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Nasdaq-listed insurer Metromile plans $10M Bitcoin purchase
6.5.2021
The company will soon accept BTC payments on insurance premiums as part of a broader embrace of digital assets
Decentralized insurance could save DeFi from contagion, according to ShapeShift report
27.4.2021
ShapeShift has identified two unaffiliated projects as promising DeFi insurance protocols
Nexus Mutual moves to sundown legal entity, lift KYC requirements
23.4.2021
By transitioning to a fully DAO-governed model, Nexus could expand its userbase and iron out tokeneconomic friction
Wallex Bank: Launching The Next Level Asset and Digital Asset Ecosystem
22.4.2021
Wallex Trust & Custody, a fintech company based in the USA and Europe that offers trust and custody services among its clients across borders notably in Europe, Asia, and Africa, has announced it has received a banking Crypto and Insurance license issued by the Comoros International Banking...
BitGo expands crypto insurance to cover over $700M
21.4.2021
Institutional clients have shown strong demand for airtight and insured custody options
Insurance Giant AXA Allows Swiss Clients to Pay for Services With Bitcoin
15.4.2021
The French multinational insurance firm AXA is now allowing clients in Switzerland to pay for services in bitcoin. The newly added support is part of the company’s “digital future” and stems from customer demand for crypto payments. AXA Supports Bitcoin Payments In Switzerland...
Switzerland's largest insurer AXA starts accepting Bitcoin as payment
15.4.2021
All private AXA customers now have the option to pay insurance premiums for any non-life insurance products in Bitcoin
Linux Foundation launches blockchain-based platform for insurance
13.4.2021
The Linux Foundation and the American Association of Insurance Services are co-launching a blockchain-based platform to help the insurance industry
Oasis Foundation announces implementation of Tidal DeFi insurance platform
10.4.2021
A renewed focus on DeFi could drive traffic for the Oasis Network
NYDIG Brings Bitcoin to $6 Trillion Global Insurance Industry — Partners With Starr, Liberty Mutual, New York Life
9.4.2021
New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), the bitcoin investment arm of Stone Ridge Asset Management, is creating bitcoin-powered products and services for the $6 trillion global insurance industry. The company has formed strategic partnerships with major insurers, including Starr, Liberty Mutual...
NYDIG raises $100 million and launches 'Bitcoin-powered' insurance initiative
8.4.2021
The investment services firm said its new global head of insurance solutions would be spearheading the effort
Pension funds and insurance firms alive to Bitcoin investment proposal
3.4.2021
Bitcoin’s appeal among institutional investors is spreading toward insurance firms and life and annuity companies
Tidal to Launch Balancer LBP Following 500x Oversubscribed Polkastarter IDO
26.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Tidal Finance, a high-yield insurance platform, offers the ability to hedge against the failure of a DeFi protocol or asset. While reinventing the way decentralized insurance works, Tidal Finance plans to attract participation from the community through a Balancer liquidity...
Why Medicare for All Must Be Part of the Green New Deal
17.3.2021
In 1991, Larry Barragan got word that the oil refinery in Long Beach, California where he was working would be closing. It was one of the scariest moments of his career. Barragan was nervous about losing his income, but even worse was the thought of losing his health insurance, especially because...
Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race
15.3.2021
Ant Group remains the world’s biggest blockchain patentee, while IBM is considered to be the most cited developer of patents in the industry
‘Better as friends’: DeFi protocols Yearn and Cover announce cessation of merger
5.3.2021
The relationship is "c-over" between Yearn Finance and Cover, an emotional split related to a new protocol from Cover developers
Unslashed Finance raises $2M for crypto insurance platform
4.3.2021
Investors include Lemniscap, P2P capital and others. Unslashed Finance has sold $400 million in coverage since its private launch last month
Insurance Companies Reportedly Sink Crypto Cruise Ship MS Satoshi Project
1.3.2021
Plans by Panama-based company Ocean Builders to launch a crypto cruise ship, a floating community to host businesses including stores and restaurants that planned to accept bitcoin (BTC) from customers, were reportedly scrapped by what company representatives describe as the inflexibility of...
Spanish Court Orders the Investigation of Possible ‘Computer Fraud’ on Bittrex Exchange After a User Loses 1.3 BTC
1.3.2021
A Spanish Court has issued an order compelling a division within the country’s police to investigate the possible existence of “computer fraud” on the Bittrex cryptocurrency platform. The order was issued following the filing of a complaint by a Tenerife based Bittrex user...
3 reasons why Reef Finance, Bridge Mutual and Morpheus Network are rallying
28.2.2021
Strong fundamentals and new partnerships back the strong rallies in Morpheus Network, Bridge Mutual and Reef Finance