Breaks Categories: News

WednesdayDec 23, 2020 1:01 pm

CryptoNewsBreaks – Bitcoin Events’ 2021 Conference to Shine Spotlight on Blockchain’s Transformation from Hype to Mainstream

Bitcoin Events’ flagship Blockchain Africa Conference 2021 is slated to take place on March 18-19, 2021, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The seventh conference in the acclaimed series expects to draw 500 attendees representing over 35 countries, including investors, startups, enthusiasts, developers, corporations, policy makers and regulators. Blockchain Africa Conference 2021 will delve into blockchain’s continued transformation from hype to mainstream. A roster of 35 high-profile speakers will take the stage to share insight and explore the collective rising sentiment surrounding blockchain technology, particularly as tech and payment giants such as PayPal, Square and Facebook make significant investments in the space.…

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WednesdayDec 23, 2020 1:00 pm

CryptoNewsBreaks – AlgoTrader Founder and CEO Shares Insight in CryptoCurrencyWire Audio Production

InvestorBrandNetwork (“IBN”), a multifaceted communications organization engaged in connecting public companies to the investment community, today announced the release of the latest CryptoCurrencyWire Audio Production as part of its sustained effort to provide specialized content distribution via widespread syndication channels. The latest podcast features Andy Flury, founder and CEO of AlgoTrader. Flury is former Swiss Air Force pilot and has extensive experience and expertise leading projects at the Swiss intelligence Agency and various major banks. In 2014, Flury started the comprehensive algorithmic trading platform, AlgoTrader, which enables buy and sell side trading firms to rapidly develop, simulate, backtest and deploy…

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WednesdayDec 23, 2020 11:24 am

CryptoNewsBreaks – ISW Holdings Inc. (ISWH) Creates 5M Share Stock Option Plan to Attract Best and Brightest

ISW Holdings (OTC: ISWH), a global brand management holdings company, today announced the creation of a new stock option compensation plan in anticipation of the establishment of an advisory board and the addition of new top team members. This key talent will help ISW Holdings optimize its execution as it navigates new and increasingly promising opportunities. The company has recently made a number of advances that management believes will help in attracting top talent. “We have set aside 5 million shares for this incentive program,” said Alonzo Pierce, president and chairman of ISW Holdings. “This new program will allow us…

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TuesdayDec 22, 2020 9:59 am

CryptoNewsBreaks – Innovative Payment Solutions Inc. (IPSI) Announces Board Appointment of Wall Street Corporate Finance Veteran

Innovative Payment Solutions (OTCQB: IPSI), a U.S.-based fintech company focused on building a 21st century digital payment solution, IPSIPay, today announced the addition of Peter N. Christos to its Advisory Board. Christos is a Wall Street corporate finance veteran who brings several decades of experience working with start-up and early-stage companies. Adept at financing early-stage growth companies, Christos has developed hands-on experience across many industry sectors of the economy. “Pete Christos will be a valuable addition to our Advisory Board. He will have a birds-eye view, primarily advising on corporate strategy, corporate finance and corporate development,” said Innovative Payment Solutions…

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MondayDec 21, 2020 3:34 pm

CryptoNewsBreaks – CryptoCurrencyWire to Collaborate with Blockchain Africa Conference 2021 Amid Significant Rising Interest in Blockchain, Digital Currency

CryptoCurrencyWire, one of 50+ brands of the InvestorBrandNetwork, today announced its collaboration with Bitcoin Events to serve as the official newswire of Blockchain Africa Conference 2021 — Africa’s premier blockchain and cryptocurrency event. Blockchain Africa Conference 2021, slated to take place in in Johannesburg, South Africa, from March 18-19, 2021, is the seventh conference in the acclaimed series. The 2021 event comes amid the rise in collective sentiment about and innovative implementations of blockchain technology in both the public and private sectors. “We are pleased to work with Bitcoin Events and heighten the visibility of their blockchain conference in Africa…

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MondayDec 21, 2020 3:26 pm

CryptoNewsBreaks – Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) Elon Musk Gets Nod to Make ‘$100 Billion Favor’

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) was featured in a recent Reuters article titled, “Tesla's Elon Musk asks about converting 'large transactions' to bitcoin.” The piece covers a Twitter exchange on Sunday between Elon Musk and a well-known advocate for the digital currency, where Musk asked about the possibility of converting “large transactions” of Tesla Inc’s balance sheet into bitcoin. MicroStrategy Inc. CEO Michael Saylor, in a tweet to Musk, suggested that the billionaire founder and head of Tesla make the move. “If you want to do your shareholders a $100 billion favor, convert the $TSLA balance sheet from USD to #BTC,” Saylor…

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MondayDec 21, 2020 11:08 am

CryptoNewsBreaks – ISW Holdings Inc. (ISWH) Set to Launch Cryptocurrency Mining Operations

ISW Holdings (OTC: ISWH), a global brand management holdings company, today provided an update to current and prospective shareholders as the company approaches year-end with strong growth, a streamlined share structure and big plans for 2021. Among other updates, ISW Holdings announced that it has completed testing of its state-of-the-art datacenter pod (the Proceso Pod5ive datacenter), designed in partnership with Bit5ive, LLC (“Bit5ive”). “We are very excited about our design of this pod and its market-leading efficiency score,” said Alonzo Pierce, president and chairman of ISW Holdings Inc. “Our plan is to have two additional pods by the end of…

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ThursdayDec 17, 2020 3:14 pm

CryptoNewsBreaks – One of the Biggest Names in Crypto Is One Step Closer to IPO

Coinbase was featured in a Cointelegraph article regarding the draft registration it has sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “SEC,” leaving its future IPO in the commission’s court. The piece, titled “The Coinbase IPO is coming, according to SEC filing,” discusses the one-step-closer status for one of crypto’s most-anticipated initial public offerings. The article reads, “On Thursday, Coinbase announced that the firm had sent its draft registration for a public offering to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company wrote that: ‘The Form S-1 is expected to become effective after the SEC completes its review process, subject to…

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ThursdayDec 17, 2020 12:00 pm

CryptoNewsBreaks – Robinhood Agrees to Pay $65 Million to Settle SEC Charges Regarding Trading App

Robinhood has prevented Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charges from progressing by paying the commission $65 million. The SEC charged that the company had misled app users by claiming to be commission free while actually charging extra on execution prices that it received back from market makers. The trading app is known for creating a platform that makes investing accessible for everyone. The SEC charges noted that between 2015 and 2018 Robinhood had deceived app users about where its money was actually coming from, specifically misrepresenting its "receipt of payments from certain principal trading firms, also known as electronic market…

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WednesdayDec 16, 2020 10:28 am

CryptoNewsBreaks – Innovative Payment Solutions Inc. (IPSI) to Expand into Global Digital Payment Infrastructures Through Strategic Joint Venture

Innovative Payment Solutions (OTCQB: IPSI), a U.S.-based fintech company building 21st century digital payment solutions, today announced the launch of a joint venture with blockchain and artificial intelligence company BLGI Inc. (OTCQB: BLGI). The joint venture will help expand IPSI into global digital payment infrastructures and ultimately advance the companies’ mutual efforts towards unlocking blockchain technology for swift funds processing, ensuring simplicity of payment for services at a substantially reduced cost for consumers and secure network to transfer funds anywhere in the world. “Our agreement with BLGI provides our companies with a tremendous opportunity to develop, evaluate and implement a…

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