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User Reports Reveal Visa and Mastercard Outages During the Holidays
27.12.2019
Having problems with payments around Christmas can be frustrating, especially for those who leave gift buying till the last minute. With calmer markets this holiday season, the crypto ecosystem has been operating relatively smoothly, with few exceptions. The fiat world, however, saw some glitches...
Bitfinex Beefs-up KYC Requirements, Asks Users for Additional Info
27.12.2019
Bitfinex adds additional information to KYC requirements
Twitch Users Can Now Tip Streamers With MenaPay Stablecoin
27.12.2019
Mobile payments app MenaPay now supports QR code Twitch tipping
Binance Users Can Now Buy Four Cryptos with Visa Credit and Debit Cards
27.12.2019
Binance users can now buy cryptocurrencies in pounds and euros via Visa credit and debit cards linked to their exchange accounts
Banking Platform Cashaa Sees Indian Trading Volume Soar, Adding 5 More Cryptocurrencies
25.12.2019
Banking services platform Cashaa has seen significant growth in crypto trading volume in India since it began offering INR deposits and withdrawals. The platform has cut its fees by more than 50% and is getting ready to add five more cryptocurrencies for users in India, Cashaa has shared with...
Torus Encourages Users To Test Their Wallet By Sending Ethereum Via Reddit
24.12.2019
Torus lets users test their wallet by sending ETH to their Reddit or Google email accounts
Utorg Exchange Grants Access to Traders With Limited Verification
24.12.2019
Utorg.io is a digital asset exchange based in the U.K. that allows users in Europe and around the world to trade cryptocurrencies with stablecoins and fiat money. What sets the new platform apart from many incumbents is the simplified verification procedure for traders who don’t exceed...
Uzbekistan Bans Citizens From Buying Crypto, They Can Only Sell
24.12.2019
Authorities in Uzbekistan have effectively banned residents from purchasing cryptocurrencies on digital asset exchanges licensed in the country. Crypto holders will only be able to sell their coins and that’s if these have not been obtained through anonymous transactions, amendments to...
Coinbase Closes Earn.com One Year After $100M Acquisition
23.12.2019
Coinbase is shutting down the startup Earn.com which it acquired for an estimated $100 million last year. The email service allowed senders to pay users in digital currency for replying to commercial messages or completing tasks. Also Read: Coinbase Acquires Earn.com for an Estimated $100 Million...
EOSIO Proposal Would Prevent Users From Buying Blockchain’s Resources
23.12.2019
EOSIO proposed a system that would prevent users from owning CPU time and bandwidth on the network, and would rent it instead
Lawmakers Want Answers From IRS, Citing Major Issues With Crypto Tax Guidance
23.12.2019
Eight lawmakers have sent a letter to the IRS seeking answers to new questions stemming from the latest crypto tax guidance. They pointed out a number of major issues including unwarranted tax liabilities for crypto users who unwillingly receive forked or airdropped coins. Also read: Regulatory...
Poloniex Restores Unverified Accounts With Unlimited Trading
22.12.2019
In times of mounting pressure on crypto companies to comply with expanding due diligence requirements, Poloniex has taken a step in the opposite direction. The exchange is lifting restrictions that applied to unverified users in response to customer demand. New and current accounts will enjoy...
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou on Crypto Derivatives and Market Predictions for 2020
22.12.2019
12 months ago, crypto derivatives platform Bybit officially launched. The Singapore exchange, which also has offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan, has enjoyed a fruitful first year, attracting users from North America, Europe, Russia and Asia. With products including BTC, ETH, XRP and EOS perpetual...
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...
Bitfinex Now Enables Users to Purchase Crypto With Credit and Debit Card
20.12.2019
Crypto exchange Bitfinex now enables its users to purchase cryptocurrencies with both credit and debit cards
Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent for Tech Allowing Users To Email Bitcoin
19.12.2019
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been granted a U.S. patent for an invention that makes sending bitcoin as easy as email, literally
Trinity Users Can Directly Purchase IOTA From the Wallet With Moonpay
19.12.2019
As per the recent update, the users on trinity wallet who are keen on purchasing IOTA directly from the wallet, are presently allowed to do so by using IOTA’s integration with MoonPay, “a FIAT/IOTA onramp that enables purchasing directly from the wallet.” Trinity users can now...
BitGo Warns Users to Withdraw Bitcoin SV Over Hard Fork Threat to Wallets
19.12.2019
A major code update for the cryptocurrency bitcoin SV will render some features of BitGo's wallets useless, the crypto custodian says
A Better Alternative to Banking – Club Swan
18.12.2019
The crypto community has had a rough relationship with traditional financial institutions with limited solutions available. Around the world, both early and recent crypto users have had bank accounts closed, transactions rejected, unnecessary delays in receiving their funds, or worse. To add...
BitGo to Users: Swap Bitcoin SV for BTC Before Hard Fork Stuns Wallet
18.12.2019
BitGo tells wallet users to sell or move out all their Bitcoin SV holdings by February