Omar Faridi

Decentralized Infrastructure and Investments in Combatting Phishing Attacks are Key to Web3 Security, CertiK Explains

As the Web3 ecosystem continues to mature and evolve, significantly more capital is flowing into the crypto-assets sector — which, in many cases, has provided opportunities for hackers to “profit” from this by exploiting vulnerabilities on-chain. This, according to an update from CertiK. Unfortunately, blockchain… Read More

Australia’s Digital Banking Platform Ubank Assists Clients with Managing Bills, Budgeting

New research reveals that more than two-thirds of younger Australians use some kind of budgeting methods. It comes as digital banking platform Ubank introduces a Bills account in addition to their Spend and Save accounts. Australian digital bank, Ubank, has officially rolled out a new… Read More

Hong Kong’s HKEX to Establish Riyadh Office to Strengthen Middle East Presence

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce that it plans to open an office in Riyadh in 2025. The office will now aim to strengthen HKEX’s Middle East presence as the Group looks to promote connectivity between China and the Gulf… Read More

France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and Moroccan Capital Market Authority Commit to Supporting Capital Markets

The AMF in France and the AMMC in (Morocco) are reportedly said to be strengthening their ongoing cooperation. On 29 October 2024, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) signed a cooperation and “mutual assistance agreement’ in the field… Read More

Crypto Exchange OKX Reports 2 Million Clients Have Interacted with Proof of Reserve Verification Tool

Digital assets firm OKX has recently released its 24th consecutive Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, reportedly showcasing $20.3 billion in primary assets. As noted in the update from OKX, this latest report marks the two-year anniversary of their PoR program, which the company claims sets… Read More

Decentralized Exchange THORChain Enables Ledger Live Desktop Clients to Swap Digital Assets Across Blockchains

THORChain via SwapKit is now available in the swap section of Ledger Live Desktop. THORChain is a cross-chain decentralized exchange, enabling Ledger Live Desktop users to swap digital assets across different DLT / blockchain networks “without needing a centralized exchange.” This integration allows for a… Read More

Anchorage Digital Singapore Obtains Major Payment Institution License from MAS

Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd has reportedly received approval as a licensed Major Payment Institution from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), marking a key milestone in our global expansion. With this license, Anchorage Digital Singapore now offers a complete, integrated solution including custody, staking,… Read More

Small Businesses in Canada Continue to Report Declining Revenue

Xero, the global small business platform, released its quarterly Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) report for Canada, including data from April to June 2024. As noted in the latest report, Canada’s weak small business sales performance continued in the three months to June. The data… Read More

Ripple Crypto Markets Report: Every US Exchange that Delisted XRP has Relisted the Digital Token

Ripple releases the quarterly XRP Markets Report to provide transparency and updates on the company’s views on the state of crypto markets and relevant XRP Ledger as well as XRP-related announcements. As an XRP holder, Ripple says it believes in “proactive” communication and transparency and… Read More

Paxos Aims to Work with Next Administration to Implement Stablecoin Framework that Demonstrates US Leadership on Digital Assets

Charles Cascarilla, CEO and co-founder of Paxos, noted in an open letter to Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump that the next presidential administration will determine whether America continues to lead the global financial industry or forfeits that leadership. Cascarilla said the US is at risk of becoming the “Rust… Read More

abrdn Investments Becomes Issuer of ETFs via SIX Stock Exchange with Real Estate Product

abrdn Investments has reportedly become the latest ETF Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange. As noted in the update shared this month, SIX welcomes abrdn Investments as its latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) with their new real estate product. According to the announcement, this addition… Read More

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to Support Commercialization of Tokenization

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced plans to support the commercialization of asset tokenization. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) officially announced on November 4, 2024 its plans to advance tokenization in financial services. These include: forming commercial networks to deepen liquidity of… Read More

BNY Announces Expansion of iFlow Fixed Income and Equities Insights

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, announced the expansion of its iFlow product offering, with extensive fixed income and equity data analytics. iFlow provides a vantage point of insights into BNY’s $50 trillion+ in assets under… Read More

Corporate VC Funding Declined Due to Inflation Pressures, China’s Economic Challenges, Other Issues – Report

CBInsights has released their State of CVC Q3’24 Report. According to the detailed research report from the team at CBInsights, CVCs or corporate venture capital funding show “heightened” interest in early-stage rounds, even as CVC deal-making has reportedly fallen to its “lowest level since 2018.”… Read More

Blockdaemon Joins Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA) to Promote Clear Standards

Blockdaemon has announced that they have joined the Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA). By becoming a member, Blockdaemon explained in the update that it now furthers its commitment to promoting “clear standards” as well as supporting the growth of proof-of-stake or PoS technologies. According to… Read More

Mathias Studach from SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) Comments on Potential of CBDCs to Enhance Financial Services

More than 130 countries, representing 98% of global GDP are exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) to boost financial inclusion and transaction efficiency. Mathias Studach, Head Finance, Risk & Organizational Development at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) has shared key insights with CI on these developments…. Read More

Carta Announces Acquisition of Portfolio Construction Platform Tactyc

Although various other industries have experienced a “renaissance” in tools for the office of the CFO, private capital has lagged behind, according to an update from Carta. Carta claims that they’re now focused on changing that—and will aim to set the stage for an integrated… Read More

Sustainability Now a Key Focus in Asset Tracking by Global Businesses – Report

Asset tracking is described as the practice of understanding and keeping track of a company’s physical assets, according to an extensive report from Juniper Research. Juniper Research explained in its latest report that asset-tracking software offers an improved way of gathering, effectively analyzing, and applying… Read More

Eastern European Markets Experiencing Increased Crypto Adoption Driven by Institutions, DeFi – Report

Despite the ongoing and seemingly never-ending war and regulatory issues, cryptocurrency adoption has been growing steadily across Eastern Europe and is said to be driven by institutions and DeFi activity. This, according to report from Chainalysis. As the world’s fourth largest crypto market, Eastern Europe… Read More

AI Adoption Report: Artificial Intelligence Deal Count Surged to Highest Level Since Q1’22 Peak

CBInsights has released the latest State of AI Q3’24 Report. CBInsights noted that the quarterly AI (artificial intelligence) deal count surged to reach “highest” level since Q1’22 peak. In Q3’24, CBInsights revealed that the global AI deal count surged “24% QoQ to reach 1,245 —… Read More

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