Tagged: cryptocurrency

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

December 27, 2017 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin wallet Bread announced over the weekend its crowdsale completely sold out. The company launched the round on December 23rd with $12 million secured through its presale and a total of $32 million raised. The crowdsale was capped at the $20 million, which was achieved within 90… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fit Pay, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NXT-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTD) announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Cascade FinTech to develop a platform that gives cryptocurrency holders the ability to use the value of their currency to make purchases at millions of… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atlas Cloud Enterprises Inc. (CSE:AKE) (XFRA:A49), a Canada-based growth-oriented, CSE-listed company focusing on the business of providing co-location and backup/redundancy IT, telecom equipment and cloud computing, announced on Thursday it has acquired MKH Electric City Holdings LLC, a Washington State company that owns a 6,600-sq…. Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Datawallet, a California-based C2B blockchain-based data exchange, announced on Monday its new app is now available for download on iPhone and Android. Users are now able to register within the new app, link multiple data sources, and begin to pre-earn Datawallet’s DXT cryptocurrency in advance… Read More

December 16, 2017 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Globe online real estate marketplace Wealth Migrate announced on Friday the launch of its new WEALTHE Coin, which is described as a digital currency that was created to democratize access to wealth through international commercial and residential real estate ownership. While sharing more details about… Read More

December 15, 2017 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a feedback statement on distributed ledger technology (DLT) or Blockchain.  The document comes following an earlier discussion paper published in April designed to commence a dialogue between interested parties and the regulator. The FCA has now responded to received… Read More

December 14, 2017 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ASIA Innovations Group (AIG), announced on Thursday the close of gift blockchain platform GIFTO’s public token sale within one minute of opening. The company is now claiming it to be the fastest token sale ever in Asia. According to AIG, the public token sale opened at… Read More

December 13, 2017 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise announced on Tuesday it is launching its Cryptocurrency Index Fund called the Bitwise HOLD 10 Private Index Fund. This news comes just after the company secured $4 million during its latest seed funding round, which received institutional backing from Khosla Ventures via Keith Rabois, General Catalyst via Hemant Taneja, Blockchain… Read More

December 7, 2017 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Mexican Senate passed a new bill that was designed to regulate fintech companies and cryptocurrency throughout the country. As previously reported, Mexico’s President, Enrique Peña Nieto declared in September that an initiative will be submitted to regulate and provide a legal framework for fintech… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, peer-to-peer lending platform Crowd For Angels reportedly announced the launch of its £50 million bond investment opportunity. This news comes less than a year after Crowd for Angels launched its first crowd bonds, which are described as specially created secured, high-interest products act are… Read More

November 28, 2017 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tokyo-based bitFlyer announced on Tuesday the official launch of its bitcoin exchange in the U.S. The debut in the U.S., comes just after the company reported more than $100 billion in virtual currency has been traded year-to-date. While sharing more details about the U.S. expansion, bitFlyer… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Leading Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Masterpayment , an independent payment processor, for cryptocurrency purchases. The partnership will reportedly allow Bitstamp customers to enjoy faster and more convenient transactions while maintaining the same high-caliber security. While sharing details about the new partnership, Miha… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media, Nikolai Nikiforov revealed that he believes Russia will never legalize bitcoin. According to TASS, the government-run media outlet, Nikiforov shared his thoughts about bitcoin by stating:: “Bitcoin is a foreign project for using blockchain technology, the… Read More

November 21, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital currency for payments Dash announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with KuvaCash to launch a program that is designed to solve Zimbabwe’s ballooning inflation, collapsing currency, and declining national economy. According to Dash, KuvaCash is a Dash-record $550K USD undertaking, funded directly by… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indorse, a Singapore-based decentralized social network for professionals, announced on Thursday it has formed a strategic collaboration with AppCoins, new cryptocurrency that all Aptoide App Store users can earn and spend inside app stores. According to the network, the new collaboration comes just before its MVP launch later… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 1:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TEND, the blockchain-powered platform for investments, announced this week that it has appointed Rasoul Jalali, former UBER General Manager for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). While sharing details about Jalali’s appointment, TEND Founder and CEO, Marco Abele, stated: “I am excited… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial service company Square is reportedly now testing out bitcoin on some of its Cash mobile app users. The new feature will allow users to buy and sell the cryptocurrency through the app.  The Square Cash App claims to be the simplest way to pay… Read More