Cryptocurrencies

APImetrics Partners with Finextra to Provide Public Access to Open Banking, Fintech and Crypto API Performance Data

3 years 1 month ago
APIs, Open Banking, Cryptocurrencies

APImetrics has partnered with leading financial technology intelligence source Finextra Research to provide the first open access dashboard monitoring the real-world performance of Open Banking, PSD2 payments, fintech and crypto APIs.

CoinSwitch Kuber Appoints Industry Veteran Ashish Chandra as General Counsel

3 years 1 month ago
Cryptocurrencies, People Moves

Ashish Chandra joins CoinSwitch Kuber with over 20 years of experience across internet and tech giants including WhatsApp India, Netflix, and eBay. CoinSwitch Kuber, India's largest (in terms of user base) and the most-valued crypto unicorn, has appointed Ashish Chandra as the General Counsel. Chandra will play a pivotal role in building a conducive legal framework for the business as crypto-asset adoption continues to grow amidst the... more

TickerPlant Launches CryptoWire: The Global Crypto Super App

3 years 1 month ago
Cryptocurrencies

CryptoWire is focused on providing Knowledge, Research, Training, Awareness, Information & Data based on principles of Credibility & Stability We have gone live today at 10.45 am Keeping with the tradition of foresight in envisioning creation of world-class financial markets and ecosystem by 63 moons technologies limited (63 moons), its subsidiary TickerPlant today announced the launch of CryptoWire - a global crypto super app.

Binance Asia Services Takes Strategic Stake in Singapore-based HG Exchange

3 years 1 month ago
Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies

Binance Asia Services, the blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency provider behind Binance.sg, today announced its post-money stake of 18% in Hg Exchange (HGX), subject to regulatory requirements.

Fintech CEO: Tim Cook Latest Celeb Tech CEO to Promote Crypto

3 years 1 month ago
Cryptocurrencies

Last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook made news when he told the world at the New York Times DealBook conference that he was invested in cryptocurrency, though noted that he wasn’t giving out investment advice to others. He also noted that he was not committing Apple to participating in cryptocurrencies in any way. His investment came after an interest in digital assets led to further research, he said.

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitmart Allegedly Loses Nearly $200 Million-Worth Assets in Hack

3 years 1 month ago
Cryptocurrencies, Cybersecurity

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitmart has emerged as the latest victim of a severe hack attack. An alleged $196 million (roughly Rs. 1,479 crore) stored as various cryptocurrencies have been stolen from Bitmart in this attack. The stolen tokens were directed to the unidentified hacker(s) hiding under the pseudo name of “Bitmart Hacker”. The breach that happened on the evening of Saturday, December 4 gained traction after security firm PeckShield... more

Capricorn Foundation: Stablecoin Is Making Waves in Traditional Economy

3 years 2 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

Crypto has had futures for some times and only recently has its structure developing more sophisticated in the traditional financial ecosystem. In early 2019, there was only $275 million of crypto collateral locked in the DeFi economy while it hits the milestone high of $200 billion today.

UA Multimedia Expands into DeFi and Multi-Trillion Dollars Cryptocurrency Market, Introduces Decentralized Exchange (DEX)

3 years 2 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

UA Multimedia, Inc. (OTC Pink: UAMM), a holding company and solution provider in the area of blockchain, cryptocurrency, fintech, decentralized finance (DeFi), NFT and metaverse, announces the upcoming launch of its Decentralized Exchange (DEX). A DEX is a decentralized permissionless cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to trade various tokens directly without going through a middleman like those from centralized exchanges (CEX).

BitcoinPoint Becomes the first Crypto-asset Firm Registered with the FCA Exploiting ATMs in the UK

3 years 2 months ago
Asset Management, Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies

London-based Fintech firm BitcoinPoint obtaining the Registered Crypto-asset Firm Licence. This permanent Crypto-asset registration will enable BitcoinPoint to continue to reach UK retail customers after March 2022 where all ‘temporary’ registrations will be revoked.

Fintech CEO: Kevin O’Leary’s Move Towards Crypto Raises Custody Questions

3 years 2 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

Kevin O’Leary, notable for his role on Shark Tank, has made an about-face on digital assets. Originally a skeptic, the businessman has, this month, announced that nearly 10% of his portfolio is now invested in digital assets. O’Leary isn’t the only famous businessman to espouse the benefits of cryptocurrencies. Mark Cuban and Elon Musk, in particular, have long been cheerleaders for the new investment class.

An Introduction to the Cryptocurrency Exchange: Where to Begin?

3 years 2 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

Proponents of digital currencies claim that in the not-too-distant future, they will become a new financial reality. Despite the current instability in the stock market, digital assets continue to grow in popularity on a global scale. More than 73 million people will have used a blockchain wallet by the end of 2021, according to predictions (15.87 % growth within 6 months).

The Main Challenges of Crypto Investing and how to Tackle them

3 years 2 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

Financial investments are the most lucrative way to increase income, but they don’t come without risks. Until recently, term deposits or savings accounts were the go-to options, but lately, alternatives such as crypto coins (Bitcoin, Ethereum) have been considered. Their popularity is proven by the size of their market, which currently reached $3,000billions, according to CoinGecko.