Tagged: digital currency

April 7, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gurvais Grigg recently revealed why he joined blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis as its Global Public Sector CTO after working for over two decades at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), most recently as Assistant Director of the FBI Laboratory. In his new role, Grigg will… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

US-based digital assets firm Gemini has joined forces with identity decisioning platform for banks and fintech companies, Alloy, to streamline identity decisioning for its credit card with cryptocurrency rewards. Gemini reported that through the collaboration, it will use Alloy to facilitate its onboarding process for credit card… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 7:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Tuesday it now has 3.5 million customers.  To celebrate this new milestone, the platform is now offering double Cryptoback Rewards for the month of April.  As previously reported, Wirex is a UK FCA-licenced global digital payment platform that has… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Capitect, a U.S.-based advisor technology platform, recently announced it has integrated with cryptocurrency platform Coinbase for digital currency performance reporting, billing, and rebalancing. Capitect reported that through the partnership its users are now able to connect directly to clients’ Coinbase accounts and vaults to pull data… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Thursday it will add support for CoinShares wDGLD token. According to Celsius, customers will be able to hold wDGLD tokens in their Celsius wallets to earn weekly compounding yield or use their coins as… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Estonia-based aspiring “crypto-bank” Crypterium has now raised nearly €2 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round originally sought to raise a minimum of €1 million and has attracted more than 1,600 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Crypterium stated it is building a… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Neptune, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Thursday the launch of its non-custodial wallet for cryptocurrency holders. Neptune reported that the wallet offers users the ability to manage multiple currency sets tied to different mnemonic phrases, all in one stallion instance. “Wallets on the… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 7:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced on Thursday it has expanded its Crypto.com Tax service into the U.S. This expansion comes just after Crypto launched the service in Canada. According to Crypto.com, Crypto.com Tax enables users to generate accurate and organized tax reports, including transaction history and… Read More

April 1, 2021 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nets Group, a European payment services provider, along with with Salamantex, an Austrian developer of software solutions for cryptocurrency payments, have announced that they’re bringing acceptance of virtual currencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Etherereum (ETH) and XRP to in-store points-of-sale in Austria. The partnership between Nets… Read More

April 1, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Unifimoney Inc., a U.S.-based premium digital money management platform, announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Gemini to bring cryptocurrency trading to its Unifimoney money management mobile app. According to Unifimoney, the partnership will enable Unifimoney users to access buy and sell Gemini’s full portfolio of… Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ForumPay, a payment gateway solution for crypto consumers and traditional merchants, announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with connected and mobile commerce services for merchants, Sionic, to expand the reach of crypto-to-fiat interchangeable payments to merchants and consumers across the U.S. via mobile and… Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  imToken, a Singapore-based blockchain technology company, announced on Tuesday it raised $30 million through its Series B financing round, which was led by Qiming Venture Partners, with participation from its lead Series A investor IDG Capital and new investors including Breyer Capital, HashKey, Signum… Read More

March 30, 2021 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced on Tuesday the launch of Checkout with Crypto, a new feature that allows customers in the U.S. to check out with cryptocurrency along with other payment methods through the PayPal mobile wallet. “Building on the ability to buy,… Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Federal Reserve’s Digital Dollar initiative may be of concern to Wall Street, according to a report from Bloomberg. The financial services sector may have to prepare for what might be its most significant disruption during the past few decades, according to the report…. Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it has extended its Bitcoin cashback reward program to include MogoMortgage. Mogo reported that under the program its members who take out a new mortgage or refinance may earn up to $3,100 cashback deposited into… Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Safello, an online cryptocurrency brokerage that is regulated as a financial institution with Finansinspektionen (Swedish FSA), announced on Monday it has acquired Rational Money AB, the company behind Bitcoin.se, a Sweden-based educational portal on cryptocurrencies. Safello claims that since 2012, Bitcoin.se has played a vital role in… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Friday it has formed a new partnership with CurrencyWorks, a publicly-traded company that builds and operates FinTech Platforms for Digital Currencies, Digital Assets, and Security Tokens. Through the partnership, XTM… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Esprezzo, a no-code blockchain automation and data platform, announced on Thursday it raised $2 million through its latest investment round, which saw participation from Mark Cuban, Arrington Capital, Longley Capital, Rarestone Capital, CMS Holdings, LongHash, Youbi, TBD Angels, and Zag Capital. Founded in 2017, Esprezzo… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Wednesday it is now allowing customers to buy BTC, ETH, and other cryptocurrencies with Apple Pay.  Celsius reported its users may use a variety of payment solutions, including credit card or wire transfer, to… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced on Tuesday its virtual cards are now available in Europe. Crypto.com reported its app users may now apply for a Crypto.com Visa Card and once approved, make online purchases before their physical cards arrive. The card is issued by PayrNet Ltd… Read More