Bitpanda Recap: April 2019

After a very busy start to 2019, we’re keeping up the momentum and heading into summer with big plans. Make sure to follow us to stay informed about the latest from the Bitpanda ecosystem.

We received a payments license! (PSD2)

The biggest news from April is that we received a PSD2 payments license from the Austrian financial market authority in accordance with E.U. law. This might sound like a lot of legal jargon but this monumental news for us as a fintech. We are now able to launch new and innovative features which will underline our vision for the future.

Bitpanda at Paris Blockchain Week

Were you lucky enough to visit Paris Blockchain Week? If so, you might have caught us there too! We were discussing tokenisation and how it affects and changes the financial world we’re used to.

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We’ll be at the @PBWSummit this week @joinstationf on the 17th of April! We’ll be talking about how tokenisation connects the new to the old investing world. Let us know if you’ll be there! #pbws2019 https://t.co/vxrJa2O4Ur

 — @bitpanda

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Eric Demuth gave a talk at Dublin Tech Summit

Bitpanda CEO Eric Demuth took the HorizonX stage at Dublin Tech Summit to talk about investing for millennials, Bitcoin and the barriers of finance which shouldn’t exist in 2019.

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There will be no other world without the cryptocurrency” “Bank institutions do not innovate, all what they give us are cosmetic’s changes, new app, new slick card – we don’t need that” Fab talk about the snappy future of #bitcoin by @bitpanda #DTS19

 — @m_marchewka

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We also had a stand in the middle of the conference where people could come and chat to us about cryptocurrencies, investing and the future of the industry.

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The doors @dubtechsummit are open! Have you seen the Bitpanda stand? If you’re at Dublin Tech Summit then come and visit us on the exhibit floor to talk about cryptocurrency, digital assets and what we’re planning for 2019 #DTS19

 — @bitpanda

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Trip to New York

As if Dublin Tech Summit wasn’t enough, we visited New York with Austria’s Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs as part of a delegation trip which saw a lot of productive talks about digitalisation and future technologies with various established U.S. startups.

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Bitpanda CEO, @eric_demuth, was in New York this week with Margarete Schramböck, Austria’s Minister for Digital & Economic Affairs as part of a delegation trip which saw numerous productive talks about digitalisation and future technologies with various established US startups.

 — @bitpanda

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Latvia and Romania became part of the Bitpanda family

We welcome Latvia and Romania to the Bitpanda platform, users from these countries are now able to fully verify their accounts!

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Welcome Latvia and Romania to the Bitpanda Family! 🇱🇻🇷🇴 We’re happy to say full verification is now possible for all EU members! #bitpanda https://t.co/LRSeoFxPyF

 — @bitpanda

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Cosmos ($ATOM) integrated to the platform
We added Cosmos to trade on Bitpanda. Users can now buy and sell Cosmos with their Bitpanda account.

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There’s a new addition to our platform! The @cosmos token ATOM is now available to trade on Bitpanda! #cosmos $ATOM

 — @bitpanda

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We added Tulips as a tradeable asset (and then took them away)
On the 1st of April, we decided to add digitised Tulips as a tradeable asset on the platform. The decision was based on the fact that many economists compare Bitcoin with Tulips, calling it a bubble like that which happened in Holland in the 17th century.

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Clever people like @Nouriel Roubini called Bitcoin the “mother of all bubbles”, and “much worse” than the tulip mania. So we decided to revive this promising and attractive asset class 🌷 #bitcoin #tulipmania https://t.co/U31giRyulQ

 — @bitpanda

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Tron won our community coin vote!
After receiving more votes that Basic Attention Token, Golem and Dogecoin, Tron ($TRX) won in our most recent coin poll. These regular polls allow our users to have a say in what will be listed on Bitpanda next. Be sure to follow us on Twitter so you don’t miss the next one!

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📢 The winner of our recent poll @Tronfoundation will be available to trade on Bitpanda from May 2nd! #TRON $TRX

 — @bitpanda

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Our tell-a-friend competition ended
With loads of you taking part and referring your friends for a free €10 each, the lucky winner of the Samsung Galaxy S10+ was chosen. But that doesn’t mean our tell a friend program is going away — you can still claim €10 for you and a friend when you introduce them to Bitpanda.

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That’s all for April.

Kind regards from Vienna,
Team Bitpanda.

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