Mobile Apps

Privacy

Popular Crypto App Found to Have Ties to Data Tracking Company: Report

Benjamin PowersFeb 16, 2021

Bitcoin Ticker Widget and a clone of Steemit were found to contain data trackers.

Exchanges

Crypto Lender Nexo Adds Exchange Service to Its Mobile App

Tanzeel AkhtarFeb 1, 2021

Nexo's new service provides more than 75 cryptocurrency and fiat currency pairs for trading.

Bitcoin Options

PowerTrade to Launch Bitcoin Options Trading App on Apple Store

Tanzeel AkhtarApr 13, 2021

PowerTrade said most bitcoin options trading is done at the institutional level.

Exchanges

Portfolio App Blockfolio Adds Crypto, Stock Trading to Capitalize on GameStop Drama

Sebastian SinclairJan 29, 2021

The app offers trading of crypto assets as well as tokenized stocks listed on derivatives exchange FTX.

Payments

Secure Messaging App Signal Reportedly Toying With Crypto Payments

Tanzeel AkhtarJan 26, 2021

Staff at the firm are said to be worried the addition would bring bad actors and unwanted regulatory attention.

Mobile Apps

India

India’s Largest Crypto Exchange Launches User-Friendly App, Eyes 50M New Users

Sebastian Sinclair

Aimed at appealing to crypto newcomers, CoinDCX Go allows users to trade smaller denominations of 14 of the industry's top assets.

Funding Rounds

New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital

Sebastian Sinclair

PowerTrade is a new mobile-based cryptocurrency options trading platform set to launch this year.

UK

Bitcoin Banking App Mode Eyes £40M UK Listing

Paddy Baker

Mode is expected to announce plans for a £40 million stock market listing sometime in the next month.

BitMEX

BitMEX Launches Mobile Trading App in 140 Countries

Zack Voell

The new app does not include the iconic "trollbox" feature of BitMEX's site, but will in future, the firm said.

Bitcoin Mining

Marine Corps Bans Crypto Mining Apps From Government-Issued Mobile Devices

Danny Nelson

The Tuesday memo does not give a specific reason for the bitcoin mining ban but broadly cited security concerns.

Investment

Crypto Investment App B21 Expands to India

Daniel Palmer

The Gibraltar-based company said the move was prompted by rising consumer interest and trading volumes in the nation after a ban on banking services for cryptocurrency firms was lifted.

Stellar

Stellar Enterprise Fund Invests $5M in Crypto App Abra Ahead of Blockchain Integration

Danny Nelson

The $5 million capital allocation precedes Abra's integration with the Stellar blockchain.