Crypto.com: May 2020 Updates

Crypto.com continued the rapid build-out of its ecosystem in the month of May, against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic and increased interest in cryptocurrency driven by the Bitcoin Halving. We have achieved several milestones this month, including MCO VISA Card shipment in Europe, the introduction of Crypto.com Wallet, 2 Million Users milestone and the launch of our Debit Card White Label Program. We have got more partnerships, updates and promotions to share, check out the recap for May:

Highlights:

MCO Visa Card Shipping in Europe

With availability in 31 new markets in Europe, Crypto.com’s MCO Visa card has become the most widely available crypto card in the world! Learn more about it here. We are also giving away $100K in BTC on Twitter until 30 June. To participate, read our Twitter post here.

Introducing the Crypto.com Wallet

We are excited to introduce the Crypto.com Wallet, a non-custodial wallet which gives you full control of your crypto. You can easily connect your Crypto.com App to the Wallet. Click here to download the Wallet, or here to read more.

2 Million Users Milestone

Crypto.com now has 2 million users! This is a key milestone achieved just six months after we hit 1 million. Thanks for supporting us on this journey!

Debit Card White Label Program

Crypto.com Debit Card White Label Program is now calling for exchanges, wallets and projects to join! We can issue debit cards with your brand, save you time to build the infrastructure, and ship in the US, Europe and Asia. Fill in this form and we will call.

Extended Insurance Coverage

We have secured a $100M policy led by Arch Underwriting at Lloyd's Syndicate 2012, extending our insurance coverage to $360M. Read the details here.

The Syndicate BTC Halving Special

To celebrate Bitcoin Halving, BTC was listed on The Syndicate at 50% off! The event was a success: 24.9X oversubscribed, 114.4 BTC allocated, 190.4M CRO contributed by 10,770 users. Read the event details here.

Introducing Pay Airtime

We are excited to introduce Pay Airtime, a new feature that enables Crypto.com App users to pay for mobile airtime top-up via Crypto.com Pay in BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC and CRO. Earn up to 5% cashback for airtime purchases paid in CRO! Read more here.

Exchange New Users 2% Deposit Bonus

New Crypto.com Exchange who signed up and successfully completed “Advanced” level KYC verification can now enjoy a 2% bonus on all new crypto deposits made to the Crypto.com Exchange. Click here to read more about the eligibility.

Crypto.com Chain Dev Update 9

The Crypto.com Chain Dev Update 9 is here - new binary release and testnet upgrade, sample GUI wallet update and preview of the new explorer. Read the blog here.

Cryto.com App Updates:

Introducing the Asset Allocation Feature

You can now have an overview of your portfolio and asset allocation among products! Check out the Crypto.com App to see more.

Gold Rush Campaign

Crypto.com App users who bought PAXG on the App and deposited it to Crypto Earn shared a price pool of US$10,000 in PAXG from 20 to 24 May. Learn more about the campaign here.

Enhanced Interest rate for BTC and ETH on Crypto Earn

We have increased the interest rates for ICX (14% p.a.), LTC (5% p.a.) and XRP (4.5%) on Crypto Earn! Learn more here.

Pay Checkout Plugin x Ecwid Integration

Crypto.com Pay Checkout plugin is now available for over 1 million Ecwid merchants! Crypto payment processing fees are waived for the first 6 months. Read more here.

Pay Checkout x Unstoppable Domains Integration

Crypto.com App users can now buy a blockchain domain at unstoppabledomains.com and get up to 10% back using Crypto.com Pay until 13 June! Learn more here.

Pay Checkout x Coinzilla Integration

Crypto.com Pay is now accepted at Coinzilla! Place your ads with Coinzilla and get up to 10% cashback using Crypto.com Pay until 26 July. Details here.

Pay Gift Card Coming to Turkey, Slovakia and Slovenia! More are added to Romania and Czech!

Stay Home Stay Safe, shop online using Crypto.com Gift Cards and earn up to 20% Pay Rewards! Details here.

Crypto.com Exchange Updates:

VeChain (VET) Added to Soft Staking

VET is now on Crypto.com Soft Staking. Users can now earn up to 2% p.a. paid daily in VET on Crypto.com Exchange. Details here.

ICON (ICX) Added to Soft Staking

ICX is now on Crypto.com Soft Staking. Users can now earn up to 2% p.a. paid daily in ICX on Crypto.com Exchange. Details here.

ICX Listing on the Syndicate

ICX was listed on The Syndicate at 50% off on the Crypto.com Exchange. The event was a success: 38.3X oversubscribed, 1.4M ICX allocated, 122.9M CRO contributed by 4,781 users. Read the event details here.

ICX Listing on Crypto.com Exchange

Crypto.com Exchange lists ICX! Trade ICX in BTC, USDT and CRO pairs now.

Tesla Lucky Draw

Crypto.com Exchange users could now win a Tesla and daily lucky draw of up to $1000 in $BTC until 12 June! Details here.

Card Updates

EU Card Credit/Debit Card Top up

Europe Cardholders can now top up their Credit/Debit Card directly with no fees! Read the details here.

Canada Green Light

Our MCO Visa Card has received the green light for launch in Canada! This is another step towards our mission of accelerating the world’s transition to Cryptocurrency. Find out more here.

Community Updates:

AMA with Kris

We had a live AMA with Kris on 22 May. Click here to read the recap.

AMA With Matthew Liu, Co-founder of Origin Protocol

We had a live AMA session with Brad Kam, Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains on Crypto.com's Official Telegram Channel on 7 May. Participants shared a pool of 5,000 OGN rewards.

AMA with Ricky Dodds, Strategy and Communications Lead of ICON Foundation

We had a live AMA session with Brad Kam, Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains on Crypto.com's Official Telegram Channel on 21 May. Participants shared a pool of 1,500 ICX rewards.

AMA with Unstoppable Domains

We had a live AMA session with Brad Kam, Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains on Crypto.com's Official Telegram Channel on 25 May. It was announced that Crypto.com users can get 30% off on purchases made using CRO at Unstoppable Domains from 25 May to 1 June. Read more here.

Five Block Sponsor at Consensus:Distributed

We were excited to be the Five Block Sponsor of Consensus:Distributed by CoinDesk. It featured our CEO Kris live at 8:55am EST 11 May on CoinDesk TV, exclusively sponsored by Crypto.com.

Tier 1 Sponsor at Mainnet by Messari

We are excited to sponsor Mainnet by Messari. It featured our CEO Kris who spoke about the company’s ecosystem on payment, finance, trading and why it is important for its growth during an interactive Q&A session.

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