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Bitwala and Curve Announce Partnership for Digital Wallet Integration
11.6.2024
Bitwala, a blockchain banking service based in Berlin, has entered into a partnership with Curve, a digital wallet provider. The partnership is aimed at integrating Bitwala’s services with Curve’s digital wallet. Users can add Bitwala to their Curve Wallet and avail a 1% cashback offer on their...
Today in Crypto: opBNB Becomes 2nd Most Popular L2 per DAU, Ripple Reveals Upgraded Ripple Payments, Bitwala Relaunches With Striga’s Help
8.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / JeanLuc Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Blockchain news BNB Chain’s Layer 2, opBNB, has experienced on-chain growth and became the second most popular L2...
Crypto banking app Bitwala relaunches via new partnership with Striga
8.11.2023
European crypto-banking platform Bitwala, formerly known as Nuri, is coming back after ceasing operations in 2022
German Crypto Bank Nuri Asks Clients to Withdraw Funds as It Goes Out of Business
20.10.2022
Digital asset platform Nuri has told customers to withdraw their funds in the next two months, after taking a hit from the crypto winter. Formerly known as Bitwala, the Berlin-headquartered cryptocurrency bank filed for insolvency earlier this year and failed to find a buyer. Nuri to Maintain...
German Crypto Exchange Nuri Files for Insolvency
10.8.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Nuri has filed for insolvency, reportedly becoming Germany’s first fintech to take the step in a challenging year for startups in the industry. Customer access to the platform’s services and their funds will not be affected, the company assured. Crypto Exchange...
Cash or Plastic? Countries Where Crypto Debit Cards Are Fair Game
1.6.2020
Cointelegraph examines where crypto debit cards are available and what options they offer as wider adoption starts to take hold
Bitwala Teams Up With Celsius to Offer Interest to Hodlers
17.5.2020
German blockchain banking firm Bitwala has integrated with Celsius to offer interest to Bitcoin holders
Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Interest Account With up to 4.3% Annual Rate
15.5.2020
Neobanking service provider Bitwala on Thursday introduced a new account that offers its 80,000 European customers passive bitcoin (BTC) income. The Bitwala Interest Account allows users to earn up to 4.3% interest per annum for BTC held at the bank. According to the Berlin-based company, account...
German Neobank Offers Bitcoin Accounts With 4.3% Interest
14.5.2020
German neobank Bitwala offers users interest rates up to 4.3% with its new Bitcoin Interest Account product
Bitwala Concluded a Remarkable 2019 With Promises of More Developments for 2020
31.12.2019
As another year ended, for the crypto industry, it is a year well passed. Amongst advancements in the whole industry, Bitwala seems to have left a strong footprint. Bitwala has launched the biggest break since its inception- the world’s first crypto bank account. Here is a massive step towards...
German Fintechs Rush to Offer Crypto Custody Services Under New Law
13.12.2019
Fintech companies in the Federal Republic are quickly moving to develop and offer custodial solutions for digital assets under the new German legislation that will allow banks to store, transfer and trade cryptocurrencies next year. Berlin-based Solarisbank has established a subsidiary that will...
Major German Stock Exchange Group Launches Crypto Trading
24.9.2019
Boerse Stuttgart Group, which operates Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, has launched a regulated crypto trading platform, in partnership with Solarisbank. Customers can connect directly to the new exchange and trade bitcoin against the euro without a broker. Also read: Indian...
Here’s How Europeans Can Deal With Negative Interest Rates
17.9.2019
Low and negative interest rates have been a burden for account holders across Europe for some time. And it’s only getting worse, as the European Central Bank just announced a new rate cut to a record low of -0.5%. Private and corporate customers in many countries on the continent don’t...
Ben Jones, CTO and Co-founder of Bitwala Speaks Exclusively to CryptonewsZ
13.9.2019
Today at CryptoNewsZ, we are joined by Ben Jones- the CTO, acting CEO, and Co-founder of Bitwala. A London School of Economics graduate, Ben previously taught programming in Ghana, founded Big Blog Map, and was an economist in the UK civil service. He was also the CTO and Co-founder...
Crypto Banking Expands With Positive Interest Rates and New Services
9.9.2019
Banking, in the traditional sense of the term, has become a financial burden for account holders in regions where the era of subzero interest rates has already set in. European nations like Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Eurozone countries have been in negative territory for some time, and banks...
Bitcoin Bank Accounts Launched by Bitwala in 31 European Nations
4.9.2019
Bitwala, a blockchain company based in Germany, has unveiled a new application which will enable European residents to easily open a German bank account through their smartphones. Interestingly, this bank account will have an integrated Bitcoin (BTC) wallet. The roll-out was officially announced...
Doors To The Cryptocurrency Accounts Opened For European Citizens by Bitwala
1.9.2019
Bitwala has announced the launch of their bitcoin banking app for iOS and Android. Bitwala is a Berlin-based crypto banking startup with customers in about 31 of the European countries. All of these residents can now apply for a German account in the banks, with functionalities like bitcoin wallet...
Germany’s Bitwala Launches All-In-One Mobile Bitcoin Bank App
30.8.2019
Bitwala launches smartphone banking with integrated Bitcoin wallet and trading for 30 European countries
Sony Co-Leads €13 Million Raise for Crypto Banking Startup Bitwala
31.7.2019
Bitwala raised almost $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB Group