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Binance Pauses UK Deposits and Withdrawals Following Partner's Service Halt – What's Going On?
15.3.2023
Major crypto exchange Binance has halted deposit and withdrawal services through bank transfers and card payments for customers in the UK after its partner, London-based online payments firm Paysafe, cut off support for transactions carried out in the British pound (GBP).
Binance’s partner said...
Gibraltar's Xapo Bank Enables GBP Payments, Prepares USDC Option Amid U.S. Crypto Banking Crisis
14.3.2023
The retail-focused bank will be allowing users to make payments directly to and from ther U.K. accounts or wallets
Today in Crypto: Xapo Bank Partners with Lightspark & Integrates Lightning Network, Ethereum Shanghai Fork Pushed Back, Casper Labs’ Long-term Partnership with SkyBridge & Al Maskari Holding
3.3.2023
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Xapo Bank becomes first bank to support Lightning Network Payments
3.3.2023
Xapo Bank, a leading international private bank, has integrated with the Bitcoin-based Lightning Network by partnering with Lightspark, to allow lightning-fast Bitcoin transaction payments for its members. Xapo Bank is an international licensed private bank and Bitcoin custodian that has been...
Xapo Bank Integrates Lightning Network Payments Through Lightspark Partnership
2.3.2023
On March 2, Xapo Bank announced its partnership with Lightspark, a company led by David Marcus, former crypto boss at Facebook. The partnership aims to extend the utility of bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Xapo revealed on Thursday that it is the first fully licensed private bank to offer...
Xapo Bank enables faster Bitcoin payments with Lightning Network
2.3.2023
Xapo Bank members will now be able to instantly pay for small purchases of up to $100 at any vendor accepting Lightning payments
Xapo Bank Integrates Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, Partners with Lightspark
2.3.2023
Crypto pioneer Xapo has quietly assembled interest bearing, deposit-guaranteed USD bank accounts with a view to providing alternative financial services in emerging market countrie
Near Raises USD 150M, Pakistan's Central Bank vs. Crypto, Bitstamp's Growth Plan + More News
13.1.2022
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Xapo co-founder gets regulators' green light for new crypto startup
2.7.2021
Licechtenstein's Financial Market Authority has approved a new startup called Lirium, which was founded by a Xapo co-founder and aims to streamline the integration of crypto services by banks and fintechs
Ripple Partner Mercury FX Accepted Into ‘First Cohort’ of a South African Regulatory Sandbox
4.4.2021
South Africa’s Inter-governmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) recently accepted Mercury FX, a UK-based e-money firm, into the first cohort of its regulatory sandbox. The firm, which harnesses the Ripplenet blockchain, says it wants to demonstrate its technology’s ability “to...
Reports Show Crypto Custodian Xapo Set to be a Digital Bank in Gibraltar
21.1.2021
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency custodian Xapo is getting ready to become a “fully-fledged” bank in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The region located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula has also been extending “regulatory guidelines...
Xapo to Discontinue Service to US Customers in March
31.12.2020
Companies are being asked to transfer their bitcoins to other places, such as Coinbase
Xapo Leaves Venezuela, 20m Brave Internauts, Oversubscribed IEOs + More News
3.11.2020
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Crypto wallet provider Xapo, owned by Coinbase, is the latest international venture to exit Venezuela – with the firm emailing...
Canadian Firm 3iQ’s Bitcoin Fund Listed on Gibraltar Stock Exchange
30.9.2020
The Gibraltar Stock Exchange said Tuesday that it listed a new bitcoin fund belonging to 3iQ Corp, a Canadian investment fund manager that focuses on new technologies and crypto assets. The announcement follows GSX Group’s recent launch of what it calls the Grid, “a venue to create...
Gibraltar Updates Distributed Ledger Framework to Align With FATF Crypto Regulations
19.9.2020
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has updated its guidance notes for distributed ledger technology (DLT) providers to include recommendations for risk management, as well as clarify aspects around the issuance of digital assets. In a statement released on September 17,...
Xapo Suspends Credit Card Crypto Purchases, Shifts Operations to Gibraltar
12.6.2020
Xapo is making changes as it transforms into a digital bank launching later this year
Custody Battle Pits Institutional Boomers Against Crypto Upstarts
11.6.2020
Crypto custodians are in a race to build the next State Street or BNY Mellon
Mastercoin
7.6.2020
Mastercoin, rebranded as Omni in 2015, is an open source protocol layer built on top of bitcoin that enables the creation of new cryptocurrencies and assets. The project was intended to remedy what it called the two biggest barriers to bitcoin adoption: Insecurity and instability. It also claimed...
Ravencoin
7.6.2020
Launched in 2018, Ravencoin is an open source fork of bitcoin specifically designed to facilitate the transfer of assets from one party to another.  Users can create assets on the Ravencoin protocol that adhere to rules independent of those of the platform. This distinguishes ravencoin from...
Lawsuit Accuses Xapo, Indodax of Negligently Holding Stolen Bitcoin
4.6.2020
A crypto trader is trying to seize nearly 500 bitcoin from exchanges Xapo and Indodax through a new lawsuit that accuses the two crypto exchanges of harboring his stolen funds