The waitlist for Robinhood’s crypto wallet is now more than one million customers long, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev told CNBC on Thursday. The feature is in high demand by clients of the popular zero-commission trading app. Robinhood, one of the largest trading platforms in the US, announced last month it was planning to roll out…
Robinhood is testing a new feature on its app that would enable users to trade and store cryptocurrency in digital wallets, according to Bloomberg. People interested in beta testing the new feature can sign up soon, though the official release won’t come until 2022. Shares in Robinhood Markets, Inc. already jumped nearly 11% after the…
Europe is about to take a major step towards “Sinification” by introducing total control over the cryptocurrency operations of its citizens. European regulators decided that they had found a way of denying anonymity to any cryptocurrency dealings. Ever since the first real crypto boom in 2017, European financial regulators have taken an ambivalent position regarding…
Payments company Square is considering creating a non-custodial hardware wallet for Bitcoin, the Square CEO, Jack Dorsey, said on Friday. Usually, cryptocurrency wallets can be stored offline or online at crypto exchanges, desks where Bitcoin can be bought and sold for fiat currencies or other virtual tokens. A non-custodial wallet gives you sole control of…
Google has announced an update to its existing financial products and services policy, including a policy on cryptocurrency advertising. According to its notice on Wednesday: “This policy will apply globally to all accounts that advertise these financial products.” The new rules will take effect on August 3, and all prior crypto exchange certifications will be…
Samsung has decided to simplify access to cryptocurrency and transactions for its owners by adding hardware wallet connectivity to Galaxy smartphones. This will allow users to transfer coins to the built-in wallet that comes with most devices in the popular lineup. Update Allows Galaxy Users to Link Their Crypto Wallets to Cold Storage Devices Samsung…