Tagged: cryptocurrency

December 13, 2018 @ 7:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange CoinAll announced on Thursday the official listing of PumaPay (PMA), which started trading on the platform on December 10th. This news comes just days after PumaPay announced it is offering crypto-to-crypto conversion in the PumaPay Cryptocurrency Wallet. As previously reported, PumaPay provides an… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Crypto Invest Summit, the U.S. largest cryptocurrency and blockchain conference, announced on Wednesday it has partnered with the Litecoin Foundation, led by Litecoin creator Charlie Lee, to program the portion of the Builders’ Track devoted to Bitcoin, Litecoin and Lightning Network development at this spring’s… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Wednesday it secured $4 million in convertible debt investments led by Akuna Capital with participation from Susquehanna Government Products, LLLP, CMT Digital, Recruit Strategic Partners, Galaxy Digital Ventures, Morgan Creek Digital and Devonshire Investors, the private equity group affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Wednesday its new cryptocurrency referral program. This announcement comes just days after the company reported its acquisition of BlockEQ, a cryptocurrency wallet on the Stellar network. According to Coinsquare, investors and everyday users alike can Earn Bitcoin for Life by referring… Read More

December 10, 2018 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month after announcing the launch of its SMS bitcoin cash wallet service in Brazil, as well as three more European countries, Poland, Croatia, and Romania, CoinText.io, a wallet to transact cryptocurrency using SMS messages, announced on Monday it has expanded the services in… Read More

December 10, 2018 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London Block Exchange, a multi-cryptocurrency exchange dedicated to the UK market, announced late last month that the first ever digital pound sterling through its partnership with AlphaPoint, a global blockchain technology company focused on enabling institutions to issue digital assets and to operate digital asset… Read More

December 9, 2018 @ 9:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PumaPay announced last week it is now offering crypto-to-crypto conversion in the PumaPay Cryptocurrency Wallet. PumaPay reported that with the latest update, in addition to exchanges, PMA may now be converted right int he wallet. This process can notably be done straight in the wallet app’s Android version, with… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency Coinsquare announced on Thursday it has acquired BlockEQ, a cryptocurrency wallet on the Stellar network. Coinsquare reported that it purchased BlockEQ for CAD$12 million and will use BlockEQ’s technology to help it and its users connect further with the world of cryptocurrencies. It was revealed: “BlockEQ,… Read More

December 6, 2018 @ 9:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced on Thursday it will support the Universal Protocol Platform (UP) and its family of Tokens. According to BitGo, the UP Platform allows all cryptocurrencies to become accessible on a single network through the introduction of Universal Tokens. It was revealed: “The first set… Read More

December 6, 2018 @ 9:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Malta-based fintech BANKEX announced it has launched its own security token trading platform, BANKEX Token Exchange. According to the company, this new platform enables not only the trade of basic pairs of utility tokens but also the trade of complex security tokens connected… Read More

December 6, 2018 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Havven announced on Thursday it has rebranded as Synthetix and launched a new suite of crypto-backed synthetic asset tokens. According to Synthetix, these tokens are priced against the Euro, Japanese Yen, Korean Won, Australian Dollar, and gold. They also complement Synthetix’s first stablecoin (sUSD), which tracks the… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management announced on Wednesday the launch of its two new low-cost, liquid beta funds, holding bitcoin and ether exclusively. According to Bitwise, the Bitwise Bitcoin Fund and the Bitwise Ethereum Fund are the second and third strategies in the Bitwise fund family, joining the… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SALT, a U.S.-based Blockchain-Backed Loans provider for cryptocurrency holders, announced on Wednesday it has begun offering Blockchain-Backed Loans in Washington, D.C., Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Montana. The company reported that with this new expansion, it is now able to lend to 86% of the U.S.  As… Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SpotOn Transact, LLC, a U.S.-based payments and software company, announced on Monday SpotOn merchants will soon be able to process transactions using cryptocurrency including Bitcoin, Stellar, Ripple, and Ethereum through its new partnership with Vaultbank, a technology company that uses blockchain to create, issue and trade… Read More

November 30, 2018 @ 8:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KuCoin, a Singapore-based international cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership today with Simplex, an EU financial institution providing fraud-free payment processing solutions. According to KuCoin, the partnership will enable new as well as current KuCoin users worldwide to purchase crypto using their… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitTorrent, Inc., the company behind P2P communications protocol and products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, announced on Tuesday that customers can pay for its Pro and Ads Free products by using the cryptocurrencies TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC). Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 12:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bit Trade, an Australia-based digital currency exchange platform, announced last week the launch of its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise, seeking $3 million for growth and expansion. Founded in 2013, Bit Trade claims it is Australia’s longest running cryptocurrency exchange and believes that investing in… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Irisium, a provider of market monitoring and analytics software for exchanges, regulators, buy-side and sell-side firms. The currency platform reported it will use Irisium’s holistic monitoring platform to gain further insights… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paxos announced that the Paxos Standard token (PAX) will be added as a base currency on cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. When trading commences at 8 a.m. EST on November 29, PAX will have six trading pairs listed on Binance’s USD Markets against BNB, BTC, ETH, XRP,… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ledger, a global leader in securing crypto assets, announced on Monday it has expanded its U.S. presence to New York City and appointed Demetrios Skalkotos to lead global business unit operations for Ledger Vault, which will be headquartered from the new office. Founded in 2014,… Read More