The Daily: Wirex Expands to Canada, Coin Stats Syncs Exchange Transactions
Wirex, the popular European crypto card provider, has announced it’s expanding to Canada and we have the details covered in The Daily. Also in the rubric, the Coin Stats mobile app now synchronizes transactions from several exchanges, a coin claiming to have AML and KYC features is listed on a major exchange, and the UK government is asked about its assessment of recent crypto market developments.
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Wirex Offers Crypto Wallets in Canada, Cards on the Way
UK-based crypto card issuer Wirex is expanding its operations to North America. In August, the company was awarded a Fintrac and Money Service Business registration by regulators in Canada where users can already take advantage of its wallet supporting several cryptocurrencies: bitcoin core (BTC), litecoin (LTC), ripple (XRP), and ethereum (ETH).
According to a blog post published recently, the company intends to next introduce traditional currency accounts and contactless Visa cards. Wirex plastics allow their holders to convert and spend cryptocurrency just like fiat money, both in shops and online. Their users can also benefit from the platform’s reward program offering 0.5% cashback in BTC on all in-store purchases.
The Wirex team notes that although the UK and the US are ahead in the rankings for traditional blockchain adoption, Canada leads the way when it comes to Ethereum technology implementation. They also point out that the country is currently second only to the US in terms of the number of operational bitcoin ATMs – more than 600 across the country.
Coin Stats Now Syncs Transactions From Binance, Bittrex and Kucoin
Cryptocurrency portfolio management software Coin Stats has announced the release of new updates for its Android and iOS apps, available in Google Play and Apple Store. The main changes include the option to synchronize past transactions from several exchanges. Support for Binance, Bittrex and Kucoin is currently provided and developers promise to expand the list in the future. Coin Stats also comes as a web-based application.
According to a post on Medium detailing the updates in the app, “You can make it sync your past transactions of all of your portfolios by enabling the toggle in the update popup below. Please note, your Profit/Loss will most probably change but it will become more precise.” Another novelty is that the detail pages of some coins are now styled with the brand colors of the respective project.
AML Bitcoin Listed on Hitbtc
AML Bitcoin (ABTC), a cryptocurrency advertised as the coin with anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) technology built into its code, has been listed on Hitbtc, currently the sixth largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume. According to Marcus Andrade, Chief Executive Officer of NAC Foundation and creator of the crypto, “The tectonic shift by the world’s governments in the past year shows the urgent need for a digital currency that can both attract the crypto community and be used in commercial and governmental transactions. We are that coin!”
The US-headquartered NAC Foundation, which is the developer of ABTC, also claims the coin boasts some theft-resistant properties. The team behind the project insists AML Bitcoin is compliant with all major national security and financial protection laws and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act and the Bank Secrecy Act.
British Government Questioned About Recent Crypto Swings
The executive power in London has been facing a lot of questions pertaining to cryptocurrencies, with the latest one coming from Lord Taylor of Warwick, who asked Her Majesty’s Government about their assessment of the reports that “the value of cryptocurrencies in the United States is falling” as well as “the potential effects that such a decline might have on the UK blockchain industry.” It turns out not much has been done in that direction.
“The Government has not made a formal assessment of any potential implications of recent changes in the value of cryptocurrencies. However, the Government continues to monitor developments in the cryptocurrency market,” Lord Bates, Minister of State at the Department for International Development, said in a response quoted by Finance Feeds.
The exchange comes while the British public is awaiting a report this fall from the Cryptoassets Taskforce, formed in March by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to evaluate the risks and potential benefits of cryptoassets and other applications of the underlying distributed ledger technology in financial services in the United Kingdom. The body is also charged with determining whether and what kind of regulatory approach is needed to address the developments in the crypto space.
Prices across crypto markets have recently experienced a short term recovery after plunging between 10 and 20 percent for most digital coins last week. Check our latest Markets Update to get more details on the latest developments.
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