Tagged: cryptocurrency

July 19, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard has reportedly been granted a patent to link cryptocurrency with Fiat accounts. According to its filing, the patent was created to manage fractional reserves of blockchain currency comprising: storing, in a first central account, at least a fiat amount associated with a fiat currency.  The company reported:… Read More

July 17, 2018 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency services platform Ethos announced on Monday it has formed a U.S. cryptocurrency partnership with merchant services and payment processing organization Payroc. According to Ethos, as part of the partnership, the Ethos Bedrock platform will be integrated with Payroc’s payment gateway platform, which will enable… Read More

July 13, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following a security breach that caused roughly $23.5 million worth of cryptocurrency to be stolen, Bancor announced its decentralized liquidity network was back online. As previously reported, a wallet used to upgrade some smart contacts was compromised. Bancor reported that the compromised wallet was then… Read More

July 13, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cinnober, a global independent provider of exchange technology, announced this week it has partnered with cryptocurrency security firm  BitGo to provide solutions to cryptocurrency exchanges. Cinnober reported BitGo’s wallet solution will expand its trading and post-trade platform to provide an end-to-end secure, institutional-grade digital asset exchange… Read More

July 11, 2018 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo has expanded its suite and custody products and services to support a total of 57 new ethereum assets, according to CoinDesk. The media outlet reported that the addition of the assets was done due to the demand for services that safeguard… Read More

July 10, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British research university, the London School of Economics, is now offering an online course on digital currencies called “Cryptocurrency Investment and Disruption.” According to its description, students will learn the practical skills to interact with cryptocurrency exchanges as well as how to use wallets and evaluate… Read More

July 10, 2018 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bancor, a decentralized liquidity network, announced on Monday it experienced a security breach. Although details about the breach are currently being investigated, Bancor released an update about the facts the network has so far. According to Bancor, a wallet used to upgrade some smart contacts was… Read More

July 10, 2018 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Humaniq, a next-generation Blockchain-for-good platform, announced on Tuesday the launch of a new app feature, Humaniq Stories, which was designed to increase its fast-growing community’s Blockchain and crypto knowledge. According to Humaniq, the feature represents an essential in-messenger content channel, where Humaniq users can easily… Read More

July 6, 2018 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Monaco, a payments and cryptocurrency platform, announced on Friday it has rebranded to CRYPTO.com and has unveiled its new MCO Visa Card portfolio along with MCO Private service. The digital currency portal reported that the updated card portfolio will now include three new offerings, which… Read More

June 30, 2018 @ 8:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

trade.io, a next-generation financial institution based on blockchain technology, announced on Friday it will officially launch its self-titled crypto exchange on July 17th. The company reported that this announcement comes after months of anticipation across the crypto world where they have eagerly prepared for the… Read More

June 29, 2018 @ 7:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has launched a new cryptocurrency donation platform, givecrypto.org, to help those in need. GiveCrypto is described as a nonprofit that distributes cryptocurrency to people living in poverty. The platform’s mission is to financially empower people by distributing cryptocurrency globally. “Two bill people have… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Archax, an institutional standard digital assets firm, announced on Tuesday the launch of its institutional-grade digital asset exchange, which is geared towards professional investing. The company reported that by providing the next evolutionary step for handling cryptocurrencies and all other digital assets, this new platform is… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 11:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

A few days since its airdrop distribution of football tokens (or soccer tokens in the US),  during which Waves Platform said that it would distribute 150,000 cryptocurrency tokens to the wallets of its users free of charge (users must first create a wallet on their platform… Read More

June 25, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mobilum, a Gibraltar-based payment processing platform that enables real-time cryptocurrency payments at the point of sale, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform, EthicHub. According to Mobilum, the collaboration will allow both Mobilum and EthicHub users to benefit from a… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HashCash Consultants, the company behind cryptocurrency exchange PayBito, announced on Thursday the platform has served one million global users. According to HashCash, the trading portal uses bank-level security features to protect users from hacks and also conducts KYC along with AML checks before users can… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HyperQuant, a fintech software platform, announced on Friday it has signed a partnership agreement with international cryptocurrency exchange, KuCoin. According to HyperQuant, the partnership agreement covers numerous spheres of collaboration. The platform claims that its team experts were chosen to support KuCoin with the development of the new… Read More

June 7, 2018 @ 6:59 pm By Cali Haan  |  

In a gesture that may show poor understanding of crypto generally, the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has proposed a temporary ban on imports of crypto mining equipment to the country. According to the Hanoi Times, the Ministry gave two reasons for the proposal. First, “The act… Read More

June 7, 2018 @ 10:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Cayman Island-based crypto market and portfolio analysis platform TokenAI has introduced Juliet, a proprietary Artificial Intelligence tool which aims to help both new and experienced cryptocurrency traders make smarter investments. Juliet seeks to integrate with TokenAI’s three core services: Individual Coin Analysis, Current Portfolio Rebalancing and… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cobinhood, a cryptocurrency service platform and zero-fee exchange endorsed by Richard Sherman, announced on Wednesday it has launched its new decentralized blockchain platform, Dexon. The platform reported that the project is backed by IDG Capital. Cobinhood claims that  Dexon is the fastest blockchain available on the market… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boston-based cryptocurrency platform Circle is now making plans to apply for a banking license in the U.S. As previously reported, Circle, which is backed by Goldman Sachs, was founded in 2013 and offers four products: Circle Invest, which allows users to easily invest in crypto; Circle Pay,… Read More