Blockchain & Digital Assets

June 14, 2024 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports that Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. and founder Do Kwon will pay a $4.5 billion penalty as they have been found guilty of a “years-long fraud.”  It was previously reported that the SEC was seeking a $5.3 billion settlement…. Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay is pleased to announce that PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is now live to users across the European Union and United Kingdom, following a successful launch in the United States last month. MoonPay users in 24 EU member states and the UK can “now buy cryptocurrency… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the derivatives and securities exchange network, announced it is expanding its collaboration with FTSE Russell, a global index provider, to drive products in the digital assets space. This new initiative builds on Cboe and FTSE Russell’s longstanding relationship and… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Zircuit, a zero-knowledge rollup with AI-enabled sequencer-level security. Zircuit is a new Layer 2 (L2) network that “introduces a novel approach to on-chain security.” The network safeguards users “with sequencer-level security and… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Year-to-date, Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) that hold digital assets have jumped by 93% assets under management (AUC), up from $49.5 billion at the end of 2023 to $95.4 billion, according to a report. Fineqia (CSE: FNQ) says that the total AUM recorded at the end… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital Bank, a federally chartered digital bank that serves the digital asset sector, has appointed Connie Shoemaker, a former Goldman Sachs executive, to its Board of Directors. Shoemaker currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Bridgewater Associates Holdings, Bridgewater’s parent company…. Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank explains that cost-effective access to Faster Payments System (FPS) is offering all the advantages of the UK’s faster payments infrastructure to UK resident customers, without incurring the “costs of being a direct scheme member.” According to ClearBank, there has been significant growth in UK… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain firm IOTA has been selected to participate in the European Blockchain Sandbox. According to a blog post, IOTA will be participating in the Sandbox with its Web3 identification product. IOTA says the solution tokenizes all kinds of identification processes, enabling identity verification in Web3 environments… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be “trusted” by more than 100 million customers worldwide and the firm focused on regulatory compliance, security and privacy, announced that it has received approval as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) from the Central Bank of Ireland. This approval follows… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM and the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) have recently announced the signing of a joint Digital Assets Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU creates a framework “enabling the collaboration between the BMA and the FSRA to support the… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Irys, an on-chain data provider, says it has raised $8.9 million in funding in a round led by Lemniscap. Other investors in the round include Framework, Primitive Ventures, Hypersphere, Permanent Ventures, and EV3. Individual investors include Smokey the Bera, Ryan Watkins, and Daniel Cheung. Previously… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 1:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitdeer Technologies Group (Nasdaq: BTDR), a technology company for blockchain and high-performance computing, announced its research & development (R&D) technology roadmap for the SEALMINER Bitcoin mining machine. This disclosure reaffirms the company’s ongoing commitment “towards driving greater transparency in the mining industry.” In the dynamically… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 9:41 am By Nick Morgan  |  

Navigating the Future of Innovation with Lou Kerner: Insights from CryptoOracle Collective In a recent episode of Capital Ideas, hosts Nick Morgan and Dara Albright welcomed Lou Kerner, founder of the CryptoOracle Collective and Crypto Mondays. The discussion delved into the challenges and opportunities facing… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this year, Ripple announced its intent to acquire Standard Custody & Trust Company, an enterprise-grade regulated custodian for digital assets. The acquisition received the “necessary regulatory approvals” and is now complete. This is a new chapter for Ripple to strengthen its existing product offerings… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey of more than 21,000 people in Spain, the “first of its kind” to give a voice to Worldcoin users, shows just how “important” digital proof of humanness has “become in the country—and the extent to which people recognize the value provided by World… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

M^0, which is described ss a “decentralized” infrastructure layer for the issuance of cryptodollar assets, announced a Series A fundraise totaling $35 million, in conjunction with the deployment of the M^0 core protocol and on-chain governance mechanism on Ethereum Mainnet. The Series A investment round… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is introducing the Coinbase Advanced Trade Go SDK. The Advanced Trade Go SDK from Coinbase is described as being “a flexible sample application that allows customers to automate their crypto trading strategies on Coinbase Advanced.” This SDK is built on… Read More

June 9, 2024 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alloy, a firm focused on digital asset investment technology, and Obligate are entering a strategic partnership that will integrate Obligate’s tokenized bonds into Alloy’s comprehensive digital asset portfolio management and execution system. This collaboration aims to lead the way in “shaping how institutional asset managers… Read More

June 9, 2024 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The total market cap of the top 10 Bitcoin-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs), comprising Ordinals and Runes, has surged “to $1.03 billion, with a daily average trading volume of $2.25 million in May 2024, proving their increasing prominence in the world of Web3.” This, according to… Read More

June 9, 2024 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Project mBridge continues its development and has reached the minimum viable product (MVP) stage, while broadening its international reach. The project aims to explore a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform “shared among participating central banks and commercial banks, built on distributed ledger technology (DLT)… Read More