Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange, Rain, announced today that it has acquired the Crypto-Asset Module (CRA) license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and has closed a seed round of $2.5MM USD. Rain is the first cryptocurrency exchange to earn a regulatory license in the Middle East and joins an elite group of exchanges internationally. … [Read more...] about PR: Middle East’s first licensed crypto exchange ‘Rain’ is live

Terra, the company building the next-generation blockchain payments network, is powering a recently-launched mobile payments app called CHAI that allows anyone with a bank account to pay online using blockchain technology. Currently available on two major eCommerce platforms including household name TMON, the payments app is enabling widespread adoption of Terra’s blockchain … [Read more...] about Korean online shoppers take blockchain mainstream

ICON, one of the largest blockchain projects in South Korea, has unveiled 'Fee 2.0', the new transaction fee system of the ICON Network. … [Read more...] about PR: ICON unveils new transaction fee system ‘Fee 2.0’

Bitcoin.com wallet, the official wallet of Bitcoin.com, has joined the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) in a move that will assist the wave of new users who are expected to join cryptocurrency markets as a result of June’s recent coin and token price increase. … [Read more...] about PR: Bitcoin.com wallet joins blockchain consortium FIO

Crypto payment services provider Coinpayments has announced it will be partnering with Cryptwerk, a comprehensive online directory of various merchants and retailers around the world where consumers can spend their cryptocurrency. It aims to increase adoption of cryptocurrency as a method of payment to replace more commonly used cash and card systems. … [Read more...] about PR: Coinpayments forge partnership with crypto spending directory Cryptwerk

Lumi Wallet App now supports the exchange of EOS tokens directly within the app. The exchange, powered by Changelly, enables users to easily swap EOS for over 1,200+ cryptocurrencies listed by Lumi. … [Read more...] about PR: EOS exchange in Lumi Wallet

Crypto Briefing, the only independent cryptocurrency review and news platform to have refused all advertising revenue since its inception, announces the rollout of its new crypto research and analysis product, SIMETRI. … [Read more...] about PR: Crypto Briefing unveils SIMETRI research and analysis, complementing CoinMarketCap’s DATA Transparency Initiative

Elrond, a leading sharding-based public blockchain network, has announced the closure of its private round investment, raising $1.9 million from Binance Labs, Electric Capital, NGC Partners, Maven 11, and Authorito Capital. The round also included contributions from angel investors in the UK, India, Israel, China, and across the European Union. … [Read more...] about PR: Elrond secures $1.9 million in private funding round