Merchants

Exchanges

Crypto Exchange AirTM Targets Troubled Markets With $7 Million Raise

Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange AirTM has raised $7 million it says it will use to expand in troubled Latin American economies.

Business  ·  29 August 2018
Regulation

Crypto Isn’t Just Money – It’s a Defense Against Discrimination

Financial discrimination shows just how precarious Americans' rights are in practice. Cryptocurrency is the solution — if an imperfect one at present.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 August 2018
Banking

World Bank’s Blockchain Bond Experiment Raises $81 Million

The World Bank's blockchain bond raised $110 million AUD, and is based on a private ethereum network.

Business  ·  24 August 2018
Supply Chain

CBP: Our ‘Live Fire’ Blockchain Test Is Entering the Proof-of-Concept Phase

U. S. Customs and Border Protection will begin its live testing of a shipment tracking system on a blockchain after Labor Day.

Business  ·  24 August 2018
UK

Bitcoin Wallet Provider Receives E-Money License From UK Regulator

Wirex, a bitcoin wallet and payment card provider, has become the third crypto company to receive an e-money license from U.K. financial regulators.

Business  ·  23 August 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase’s Wallet Service Now Lists Ink Protocol’s New Payments Dapp

Ink Protocol announced Tuesday that its decentralized payments app, Ink Pay, is now available on Coinbase Wallet.

Business  ·  22 August 2018
Bitcoin

Bakkt CEO: Crypto Trading Platform Won’t Support Margin Trading

Two weeks after ICE introduced Bakkt, a new digital assets platform, the latter's CEO has set out to explain what the service will offer consumers.

Business  ·  20 August 2018
Bitcoin

Coinbase Wins Patent for Secure Bitcoin Payments System

Coinbase is looking into creating more secure digital payment platforms to help merchants accept bitcoin, a patent filing reveals.

Business  ·  17 August 2018
Blockchain Technology

WeChat Eyes Blockchain for Faster Corporate Expense Refunds

WeChat owner Tencent thinks blockchain can speed up reimbursement of expenses for company employees and it's trialing a feature to do just that.

Business  ·  10 August 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase Launches Crypto Plugin for Popular E-Commerce Platform

Coinbase has announced a new service aimed at improving access to cryptocurrency payments for e-commerce businesses.

Business  ·  3 August 2018
Investment

Northern Trust Is Helping Hedge Funds Invest in Cryptocurrencies

U.S.-based custody bank Northern Trust is helping traditional "mainstream" hedge funds expand into cryptocurrencies, says Forbes.

Business  ·  1 August 2018
Ripple

Ripple Partners With Madonna to Fundraise for Orphans in Malawi

Cryptocurrency payments startup Ripple is partnering with Madonna to raise funds for orphans in the African nation of Malawi.

Business  ·  31 July 2018
Banking

Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Will Start Trading on a Stock Exchange This Week

Cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital will begin trading on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange this week.

Business  ·  30 July 2018
Payments

Singapore Airlines’ Blockchain-Based Loyalty Program Takes Off

Singapore Airlines has officially launched its blockchain-based loyalty program for frequent customers.

Business  ·  25 July 2018
News

Google Cloud Inks Deal With Blythe Masters’ Blockchain Startup

Google Cloud is teaming up with distributed ledger startup Digital Asset to provide development tools for blockchain apps.

Business  ·  23 July 2018