Amazon Web Services (AWS), after two years hinting about it, has started supporting Ethereum out of the box on its “managed blockchain” service. The service also supports Hyperledger Fabric, a permissioned blockchain network intended for enterprise applications.

Bitfinex, a leading cryptocurrency exchange in the crypto space, has launched a crypto payment system called Bitfinex Pay.

Bitwise’s decentralized finance (DeFi) index fund has brought in $32.5 million from 262 investors, just two weeks after launch. It is now Bitwise’s fastest-growing private placement, according to its Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan.

Sponsored: Established in 2016, the Hashbon platform aims to provide a fully-client-oriented platform, suitable for both business and individual users. Their cryptocurrency payment service allows cross-border and almost instant transactions with very low fees, high security, and leading IT know-how.

Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:

• Amazon Managed Blockchain Adds Ethereum Support
• Bitfinex Launches Cryptocurrency Payment System
• Bitwise’s DeFi Index Fund Brings in $32.5 Million in Two Weeks
• Daily Movers – ENJ, CHZ, VET
• Sponsored: 0% Commission On Crypto Payments With Hashbon And HASH Token

Amazon Managed Blockchain Adds Ethereum Support

Two years after hinting about it, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has started supporting Ethereum out of the box on its “managed blockchain” service. The service also supports Hyperledger Fabric, a permissioned blockchain network intended for enterprise applications.

In a blog post, AWS wrote:

“With this launch, AWS customers can easily provision Ethereum nodes in minutes and connect to the public Ethereum main network and test networks such as Rinkeby and Ropsten.”

The Ethereum network has over 8,300 ETH nodes, which keep consensus on the ledger, check transactions, and help protect the network against bad actors. A higher number of geographically separate nodes is considered healthy as it improves the network’s decentralization.

The blog post mentions Amazon’s managed blockchain service, which allows customers to “get secure networking, encryption at rest and transport, secure access to the network via standard open-source Ethereum APIs” using the service nodes can sync with the Ethereum blockchain in a “fast and reliable” way.

Bitfinex Launches Cryptocurrency Payment System

Bitfinex, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a crypto payment system called Bitfinex Pay.

The exchange will use an integrated widget to appeal to businesses of every size, effectively allowing online merchants to accept contactless and borderless digital currency payments. The widget can be integrated onto a website, and supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether’s USDT via the Ethereum or TRON blockchains. It also supports Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex, said:

“As a native of the cryptocurrency space, we’re aiming to take on established behemoths in the technology and payments fields, leveraging our knowledge of the tech to bring crypto payments into the mainstream.”

Customers of merchants who add the widget to their website will be able to simply click on the Bitfinex Pay button to be directed to its payment gateway.  Bitfinex Pay will not charge processing fees, but transaction fees on the blockchain used for the payment will have to be paid.

Bitwise’s DeFi Index Fund Brings in $32.5 Million in Two Weeks

Bitwise’s decentralized finance (DeFi) index fund has brought in $32.5 million from 262 investors, just two weeks after launch. It is now Bitwise’s fastest-growing private placement, according to its Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan.

Speaking to CoinDesk, Hougan revealed that despite the roadblocks associated with private securities placement, investors moved into the DeFi fund at a record speed and are showing “no signs of slowing.”

The CIO added that attracting hundreds of investors in the first few weeks a product is on the market is rare. The DeFi fund is focused on assets associated with the nascent space and not their underlying protocols. It invests in 10 tokens weighed to favor market leaders like AAVE and UNI.

Daily Movers – ENJ, CHZ, VET

Several tokens are leading the charge in the last 24-hour period. Some of these are well-known cryptocurrencies with more liquid trading pairs, so we’ll be focusing on these over low-cap cryptos that may have higher percentage changes.

Enjin (ENJ) – Enjin is a software that allows developers to create and manage virtual goods on the Ethereum blockchain. It gives creators, developers, and communities the required crypto-backed value and tools for implementing and managing virtual goods.

Chiliz (CHZ) - Chiliz is a digital currency sports tokenization. It powers a scalable fan engagement and rewards app, where fans can trade branded Fan Tokens for various sports teams and vote in club-focused surveys and polls.

VeChain (VET) – VeChain is a blockchain platform made to enhance supply chain management and business processes. It aims to streamline these processes and information flow through the blockchain. Its network contains two tokens: VET, which is used to transfer value across the network, and VeChainThor Energy (VTHO), used as “gas” to power smart contracts.

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Established in 2016, the Hashbon platform aims to provide a fully-client-oriented platform, suitable for both business and individual users. Their cryptocurrency payment service allows cross-border and almost instant transactions with very low fees, high security, and leading IT know-how. All aforementioned benefits are tackling the issues that traditional payment services currently have.

Over 30 cryptocurrencies are available on Hashbon, including BTC, ETH, LTC, Dash, USDT, and many more. Each transaction is verified by internal anti-fraud checks. Payouts to traditional systems, such as SEPA, PayPal, Payoneer, Visa/MasterCard, Sofort, iDeal, and others are also supported.

HASH Token

The issuance of Hashbon`s native utility token, HASH, further improves the services of the platform as it provides 50% lower fees to token holders. The token is both ERC-20 and BEP-20 compliant with the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain blockchains standards. The HASH token was initially introduced on 4th February, and listed against two pairs (HASH-BTC and HASH-USDT) last Friday, 26th February on Coinsbit exchange.

Market Advantages 

Unlike some of its major rivals, such as BitPay, CoinPayments, Coinify, Coingate, and others, Hashbon differs in terms of supported cryptocurrencies, localization, commission rates, and demo versions for business clients. By 2025, Hashbon strives to acquire at least a 30% share of the total crypto payment service providers market.

Hashbon platform excels over other payment services by offering:

• 0% commission for accepting and processing payments in any supported cryptocurrency
• Extremely easy integration setup of just one line of codes

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Corporate clients can take advantage of the demo versions, operational support services, bulk transnational payouts, and freelance payments options. Premium upgrade granting cashback and lower commission rates is available to SME HASH token holders. For more updates join their Telegram channel or comment in their Telegram group. 

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