Tagged: cryptocurrency

December 26, 2018 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase recently announced Ethereum tokens Dai (DAI), Golem (GNT), Maker (MKR), and Zilliqa (ZIL) have launched on Coinbase Pro in select jurisdictions. According to Coinbase, support for GNT and DAI will initially be available for Coinbase Pro users in the U.S. (excluding NY), the UK, EU,… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Madison Holdings Group (HKSE: GEM), a French wine company, is looking to purchase a $30 million stake in Japanese cryptocurrency trading platform, BitOcean. According to South China Morning Post, Madison Lab, a subsidiary of Madison Holdings, is to acquire 6percentcent of BitOcean from independent third parties… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform, announced last week it has opened margin trading for USDT/USD pair to improve its stablecoin offering in line with market evolution and consumer demand. The platform revealed in a blog post: “At Bitfinex we work tirelessly to ensure our platform… Read More

December 23, 2018 @ 11:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SALT, a U.S.-based Blockchain-Backed Loans provider for cryptocurrency holders, announced last week it has partnered with CENTRE Consortium to begin accepting USD Coin (USDC) as collateral. According to SALT, USDC is a new stablecoin backed by the US dollar. While sharing more details about the stablecoin, SALT’s CTO and… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

IronX, a cryptocurrency exchange joint venture between IronFX Group and EmurgoHK, announced on Friday it has launched the beta version of its crypto platform, which coincides with its IRX token sale. This news comes just a few months after IronX secured regulatory approval from the Estonian Financial Intelligence… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase announced on Thursday it is expanding to six additional European markets. The online cryptocurrency platform now operates in 33 countries across the globe. Speaking about the expansion, Coinbase reported: “New customers in these markets will be able to make full use of Coinbase.com and our iOS… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinNess, an Asian cryptocurrency and blockchain information provider, announced on Thursday it is launching a new global growth partner program, called the CNNS Partner Program. The company also reported it will invest $5 million in order to build an international crypto investors’ community, with all the funds going towards rewarding CNNS… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ledger, a crypto wallet and secure custody platform for digital assets, announced on Wednesday it will now allow customers to pay with crypto powered by the Crypto.com Chain. Ledger reported that once Crypto.com Pay is implemented onto the Ledger online store, customers will have the option to purchase Ledger… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Wednesday it has launched across 25 countries simultaneously in the European Union (EU). Coinsquare reported it first announced its intention to launch in Europe earlier this year and European customers now have access to the platform’s full suite of cryptocurrencies and services. This… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crypto investment and infrastructure platform, Layer1, announced on Wednesday it secured $2.1 Million through its latest seed funding round, which was backed by various investors, including Peter Thiel, Digital Currency Group, and Jeffrey Tarrant.  Layer1 describes itself as a cryptoasset investment and infrastructure platform that… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 8:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase announced earlier this week it is now offering crypto conversions of its platform. The conversions are available between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC),  Litecoin (LTC), 0x (ZRX), or Bitcoin Cash (BCH). While sharing details about the new process, Coinbase stated: “As… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinness, an Asian cryptocurrency and blockchain information provider, announced on Monday it is expanding in the U.S., which the company claims is the home to more than 20 million cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017, Coinness stated it is dedicated to an instant inclusive coverage of everything happening… Read More

December 14, 2018 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after securing $133 million in a private placement from  Bain Capital Ventures, GV, Stanley Druckenmiller, Kevin Warsh, Lightspeed, Foundation Capital, a16z, Wing VC, NFX Ventures, Valor Capital, Zhenfund, INBlockchain, Ceyuan, Sky9 Capital, U.S. crypto firm Basis has decided to shut down all… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 10:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OpenFinance Network (OFN) announced on Thursday it is moving from beta to full trading functionality and is claiming to be the first to launch a live, regulated security token trading platform in the U.S. According to OFN, one of the security tokens available to trade at launch is Blockchain… Read More

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