Tagged: cryptocurrency

October 18, 2018 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced on Thursday it has completed its latest Series B funding round, which raised $58.5 million. The company attracted new investors through the round, such as Goldman Sachs’ Principal Strategic Investments group and Galaxy Digital Ventures LLC, a venture investment firm founded by… Read More

October 18, 2018 @ 3:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions provider, has completed a global roll-out of its compliance solution with Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, to help address the challenges at the intersection of cryptocurrencies, regulators and traditional financial institutions. “Cryptocurrency businesses of… Read More

October 16, 2018 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cobinhood, a cryptocurrency service platform and zero-fee exchange endorsed by Richard Sherman, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with e-commerce verification platform simplyBrand to support and advise the launch of the company’s initial coin offering (ICO). According to Cobinhood, simplyBrand is an inclusive ecosystem combining… Read More

October 16, 2018 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crypto marketplace Coinbase announced on Tuesday it has continued its European expansion by opening its new office in Dublin. According to Coinbase, the expansion will create new jobs and grow the burgeoning Irish crypto economy. The marketplace then confirmed that the number of its customers in the… Read More

October 12, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, CoinText.io, a wallet to transact cryptocurrency using SMS messages, introduced its new “buy command” feature that will allow users to spend Bitcoin Cash (BCH) at any retailer that uses BitPay to process bitcoin payments. CoinText reported that its users can now instantly send… Read More

October 10, 2018 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tilde, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency liquidy provider, announced this week it has formed a partnership with institutional FX and cryptocurrency trading platform TradAir to launch new electronic cryptocurrency trades among institutional investors in Asia. Founded in 2018, Tilde states it provides over-the-counter (OTC) trading services to family… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced last week it has added Dash to its list of currencies. BitGo also reported it now supports 85 coins and tokens as part of its list of digital currencies. The addition of Dash comes just a few months after BitGo announced its support… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Securrency, a global financial services technology infrastructure and products company, announced on Friday the launch of its new Compliance Aware Token (CAT-20 and CAT-721) standards, which are interoperable ledger-agnostic security token protocols. According to Securrency, the security tokens minted with the CAT protocols are self-governing and… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 9:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trinkler Software AG, a blockchain development company founded by Reto Trinkler, who was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 of 2018, announced on Thursday the official launch of Agora Trade, which is a community-owned crypto-to-crypto exchange that offers non-custodial, cross-blockchain cryptocurrency trading with free off-chain… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 7:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based cryptocurrency services platform Ethos announced on Friday it has formed a partnership with Voyager Digital, a new and licensed crypto-asset broker to develop a crypto trading and purchasing platform. According to the duo, Voyager Digital will be utilizing Ethos Bedrock as a self-custody option and integrating… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SFOX, a cryptocurrency prime dealer for high-volume traders and institutional investors, announced this week it has added trading support for cryptocurrency Litecoin (LTC) as part of its plans to become a premier institutional crypto asset management platform. Founded in 2014, SFOX is a platform that provides professional… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform CRYPTO.com announced on Wednesday its new advisory board.  The inaugural advisory board members are as follows: Antoine Blondeau: Founder and Managing Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital Rob Bier: Founder and Managing Partner at Trellis Chien-Liang Chou: VP Engineering at Flexport Chris Corrado: Group Chief Operating Officer… Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitmain Technologies, a China-based consumer-grade ASIC miner, announced last week the launch of its ASIC chip BM1391 for mining cryptocurrencies using the SHA256 algorithm. According to Bitmain, the  ASIC SHA256 algorithm acceleration chip integrates more than a billion transistors and is optimized for maximum efficiency. It… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlphaPoint, a U.S.-based blockchain company focused on enabling institutions to launch, scale, and operate digital asset networks and exchanges all over the world, announced on Thursday it is planning to launch AlphaPoint Indexes, which represent the statistical performance of the broadest sector of cryptocurrency markets…. Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 5:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Waves Platform, a decentralized global platform offering an ecosystem for blockchain developers, has begun its process of activating Smart Contracts on the platform’s MainNet. According to the platform, Waves released a new system protocol for its blockchain, the first stage of the launch of Smart… Read More

September 7, 2018 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain fintech firm QUOINE announced on Friday the launch of its new one-stop cryptocurrency trading platform, Liquid. According to QUOINE, Liquid is described as a unified, globally-sourced trading platform that bridges the worlds of fiat and crypto. The platform allows users to match trades across multiple… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Abra, a U.S.-based all-in-one cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, announced earlier this week it has partnered with Coinify, a global technology gateway for virtual currencies, to extend its services of buying and selling cryptocurrencies to the European market. Founded in 2014 by Bill Barhyd, Abra stated it… Read More

September 2, 2018 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japanese social media network LINE announced on Friday the launch of its first digital token, LINK, and its first blockchain network, LINK Chain. According to LINE, both token and network were built independently by the social platform and LINK Chain is described as a service-oriented blockchain… Read More

August 31, 2018 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitCapital, a blockchain company with operations in OTC markets, has teamed up with Pundi X to bring 1,000 cryptocurrency point-of-sale (POS) terminals to Brazil. According to Pundi X, the terminals will be rolled out to hundreds of venues in Brazil.  While sharing details about the partnership, Zac Cheah, CEO… Read More

August 29, 2018 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Terra, a price-stabled cryptocurrency that’s designed for mass adoption, has successfully secured $32 million through its seed funding round, which features investments from  Binance Labs, OKEx, Huobi Capital, and Dunamu & Partners.  Terra describes itself as a protocol of money that ensures price-stability by algorithmically… Read More