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Fintech Provider Portal Raises $34 Million in Seed Funding
1.2.2024
Portal, the provider of a decentralized Bitcoin ecosystem, announced on Jan. 30 that it has raised $34 million via a seed funding round. Portal said the raised capital is set to fund the development of a decentralized exchange platform and a wallet. Layer 2 Atomic Swap Technology Portal, a fintech...
Portal Raises $34 Million to Develop Decentralized Bitcoin Cross-Chain Swaps
30.1.2024
Fintech provider Portal has raised $34 million in seed funding to develop its Bitcoin-based decentralized exchange (DEX) which will aid cross-chain swaps between multiple networks. In a Jan 30 announcement, the company disclosed an exit from stealth mode and an inflow of $34 million to build...
Revolutionizing Bitcoin Privacy: Samourai Wallet Unveils BTC to XMR Atomic Swaps
14.8.2023
In a pioneering move, Samourai, the privacy-focused bitcoin wallet, has revealed a BTC to XMR atomic swap feature aimed at revolutionizing onchain privacy in Bitcoin. Addressing the widespread issue of tainted change, also known as leftover unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) remaining from...
What is an atomic swap, and how does it work?
29.6.2023
Exchange cryptocurrency securely on different blockchains using atomic swaps. It’s either a swap or a no-swap, ensuring crypto funds’ security
Komodo to introduce 12 blockchain protocols in the next version of AtomicDEX
12.1.2022
The AtomicDEX API claims to be compatible with 99% of cryptocurrencies in existence
Despite Negative Mining Malware Press, Privacy-Focused Crypto Monero Jumps 36% in 2 Weeks
1.1.2022
The privacy-centric crypto asset monero has seen significant gains during the last two weeks, jumping 36% in value against the U.S. dollar. Despite the negative press from the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” torrents with monero mining malware, seven-day statistics indicate the crypto asset...
First Monero and Ethereum Atomic Swap Completed on Arbitrum
30.11.2021
The first atomic swap between monero (XMR) and ethereum (ETH) has occurred on Ethereum Layer 2 solution Arbitrum, according to data by Arbitrum blockchain explorer Arbiscan and Monero explorer.
Elizabeth Binks, a software engineer at blockchain R&D firm ChainSafe Systems, and contributors have...
XMR Developer Announces Bitcoin to Monero Atomic Swap Capabilities
25.8.2021
For quite some time, trustless, cross-chain trades called atomic swaps have been a holy grail of sorts and a number of blockchain developers have worked on making them a reality. According to the developers from the Monero project, atomic swaps between bitcoin and monero are now accessible via...
Monero price rises 20% after Atomic Swap implementation
24.8.2021
The Monero Project introduced a new trustless way to exchange between Monero and Bitcoin last week
Kirobo’s P2P Swap Button Introduces Slippage-Free, Direct Token Swaps to Crypto Market
27.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Tel Aviv – July 27, 2021 – Kirobo, a blockchain technology company, has launched its ‘P2P Swap Button’, a decentralized tool allowing cryptocurrency users to execute token swaps without having to use an exchange or custodial third party. By taking the swap...
ConsenSys-Incubated Startup Releases In-Browser Atomic Swap Wallet for DeFi
24.9.2020
ConsenSys-incubated startup Liquality’s new wallet lets you atomically swap digital assets directly from your browser
How Bridging Blockchains Unlocks Value and Unites Crypto Tribes
12.8.2019
Interoperability is a multisyllabic word for a multi-faceted problem. How do you get blockchains to communicate with one another? Until recently, there’s been no easy way to achieve this, leaving assets isolated and smart contract-powered dapps siloed on their respective protocols. Before...