Tagged: Xapo

March 18, 2023 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Xapo Bank now supports near-instant pounds Sterling payments and from the United Kingdom. Xapo Bank confirmed in a blog post that they are pleased to announce that they have joined the Faster Payment System (FPS). This means their members can now “send Pounds Sterling directly… Read More

March 4, 2023 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Xapo Bank, a Bitcoin custodian and licensed private bank, has partnered with Lightspark and integrated with the Lightning Network “to enable lightning-fast Bitcoin payments for its customers.” Xapo Bank members “can now instantly pay for small purchases of up to $100 USD at any vendor… Read More

February 1, 2020 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly expanding its institutional custody business through the establishment of a new office in Ireland, the company confirmed on January 29. Coinbase first introduced Coinbase Custody in 2017, in order to better serve its institutional clients, which include major… Read More

September 28, 2019 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IOVLabs, the parent company behind RSK’s open-source Bitcoin smart contract network, announced on September 27 its acquisition of Taringa, a Spanish-language social media network. IOVLabs has reportedly set aside $5 million in assets for developing products for Taringa, according to a release. The company’s management… Read More

August 16, 2019 @ 7:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase announced on Thursday that its Coinbase Custody has completed the acquisition of Xapo’s institutional businesses. Coinbase claims that the acquisition caps off a tremendous period of growth and innovation for Coinbase Custody. “In just over one year since launch, Coinbase Custody has grown to over $7 billion… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 9:33 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Wences Casares, an early Bitcoin adopter and founder of the bitcoin wallet and vault company Xapo, has told reporters at Bloomberg that Bitcoin, “is a really interesting intellectual experiment…” that still has a “non-trivial chance of failing,” though he considers success more likely than failure…. Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 4:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bloomberg is out with a report that some wealthy investors are “hoarding” Bitcoin in bunkers deep underground the amount is said to be hovering around $10 billion representing 7% of Bitcoin’s float. Xapo, the “Fort Knox of Bitcoin,” has raised $40 million from big name VC’s… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 9:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss founded Winklevoss Capital in 2013 and have significantly bolstered their portfolio in the last four months.  Widely known for their claim that Mark Zuckerberg had stolen their idea for Facebook, the Harvard rowing grads have been in contentious litigation for… Read More