Blockchain & Digital Assets

February 4, 2025 @ 5:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Newly appointed Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks held a press conference today as part of the week one objectives of President Donald Trump. Sacks took to the podium and lambasted the last four years of persecution and prosecution under the Biden Administration, which included… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services has integrated the Lido protocol, a liquid-staking middleware for Ethereum. Building on Copper’s stETH custody capabilities, this integration enhances Copper’s offering by enabling clients to “stake Ether (ETH) and receive stETH directly… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The partnership between Binance Pay and xMoney, a Web3 payment provider in Europe, highlights the growing significance of web3 technologies in streamlining payments. xMoney operates within a “regulated” framework, complying with the EU’s MiCA regulations. With this partnership, Binance Pay’s merchant network has “grown to… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced that it has obtained VASP registration in the United Kingdom issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Obtaining VASP registration in the UK is a crucial step for cryptocurrency businesses, as it allows them to operate legally and offer services to customers…. Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 12:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian released its Future of Fraud Forecast, revealing emerging fraud threats that could challenge businesses and consumers in 2025. This year’s predictions show that fraudsters will “continue to double down on the digital landscape and leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to commit sophisticated crimes at a… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse has entered into a partnership with Chronicle Labs and announces the support of the Chronicle Protocol as a validator node operator. This latest partnership announcement highlights Bitcoin Suisse’s dedication to fostering infrastructure in the blockchain space, “enabling growth and innovation in the cryptocurrency… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF), a Bitcoin and vertically integrated data center company, announced it has engaged two consultants in HPC strategy and artificial intelligence (AI), Appleby Strategy Group (ASG) and World Wide Technology (WWT), to conduct a feasibility analysis on all its North American sites… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Anzen, they claim to be committed to building a stable, yield-bearing portfolio that remains “resilient” across market cycles. They are pleased to announce a step forward in that mission: the expansion of USDz’s collateral framework to include “institutional-grade” fund products from Superstate. This integration… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 5:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

GreatX is an online investment platform in the real estate sector with an interesting approach. The company states that it offers uncapped upside with income yield and capital protection in a single investment. GreatX is currently raising money on Republic. According to the offering page,… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is acquiring Spindl, an onchain ads and attribution platform. Today, it’s too difficult for builders to find quality users/distribution. By acquiring Spindl’s team and tech, they’ll be able to help builders go viral onchain and “find distribution on Coinbase and across the onchain… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BounceBit, the centralized Bitcoin restaking platform that provides “institutional-grade” DeFi investing products, introduced “dual-yield” opportunities by partnering with Hashnote, a Circle company, to integrate Hashnote’s yield-bearing USYC token into its platform. Institutions can use the tokenized money market fund as collateral for BounceBit’s delta-neutral trading… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset exchange Kraken has been approved for a MiFID [Markets in Financial Instruments Directive] license. A MiFID license enables a firm to provide services across the EU with standardized reporting and “enhanced” transparency. Kraken gained the approval via an acquisition of a Cypriot investment… Read More

February 2, 2025 @ 7:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cedar Money, a payments company that enables cross-border money movement on stablecoins, announced a $9.9 million seed round led by QED Investors, with contributions from North Island Ventures, Wischoff Ventures, Lattice, and Stellar. The proceeds from the investment round will enable Cedar Money to accelerate… Read More

February 2, 2025 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Purpose Investments Inc., the firm behind the world’s “first” Bitcoin ETF and Ether ETFs, says it is further solidifying its presence in the digital asset space with the filing of a preliminary prospectus with Canadian securities regulators for the proposed launch of the Purpose Ripple… Read More

February 2, 2025 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Holdings Limited released its assurance opinion for the fourth quarter of 2024, conducted by BDO, a global “independent” accounting firm. The attestation is said to reaffirm the accuracy of Tether’s Consolidated Reserves Report (CRR) and provides a breakdown of the assets “held as reserves… Read More

January 31, 2025 @ 1:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

AngelList, an online capital formation platform that focuses on syndicate offerings, is partnering with CoinList to enable Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) investing for crypto or Crypto SPVs. AngelList and CoinList are related as they are sister platforms. CoinList started its existence as a US-focused coin… Read More

January 31, 2025 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX has released a comprehensive report, “The State of DEXs 2025,” which provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving decentralized exchange (DEX) landscape and its role in shaping the on-chain economy. The report highlights the rapid growth of DEXs, driven by innovation, accessibility, and decentralization…. Read More

January 31, 2025 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the digital assets industry, announced the integration of USDt into Bitcoin’s ecosystem, including its base layer and the Lightning Network. Supported by a Taproot-powered protocol, Taproot Assets, and developed by Lightning Labs, this integration… Read More

January 30, 2025 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings, Northern Trust, National Australia Bank and Emirates NBD, has integrated Wavebridge’s specialized digital asset service offering to its platform. By connecting to Wavebridge’s regulated and innovative services, clients can explore Wavebridge’s potential… Read More

January 30, 2025 @ 9:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, the digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, announced plans to expand its custodian and tokenization capabilities to bring traditional equities and government debt on-chain – extending what it has done with other real-world assets (RWAs), such as funds, bonds, carbon credits and uranium. This… Read More