Blockchain & Digital Assets

February 16, 2025 @ 7:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler chief of markets Ruslan Lienkha comments on recent cryptocurrency trends. How much of the recent crypto price surge can be attributed to social media hype versus fundamental market drivers? “Bitcoin exhibits a strong correlation with the S&P 500, albeit with significantly higher volatility and… Read More

February 16, 2025 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc., an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group, and TerraZero, is pleased to announce that Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has acquired and renewed contracts with government agencies as well as law enforcement organizations. BIG is… Read More

February 16, 2025 @ 6:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

R3, the financial markets digital solutions provider, announces considerable momentum across projects, having reached the milestone of $10 billion in on-chain real-world assets (RWAs) across live Corda-based platforms, with over “1 million transactions processed each day.” Following the launch of its Digital Markets product suite… Read More

February 16, 2025 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Provenance Blockchain Foundation is supporting the public blockchain for financial services, with $12B+ in RWA TVL. This public (permissionless) blockchain is reportedly leveraged by various financial institutions and fintech firms. Finance is evolving. Your portfolio won’t just be crypto, it’ll be tokenized real estate, private… Read More

February 16, 2025 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs, the provider of blockchain intelligence solutions, announced its integration with Unichain by Uniswap Labs, a “decentralized” Superchain L2 built to power the future of DeFi and cross-chain liquidity. This integration provides developers building on Unichain with access to TRM’s tools, enabling them to… Read More

February 16, 2025 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the digital asset industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reelly Tech, one of the real estate B2B platforms in the UAE. This marks an advancement in the evolution of… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two Estonian nationals have reportedly pleaded guilty to an alleged $577M cryptocurrency fraud scheme. The scheme is said to have victimized hundreds of thousands of people in the United States and abroad. As stated in the announcement, two Estonian nationals pleaded guilty for their operation… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX has reportedly launched the Digital Collateral Service (DCS), permitting financial institutions to post selected cryptocurrency assets as collateral alongside traditional collateral. The product offers a solution through which clients are able to manage traditional securities as well as cryptocurrency based collateral. Firms managing bonds… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the platform to “democratize” value creation in digital assets, Kiln claims that it has  been committed to building the best infrastructure products and tools. They have announced the launch of Kiln Ventures, their initiative to support the next generation of onchain builders. ‍With Kiln… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a key player focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services announces its support for UBS uMINT, the first tokenized investment fund launched by UBS Asset Management and distributed through DigiFT, a regulatory-compliant exchange for on-chain real-world assets This partnership enables custody… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 11:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hashdex, a global crypto-focused asset manager, and Nasdaq Global Indexes this week announced the launch of the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF, a multi-asset spot crypto exchange-traded product available to U.S. investors. The product, now trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under ticker NCIQ, offers… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently acknowledged Grayscale’s proposal for a Dogecoin (DOGE) exchange-traded fund and is currently interested in receiving public comments. In a 19b-4 form shared this past Thursday (February 13, 2025) confirming NYSE Arca‘s filing, on behalf of Grayscale, the… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fraktion is a tokenization and securities crowdfunding enabler that is powered by Tezos.  The France-based company recently announced Seed funding of €1.1 million, backed by Tezos as well as Cabrit Capital, Vox Capital, and other angel investors. Fraktion is focusing on real-world assets, specifically real… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), an industry participant focused on vertically integrated Bitcoin mining, announced the appointment of Jaime Leverton, Doug Mouton and Michael Turner to its Board of Directors (the “Board”). The three directors were selected through “a process conducted by the Board’s Governance… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockstream, the firm focused on Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure, is expanding its footprint with the opening of a Tokyo office, marking an advance in Bitcoin’s evolution in Japan and across Asian markets. Partnering with Diamond Hands, Japan’s Bitcoin strategic consultancy, and Fulgur Ventures, an investor in… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo Inc. is reportedly considering a potential initial public offering, according to sources familiar with the matter. BitGo might be getting ready to join a number of other crypto-focused  companies that are now anticipating more support for their ongoing plans from regulatory authorities. The Palo… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shyft Network continues to expand its presence in India’s crypto market, announcing a partnership with Unitic for the integration of Veriscope‘s compliance solutions. The partnership comes as India‘s crypto sector continues to develop, blending traditional finance practices “with digital asset innovation in one of the… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 5:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Irreducible is pleased to announce their $24 million Series A funding round, co-led by Paradigm and Bain Capital Crypto, with support from Fenbushi Capital, L2 Iterative Ventures, Robot Ventures, and angel investors like Anna Rose, Brendan Farmer, Daniel Lubarov, Sina Habibian, and Varun Srinivasan. This… Read More

February 12, 2025 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, and others, has announced a partnership to support Polymesh. Zodia Custody, which claims to be an institution-first digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, Emirates NBD and… Read More

February 12, 2025 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic announced that it is enhancing digital asset compliance by adding Unichain integration to expand blockchain support and coverage. The global enabler of crypto-asset compliance and risk management, Elliptic is pleased to confirm the integration of Unichain into its “holistic” suite of screening and investigation… Read More