January 31, 2022 @ 7:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, several Senate and House Democrats sent a letter to established crypto miners.  The letter queried miners on the negative impact on the climate due to high energy usage caused by mining crypto, like Bitcoin. The letter was signed by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Calling Democrat authored legislation a “direct attack on the digital asset industry, Senator Cynthia Lummis is warning industry participants and proponents alike that the America Competes Act (HR 4521) may decimate the crypto sector. In a series of tweets, Senator Lummis, well-known for her advocacy… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 2:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Targeting a beta launch in Q2 2022, with the goal of a national rollout later in the year, WisdomTree (NASDAQ: WETF) is pushing forward with its vision of a digital asset transformation. The news was shared as part of its earnings report delivered last week…. Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset trading tanked during January, a statement that should come as no surprise to industry observers. CryptoCompare, a digital asset data provider, states that Bitcoin trading sunk by 23.3%, and Ethereum performed even worse dropping by 36.9%. This is in contrast to all-time trading… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Open banking infrastructure provider Yapily says that open banking is a top priority for UK banks. According to Yapily’s research, UK banks continue to invest in open banking and API response times in the UK, by the top 10 traditional banks, have improved response speeds… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

BitMEX, a crypto derivatives exchange that will soon operate a crypto spot marketplace, says it has now airdropped over 1.5 million BMEX tokens. BitMEX added that the BMEX Token Litepaper is now available as well. BMEX is an ERC-20 token that provides rewards to its… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Property crowdfunding platform CrowdProperty has announced that Sarah Cooper has joined its firm as Head of Developer Support. Cooper was previously at the financial services firm Wesleyan, where she was responsible for customer experience improvements and operational management initiatives as Customer Operations Change Lead. Damon… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle has announced support for USDC on the Flow network. Flow is -a Web3 platform originally created by Dapper Labs, that includes an ecosystem of NFT projects including NBA Top Shot, BALLERZ, Matrix World, and others. USDC is the second-largest stablecoin by market cap in… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX, the global crypto trading platform, has raised a $400 million Series C round at a $32 billion valuation according to a company statement. Earlier this month, FTX.us, the US-facing crypto trading platform, raised a $400 million Series A round valuing the firm at $8… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

  Societe Generale, the 3rd largest global bank based in France, has listed security tokens on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE). These are the first securities admitted to the exchange that utilizes blockchain or a public Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Since April 2019, Societe Generale… Read More

January 30, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alchemy, a lending as a service (LaaS) platform, is looking to raise $25 million to continue its recent growth surge – and it is actively seeking investors. The company was co-founded by CEO Timothy Li who’s resume includes advising big lenders like Rocket Mortgage, working… Read More

January 29, 2022 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Unblocked, aka The Non Fungible Token Company (NFTCo), says it has finalized a $10 million seed funding round at a post-money valuation of $90 million.  Unblocked adds that it previously raised $5 million in pre-seed funding in 2021. Investors include Tiger Global, Penske Media, Electric… Read More

January 28, 2022 @ 6:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset prime brokerage Genesis published a report on Q4 operations this week. Genesis serves institutional investors and select accredited investors with assets of $10 million or more. According to Genesis, Q4 2021 was its stronger quarter ever with approximately $102 billion in transactional volume…. Read More

January 28, 2022 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Knightscope, a company that has raised growth capital via multiple crowdfunding rounds, commenced trading on the NASDAQ yesterday under the ticker symbol KSCP. The listing on NASDAQ was announced during its most recent crowdfunded securities offering listed on StartEngine. As of today, shares in Knightscope… Read More

January 28, 2022 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first securities exchange to utilized blockchain technology. BSTX, a joint venture between tZERO and Box Digital Markets, may now trade publicly listed securities while benefitting from blockchain tech. This includes the ability for immediate settlement, transparent… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 10:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved BSTX as a national securities exchange thus ushering in an era of a regulated exchange utilizing blockchain technology. The complete SEC filing is available below. BSTX is a joint venture between BOX Digital Markets, LLC and tZERO. … Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 4:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), a leading digital asset exchange and broker platform, has reported Q4 earnings results which have disappointed the markets. According to the company, the net loss for the quarter was $423 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared with net income of $13 million,… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Yieldstreet – an investment crowdfunding platform, added a new art equity fund to its list of alternative investment options. Yieldstreet has emerged as a dynamic online investment platform providing smaller investors with options like short-term debt offerings, real estate, supply chain finance,… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Representative Patrick McHenry has joined with Representative Tim Ryan demanding that Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen clarify digital asset reporting requirements. McHenry is the ranking member on the House Committee on Financial Services and Ryan is a Democrat. The two are the original co-sponsors… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:APPL), the largest publicly-traded company in the world, is predicted to enable credit card transactions directly via its ubiquitous iPhone. The new feature will challenge all credit card terminal providers like Block/Square (NYSE:SQ) that generate massive amounts of revenue by processing payments via credit… Read More