Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 14, 2024 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s digital banking platform Nubank (NYSE: NU) recently introduced the Coupon Hub in Shopping do Nu, which is a discount center that aims to bring together various offers available in its marketplace and which will be gradually made available to clients. With this latest functionality,… Read More

October 14, 2024 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Less than a month before the presidential elections in the United States take place, next Tuesday, November 5, both candidates (former US President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris) have made statements about the crypto industry and the future of Bitcoin. According to an update from… Read More

October 14, 2024 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure, announced the launch of new features and functionality to Ripple Custody, bringing the benefits of “bank-grade” custody technology to fintechs and crypto natives. The update reportedly includes a transaction screening service integration, added hardware security module (HSM) options,… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda has shared research examining the crypto investment market in Italy. In Italy, Bitpanda said they have found that nearly one in ten people (9%) across the European nation currently invest in virtual currencies, however, the update clarified that this number rises to 16% for… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 7:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldcoin recently shared a key project update in San Francisco. As explained in a blog post, the Worldcoin initiative has reportedly been created (in 2019) in order to accelerate “humanity” in the age of AI. According to its developers, the project has now grown and… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX recently revealed that they’re investing in Bitcoin’s long-term security via a grant to 2140 Foundation. OKX explained in a blog post that the grant will aim to extend support to the 2140 Foundation’s multi-year and ongoing effort to foster long-term security,… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX has reportedly been selected recently by Xapo Bank to serve as its primary liquidity provider. FalconX confirmed in a blog post that their strategic partnership with Xapo Bank, which is a regulated banking platform and Bitcoin custodian based in Gibraltar. Via this collaboration, FalconX… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a report by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), over 15,000 registered investment advisers (RIAs) in the U.S. were managing around $128 trillion in assets by the end of last year. CoinList pointed out that this appears to underscore the expanding role… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, which claims to be one of the world’s “one-stop” crypto financial services platforms, officially launches its latest “Official Channel Verification” feature. Users are now reportedly able to visit the verification page anytime in order to verify their accounts via multiple channels. This is said… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 1:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto enforcement actions issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continue at pace, as the Commission has filed charges against Chicago-based Cumberland DRW LLC. The SEC has charged Cumberland with operating as an unregistered dealer in more than $2 billion of crypto assets offered… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse says it’s pleased to announce the addition of the EIGEN token from EigenLayer to its comprehensive trading and custody services. Effective immediately, Bitcoin Suisse clients can now reportedly trade and securely store EIGEN, further expanding their access to a growing range of digital… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Security tokens at Bitpanda are aimed at enabling new era of investing. The European Fintech firm recently shared that Bitpanda is the first crypto platform to make this particular asset class available to potentially millions of retail investors. All Bitpanda customers are now able to… Read More

October 10, 2024 @ 7:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IDA, a Hong Kong-based fiat-referenced stablecoin issuer, is integrating Chainlink’s services for tokenized assets. As mentioned in a blog post, those reportedly include Chainlink Proof of Reserve (PoR) for verifying asset collateralization as well as the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) for the “secure” movement… Read More

October 10, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Littio, a Colombian neobank focused on addressing the currency devaluation problem for Latin Americans through various dollar-based product offerings, is now using OpenTrade‘s real-world asset (RWA)-backed yield vaults, via the Avalanche network. Via OpenTrade, Littio reportedly provides clients “yield-bearing” savings Pots with returns that are… Read More

October 10, 2024 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the enabler of sophisticated blockchain analytics and digital asset risk management, has announced the launch of its regional headquarters in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a key milestone in its international expansion efforts. Elliptic is pleased to welcome Zahi Yaari as its new… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 12:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Gnosis, architects of the fully EVM-compatible Layer-1 Gnosis Chain, announced the launch of a rewards program it believes will benefit GNO holders, accelerate the mainstream adoption of crypto payments, and generate further stakeholder engagement on the network. Following the recent approval of GIP-110… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc, a firm focused on the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group, and TerraZero, announced that Netcoins USA has signed a partnership agreement with APX Lending, which is said to be a “crypto-backed” lending platform, to provide crypto-backed… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com has filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The legal move follows the receipt of a Wells Notice, which indicates that SEC staff are recommending an enforcement action against the firm. Multiple crypto focused firms have been sued or are in receipt… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetera and Archax have launched a partnership to enhance the distribution of tokenized real- world assets across the EU/EEA. This collaboration enables access to digital assets, which is said to include Funds and Structured Products, listed on Archax, facilitating primary sales and secondary market trading… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

21.co, the parent company of 21Shares – one of the issuers of crypto exchange traded products (ETPs), and Crypto.com, announced that they have recently entered into a strategic partnership. With this partnership, 21.co Wrapped Bitcoin (21BTC) will source Bitcoin (BTC) liquidity from Crypto.com, leveraging the… Read More