Tagged: cryptocurrency

April 26, 2018 @ 12:24 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Augmate expanded its initial coin offering onto Crowdfunder, reportedly the first ICO on the crowdfunding site, and a milestone for both companies. The offering, structured as a security token in a nod to recent Securities and Exchange Commission guidance on ICOs, gives investors a chance… Read More

April 20, 2018 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

StartEngine, a full stack crowdfunding platform listing Reg CF, Reg D, and Reg A+ offerings, announced on Friday it has partnered with technology-driven trust company PrimeTrust to create what they believe is the first ever regulation crowdfunding crypto escrow. According to the duo, the crypto escrow will allow… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earn.com, a platform that gives users cryptocurrencies for doing tasks such as replying to emails, announced on Monday it is being acquired by digital wallet and crypto exchange, Coinbase. As part of the acquisition, Earn’s Co-Founder and CEO, Balaji Srinivasan, will join Coinbase and assume the role… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pundi X (CURRENCY: PXS), a multi-cryptocurrency point-of-sale (POS) solutions provider for retail stores,  announce, on Monday it has launched a new buy-back program for company holdings in NPXS tokens following a reported unanticipated demand for its technology. Pundi X CEO and co-founder, Zac Cheah, claimed that the… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 11:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Coinsource, claiming the world’s largest Bitcoin ATM network title, will expand into the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Coinsource will install 20 machines across the District of Columbia and Maryland after receiving significant demand from Bitcoin users and local merchants. This installation caps follows a successful… Read More

April 11, 2018 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Galileo, a U.S.-based payments processors and program management firm, announced on Wednesday the launch of its Galileo Cryptocurrency API to bridge the gap between cryptocurrencies and mainstream payments. According to Galileo, the cryptocurrency solution enables customers to seamlessly deposit funds denominated in cryptocurrencies to their accounts,… Read More

April 10, 2018 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Codex, a decentralized title registry for the $2 trillion arts and collectibles (A&C) asset class, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with ConsenSys to host a live charity auction at Ethereal Summit, which will take place in New York City on May 11th and… Read More

April 10, 2018 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Intrinio, a U.S.-based fintech company that provides financial data, announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with CryptoQuote, a provider of accurate and timely cryptocurrency data APIs, to distribute real-time cryptocurrency data through Intrinio’s fintech marketplace. According to Intrinio, users on the fintech marketplace… Read More

April 9, 2018 @ 2:03 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Crypto fever continues…. According to a recent Bloomberg Technology post, George Soros and his $26 billion family office is now preparing to trade cryptocurrencies, shifting from his January World Economic Forum assessment that digital assets were a “bubble. Adam Fisher, who oversees macro investing at New York-based Soros… Read More

April 7, 2018 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform that offers state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers, announced on Saturday the introduction of twelve new token listings to its trading platform. According to Bitfinex, the newly introduced token listings have a combined market capitalization of… Read More

April 6, 2018 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smartphone manufacturer Foxconn has recently announced that one of its subsidiaries is now set to build what is believed to be the first blockchain smartphone for Sirin Labs. According to Sirin Labs, the Finney blockchain smartphone is designed to store and use digital currencies such… Read More

April 5, 2018 @ 10:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

WISeKey International Holding Ltd ( SIX: WIHN), a global cybersecurity and IoT company, will launch its WISeCoin in Q4 2018. WISeCoin will be funded by an ICO with forthcoming private pre-sales starting in Q3 2018. The company expects high demand for WISeCoin. Founded by Chairman… Read More

April 5, 2018 @ 8:47 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Etherparty Smart Contracts Inc., a Vancouver blockchain tech company, is now accepting applications for its Rocket Three for Free contest, which will offer three projects or startups the opportunity to win full use of Etherparty’s new cryptocurrency crowdfunding platform, Rocket, free of charge. Founded by Lisa… Read More

April 4, 2018 @ 10:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Y-Combinator-backed Request Network Foundation launched its cryptocurrency payments service which allowing users to send and request payments or make money transfers in cryptocurrencies. “We’re very excited to see the ways in which developers connect with the technology, and use it to make cryptocurrency payments mainstream,… Read More

April 4, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Around the Ides of March, Google (following in Facebook’s footsteps) banned all cryptocurrency advertising, effective June 2018. Crowdfund Insider reported that in 2017 alone Google blocked 3.2 billion ads from its platform. Now Chrome has added to its Developer Program Policies a ban that prohibits products… Read More

April 3, 2018 @ 12:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

2018 continues to be an exciting year full of innovation and successful funding rounds for Mobius. In January 2018, the company reportedly raised $35 million, claiming the “largest pre-sale of 2018.”  Then came the record MOBI initial coin offering public sale which sold out in two hours…. Read More

April 3, 2018 @ 8:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tech-focused e-trailer Newegg announced last week it will now give customers in Canada the option of paying for their purchase with bitcoin. The company reported it first offered a bitcoin payment option to its U.S. customers in August 2014 and since that time bitcoin transactions have represented… Read More

March 29, 2018 @ 10:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Progressive fashion line United Colors of Benetton in Lithuania has officially started accepting cryptocurrencies via CopPay, a Lithuanian-based multiсryptocurrency payment platform for businesses, consumers and community. CopPay’s international payment processing system aims to help store owners avoid losses due to the volatility of the exchange rate… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 10:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CoinDesk, Inc, a digital media, events and information services company for the crypto and blockchain community, has partnered with South Korean daily newspaper The Hankyoreh to help launch the new CoinDesk Korea. With the new partnership, The Hankyoreh will translate and distribute CoinDesk’s daily news in Korean,… Read More

March 23, 2018 @ 10:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In its new study, the OECD Secretary General examines cryptocurrency and its tax consequences in the two part Report to G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors. Part I reports on the activities and achievements of the OECD’s tax agenda, and reviews significant achievements while looking ahead at… Read More