Search Results for: blockchain

October 10, 2024 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the enabler of sophisticated blockchain analytics and digital asset risk management, has announced the launch of its regional headquarters in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a key milestone in its international expansion efforts. Elliptic is pleased to welcome Zahi Yaari as its new… Read More

October 6, 2024 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX has reportedly launched OKX OS, which is described as a comprehensive onchain infrastructure suite that is designed to open up the technology stacks behind their Wallet, supporting an international community of blockchain and Web3 developers to build robust applications efficiently across… Read More

October 4, 2024 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise blockchain firm Ripple’s “end-to-end” payments solution is now available in first Latin America market. Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure, has officially announced the launch of Ripple Payments in Brazil. Mercado Bitcoin, Latin America‘s crypto exchange, will reportedly be the first customer in… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini has shared an analyst note which pointed out that a lot of the recent stablecoin onchain activity has, for the most part, remained fairly resilient despite the headwinds across global financial markets. As stated in the latest research report from Gemini,… Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest DFSA approval unlocks Ripple’s end-to-end payment services in the UAE, boosting Middle East operations. Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure, has secured in-principle approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) in order to expand its services from the Dubai International Financial… Read More

September 27, 2024 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs, a key player focused on blockchain intelligence, announced that it is the “first” blockchain intelligence company to achieve FedRAMP Moderate authorization. TRM Labs and Palantir have partnered “through Palantir’s FedStart Program to accelerate TRM Labs’ ability to support a broader range of federal… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 12:42 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Bitget and Foresight Ventures have announced a strategic $30 million investment in The Open Network (TON) blockchain, marking a significant move to support the network’s growing ecosystem. The two companies, a crypto exchange and a web3 investment firm, plan to invest in Toncoin (TON) tokens… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hemi Labs has announced a $15 million investment round to develop and launch the Hemi Network. Hemi is a modular blockchain network built on Bitcoin and Ethereum, “designed to deliver superior scaling, security, and interoperability.” The Hemi incentivized testnet is now live, and its mainnet… Read More

September 18, 2024 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

A recent report indicates that large financial institutions are adopting blockchain technology and leveraging digital assets.  According to the report shared by Blockchain Coinvestors, a fund of fund in the digital asset sector, over 50% of big finance already support or provide digital wallets, custody,… Read More

September 16, 2024 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem is experiencing significant growth in the adoption and development of advanced technologies, with a particular “focus on software platforms, artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics.” This is the key takeaway from the fifth edition of the research study ‘Analysis of a next… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen has acquired Stakewithus, a non-custodial staking service provider that reports over $80m assets staked by 30,000+ users, supporting over 20 different networks, including Solana, Sui, Celestia, dYdX, and more. With this acquisition, Nansen users should gain access to blockchain data, the ability to monitor… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

European tokenization platform Tokeny says it will now connect DINO to work with 21X a DLT (distributed ledger technology) trading and settlement system (DLT TSS). This is the first platform to operate under the new European Union DLT ecosystem. Tokeny’s DINO is an open distribution… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The landscape of Layer–1 blockchains has evolved significantly in recent years. Networks like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana form the backbone of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, each offering unique approaches to scalability, security, and decentralization. This, according to a report from Coin Metrics. Coin Metrics pointed out… Read More

September 6, 2024 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance has released an update entitled, Blockchain in the Modern Payments Landscape: Synergy and Transformation. Binance Research has shared that key takeaways as follows: This Binance Research report looks at “the state of modern payments, its main pain points, and how blockchain payments can address… Read More

September 5, 2024 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the digital asset industry, and Reku, a crypto exchange platform, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to broaden Indonesians’ understanding of crypto assets and blockchain technology. This initiative will be executed… Read More

September 5, 2024 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure, announced that Yonsei University in South Korea is the latest partner to join its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) program. This new partnership with one of South Korea’s academic institutions “marks Ripple’s 58th UBRI partnership globally, and its… Read More

September 2, 2024 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Terence Kwok, CEO and Founder of Humanity Protocol. Terence Kwok spearheads Humanity Protocol, an organization dedicated to amplifying human potential amidst the transformative impact of artificial intelligence. He is a technology entrepreneur from Hong Kong and the CEO and founder… Read More

August 31, 2024 @ 12:13 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Peregrine Exploration, a blockchain development and research company, secured $3.6 million in funding co-led by Polychain Capital and Dragonfly to advance the development of Level, a pioneering stablecoin protocol. This funding round also saw participation from prominent investors including Robot Ventures, Pier Two, EIV, Global… Read More

August 29, 2024 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

In a working paper posted yesterday, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) posted a treatise on Novel risks, mitigants and uncertainties with permissionless distributed ledger technologies (DLT). The executive summary of the paper is brief, explaining: “Banks that transact on permissionless blockchains or similar distributed… Read More

August 28, 2024 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Space and Time Labs are pleased to announce that their team has secured a $20M Series A, bringing their total funding to $50 million. SxT claims that they are empowering the community “to own their future in an AI-powered world by providing the tools they… Read More