Instant Cryptocurrency Exchange ShapeShift Raises $1.6 Million
ShapeShift announced today that it had completed its fundraising of $1.6 million USD. ShapeShift is an exchange that allows users to transfer Bitcoin for dozens of other cryptocurrencies without any accounts or personal information being shared. Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group and Roger Ver were the lead investors in this round. Bitfinex, Bitcoin....
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ShapeShift.io, is an instant online cryptocurrency exchange that provides instant currency exchange between many cryptocurrencies without having to open an account. This Thursday, ShapeShift.io announced it was integrating Counterparty (XCP), along with Moner (XMR) into its platform. Customers anywhere in the world will now be able to buy or sell XCP or XMR instantly with Bitcoin or over two dozen of other cryptocurrencies with the ShapeShift.io exchange platform. ShapeShift.io, was launched in August 2014, and in less than a year it has become a market leader. Shapeshift.io is now the....
CCN received the following press release this morning from ShapeShift.io: SWITZERLAND, April 1, 2015 - ShapeShift.io has integrated Winklecoin (WNK), into its instant exchange platform. Customers anywhere in the world can now buy or sell WNK instantly with Bitcoin or over two dozen other leading cryptocurrencies with ShapeShift.io. Winklecoin, masterminded by Olympic rowers and internet entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, is now available for exchange in increments of two.
ShapeShift has integrated Ripple, the second largest crypto-currency in terms of market cap, into its instant exchange platform. Users anywhere in the world can now buy or sell Ripple (XRP) instantly with bitcoin or over a dozen other cryptocurrencies. As the digital currency ecosystem continues to expand, integration between platforms is accelerating. ShapeShift, which launched in the third quarter of 2014, has risen quickly as a convenient way to buy or sell leading digital assets. Currently, the instant exchange has integrated over a dozen currencies including Litecoin, Peercoin,....
The main reason why BitPay is promoting this solution is due to the instant conversion process offered by Shapeshift. Rolling out new and innovative features in the world of Bitcoin payments is an absolute must. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts can now pay BitPay invoices by using the Shapeshift.io platform. This allows users to use any of the platform’s supported currencies to pay invoices denominated in Bitcoin. A big step forward for the cryptocurrency ecosystem as a whole. BitPay and Shapeshift Show Altcoins Some Love. Most cryptocurrency enthusiasts know the Shapeshift.io platform as a....
During the Miami Bitcoin Conference 2015, Bitcoinist was able to conduct several interviews and make new connections which will be posted for your reading pleasure at a later time. One of the contacts we met was Emily, a representative from Shapeshift. In this interview, we discussed what ShapeShift does and briefly talked the Shifty Button, which allows website owners to accept altcoins that are automatically exchanged into Bitcoin. For people that don’t know, what is Shapeshift and how does it work? ShapeShift is an instant exchange for cryptocurrency. It is different from a normal....