Tony Zerucha

XCarnival Flagship Product XBroker Passes Security Audit

XCarnival, a synthetic asset aggregator for decentralized finance, saw its flagship product pass an important credibility test this week. XBroker, a product that allows users to borrow money while using NFTs as collateral, passed a security audit from noted firm Certik this week. The security… Read More

SEC Charges Floridian, 2 Companies in Merchant Cash Advance Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an emergency action and obtained a temporary restraining order, an asset freeze, and the appointment of a receiver to stop an alleged Ponzi scheme and misappropriation of investor proceeds perpetrated by Coral Springs, Florida resident Johanna M…. Read More

Bitcoin Association Announces Hackathon Finalists

Six innovative projects made the cut when the Bitcoin Association, the Switzerland-based global industry organization that works to advance business with the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain and digital currency, announced the semi-finalists for the 4th Bitcoin SV Hackathon. This year’s theme is peer-to-peer applications, with… Read More

GROUNDFLOOR Retains Inc. 5000 Spot

Real estate Fintech GROUNDFLOOR, is once again among the fastest growing private companies in the United States. Today, Inc. Magazine revealed GROUNDFLOOR is 2,075th on its list, with 212 per cent revenue growth over the last three years. This marks GROUNDFLOOR’s second consecutive appearance on… Read More

Crypto Community Split on DOGE

While DOGE could hit at 42 cents by the end of 2021, the increase won’t last long, according to the average panel forecast in Finder’s Dogecoin Price Predictions Report. In fact 80 per cent pf panelists believe DOGE is a bubble. “I would expect DOGE… Read More

Bitcoin Movement Encouraging: Analyst

Bitcoin’s recent movements are encouraging, GlobalBlock sales trader Marcus Sotiriou said in a recent note to investors. Sotiriou said Bitcoin has closed its first decisive week above the 20-week moving average and the 21-week EMA for the first time since it was around $57,000. It… Read More

Liti Capital Lists wLITI on HitBTC Centralized Exchange

Swiss litigation financing company Liti Capital has listed its wLITI token on HitBTC, the first time it has listed on a centralized exchange (CEX). The move follows its recent listings on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) Uniswap and 1Inch Exchange. “We are very excited to list on… Read More

Messi Signing Further Proof of Promising Crypto Future

A recent transaction in professional soccer further supports cryptocurrency’s bright future, deVere Group CEO Nigel Green said recently. Green spoke shortly after the announcement global soccer legend Lionel Messi will be partially paid in cryptocurrency following his move to French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)…. Read More

PayU Subsidiary Red Dot Payment Receives, Visa, Mastercard Licenses

PayU, this week announced its controlled company Red Dot Payment, a Southeast Asia-focused online payment solutions provider, has received direct acquiring licenses and connectivity to Visa and Mastercard. The expansion of PayU’s offering in South East Asia with Red Dot Payment’s direct credit card acquiring… Read More

Nigeria Updates Mobile Money Operator Guidelines

Nigerian banking regulators have released new guidelines governing the services offered by the country’s mobile money operators (MMO). It is the first update in six years and is meant to address the sweeping changes seen since 2015. Ibrahim Moshood, an associate with Centurion Law Group,… Read More

Cricket Digital Collectibles Platform Rario Integrates With Polygon Studios

Cricket-based digital collectibles platform Rario this week announced its integration with Polygon and its brand new wing Polygon Studios, as it seeks to cultivate fan engagement and capture the interest of some 2.5 billion cricket fans around the world. Rario’s integration of Polygon coincides with… Read More

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitop Makes Trading Platform Improvements

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitop has made several changes to its trading platform, which offers advanced trading technology for contracts for differences (CDF). A cryptocurrency contracts exchange in Singapore, Bitop provides services in more than 150 countries. It was launched in 2018, has offices in the United… Read More

PeerStreet Makes Best Fintech Workplaces List

Real estate investing platform PeerStreet has another award for their trophy case. The company was named one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology. The honour was voted on by staff who received an anonymous survey sent directly to them by Best… Read More

Recent Tether Disclosures Answer Some Questions, Raise New Ones

Cryptocurrency investors this week learned more about how Tether shared more information on how it manages its reserves, as its seeks to reassure investors it can safely manage its role as a stablecoin linked to the US dollar. The third biggest cryptocurrency after BTC and… Read More

SEBA Bank Adds Aave, Chainlink Support

SEBA Bank, a FINMA-licensed Swiss Bank, this week added support for Aave (AAVE) and Chainlink (LINK) tokens. The two coins’ combined market cap is north of $12 billion.  With this integration, institutions can now actively manage these DeFi tokens across SEBA Bank’s full suite service offering,… Read More

Drunk Investing and Other Perils of Self-Managed Finance

If you’ve ever regretted an investment decision, don’t worry – you’re far from alone, the results of a survey of more than 1,100 investors by MagnifyMoney show. You’d think people would give big money decisions a sober second thought, but some don’t even give them… Read More

Fraud Prevention Firm SEON Hires Former Huffing Post Exec

Fraud prevention firm SEON has hired Otto Toth, former CTO of digital news outlet The Huffington Post and SVP and chief mobile innovation officer at AOL. The news comes shortly after the company secured €10 million ($12 million) Series A investment and opened new regional… Read More

PayPal, Venmo Now Accepted at Giant Eagle, GetGo

PayPal and Venmo are now accepted forms of payment at each of Giant Eagle’s 474 supermarket and GetGo locations, the chain announced today. With this announcement, Giant Eagle and GetGo become the first grocery and convenience store chains in the U.S. to offer customers the… Read More

Zoracles Developers to Build Uniswap V3 NFT-Focused Marketplace

Zoracles project developers have entered a private beta to create the first marketplace dedicated to the price discovery and sale of Uniswap V3 NFTs. The platform will launch under the UniBond brand and is scheduled for a mainnet in the coming weeks. UniBond will become… Read More

Coinbase Pro Adds Five Coins to Platform

Coinbase Pro now accepts inbound transfers of IOTX, ORN, QUICK, TRIBE and UST. That began Aug. 10. Trading was to be allowed after 9 a,m, PT Aug. 11 if liquidity conditions were met. Once sufficient supply of IOTX, ORN, QUICK, TRIBE and UST is established on the… Read More

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