UK bitcoin exchange Coinfloor opens for business
A UK-based bitcoin exchange has beat competitors to the post as it opens for business today. London-based Coinfloor begins registering customers at 9am this morning. The site, launched by Mark Lamb and Amadeo Pellicce, hopes to get in on the market early by offering GBP/BTC trading services before regulators have passed judgement on the cryptocurrency. It beats BitPrice to market. The latter has been lobbying regulators in the UK about bitcoin's status, but hasn't opened its doors yet. Coinfloor, which is backed for an undisclosed sum by VC firm Passion Capital, is the first firm to trade....
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UK-based bitcoin trading exchange Coinfloor launched its services on 27th March, meaning users are now able to register to trade pound sterling for bitcoin via the platform. Coinfloor had originally aimed to start services on 5th November, but experienced delays due to technical problems. Coinfloor is now Live! - registration is open at http://t.co/Yvaxd7CeTS. - Coinfloor (@Coinfloor) March 27, 2014. Notably, the company has recognized the impact of the delay, and is offering an incentive program to those who submitted verification documents in November. Coinfloor indicated these exchange....
London's biggest Bitcoin exchange Coinfloor has announced the launch of the world' first exchange-backed Bitcoin marketplace - Coinfloor Market. With Coinfloor Market, retail investors and consumers in the United Kingdom will be able to buy Bitcoin in a safe and secure environment. According to MarketWatch, Coinfloor recently met with UK's top Bitcoin brokers to bring about this marketplace and to accelerate the mainstream adoption of this digital currency. Coinfloor CEO, Mark Lamb said,
A new UK-based Bitcoin exchange is flipping the 'on' switch today. Coinfloor, as it's dubbed, is a venture-capitalist-backed business that hopes to become the next big thing in BTC trading in the United Kingdom in Europe. The exchange is not FCA-regulated, but the company's co-founder and CEO Mark Lamb says they don't need to be, according to what has been described as "formal communication" with the financial authority. Users are able to start accounts from today and trading is expected to begin on November 5th - next Tuesday. Check out the Coinfloor website here. [via Wired UK]
Updated with comment from Coinfloor. UK-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor is now accepting domestic deposits via local bank transfer in an effort to accelerate its local payments services. The feature was brought about by popular demand thanks to a Coinfloor customer survey that found that the majority of Coinfloor's users (47%) would like to see faster local payments. Coinfloor also credited its customers with helping it continue to improve its services, stating: "The trust, support and feedback of our users has played a significant role in our course of action and focus over the last two....
London-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor has launched Coinfloor Market, a broker-based peer-to-peer marketplace, which will enable consumers to buy bitcoin from professional brokers. Speaking to CoinDesk, Coinfloor CEO Mark Lamb said the new marketplace is designed to provide a more consumer-friendly and personal bitcoin buying experience. Bitcoin brokers, he noted, have to undergo a due diligence verification process, which will be refined over time. Lamb added: "We meet all brokers in person, we get to know them and understand their business and make sure that they are operating to the....