Shift Partners with Stellar Foundation — SAN FRANCISCO, CA and NEW YORK, NY — March 9, 2022 — Shift Markets and Nexus Markets are thrilled to release a new Stellar integration to their institutional and retail clients that enables deposit and withdrawal of USD Coin (USDC) on Stellar, as well as seamless swap capabilities of USDC…

An in-depth review of all things crypto in 2021 — The crypto market exploded in early 2021, with Bitcoin reaching an all-time high of $65k in mid-April, which was up from its $29K price at the beginning of 2021. This growth was fueled by a variety of converging factors. Inflationary concerns have highlighted the need for solid investment options in…

Shift launches its software development kit for devs — Summary We are thrilled to have released our SDK through GitHub! This SDK allows devs to work with exchanges running on the Shift Market’s Cointrader technology. This SDK enables devs to seamlessly integrate with market data, trading, KYC, deposits & withdrawals, and more. Getting Started Head over to the Shift Markets GitHub Account …

Shift awarded a grant to begin work on new DeFi platform — The Algorand Foundation announced today that it has awarded a grant to Shift Markets DeFi platform, Cables. The Cables platform is being incubated by Shift Markets, which has been in existence since 2009, with infrastructure to deploy a versatile v1 stablecoin orderbook-based DEX on the Algorand Network. The Cables project…

Shift ranked as one of the best crypto companies in New York City by Best Startup US — We are thrilled to announce we have been featured in the Best Startup US Magazine as one of top cryptocurrency startup companies in New York City. We founded Shift Markets on the premise of transforming FX, and in more recent years the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Shift offers a suite of products…

Current status of crypto legislation and adoption across the US — In the last few years, U.S. federal regulatory agencies have issued a range of policies concerning their treatment of cryptocurrency transactions, investment gains, payment services, and activities other involving digital assets. What are the current U.S. regulations that impact crypto? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said it views cryptocurrencies as securities and will apply existing securities…

Blockchain & Crypto Laws and Regulation — United States Despite a large number of cryptocurrency investors and blockchain firms in the United States, the country hasn’t yet developed a clear regulatory framework for the asset class. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) typically views cryptocurrency as a security, while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) calls Bitcoin (BTCUSD) a…

7 easy steps to launch your very own crypto exchange platform — The 7 Basic Steps to Starting Your Own Crypto Exchange Cryptocurrency is one of the world’s fastest-growing markets, and adoption only keeps climbing. One of the best ways to get into the cryptocurrency market and benefit from this explosive growth is to start your own crypto exchange and offer users the ability to trade, buy, and sell crypto.

Ushering in a new era for the transition to Ethereum 2.0 — Last Thursday, The London hard fork of Ethereum went live to usher in a new era for the transition to Ethereum 2.0, a complete proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. This upgrade is one of the final steps for the transition to PoS which is scheduled sometime in 2022. Alongside the highly anticipated…