Mosaic Ventures Leads Lightyear’s $8.5m Seed Round as the Fintech Launches Its App to the UK Market
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, FinTech StartUps
Lightyear, founded by ex-Wise duo Martin Sokk and Mihkel Aamer, combines multi-currency accounts with unlimited access to global markets so customers can invest without hidden fees. The startup tops up their seed round with an additional $8.5 million of funding from Mosaic Ventures, Taavet+Sten, Metaplanet’s Jaan Tallinn and early Monzo backer Eileen Burbidge.
Panxora Introduces Risk Management for Cryptocurrency Investors
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Risk Management
Over the past year public interest in cryptocurrency has grown exponentially. Headlines have been made by high profile investors like Microstrategy’s Michael Saylor buying bitcoin as well as the introduction of over $100bn dollars into the DeFi sector in just Q4 of 2020 alone. Yet these markets are not for the faint hearted as over the past year they have whipsawed, reaching new highs then falling precipitately, like they just did on September... more
Government Wakes up to Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
The US dollar is eroding, & cryptocurrency use is rising. Will this trend hurt the global economic system?
Cuprum Coin: 'The Cryptocurrency of the Future' Worth $60 Billion soon to be Launched
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Cuprum Coin s.l.l.c. announced today the launch of the new cryptocurrency commodity-backed with an underlying asset in the form of ultra-fine Cooper powder, worth over $60 Billion. The company claims the start of the Pre-sales stage on September 15th an
7 Advantages of paying with bitcoin
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Mining Bitcoins is a long and hard process, however, the result is of course fruitful when Bitcoins are found. The stages and all the downloading and inputs from different software it requires is not only time-consuming but also expensive. The question then arises, is there an advantage to go through all that trouble just for Bitcoins? Bitcoins over the years have gained so much popularity that not only are they invested as funds into businesses... more
Mastercard Acquires CipherTrace to Enhance Crypto Capabilities
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
Security and Fraud Detection Provide Additional Transparency and Support for Digital Assets Ecosystem Latest Investment Helps Company Accelerate and Expand Crypto-Related Strategy
Cryptocurrency and Millennials—The Perfect Match: An Expert Article by OctaFX
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
From the standpoint of technological adaptability, Millennials are among the groups which were able to adjust the most in a brief period of time—a time that is torn and accelerated anew by paradigm shifts all over the board. The older ones (born between 1980–1993) received insights from the preceding generations and accommodated to the best of their ability: lessons that remained from the preceding Gen X's beliefs and habits and what their Baby... more
Coinswitch Kuber Onboards 10 Million Users to Become India’s Largest Crypto Platform
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Platform Technology, Cryptocurrencies
Reaches the double-digit user milestone in just over a year
EQONEX Announces the Launch of an Exclusive Airdrop
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange EQONEX, today released the details of its first ever airdrop EQO dollars (EQO-D) exclusively for the holders of its native token EQO. Under the terms of the airdrop, 100 EQO-D will be issued per 1,000 EQO held, and will give traders three unique benefits: trading collateral, gift collateral, and buyback benefits.
Cabital Picks Sumsub to Verify European Crypto Investors in Just 2 Minutes
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Compliance, Regulatory Standards, AML and KYC
Cabital, a new wealth management platform that offers crypto-based savings products, has chosen Sumsub’s all-in-one KYC/AML toolkit. This integration aims to conduct secure checks of potential crypto investors in just 2 minutes—all while ensuring 100% compliance with Europe’s strictest demands.
CrossTower Launches Crypto Trading Platform in India
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Cryptocurrencies
Ranked #4 by CryptoCompare based upon asset and market quality, data, security, KYC, regulations, and the team. CrossTower brings its global expertise, technology, regulatory knowledge, and security standards to India. Users can trade more than 40 cryptocurrencies (tokens).
Crypto as Commodity in New Draft Bill: Views of ZebPay
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
Views of Avinash Shekhar, Co-CEO, ZebPay, on the same below:
Top U.S. Regulator is Right, Crypto Needs Regulation: deVere CEO
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Platform Technology, Cryptocurrencies
The chair of the U.S. financial regulator is right about cryptocurrency trading platforms: they should be regulated, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory asset management and fintech organizations. The comments from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, follow a Financial Times interview published on Wednesday with Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC... more
Exotic Currency Addition: OctaFX Includes Mexican Peso in its asset Pool
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Cryptocurrencies
The Mexican peso (MXN) enters OctaFX's currency pool at the end of August—it comes with three tradable currency pairs. Finally, the most traded currency from Latin America enters global Forex broker OctaFX's ensemble—the Mexican peso (MXN).
Coinbase Announces ETH2 Staking Rewards for UK Customers
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase, the global cryptocurrency exchange platform, has announced that users in the UK will soon be able to earn staking rewards with ETH2, the upgraded version of Ethereum, with a waiting list for the product launched today ahead of its roll out in the near future.
