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PR: Bitcoin.com’s CEO Roger Ver and COO Mate Tokay Join XinFin.io Advisory Board
Roger Ver and Mate Tokay has just joined XinFin as advisors and we can’t be more excited. Singpapore based Technology Company; XinFin today announced the joining of Bitcoin.com CEO, Roger Ver to its Advisory Board, effective immediately. Furthermore, Ver’s colleague and Bitcoin.com COO Mate Tokay has been welcomed to advisory team of XinFin as well. … Read more
Credit Card Aims to Pay Users 1% Crypto Back Rewards
A new type of credit card aims to pay users cryptocurrency rewards rather than the typical ‘cash back’ incentives offered by traditional cards. The San Francisco based startup Blockrize aims to provide its customers with a 1% ‘crypto back’ rewards paid out in BTC or ETH. Also read: Cryptocurrency Interest Wanes — Online Searches for “Bitcoin” … Read more
Coincheck to Start Compensating Hack Victims and Resume Operations Next Week
Hacked Japanese exchange Coincheck is getting ready to start compensating its customers next week as it plans to resume operations. The exchange has been slapped with two business improvement orders so far by Japan’s financial regulator and may stop trading some cryptocurrencies for safety reasons. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 … Read more
Wirex Launching Bitcoin Debit Cards in Europe
New crypto debit cards, with multiple currency accounts in GBP, EUR, USD, and BTC are offered by Wirex in Europe. The first plastic Visa cards were issued on Thursday, according to media reports. The new cards were made available for UK users on March 8. The service should be offered to customers in other EU … Read more
Retirement Custodian Bitira Offers Insured Multi-Cryptocurrency IRAs
The cryptocurrency retirement account firm Bitira has announced the launch of two new features added to its business model, which includes fully-insured cold storage accounts and a variety of new cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin cash, ethereum, and more. Also Read: Japan’s SBI Holdings Claims 40% Stake in Hardware Wallet Company Digital Asset Retirement Funds Bitira is … Read more
Coinbase to Launch its First Crypto Index Fund
Popular US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced today the launch of its first ever index fund. Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX), which is owned by the San Francisco-based retail exchange, will provide to its accredited investors the option of buying the lot, all assets, weighted, into one financial product. Also read: Québec Premier: We’re Not Really Interested … Read more
Genesis Launches Whale Sized Crypto-Loan Service
This week the institutional over-the-counter (OTC) digital currency service, Genesis Global Trading, announced it’s creating a lending subsidiary called Genesis Capital that will offer cryptocurrency loans for a fixed period of time. Also Read: More Infrastructure Support Joins the Bitcoin Cash Ecosystem Market Maker Lending Services Genesis Capital will be a new lending firm for institutional … Read more
Dutch Bank That Once Called Bitcoin ‘High Risk’ Considers Building Crypto-Wallet
A Dutch multinational financial provider, Rabobank has announced the possible introduction of a ‘cryptocurrency wallet’ tethered to the company’s banking services. The news follows the bank’s recent ‘high risk’ profiling of account holders that participated in bitcoin trading. Also Read: Israeli Supreme Court Forbids Bank From Denying Service to Bitcoin Exchange Rabobank Investigates the Idea of … Read more
Digital Currency Group Welcomes Bitcoin-Friendly Bank to the ‘DCG Family’
This week the ‘bitcoin-friendly’ financial institution Silvergate Bank sold 9.5 million shares that raised a sum of $114Mn USD during the common stock sale. Some of the capital injection was provided by the venture capital firm Digital Currency Group who welcomed Silvergate Bank into the company’s growing list of partners and subsidiaries. Also read: Indians Look … Read more