Video: Inside the Offshore Vault Where Gold Trades for Bitcoin
On the tiny and semi-independent island of Guernsey there is a new type of bitcoin exchange, one that trades 'digital gold' for the real thing. Around 60,000 people live there, around 70 miles off the south coast of England. Although closely linked to the United Kingdom, its direct relationship with the Crown, instead of the government, means that it is virtually autonomous, particularly with regards to financial issues and tax. The island is home to Bullion Bitcoin, a unique exchange that trades bitcoin for physical gold. Launched earlier this year, the company says it wants to aid the....
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Anthem Vault has announced the acquisition of Amagi Metals. Amagi Metals is a Bitcoin-to-bullion precious metal dealer and with this deal the company is hoping to gain more ground in this growing market. Anthem Blanchard, founder and CEO of Anthem Vault also outlined that "our goal is to provide the precious metals community with a trusted way to accumulate gold and silver." He further explained the goal of the company by saying that "when customers find their gold and silver stacks too precious to be held in their own home, we can take on the storage and security at Anthem Vault. Amagi....
Bitcoin users will soon be able to use their digital cash to purchase offshore safety deposit boxes, according to an announcement made by Cofres Bitcoin on Thursday. The company, who's working in concert with Swiftcoin exchange First National BNAK, is offering what they are calling "state of the art" safety deposit boxes at the Plaza Independencia 823 building in Montevideo, Uruguay. According to Cofres, per client request, each of the boxes will be Swiss-style numbered accounts that will make use of a Swiftcoin address - serving at the only identifier of the client. Of course, we won't....
Financial technology company Anthem Vault today launched HayekGold (the 'hayek'), a digital token that enables more people to own and spend gold. Each hayek represents 1 gram of gold stored in the secure, world-class vaulting facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will be purchased at the market value at the time of the transaction."We use the latest, most secure technology - the Bitcoin blockchain - that fuels hundreds of other crypto-related platforms," said Anthem Vault founder and CEO Anthem Blanchard. "The Hayek coalesces the most trusted store of value in history, gold, with the....
Physical coins are an interesting addition to the digital aspect of Bitcoin. Whereas it is not possible to physically hold your Bitcoin balance, there is a way to give them a physical representation by funding physical coins with BTC. Many manufacturers have been creating coins over the past few years, and Crypto Vault has unveiled its limited edition 24K gold plated and 0.5oz .999 fine silver Vault Coins. Crypto Vault entered the Bitcoin scene in March of 2015, when the young company announced its first product, “Vault Coin.” As the name suggests, Vault Coin is a physical coin that can be....