Tagged: cryptocurrency

August 28, 2018 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced it is now serving customers in the state of California. The company reported that this California launch markets the expansion of its lending footprint to nearly 45 states. Founded in 2017, BlockFi describes itself as a secured non-bank lender that… Read More

August 28, 2018 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Securities token platform Polymath announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with SEC qualified custodian Prime Trust to provide solutions for security tokens utilizing the ST-20 standard. The partnership with Prime Trust comes just days after Polymath announced its collaboration with V Stock Transfer, a stock… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 10:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month after announcing its expansion plans into Japan with DLTA 21 Blockchain Corp., a Canadian blockchain investment bank, Canadian cryptocurrency Coinsquare announced its upcoming European expansion efforts, which is set for fourth quarter 2018. According to Coinsquare, European customers will have… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 4:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinLion (Token Name/Symbol: LION) announced on Wednesday it has opened pre-registration for its private beta launch. CoinLion reported it has invited the public to pre-register for their private beta launch to be among the first to access their highly anticipated platform. As previously reported, CoinLion is a cryptocurrency… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vela, a global multi-asset electronic trading provider, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with CoinMarketCap, a cryptocurrency data source firm, in order to include cryptocurrencies through Vela’s Market Data Feed service, SuperFeed. According to Vela, this new partnership will provide Vela’s institutional client base with access… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Covesting, a cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform, announced on Wednesday it become a member of the Crypto Valley Association in Switzerland. This news comes just a few months after Covesting announced it joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, an open source blockchain initiative. As previously reported, Covesting was founded in… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global investment platform, eToro, announced on Monday it has added IOTA, bringing the total number of cryptoassets available on the platform to 12. According to eToro, the cryptoasset aims to enable companies to explore and open up new business to business marketing opportunities by making every… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlockEx announced on Friday inventors and intellectual property lawyers are now able to purchase LOCI’s LOCIcoin utility token directly in traditional fiat currency for the first time through its digital asset exchange platform. Founded in 2016, LOCI stated it is on a mission to change… Read More

August 16, 2018 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform CRYPTO.com announced on Thursday three key hires to its leadership team. The digital currency portal reported that Adrienne Wong was appointed as Senior Vice President of Head of Product, Cerulean Hu was named Lead Blockchain Engineer, and Ivan Stefanovas was appointed Senior Vice… Read More

August 15, 2018 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based blockchain asset financial service provider and crypto exchange Huobi announced on Wednesday it has entered into a strategic partnership and invested in U.S.-compliant security token trading platform, OpenFinance Network. According to Huobi, the new partnership will introduce both platforms to new markets and allow collaboration… Read More

August 15, 2018 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based cryptocurrency services platform Ethos announced it now integrating with Simplex, a global instant fiat purchase service enabling bitcoin and altcoin purchases with credit and debit cards. The integration will be through the Ethos Universal Wallet, which provides a secure, self-custodied mobile wallet that puts… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 3:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In July CipherTrace published a report on crypto theft and money laundering during Q2 2018 detailing a spike in crypto crime as thefts of digital assets via wallets and exchanges jump in value; as one may expect, money laundering is also a growing problem.  The CipherTrace 2018… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Identity verification provider Onfido has formed a partnership with global remittance company TransferGo to help verify the identities of TransferGo’s users.  TransferGo currently offers transfers between nearly 50 countries and recently claimed to be the first remittance company to offer a cryptocurrency trading facility with… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Asian cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin recently announced the launch of its new institutional investor program. According to KuCoin, the program was created in order to encourage institutional investors on its platform participate more actively in trading activities. The exchange describes institutional investors as those that participate in… Read More

August 9, 2018 @ 10:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

EXMO, a UK-based cryptocurrency exchange operating in multiple fiat and cryptocurrency pairs, announced on Thursday it has expanded its list of accessible trading instruments for active traders and announces the addition of the Cardano (ADA) cryptocurrency to its listing. According to EXMO, users of the platform… Read More

August 8, 2018 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cross-border commerce Flow announced on Wednesday the expansion of its international payment options to support cryptocurrency payment processing through BitPay, a blockchain payments technology platform. This news follows BitPay’s recent announcement that it received its Virtual Currency License from the New York Department of Financial Services. According… Read More

August 4, 2018 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crypto marketplace Coinbase announced on Friday its Coinbase Pro is set to open for inbound transfers of ETC this upcoming Tuesday (August 7th). The platform reported that it intends to allow 24–48 hours of inbound transfers through Coinbase Pro and Coinbase Prime before enabling trading. It was revealed in a… Read More

August 3, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FanDuel, a U.S.-based daily fantasy sports provider, announced earlier this week it has formed a new partnership with digital currency platform for payments and e-commerce Dash. Launched in 2009, FanDuel offers a multitude of one-day, weekly and season-long game options for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Golf,… Read More

August 3, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nexo, a crypto-backed loans platform, has formed a partnership with secure crypto platform UTRUST to integrate its instant loan solution on the UTRUST platform. Nexo reported its crypto-backed lending capabilities on will provide UTRUST crypto with an option to make delayed payment purchases. According to… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 6:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian bitcoin exchange platform CoinJar announced on Thursday the launch of its new CoinJar Digital Currency Fund. The platform claims that the fund is Australia’s first index-style cryptocurrency fund for wholesale investors. According to CoinJar, The Fund takes on the management and security of the assets… Read More