Tagged: cryptocurrency

February 12, 2018 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Pundi X (CURRENCY: PXS), a cryptocurrency point-of-sale (“POS”) solution provider announced over the weekend it has formed a partnership with  Coinnest, which is described as the fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in Korea, announced a strategic partnership. According to Pundi X, Coinnest will be the first Korean… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 2:17 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Envisioning itself as the “go-to platform for building new partnerships, finding love or jobs and building new products” with the assistance of the community, Tel Aviv- based Matchpool has launched a new social platform seeking and sourcing crypto from the crowd called fund0x.  The cryptocurrency-only site… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Independent financial advisory organization, deVere Group, announced on Monday it has launched a cryptocurrency app, deVere Crypto, that has bitcoin prediction. According to the company, the new app will allow users to store, transfer and exchange currently three major cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin, Ethereum, and LiteCoin.  While sharing more… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 1:17 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Coinbase, co-founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, provides support for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin in 32 countries, with over 10 million customers served and over $50B in digital currency exchanged. Now the six year-old digital wallet and crypto-exchange Coinbase has reportedly crossed $1 billion in revenue… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 9:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Venezuela has issued a White Paper on its proposed cryptocurrency Petro (PTR). Petro has its origin in former President Hugo Chavez’s controversial idea of a strong currency backed by raw materials, in this case, petroleum; Venezuela is recognized as having the largest oil reserves in the… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 8:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Investor Education Centre (IEC), a subsidiary of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), jointly launched a public education campaign today on the risks associated with ICOs and cryptocurrencies. The campaign aims to provide the… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 4:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, social media giant Facebook announced it is officially banning all ads concerning bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Facebook Product Management Director, Rob Leathern, stated the platform’s team has created a new policy that prohibits ads that promote financial products and services that are frequently… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fineqia International Inc. (CSE: FNQ) (OTCPink: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) announced on Monday it has made a cash investment for an equity stake in Nivaura, which recently demonstrated the world’s first crypto-currency denominated bond issuance that was cleared, settled and registered entirely on a public blockchain. According… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, British cryptocurrency company Electroneum reported a successful first month of its mobile mining BETA trial, giving millions of smartphone users global access to mine their cryptocurrency. The company revealed that its worldwide survey of over 44,000 participants saw 93% of users being young… Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood, a fintech broker firm, announced this week its new bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies investment platform, which its services are 24 hours a day available the platform is commission-free. Features of the platform include: Everything in one place: All cryptocurrencies, stocks, ETFs, and options are now… Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

California fintech Integral announced this week that it has expanded its market data offering for cryptocurrencies to include 14 major cryptocurrencies connecting to all major exchange sources across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. While sharing details about the expansion, Harpal Sandhu, CEO of Integral, stated: “An accurate, stable, and reliable reference… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, multi-billionaire, television personality, and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, announced that the NBA team would be accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment during the 2018-2019 basketball season. Cuban revealed the exciting news when he was asked by Mavericks fans… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 11:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

French cryptocurrency and blockchain security company Ledger nabbed a $75 million (EUR 61 million) Series B round, led by Draper Esprit. The investment funds will enable the company to scale up its operations as demand for its security products increases. While the round was led by… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

International payments company Moorwand and global issuer processer GPS announced on Monday they have joined forces to launch the UPayCard branded prepaid card solution to the UK market. According to the companies, UPayCard is a global multi-currency service for businesses and consumers. It is the first… Read More

January 4, 2018 @ 12:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Qtum, a blockchain application platform, has partnered with Baofeng, a Chinese video portal, to help achieve the world’s first Blockchain Consensus Network (BCN) and build the most decentralized blockchain node network. With the help of Baofeng, Qtum will run 50,000 full network nodes and reportedly claim the… Read More

January 4, 2018 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Prasos, a Bitcoin broker seeking to make Bitcoin investing mainstream, completed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor by securing more than €2.5 million in funding. The company launched the funding round in November seeking a minimum of €750,000. Now, CEO of Prasos, Henry… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pundi X, a cryptocurrency point-of-sale (“POS”) solutions provider for retail stores, announced on Tuesday it is launching three working products before its public token sales on January 21st. According to the company, these POS devices can help the retail store owners to convert crypto to fiat, crypto… Read More

December 30, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share Ripple’s insight on the blockchain industry, CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse sat down with Bloomberg’s Cory Johnson to discuss the San Francisco-based fintech company’s bet on cryptocurrency’s technology. Founded in 2012, Ripple notably provides global financial settlement solutions to enable the world… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, cryptocurrency platform Dash announced it has appointed former American Express Senior Manager, Bradley Zastrow, as its new Director of Global Business Development. While sharing details about Zastrow’s appointment, CEO of Dash, Ryan Taylor, stated: “Bradley joins Dash from American Express where he has… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Deputy Minister Alexei Moiseev announced that the Russian Finance Ministry has reportedly suggested collecting taxes on mining of cryptocurrencies. This tax will be introduced through a new draft law, which was announced earlier this week. According to Russian media outlet, TASS, while sharing details… Read More