CoinDeal, a bitcoin and crypto exchange company, announced it has decided to move its registration from Malta to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; effective February, 18th, 2021. As such, the company is withdrawing its application for the Malta Class 4 VFA Services Licence, and is thereby ceasing the provision of...
CommerceBlock, a sidechain codebase based on the Bitcoin protocol for the distribution, exchange, and storage of tokenized assets and securities, today announced the release of...
Gilded, a cryptocurrency payment and accounting platform, has announced the launch of its own security token GFi, via a Continuous Security Offering (CSO). A Continuous Security Offering (CSO) is a fundraising model that...
NEM Ventures, the venture capital and investments arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, has announced the launch of the Ignite virtual incubator program, to provide mentoring and financial support for early-stage blockchain startups. As of today, applications are open to the first cohort of blockchain projects wishing...
The team of BetProtocol, a decentralized gaming and betting protocol, has announced its rebranding to BEPRO Network, which includes an updated ecosystem. The BEPRO Network is now live with a new codebase for DeFi, gaming, prediction markets, and more. BEPRO Token Rebranding to BEPRO Network...
Zabo, an API for connecting to any crypto exchange, wallet, protocol, or account, announced that it now supports cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Founded in 2019, FTX offers a range of derivatives and spot markets. The platform is owned by FTX Trading LTD, which is based in Antigua and Barbuda. FTX grew...
Bitpanda, a European cryptocurrency investment platform, today announced that it's now taking pre-orders for their first physical product, the Bitpanda Card. The Bitpanda Card is a debit card facilitated by the leading payment technology company, Visa. The card is linked to any asset in a user's Bitpanda portfolio, allowing the user to switch the linked asset at any time via the Bitpanda app...
A new funding round led by Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm Alameda Research has raised $50 million to create a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem on Maps.me, a leading offline mapping application. Genesis Capital and CMS Holdings also participated in the round. The launch of an embedded multi-currency wallet on Maps.me will unlock DeFi tools for its 140 million users. As well as providing...
Coinsuper, a Hong Kong-based bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange, has announced some new plans for 2021; which includes the launch of its own blockchain. Presently, Coinsuper supports more than 60 cryptocurrencies and nearly a hundred trading pairs. Coinsuper provides convenient US dollar deposit and withdrawal channels. In 2020, Coinsuper developed technical solutions for hot and cold wallets along with a white label trading system....
Gemini, the popular bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange company, today announced the upcoming launch of the Gemini Credit Card, a credit card that lets users earn up to 3% back in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies for every dollar spent. The Gemini Credit Card...
Animoca Brands, a provider of blockchain, gamification, and artificial intelligence technologies, today announced a strategic partnership wherein Animoca Brands will expand its tokenization of gaming assets by using Binance Smart Chain as the preferred blockchain infrastructure for selected blockchain projects. Binance Smart Chain is a blockchain platform developed by Binance and its community. As part of the collaboration, Binance Smart Chain will provide...
Ferrum Network, a DeFi ecosystem that interoperates across chains, today announced Polkacover, the next Ferrum Network staking project. Polkacover is a DeFi insurance marketplace for the crypto ecosystem. Polkacover will provide access to purchase insurance products quickly and easily to its users....
KR1, a blockchain asset and crypto investment company, has announced that it has sold its remaining holding of FUN tokens in the crypto gaming FunFair project, at an average price of USD $0.02027 per FUN token, generating proceeds of USD $1,281,608.60. The FUN tokens were acquired at an average price of...
In order to better protect users while increasing transparency, ShapeShift, a non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange, today announced it has integrated decentralized exchange protocols into its platform. Now, ShapeShift’s customers will be able to trade directly with these external protocols, rather than...
Sifchain, an omni-chain solution for DEXes built with the Cosmos SDK, has announced that it has successfully deployed Peggy, a Cosmos-Ethereum bridge on its Monkey Bars testnet. Sifchain is a cryptocurrency exchange protocol built on Cosmos SDK and will target 20–25 blockchains (such as Bitcoin, BinanceChain, Polkadot, Ethereum, Stellar, and EOS) for cross-chain integration. It will also simplify the process of blockchain integration,...
Blockpass, the KYC and AML screening software-as-a-service for crypto, today announced its mainnet launch as a data provider on the Chainlink Network, the most widely used decentralized oracle solution in the blockchain ecosystem. This integration will result in Blockpass, via its own Chainlink node managed by LinkPool, providing seamless and secure on-chain KYC data across all of the leading blockchain platforms. The possibilities...
PAID Network (PAID), a blockchain-powered e-signature contract protocol, has closed a $2 million funding round led by Alphabit Fund and Master Ventures. Other investors and partners include A195, AU21, Brilliance Ventures, Phoenix VC, and X21. PAID's private sale has been oversubscribed, with more than $21 million committed already. According to PAID’s spokesperson, the value of allocation requests is growing by $1 million daily....
Lido, a liquid staking solution for ETH 2.0 backed by a number of leading blockchain staking providers is now live. Anyone can directly stake their ETH with Lido to contribute to the security of the ETH network whilst earning daily rewards for doing so. Users are able to stake Ethereum with Lido to earn up to a...
Binance, the popular cryptocurrency exchange company, today announced the launch of “European-style” Vanilla Bitcoin Options contracts. The options are priced and settled in USDT, and offer users more choices to diversify their portfolio and manage their market exposure. Users can both buy the options for...
Bitfinex Derivatives, a derivatives platform accessible through crypto exchange company Bitfinex, today announced the launch of a perpetual contract for ethereum/bitcoin. Officially live as of 22/12/20 at 10:00 AM UTC, each contract will offer users up to 100x leverage and will be settled in bitcoin (BTC)...
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