Tagged: gold

June 24, 2021 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based Hugo, a digital wealth and savings app, recently revealed that they’ve acquired $2 million in capital via a seed round from 1982 Ventures, established family offices and angel investors. With the proceeds from its investment round, Hugo stated that it will be introducing additional… Read More

June 21, 2021 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Glint Pay Services, a Fintech that is a regulated e-money firm and payments provider, says that savers don’t trust banks. According to Glint and an in-house survey of their users, 68% of savers no longer trust banks to protect their wealth and are searching for… Read More

June 19, 2021 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Glint Pay Inc., a subsidiary of the UK-based Fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through the Glint Debit Mastercard and Glint App, has secured 111% of its equity crowdfunding… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Glint Pay Inc. (Glint), a subsidiary of the U.K.-based fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through the Glint Debit Mastercard and Glint App, has launched a new equity… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Unifimoney Inc., a U.S.-based premium digital money management platform, announced earlier this week the launch of the Unifi Premier credit card, offering customers the choice to redeem their rewards as Bitcoin, Gold or Equity. The company revealed it partnered with Railsbank to launch the card,… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink notes in a blog post that “secure, up-to-date” price data is the “centerpiece” of many financial applications. This data is regularly used to initiate transactions and “derive” various other instruments and products, particularly in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, Chainlink explained. The decentralized Oracle network… Read More

March 12, 2021 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Spencer Schiff, who is the son of one of Bitcoin’s most vocal critics, Peter Schiff, has reportedly decided that he’ll be moving 100% of his investment portfolio into BTC, the leading digital currency. My son @SpencerKSchiff's latest #Bitcoin buy resulted in a follow by @jack…. Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan says that Bitcoin (BTC) is like an “economic side show” when compared to the emergence of many new Fintech businesses. The bank’s analysts have argued that Bitcoin is a poor hedge against the falling equity prices. The world’s leading digital currency is trading… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledger Vault has reportedly entered into agreement with Nexo in order to secure and protect clients’ funds. Ledger Vault aims to provide institutional-grade self-custody to Nexo. Through the partnership, which was announced on February 10, 2020, the companies will be focused on providing clients with… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blend Network, an online peer to peer (P2P) property lending platform, notes in its latest monthly market pulse report that one of the very few, seemingly positive headlines of this year is Britain becoming the first country to license a “fully tested”… Read More

December 13, 2020 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped consumer mentality and habits, especially as it relates to people’s financial needs. But it remains unclear what new habits born out of necessity are here to stay and what will vanish as the pandemic grinds to an eventual halt. We recently… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading sideways as some crypto analysts have warned that the digital asset’s price may become unpredictable in the short-term, according to a new report from OKCoin. The digital currency exchange confirmed that Bitcoin continues to gain institutional support. BTC’s recent price… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based CoinShares, a company that aims to expand access to the digital asset ecosystem while serving as a trusted partner for its clients, has noted that the Bitcoin (BTC) price has been closing-in on the “very psychological” all-time-high (of nearly $20,000) “coupled with momentary fears… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amadeo Pellicce, Product Manager at Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet provider and blockchain explorer service, notes that last year, they had teamed up with digital asset firm CoinShares to introduce DGLD, a crypto-asset representing allocated physical gold that’s kept securely in a Swiss vault. Pellicce… Read More

November 13, 2020 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glint Pay Inc. (Glint), a subsidiary of the U.K.-based fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through the Glint Debit Mastercard and Glint App, reportedly secured £2.5 million through… Read More

November 10, 2020 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CORO, a U.S.-based gold payment app, announced on Tuesday it has received its money transmitter license in Mississippi. This news comes just days after CORO received its money transmitter license in Alabama. As previously reported, CORO has created a new financial payment system that allows… Read More

November 3, 2020 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CORO, a U.S.-based gold payment app, announced on Tuesday it has received its money transmitter license in Alabama. The latest milestone comes just a little over a month after  CORO received its money transmitter license in Oregon. As previously reported, CORO has created a new… Read More

October 10, 2020 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, notes that cryptocurrency markets took a major hit in September 2020 as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) recorded their first down month since June of this year. Binance also mentioned in its monthly report that despite the… Read More

October 1, 2020 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CORO, a U.S.-based gold payment app, announced on Wednesday it has received a Money Transmitter license by the State of Oregon. Founded in 2018, Coro states it has created a new financial payment system that where gold to be used as a currency in everyday… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Minted, a Shariah-compliant platform for trading gold, is planning to launch its services this month. Gold has served as a safe haven asset during times of economic uncertainty, but mostly wealthy people have invested in the precious metal. Minted aims to change this trend… Read More