Tagged: cryptocurrency

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

May 24, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

European Tour professional golfer, Scott Jamieson, announced this week that he is being sponsored by a digital currency company. The deal with LIFElabs.io is effective immediately and will see the athlete raise the profile of its digital currency, LIFEtoken and support its numerous charitable initiatives around the globe. Founded in 2017,… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Caspian, the full-stack crypto trading, portfolio and risk management platform for institutional and sophisticated investors, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with BitMEX (Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange) a bitcoin peer-to-peer trading platform, in order to further support and facilitate institutional investment’s move into crypto… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 7:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Earlier this week Digital challenger bank Revolut asked customers to help name its new and exclusive metal card. Now the maverick platform has moved again from metal to crypto: Revolut customers can buy, hold and sell two more cryptocurrencies instantly within the app. In December last year,… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Covesting, a fintech startup that is building a comprehensive cryptocurrency exchange and trading infrastructure, announced on Wednesday it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, an open source blockchain initiative. Founded in 2017, Covesting is a cryptocurrency exchange and a trading platform that offers a complete and… Read More

May 17, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase announced earlier this week the launch of its new product offerings for institutions, which are designed to meet the demand to trade and invest in cryptocurrency. The company reported that over the past few months more than 100 hedge funds have announced plans to… Read More

May 17, 2018 @ 12:36 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Indorse, a blockchain-powered social network for professionals, has partnered with ICOCrunch, an independent research platform that showcases ICO projects. Through this partnership, Indorse will help ICOCrunch add an “additional layer of legitimacy” to projects on the platform. Once a project has been verified through Indorse,… Read More

May 14, 2018 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo announced on Monday the New York State Department of Financial Services has authorized Gemini Trust Company, LLC to offer the custody services and trading of Zcash, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, emerging cryptocurrencies, on its virtual currency exchange, which is… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, global blockchain asset financial service provider Huobi Group announced its plans to expand into Europe with new offices in London opening later this year. As previously reported, Huobi Group was founded in 2013 and has become a leading global digital asset financial service provider in… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday UNICEF Australia announced it has turned to cryptocurrency for online fundraising through its new website, The Hopepage, which notably allows Australians to provide help and hope to vulnerable children by simply opening the page while they are online. According to the nonprofit, when users are… Read More

April 28, 2018 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bermuda’s premier and minister of finance David Burt announced on Friday he has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Burt revealed in the announcement:  “The Binance Group is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and an international… Read More