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EU Countries Commence Crypto Regulations as Mandated by New Directive
11.1.2020
The European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive mandates that member states start regulating crypto assets by Jan. 10. Crypto exchanges and custodial wallet providers are now covered by the same regulatory requirements as banks and other financial institutions. Also read: Regs...
P2P Crypto Trading App Allows You to Protect Your Privacy
21.12.2019
Regulatory pressures as well as the development of third-party, intermediary and custodial services in the crypto space have been limiting the share of peer-to-peer trading. A new contender is now challenging established P2P exchanges by offering users a mobile service that allows them to determine...
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...
BRD’s Adam Traidman on New Products, Crypto Adoption, and Banking the Unbanked Into 2020
11.12.2019
Breadwallet, later known as Bread, and now just as BRD, was the first crypto wallet in the App Store in 2014. Its non-custodial, open source and user-friendly nature saw it become very popular, now with nearly 3 million users worldwide. CEO Adam Traidman took some time to field questions from...
German Banks Authorized to Store and Sell Cryptocurrency in 2020
29.11.2019
Next year German banks will be able to manage cryptocurrencies like bitcoin after the fourth EU money laundering directive goes into effect. The directive passed in the German parliament, Bundestag, allows banks in the country to act as cryptocurrency custodians rather than rely on third-party...
ShapeShift Launches Exchange Token, FOX, for Commission-Free Trading
20.11.2019
"Basically, we're trying to get people away from custodial exchanges," said ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees
Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Adds Bitgo to Exploit Its Custodial Services
10.10.2019
Shining as one of the largest European cryptocurrency exchanges, Bitstamp has collaborated with blockchain-focused security firm BitGo to tap it as a custody provider striving to aid secure storage of digital assets. This partnership between BitGo and Bitstamp will render the exchange customers...
IRS Issues New Crypto Tax Guidance After 5 Years – Experts Weigh In
10.10.2019
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued long-awaited guidance on the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies. It is generally described by the crypto community as a mixed bag since some parts are useful while others have raised many more questions, particularly how cryptocurrencies from hard...
Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Taps BitGo for Custodial Services
10.10.2019
Bitstamp will begin transferring its assets under management to BitGo's cold wallets on Oct. 10
Non-Custodial Exchange KyberSwap Launches Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway
13.9.2019
Non-custodial exchange KyberSwap rolls out fiat-to-crypto gateway, with support for ERC-20 tokens trading only
Review: Coinfinity’s Card Wallet Provides Tamper-Proof Cold Storage
13.9.2019
Outside of exchanges, few cryptocurrency industries are as prosperous as custody. At this stage in Bitcoin’s lifespan, trading crypto and storing crypto appear to be the most popular use cases for crypto – in that order. As a result, a thriving aftermarket for crypto storage solutions...
ZenGo – Non-Custodial Wallet, Now Backs Libra Testnet
20.8.2019
The developer of non-custodial wallet ZenGo has announced on 18th August they will be supporting the upcoming cryptocurrency from Facebook Libra on testnet. The website of the company further confirmed the news. The users of the wallet can now send and accept Libra on ZenGo wallet just like...
How Coinbase Quietly Became the World’s Biggest Bitcoin Bank
17.8.2019
On August 15, the San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Coinbase announced that it had acquired the cryptocurrency custody service Xapo’s institutional branch. The business move puts Coinbase in the limelight, making it the largest custodial service for digital assets worldwide, with...
Cryptophyl.com Launches Dedicated Exchange for SLP Tokens and BCH
8.8.2019
The team behind the former cryptocurrency exchange Voltaire recently announced the launch of a new trading platform specifically designed for Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) tokens. Three weeks ago the new exchange called Cryptophyl.com launched its trading engine and the first SLP token supported...
ShapeShift’s New Non-Custodial Exchange Supports Hardware Wallets
9.7.2019
Swiss crypto exchange ShapeShift launches non-custodial crypto platform operating across multiple blockchains
ZenGo Launches Keyless And Non-Custodial Competitor To Calibra Wallet
4.7.2019
Ever since Facebook has announced its cryptocurrency project Libra, there are always new exciting developments and updates coming to the surface. The latest being ZenGo introducing the very first non-custodial keyless wallet for Libra (testnet). And what’s astonishing is that the company...
ZenGo Introduces Non-Custodial, Keyless Competitor to Calibra Wallet
3.7.2019
ZenGo's product shows how Libra can be held in other wallets
Side Effects of Economic Growth: Is Snowden Right to Say Bitcoiners Shouldn’t Be Bankers?
1.7.2019
Growth is a goal that’s worth achieving, in most cases, and the current economic paradigm favors it. But when central banks start undermining their fiat economies and crypto companies begin to mimic financial institutions in its name, growth becomes an end in itself with self-destructive...
NowPayments Review: A Non-Custodial Service for Integrating Cryptocurrency Payments into Your Business
24.6.2019
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay, and they are gradually transitioning away from a tool for traders to make a quick buck in speculative trades into the future of money. Facebook recently unveiled its plan to build a cryptocurrency that will be used as means of payment and method of exchange...
Israeli Startup Launches First Non-Custodial Wallet Without Private Keys
5.6.2019
"Until now users had the choice between two poisons: be their own bank at the cost of complexity, human errors or hacks or trust a third party blindly."