Tagged: gold

March 2, 2022 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes (who pleaded guilty to charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act after being accused of willfully failing to establish, implement, and maintain anti-money laundering (AML) programs at BitMEX), notes that thankfully, (unlike many others around the world) his… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

International markets are experiencing a massive increase in volatility with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The severe humanitarian crisis that could unfold over the next few days and weeks “could be the worst in Europe in decades, with loss of life and property, as well as… Read More

February 13, 2022 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dignity Gold, LLC, the US-based digital security that is taking an innovative approach to using verified gold reserves to back its security token, has appointed Marina De Alba to its Advisory Board. Dignity Gold, a blockchain development firm using security tokens and a regulation-focused approach… Read More

January 6, 2022 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking platform Revolut has reportedly acquired approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to provide clients with gold and silver exposure via the firm’s Fintech app. Revolut‘s management noted that they aim to introduce the service to their Singapore clients this year. After… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Go for gold investments, the team at Paytm (NSE: PAYTM) recommends. Paytm writes in a blog post that gold is a “sought-after asset, the world over.” The Fintech firm gives the example of an Olympian seeking out that “glistening gold medal.” Paytm adds that this… Read More

September 16, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Estonian company BlockBen has released its digital asset eBSO on the Ethereum network. eBSO is a platform token that receives a percentage of every transaction of all the assets in the BlockBen ecosystem and is accumulated as physical gold. Trading of the eBSO token begins… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldex, a multi-dealer marketplace for allocated physical gold, reveals that it has introduced a free-of-cost online academy to “democratize” financial literacy around gold. Goldex Academy will be hosting a “dedicated” vault of informative content with insights on how to go about making investments in gold…. Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysia-based telecommunications service provider U Mobile’s standalone digital wallet GoPayz has teamed up with gold bullion trader ACE Capital Growth (ACE), which operates as a subsidiary of Ace Innovate Asia. Through their partnership, the companies are introducing  GoGold. As noted on its official website, GoPayz… Read More

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