Founded in January 2018 by Blockchain enthusiasts, LimonX began as a platform where users could exchange their cryptocurrencies for Amazon gift cards. A year later it has expanded its partnerships with hundreds of brands such as Amazon, Apple or Steam and includes new features such as prepaid cards. Initially LimonX…
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Lack of confidence in financial institutions has long hindered financial inclusion, political participation and startups. In our region, the challenges that are being worked on are fundamental, with notable efforts that promise a good future. The ongoing digital transformation of the region, the rapid changes that keep entrepreneurs in the…
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The rise in prices multiplies by 3 the searches of the word bitcoin in Google. Searches of the term “bitcoin” in the Google search engine almost doubled during the recent market rebound, according to the data provided by Google Trends. According to the trend analysis platform of the US giant,…
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Earlier this week, Coinbase announced in a blog post that it would add Stellar Lumens (XLM) support to its mobile cryptocurrency wallet application Coinbase Wallet with its next update, which the company expects to launch next week. The wallet application will be compatible with the Stellar test network in an…
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It’s another of those blockchain industry startups that have set a big goal. Offchain Labs, a New Jersey company, is about to release Arbitrum. Arbitrum can be thought of as a second layer compatible with each blockchain, second level on the first level, so sitting on the actual blockchain and…
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On March 23, 2017, the draft of a financial technology law was published in Mexico with the intention of regulating the administration, operation, and implementation of companies that wish to offer citizens access to an alternative form of investment and finance. In its initial stage, this project was an early…
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It claims to be Japan’s second “unicorn” in the tech sector: the Bitcoin exchange Liquid.com. To get the metaphorical status of a “unicorn”, a company has to fulfill two conditions: First, it must be a start-up; second, there must be a valuation of one billion dollars. Liquid.com meets these requirements,…
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During the last years, fintech has been one of the main topics that dominate the debate of blockchain use cases. Blockchain in commercial financing has been a hot topic, as the Swiss and Australian stock exchanges are taking steps to incorporate distributed accounting technology. However, within the blockchain and crypto…
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The five star hotel in Switzerland, The Dolder Grand, has announced that customers can now settle their accounts in bitcoin or ether. In a tweet, the Zurich based luxury hotel announced that it was the first facility of its kind to accept cryptocurrency payments. The cryptographic payment function is being…
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The company Amun wants to make access to crypto facilities much easier. Amun has already released three more crypto products. These have been among the most heavily traded ETPs on the SIX Swiss Exchange over the past three months. The fintech company has launched the Amun Ripple ETP (AXRP) on…
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