Tagged: digital currency

February 13, 2020 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin IRA, a company that allows individuals to invest in cryptocurrency, announced on Thursday it has lowered its rates for 2020 based on improvements to its 24/7 self-trading platform and its OTC liquidity partner. Bitcoin IRA reported it has lowered its platform fees by 25%… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced on Monday it is expanding its global presence with new custodial entities in Switzerland and Germany. According to BitGo,  BitGo’s Swiss entity BitGo GmbH is a member of the Financial Services Standards Association (VQF), supervised by the Swiss Financial Market… Read More

February 9, 2020 @ 10:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinJar recently announced it has launched its mobile app for Android smartphones. Founded in 2013, Coinjar claims to be Australia’s longest-running digital currency exchange. The company’s services allow users to buy, sell, store, and spend digital assets. “As an award-winning, venture… Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced earlier this week it has reduced withdrawal fees for a total of 12 cryptocurrencies. The following cryptos have been reduced: Founded in 2016, Crypto.com was created to accelerate the “world’s transition” to cryptocurrency. Key products of the platform include… Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nomics, a provider of cryptocurrency market cap and pricing data, announced on Thursday it has completed its deep data integration with U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange BitShares. According to the duo, this new integration has allowed Nomics to vet BitShares’ trade history and verify that it meets… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gemini Trust Company, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced on Wednesday it has integrated with TradingView, a platform that provides real-time information and market insights to millions of traders daily. Gemini reported its users may now trade with Gemini using the TradingView platform. According… Read More

February 4, 2020 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Baanx, a mobile digital banking app, payments engine, and cryptocurrency platform, is now offering customers the chance to buy Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and other top cryptocurrencies with debit and credit cards, for a card fee of no more than 0.99%, until the end of February… Read More

February 3, 2020 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Denis Pitcher, Chief Fintech advisor to the Premier of Bermuda, confirmed recently that the island country’s government has been focusing on encouraging blockchain and crypto adoption. Bermuda aims to enable greater financial inclusion with its national virtual currency in an area where residents are reportedly… Read More

February 2, 2020 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LVC Corporation, a subsidiary of LINE Corporation and manager of LINE’s digital currency and blockchain-focused ventures, recently confirmed its plans to begin trading its virtual currency in Japan by April 2020. LINE is the company behind Japanese social media network Line, which notably has more… Read More

January 29, 2020 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced on Wednesday it has appointed Google’s former Vice President of Product, Surojit Chatterjee, as its new Chief Product Officer. Coinbase reported that Surojit will play a “critical role” in making the crypto-economy accessible to millions of more people through its… Read More

January 28, 2020 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Refundo, a provider of tax-related financial products and services, announced on Tuesday it is once again making federal and state tax refunds available in cryptocurrency. The company revealed it is introducing support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETC), and Ripple (XRP) as additional cryptocurrency options… Read More

January 28, 2020 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced on Tuesday the launch of its commission-free cryptocurrency trading. Uphold also revealed that it is adding new funding and withdrawal options to its platform, which reportedly now attracts up to 7,000 new accounts daily. Speaking about the new… Read More

January 28, 2020 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Standard Chartered, a UK-based multinational banking and financial services company with $688 billion in assets, announced on Tuesday it has made an investment in Contour, a blockchain-based open industry platform that will initially focus on digitally creating, exchanging, approving and issuing Letters of Credit (LCs). … Read More

January 28, 2020 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gemini Trust Company, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Blair Halliday as Chief Compliance Officer, as well as UK and European Money Laundering Reporting Officer. According to Gemini, Halliday will oversee the strategic direction of Gemini’s compliance program in the… Read More

January 28, 2020 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin IRA, a company that allows individuals to invest in cryptocurrency in an IRS-approved retirement account, announced on Tuesday it has surpassed $400 million in cryptocurrency transactions. Founded in 2016, Bitcoin IRA claims to be the world’s first, largest, and most secure digital asset IRA… Read More

January 27, 2020 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending, and borrowing platform, has reportedly formed a new partnership with ZenLedger.io, a cryptocurrency tax analysis, and blockchain analytics startup. The duo reported that through the partnership cryptocurrency investors filing taxes with ZenLedger have an easy and seamless access to cryptocurrency-backed… Read More

January 27, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TradeStation, an online broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, recently announced its subsidiary, TradeStation Crypto, has received additional state approvals. The platform reported that residents of Illinois, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wisconsin are now able to apply for a TradeStation Crypto account to trade cryptocurrencies. TradeStation revealed instead of being a… Read More

January 26, 2020 @ 10:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Travala, a service that lets users pay for hotel reservations with digital currencies, has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target from more than 230 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2017, Travala claims it has become… Read More

January 25, 2020 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A group of around 70 Japanese lawmakers from the nation’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is reportedly preparing a proposal that recommends issuing a virtual currency. Norihiro Nakayama, a member of the party and parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs, stated (on January 24): “China is moving… Read More

January 24, 2020 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Thursday it has formed a fiat-to-crypto transaction platform Simplex to give Bitpay mobile app users the ability to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies directly in-app using a credit card. BitPay reported that through the partnership users may now… Read More