Nebeus App Adds Fiat Accounts, Payments & Cards With Modulr Partnership
European cryptocurrency app Nebeus has partnered with embedded payments platform Modulr to augment its offering with accounts, real-time payments and Visa cards.
Nexo and ChainLink announce partnership
Crypto lending platform Nexo has announced a partnership with ChainLink, a decentralized oracle network built on Ethereum.
KuCoin partners with Chainalysis
Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has announced that it has partnered with Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company.
Nike partners with Blockchain supply chain startup Pluton
In an ongoing effort to develop blockchain-based solutions, one of the world’s largest sportswear brands has now integrated a Cryptocurrency “cash back” for sneaker purchases made by UK and EU customers.
Bitfinex and Koine to provide institutional-grade custody solutions
The partnership will enable professional traders to mitigate the counterparty and settlement risks associated with cryptocurrency trades.
Chainalysis partners with the Smart Contract Security Alliance
Chainalysis has announced a partnership with the Smart Contract Security Alliance (SCSA) to help businesses understand the risks and opportunities in the cryptocurrency market.
Fireblocks to increase security at Bitstamp
The team behind Fireblocks has just partnered with Bitstamp to allow the exchange’s institutional clients to perform transactions with a simpler confirmation and greater security.
InvestFeed signs deal with BNC as preferred market data vendor
investFeed is a social networking and market access platform. Initially developed for traditional financial markets, the company has recently pivoted to focus on servicing the crypto sector and has selected BNC as its market data provider.
Tullett Prebon becomes the largest interdealer broker to offer comprehensive digital currency data
Tullett Prebon Information (TPI) has announced an agreement to distribute Brave New Coin (BNC) digital currency data. “This is the first time such a comprehensive view of the entire digital currency landscape has been made available to financial markets,” states the announcement.
KeepKey and Shapeshift team up for dynamic and secure cryptocurrency trading
KeepKey and ShapeShift recently announced a partnership to create the first fully trustless, highly secure, process for trading cryptocurrencies. According to KeepKey, beta testing will begin next week.
Airbitz and Augur partner in virtual trading predictions
San Diego based Airbitz Inc., a leading blockchain, and data security-company, recently announced a partnership with Augur, a decentralized Ethereum-based prediction market. Do you think Hillary Clinton will win the presidency in November? Here is how Augur’s market works. The purchase price of a share is $1. Time and outcome will determine the rise and fall of the share price. Augur's prediction markets provide dynamic predictive data - you can think of the current market price of any share in any market as an estimate of the probability of that outcome occurring in the real world. For example, a share trading at 64 cents has a 64% likelihood of happening.
OKWave and Breadwallet team up to leverage bitcoin use in Japan
OKWave is a popular Japanese question and answer social website, and no stranger to bitcoin, having integrated a bitcoin tipping feature to their Arigato platform last year. The company announced an alliance with San Francisco-based venture and bitcoin company Breadwallet LLC today, giving their website added functionality and a high-quality integrated solution for user bitcoin wallets.
Blockchain initiatives going mainstream
Governor Jack Markell recently announced a new suite of programs that aim to encourage Delaware-incorporated companies to use and develop distributed ledgers and smart contract technology, “Delaware has long been the jurisdiction of choice for the most innovative companies in the world.”
Bitcoin company, Circle, partners with Barclays for currency and territory expansion
The mainstream-focused bitcoin wallet, [Circle](http://circle.com), has had a perfect storm of good news lately as it greatly expanded its territory and announced a major new banking partner, new upgrades, new licensing, a new currency, and a freshly loosened policy.
Blockstream is going from strength to strength
Just six days after [Blockstream](https://blockstream.com) [announced](https://blockstream.com/2016/01/28/pwc-and-blockstream-announce-strategic-partnership) a strategic partnership with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), an even larger [announcement](https://blockstream.com/2016/02/02/blockstream-new-investors-55-million-series-a/) from the bitcoin software development company has been announced.
Uphold partners with UnionPay to tap into China’s $7 trillion bank card market
The Chinese state-run credit and debit card network UnionPay, with one of the largest markets on the planet is teaming up with bitcoin startup UpHold.