This year was full of important events both in the fintech market and our company. Digital assets experienced bearish trends throughout this year but Crypterium anyhow managed to deliver a lot of new exciting products and services.
TokenSale Completed
Crypterium completed its token sale at the beginning of the year, we even went a bit over the indicated hard cap. Months of hard work paid off and Crypterium managed to pull off one of the largest ICOs in history. The support we received from our community also did wonders. We couldn’t even imagine we would get over 72 000 token buyers and consequently become one of the world’s largest ICOs based on the number of token holders as well.
Brand New Services
In 2018, Crypterium introduced a bunch of brand new services that have no analogy elsewhere. One of our favourites – you can send digital money using just the recipient’s phone number. Recipients do not even have their own e-wallets – we will generate one automatically and send them an SMS with a link to get their digital assets with some very clear instructions. Send digital currencies to your mom, your friends or even give it as a birthday present.
Crypterium also introduced new ways of spending digital assets in everyday life. The app now allows users to replenish their phone balance with Bitcoin. Crypterium supports top-ups to SIM cards of over 500 operators in more than 100 countries.
You can also buy vouchers with bitcoins, which can be used to top up Skype, Viber and Steam credits.
Another of our biggest hits is the feature that allows sending digital assets directly to bank accounts. This service is truly revolutionary as it allows users to even pay bills and taxes, or replenish their bank accounts.
However, the main steps are ahead. We are working on allowing instant payments in digital assets using existing payment infrastructures such as NFC terminals and QR codes. Imagine paying for your morning latte or a trip to France with Bitcoin or other major coins. It’s going to be a reality next year.
We Are Crypterium
Crypterium has one of the strongest teams of C-suite executives with loads of experience in some of the most innovative FinTech companies. Many of the team has spent their entire careers developing digital payment and banking solutions.
Our CEO Steven Parker brought with him tons of experience from payments (Steven is a former General Manager at VISA), banking (RBS, Standard Chartered) and consulting (Booz-Allen), and is a very respected figure in the world of banking.
Crypterium COO Austin Kimm is an experienced fintech professional with huge working experience from well-known companies like Aviva and Renaissance Insurance, while CFO James Davies is a former Chief Operating Officer of London Derivatives Exchange.
Recognition
This year, Crypterium has been named among “Emerging 50 Rising Stars” in Fintech by KPMG and H2Ventures. The report compiles a list of the years best fintech innovators from around the world. It highlights truly innovative companies, creating products and services at the juncture of technology and financial services who are seeking to disrupt the existing processes and products.
In October, Crypterium has also been named among “Top 5 Coins to Watch in 2018” by one of the most reliable blockchain and digital assets news outlets mdash; CCN.
Throughout the year, Crypterium’s representatives participated in top events where we met new partners and introduced our products and services to the people. Among our major events are Finovate in New York, Web Summit in Lisbon, CoinsBank in Barcelona and Blockshow in Las Vegas. We will continue to be regular attendees of similar events in the next year as well.
We have been featured in the top media and news outlets a number of times this year. Forbes posted an article about Crypterium titled “The Future Of Payments Is Here: How Can Crypto Play Its Part”? Additionally, mass media giants like Business Insider, Reuters and Bloomberg gave the spotlight to us.
Crypterium is delighted to see how our progress is highly appreciated both by digital asset and blockchain enthusiast, and traditional financial industry giants.
Listing On Exchanges
In March, CRPT tokens were listed on HitBTC exchange, one of the biggest exchanges operating since 2013. Later on, we listed our coin on QRYPTOS, due to its huge potential, minimal fees, user-friendliness and state license from Japan. Qryptos joined up with Quoine this year and became liquid.com, this is an exchange that has a massive potential to become major in near future.
Our last exchange in 2018 was Kucoin, one of the world’s most advanced and reputable exchanges. Besides, Crypterium successfully ran an airdrop on Kucoin – 265 000 CRPT was distributed among Kucoin users and 10 BTC was shared between top 500 accounts with the highest trading amounts of CRPT (buys + sells) as rewards.
New Horizons and New Events
In February, We have obtained 2 major licenses in fintech and digital assets that allow us to conduct related activities legally in accordance with the legislation of Estonia. By the way, as the services we offer are digital, we can operate all over the world.
Later on, we got licensed to operate as a financial institution. The new license opened up exciting opportunities for our business. We are now ready to strike partnerships with companies that only work with financial institutions and integrate with more payment systems.
In November, Crypterium opened the new office in Silicon Valley! To have a deep understanding of American market needs, Crypterium chose Silicon Valley, the most important technological centre in the world that is famous for a high concentration of major innovators.
PS. Crypterium will continue to work hard and deliver on the expectations of our community in 2019. We plan on listing our coin on the top exchange, introducing global card solution, making first digital asset loans possible, and much more. Stay tuned!
Crypterium team wishes you and your family a happy new year. May each day of the New Year bring you luck, joy, happiness and prosperity.
About Crypterium
Crypterium is building a mobile app that will turn digital assets into money that you can spend with the same ease as cash. Shop around the world and pay at any NFC terminal, or via scanning the QR codes. Make purchases in online stores, pay your bills, or just send money across borders in seconds, reliably and for a fraction of a penny.
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