Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift adds support for WAVES and Gnosis token
May 04, 2017 06:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cryptocurrency exchange company ShapeShift has announced support for WAVES and Gnosis token on its platform. ShapeShift has added $Waves and $Gnosis! Buy or sell with dozens of assets, no account needed:...
BitPay, Bitmain enter multi-million dollar blockchain agreement
May 04, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Global bitcoin payment service provider BitPay has entered into a multi-million dollar agreement with Bitmain Technology, a leading bitcoin hardware mining producer. The development agreement will allow BitPay to create...
OneGram, GoldGuard team up for Sharia-compliant, gold-backed digital currency
May 04, 2017 05:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
[This article has been edited to correct that OneGram is not headquartered in Dubai as previously mentioned] OneGram, an Islamic financial services and technology company, in partnership with GoldGuard, has announced...
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase rolls out support for Litecoin
May 04, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading digital asset exchange company Coinbase has announced its support for Litecoin, enabling users to buy, sell, send, and store the digital currency via its website or mobile apps. Coinbase adds support for...
Hyperledger accepts ‘Composer’ blockchain project into incubation
May 04, 2017 04:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
A collaborative cross-industry effort to advance blockchain technology, Hyperledger Project announced that its Technical Steering Committee has accepted Hyperledger Composer into incubation. The Composer project is a...
Dash partners with Coinapult bringing easy access against 20 national currencies
May 04, 2017 04:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dash, the fifth most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has announced its partnership with a Panamanian-based broker and wallet Coinapult. According to the official release, Dash is now live on Coinapults...
Sovrin Foundation’s blockchain project for digital identity accepted into Hyperledger
May 03, 2017 08:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Sovrin Foundation, a private non-profit body governing the Sovrin Network as a global public utility for independent identity, has announced that its custom-built blockchain for independent digital identity project has...
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