On a recent evening with a wind chill of 11 degrees, I made myself put down a book I had been enjoying and go out on the streets of New York instead. I wasn’t heading out to meet friends or do my ...

There are plenty of fitness apps and activity trackers that can count your steps, but now there’s one that will actually pay you for the miles you log. Sweatcoin, which is based in London, awards its ...

NEW YORK (CBSNeWYork) -- Have you ever seen someone going for a run and thought, you couldn't pay me to do that? Well what if a startup actually offered to? Sweatcoin is an app aiming to rival Bitcoin ...

If you've ever struggled to get into better shape then you know getting motivated to start is often the hardest part. But a new app may just be able be able to sweeten the deal. Sweatcoin combines ...

Bitcoin mining involves some seriously impressive power consumption, but a new app rocketing up the Apple and Android charts aims to use cryptocurrency to get people burning their own calories. The ...

At the start of a new year, many of us vow to work out more, lead healthier lives, and lose some weight. Unfortunately, studies show that most of us also abandon those goals only a few weeks later.

FRANKFURT - Sweatcoin, a free smartphone app that pays people to be physically active, said on Wednesday it has secured its first round of institutional funding after topping download charts in ...

Earning a little extra toward workout products and fitness classes could be as easy as tracking the steps you take outside. London-based Sweatcoin, a company which “pays” users a digital currency ...

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