Tagged: litecoin

November 26, 2019 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Travala, a service that lets users pay for hotel reservations with digital currencies, will now be allowing its clients to book any hotel that is available via Booking.com. Travala’s management says that it has integrated Booking.com’s listed accommodations on its platform. The newly launched feature… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New Zealand-based Brave New Coin (BNC), a data and research firm focused on the blockchain and digital equities industry, has partnered with multi-currency futures exchange BTSE in order to release the BNC-BTSE Composite Index (BBCX).  According to a press release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the… Read More

October 16, 2019 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CipherTrace, the leading provider of cryptocurrency intelligence and blockchain security, announced on October 15 the launch of a comprehensive virtual asset tracing capability.  According to a press release shared with Crowdfund Insider, CipherTrace customers can trace Bitcoin (BTC) transactions and over 700 digital tokens following… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WEG Bank AG, a German bank that’s partly owned by blockchain-related organizations Nimiq, TokenPay, and the Litecoin Foundation, is reportedly preparing to accept cryptocurrency transactions on behalf of its clients next year.  WEG Bank AG CEO Matthias von Hauff said that the bank’s program is… Read More

September 25, 2019 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi CEO Anthony Noto visited the studios of CNBC today and during his interview he announced that SoFi will now allow its users to purchase and trade cryptocurrencies. Specifically, Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum – three of the most popular virtual currencies. Noto stated, “cryptocurrency was the… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Crypto Invest Summit, the U.S. largest cryptocurrency and blockchain conference, announced on Wednesday it has partnered with the Litecoin Foundation, led by Litecoin creator Charlie Lee, to program the portion of the Builders’ Track devoted to Bitcoin, Litecoin and Lightning Network development at this spring’s… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SALT, a U.S.-based Blockchain-Backed Loans provider for cryptocurrency holders, announced on Thursday it has updated its platform to include peer-to-peer cryptocurrency, Litecoin. This news comes just days after SFOX added the crypto to its cryptocurrency prime dealer platform.  Founded in 2016, SALT launched its lending platform in… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SFOX, a cryptocurrency prime dealer for high-volume traders and institutional investors, announced this week it has added trading support for cryptocurrency Litecoin (LTC) as part of its plans to become a premier institutional crypto asset management platform. Founded in 2014, SFOX is a platform that provides professional… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto wallet CoolBitX has announced a new partnership with the Litecoin Foundation. At the same time, CoolBitX is kicking off its global launch of its CoolWallet S hardware in the US. CoolBitX envisions a future where retail consumers use their crypto wallet hardware and the… Read More

August 30, 2018 @ 8:47 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Charlie Lee, founder of a retail payments-focussed cryptocurrency called Litecoin, told CNBC this week that crypto bear markets can be a good time for people working on crypto projects to keep their noses to the grindstone, and might also be a good time to pick… Read More

June 22, 2018 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

This week, the Federal Reserve of St. Louis has added multiple cryptocurrencies to their data tracking service FRED. FRED has added four series on the prices of different cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin (but no Ripple), with the data is coming from Coinbase. All of the information is being updated… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 7:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Earlier this week Digital challenger bank Revolut asked customers to help name its new and exclusive metal card. Now the maverick platform has moved again from metal to crypto: Revolut customers can buy, hold and sell two more cryptocurrencies instantly within the app. In December last year,… Read More

May 14, 2018 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo announced on Monday the New York State Department of Financial Services has authorized Gemini Trust Company, LLC to offer the custody services and trading of Zcash, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, emerging cryptocurrencies, on its virtual currency exchange, which is… Read More

May 2, 2018 @ 8:41 am By Cali Haan  |  

Charlie Lee, creator of Litecoin, outlined the current state of Litecoin in a live-streaming interview with Julian Hosp of TenX April 27th. TenX are the makers of a crypto software wallet and debit card system that aims to,”make any blockchain asset spendable instantly.” Overall, said… Read More

April 6, 2018 @ 5:55 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Lightning Network meant to help Bitcoin and Litecoin scale to handle more payments has been under sustained DoS (Denial of Service) attack emanating from an friendly anonymous source or sources known as “BitPico.” The attack began March 22, 2018, and BitPico took credit publicly… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 4:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Grayscale Investments, LLC, a digital currency investing authority, launched four new investment products including Bitcoin Cash Investment Trust, Ethereum Investment Trust, Litecoin Investment Trust and XRP Investment Trust.  As of 28 February 2018, Grayscale reported possessed $2.1 billion in assets under management. Barry Silbert, Digital Currency… Read More

February 23, 2018 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Here is an interesting write up that should make cryptocurrency advocates happy. The Heritage Foundation, a leading policy think tank in Washington, DC, published a report at the end last year telling Congress and other public authorities they need to back off of Bitcoin and… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The creation of Bitcoin, along with the Blockchain technology that enabled the digital currency, was a revolutionary act that has changed the world of finance forever. Originally envisioned as a transactional digital currency, Bitcoin has evolved more into an investment, or vehicle to speculate, due… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

The CFTC Division of Enforcement Virtual Currency Task Force has been rather busy. Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has shared two enforcement actions filed against Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency related fraud cases. The first was against the Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited, the second was filed against Defendants Patrick… Read More

December 17, 2017 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bloomberg Terminal is the mainstay of any serious financial service firm. Populated on trading desks around the world, “the Bloomberg”, launched in 1981 long before computers were commonplace. The Terminal is now on over 325,000 work stations globally. And it is not just about… Read More