Xapo is proud to announce that on December 23, 2019, our entity Xapo Blockchain Limited received Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) permission from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). This permission authorises Xapo Blockchain Limited to use distributed ledger technology for storing or transmitting value belonging to others by providing dealer services and by issuing fiat…
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As Xapo transforms into a digital bank, find out if and how the changes affect you. FAQs General Why can’t I join Xapo right now? We are expanding our service to create a powerful new digital banking platform. This will enable Xapo users to manage their money more easily and securely across all facets of…
Today we’re excited to announce that Xapo is expanding beyond Bitcoin to become a digital bank. Coming your way is a groundbreaking and exclusive private banking service—our newest and most powerful platform yet. More for you Our new Xapo will be able to serve you even better, helping to make your everyday finances easier, and…
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, we send our sincere condolences to those affected, and our deepest gratitude to the heroes on the front lines. No one knows how this pandemic will play out, but we are all in it together. The safety and wellbeing of our customers and staff are of utmost importance to…
On October 14, 2019, the first Libra Council meeting took place in Geneva and Council members elected Xapo CEO, Wences Casares, as one of its first 5 board members. Wences brings expert knowledge of digital payments and cryptocurrency and a shared mission to enable people around the globe to send, receive, and store value. As…
Today, we are announcing the sale of our Institutional Custody Business to Coinbase. For Xapo, this transaction means a greater focus on our Consumer Business and a big step towards our mission to build a safe and global way to use money. At Xapo, we’re firm believers that no matter who you are or where…
We’re thrilled that you finally get to see what we’ve been working on for the past few months! As part of our rebrand project, we’re releasing our revamped Android, iOS, and web apps which include exciting and refreshing new features. We’ve started the global rollout of the new app and it should reach you in…
At Xapo, we’re firm believers that no matter who you are or where you're from, you deserve easy access to digital financial services. This conviction led us to create a simple-to-use bitcoin wallet and an industry-leading bitcoin storage platform, described by The Wall Street Journal as the “Fort Knox of bitcoin storage.” Since 2014, we’ve…
The time has come for you to withdraw your Bitcoin Gold (BTG) balance generated in your Xapo Wallet after the fork of October 24th, 2017. During this event, anyone owning Bitcoin (BTC) at the moment of the fork received an identical amount of BTG. So if you had BTC at Xapo at the time of…
As of January 4th, 2018, Wave Crest Holdings, Ltd. issuer of the the Xapo Card Program, was instructed by Visa® to cancel all its Visa® Programs effective immediately. As a result, all the cards of the Xapo Cards Program were deactivated. As a consequence of this unanticipated closure of the Xapo Card Program, we’ve put…
On Tuesday, October 24th at 1:20 am GMT approximately Bitcoin Gold (BTG) was created (or forked) as a new cryptocurrency based on the original Bitcoin Blockchain. Xapo is handling this fork according to its fork policy, just like we did with the Bitcoin Cash fork. If you had bitcoins in Xapo at the time of…