now buy, sell, convert, send, receive, or store DAI. Coinbase revealed: “DAI will be available for customers in… Read More

May 24, 2019 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirex, a hybrid personal finance platform that merges blockchain tech and traditional finance, announced on Friday it has strengthened its partnership with cryptocurrency safety services Elliptic to reduce the risk of cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering. According to Wirex, the duo has been working together… Read More

May 23, 2019 @ 9:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Telecommunications giant AT&T announced on Thursday it is now accepting cryptocurrency payments through global blockchain payments provider BitPay. AT&T claims it has become the first major U.S. mobile carrier to provide a cryptocurrency payment option to customers. As previously reported, BitPay’s platform gives businesses and… Read More

May 23, 2019 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood announced on Thursday its Robinhood Crypto service has officially launched in New York. This news comes just six months after Robinhood announced that Robinhood Crypto received a virtual currency license, also known as the BitLicense, and a money transmitter license in the state. At… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Wednesday it has listed ICON’s ICX to its wallet and card app. Crypto.com reported that ICX is the sixteenth token added to the crypto platform, joining cryptocurrencies and stablecoins such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), XRP,… Read More