Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 16, 2024 @ 1:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, the platform for tokenizing real world assets, and global private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), announced that qualified investors now have exclusive access to Hamilton Lane’s recently closed Secondary Fund VI through the Securitize platform. Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund VI has… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

A Canada based crypto trading platform has pilfered $13 million from its users. According to a statement issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission (BSC), the exchange in question took the money from its customers and used it for gambling. The trading platform in question… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance has reportedly achieved its 19th global regulatory milestone with registration in India. As part of their ongoing efforts to uphold regulatory standards, Binance says it is pleased to announce that firm has “registered as a reporting entity with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).” This… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Compass Mining has shared the latest updates in a Bitcoin Mining Industry Report for the month of July 2024, focused on key operational developments. As noted in a blog post by Compass Mining, the Bitcoin price closed the month of July “at $64,619 increasing by… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis has released the report, entitled 2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 1: Cybercrime Climbs as Exchange Thieves and Ransomware Attackers Grow Bolder As noted in the report from Chainalysis, aggregate illicit activity on-chain “has dropped by almost 20% year-to-date, demonstrating that legitimate activity is… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The CoinList Staking Fund allows U.S.-based accredited investors and family offices to generate passive rewards on their digital assets with operational expertise, diversification, and tax benefits. By focusing on five distinct assets, each with “unique” and “compelling” features, CoinList provide investors with a pathway “to… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 6:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Carbon emissions from AI and crypto are surging and tax policy can help, according to an update shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Crypto mining and data centers now account “for 2 percent of global electricity use and nearly 1 percent of global emissions,… Read More

August 15, 2024 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitso, a top crypto exchange operating in Latin America, has enlisted the services of Coincover to protect user assets from hacks and more. According to Bitso, Coincover will provide protection  against thefts and lost access thus providing a higher degree of safety for its account… Read More

August 15, 2024 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Sahara AI, a decentralized AI blockchain platform built for open and equitable AI. Sahara AI is building a collaborative AI economy “that prioritizes the sovereignty and provenance of AI, ensuring security, equity, and accessibility for… Read More

August 15, 2024 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK notes that during the past few months, their team has conducted extensive research on the Bitcoin ecosystem and its developments. CertiK also audited several Bitcoin projects and smart contracts based “on different languages, including OKX’s BRC-20 wallet and MVC DAO’s sCrypt smart contract implementation.”… Read More

August 15, 2024 @ 6:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse, a firm focused on enabling Swiss crypto investments and a trusted gateway for digital assets, has announced the integration of Solana (SOL) into its custodial staking services. This addition enhances Bitcoin Suisse‘s existing Solana offerings, which “include trading and custody, creating a comprehensive… Read More

August 15, 2024 @ 6:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Secondary to Bitcoin by market cap, Ethereum has been neck and neck with Bitcoin over the last year across major inflection points, the team at CoinGecko noted in a new report. Over one year, however, CoinGecko pointed out that Ethereum lags behind Bitcoin “at 31.6%… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay is working with Mesh, a connectivity layer for crypto that aims to make payments and deposits seamless. Alchemy Pay has integrated the Mesh API into its crypto payment solution, “enabling users to purchase goods and services at online and offline merchants using crypto funds… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has announced plans to partner with the DIFC Innovation Hub, the innovation ecosystem of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), to accelerate blockchain and digital assets innovation in the UAE. The new partnership will connect “the… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 4:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) claims it has found flawed or inaccurate analysis in the US Securities and Commission’s (SEC) proposed definition of an exchange. In its official letter addressed to the SEC, the digital currency exchange stated that it will withdraw the proposal, which… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 2:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chirp founder and CEO Tim Kravchunovsky believes that even as traditional stock markets have taken a beating, cryptocurrencies are faring quite well (all things considered). Chirp is a decentralized telecommunications network. While the week greeted crypto investors with one of this cycle’s most significant sell-offs,… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 2:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

As Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will soon open payments on their iPhone to third parties, stablecoin issuer Circle says it will soon compete with other traditional payment providers. According to Apple, in-app, NFC transactions will be opened to developers with the release of iOS 18.1. “APIs, developers… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) was once viewed as a pioneer in transitioning from legacy exchange technology – CHESS –  to blockchain or distributed ledger technology. The strategy was to create a “database architecture that solves a data reconciliation issue.” This has nothing to do… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, a provider of digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services, today announced it has entered into a partnership with the Core Foundation, contributors to Core, a Bitcoin-powered blockchain unlocking EMV-Compatible BTCfi beginning with the first ever implementation of Non-Custodial BTC Staking, Copper will… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the digital asset industry, is announcing a $3 million strategic investment in the Kem app, a platform designed for money transfers and financial management. This collaboration will see Kem App “introduce USD₮… Read More