Blockchain & Digital Assets

May 16, 2024 @ 2:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following approval in the House earlier this month, the US Senate has voted on and approved HJ Res. 109, which overturns the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121 under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). When the House approved the resolution. Chairman of the House Financial… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A US Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment was unsealed, charging Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The charges in the indictment arise “from an alleged… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France is telling investors to “exercise the utmost vigilance with regard to proposal investments made to the public residing in France by the digital asset trading platform BYBIT.” BYBIT operates elsewhere, including in Dubai where it received a… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda, Europe’s crypto company, has reported its most significant quarters of growth to date, with revenue for Q1 FY ‘24 exceeding €100 million. The wider market experienced a significant downturn in 2022, which led Bitpanda to rethink its “long-term growth strategy.” This meant a refocus… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant move to enhance its holistic blockchain analytics proposition, Elliptic, the global enabler of cryptoasset risk management solutions, has announced that it has added support for zkSync, a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. Organizations building applications on zkSync will have “access to… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Hashgraph Association (THA) has revealed a partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre to launch a Digital Assets Venture Studio. The goal is to support regulatory compliant DeFi solutions and digital assets leveraging Hashgraph. The Venture Studio will commit $50 million to startups over the… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sally Meouche-Ghrawi, Executive Board Member of eSync Network, recently shared her views and insights regarding the importance of RWA (real-world assets) tokenization and the rise of blockchain technology. Sally Meouche discusses the potential benefits of leveraging distributed ledger technology (DLT) to streamline key processes. Our… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, the largest company in the digital asset industry, announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RAK Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO), which is the first step towards the launch of several strategic initiatives to help foster the adoption of… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon officially announces expansion into the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a new office and corporate entity established in Abu Dhabi under the Registration Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). With this expansion, Blockdaemon will now “offer institutional-grade node and validator infrastructure solutions, and… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple and Peersyst will leverage evmOS in order to further develop and enhance the XRP Ledger (XRPL) EVM sidechain, which is currently in Devnet. The XRPL EVM sidechain will be “built leveraging evmOS — a modular and customizable tech stack offered by Evmos.” evmOS enables… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) released financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024, for both itself and Galaxy Digital Holdings LP. Galaxy says that it continues “to work on completing its proposed reorganization and domestication to become a Delaware-incorporated company and… Read More

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

Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it has added J. Christopher Giancarlo, former Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to its board of directors. A key figure in the financial services industry, and a passionate blockchain technology advocate,… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), which recently received a Wells Notice from the SEC, has announced a series of new features offered by Robinhood Crypto specifically designed for its customers in Europe, including staking, localized apps, crypto rewards for new customers, and updated Learn & Earn modules. These… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On May 13, 2024, President Biden issued an order prohibiting the purchase and requiring the divestment of certain real estate operating as a cryptocurrency mining facility located within one mile of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (F.E. Warren AFB). The order also requires the… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Project Agorá, launched by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a group of leading central banks and the Institute of International Finance (IIF), is requesting the private sector to join its exploration of how tokenization can enhance the functioning of wholesale cross-border payments. The call… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys announced the launch of Smart Transactions, a new technology rolling out to all MetaMask users globally as an optional feature. This reimagined transaction experience reportedly offers better transaction success rates, reduces gas costs, and protects users “from harmful MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) attacks such… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KOR Foundation announced it has launched KOR Protocol, a new protocol that reshapes how intellectual property is managed, protected, distributed and monetized across various sectors. Built around the innovative KOR DNA framework, KOR Protocol reportedly “offers new opportunities for creators to leverage blockchain and AI… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish, which claims to be one of the “fastest-growing,” regulated digital asset exchanges, announced its integration with Hidden Road, the global credit network for institutions. The integration provides Hidden Road’s broad institutional customer base “with access to Bullish exchange’s low-cost liquidity and best execution in… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Zest Protocol, an on-chain bitcoin lending infrastructure enabling users to lend or borrow native BTC with transparent yields in a permissionless way. Existing solutions have been largely “dependent on centralized entities with… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 1:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Building a successful crypto portfolio requires diversification, and that applies to meme coins as well, according to an update from Bitpanda. However, actively researching and managing “a basket of individual meme coins is a time-consuming endeavor,” Bitpanda notes while adding that this is where the… Read More