Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 12, 2024 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Thailand is introducing the Digital Asset Regulatory Sandbox to facilitate experiments and the development of innovations supporting the efficient provision of digital asset services in the real-life context. Interested parties are welcome to “participate in the Sandbox to… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In June 2023, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) amended the Payment Services Act (PSA) to provide an updated regulatory framework for crypto assets and stablecoins. According to an update from Blockdaemon, these regulations have clear implications “for Crypto Asset Exchange Service Providers (CAESP)… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 10:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against NovaTech Ltd. and its founders, Cynthia and Eddy Petion. The charges allege a $650 million crypto fraud involving over 200,000 investors worldwide. NovaTech’s alleged pyramid scheme was registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos’s Co-founder and CEO Anton Katz recently discussed key trends in the institutional adoption of digital assets and how his firm claims that it is positioned to support institutions in trading crypto and beyond. Here are a few takeaways from Anton Katz, which were shared… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 9, 2024, Celsius Network Limited, acting through the Blockchain Recovery Investment Consortium, LLC, filed suit against Tether Limited, and certain of its affiliates, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. This “baseless” lawsuit against Tether proves the… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 1:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, it was reported that Ripple had paid a $125 million penalty to settle an enforcement case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ripple, the issuer of XRP, was found guilty of selling unregistered securities, but the penalty was far smaller than… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against Ideanomics and several of its executives. All respondents have settled with the SEC. Ideanomics (OTC:IDEX) is described as “a global group with a simple mission: accelerating the commercial adoption of electric vehicles. By bringing… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) has announced that it intends to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $250 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private offering “to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Today, new financial opportunities are arising more quickly than ever before, prompting accredited investors and family offices “to seek innovative methods to grow and protect their wealth.” This, according to an update from CoinList. As cryptocurrency gains mainstream acceptance, CoinList explains that investors are increasingly… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on January 10, 2024, “marked a significant milestone in the landscape of crypto investment in the United States.” This, according to insights from Chainalysis. Bitcoin ETFs provide a scalable bridge “from traditional… Read More

August 11, 2024 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum turned Inflationary in 2024 for the first time since 2022 according to an update from CoinGecko. CoinGecko‘s latest report has looked into just how much ETH has been burned. As of August 5, 2024, the Ethereum network has “burned a total of 465,657 ETH… Read More

August 11, 2024 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda has partnered with YouGov Deutschland GmbH to survey more than 6,000 Europeans from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy to take a look at how attitudes towards crypto are changing. Bitpanda says that they know that digital assets “are seeing more adoption across Europe,… Read More

August 11, 2024 @ 2:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple is pleased to announce they have begun beta testing Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ethereum mainnet. This is a significant milestone and “a step closer to bringing more high-quality assets to the XRPL, driving new opportunities, liquidity, and institutional use… Read More

August 11, 2024 @ 9:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hex Trust, a fully-licensed digital asset custodian announced an integration with Talos, the provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets, that will supplement trading capabilities for its clients. Hex Trust is set to become a custodian “within the Talos Provider Network, offering its digital… Read More

August 11, 2024 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Since the Gemini credit card launched in April 2022, customers have reportedly earned millions in crypto rewards. Cardholders who kept their crypto rewards “saw them more than double thanks to the recent crypto bull run.” Here’s how Gemini credit card crypto rewards have performed: The… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 3:18 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Bitcoin scaling solutions provider Nexio has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding from a diverse group of industry investors, according to an announcement. The pre-seed funding round was led by Lattice and included investments from HTX Ventures, Artichoke Capital, Morningstar Ventures, Sharding Capital, SNZ Holding,… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q2 2024, crypto fundraising increased slightly as startups secured $2.7 billion across 503 deals. This represents a 2.5% increase in invested capital “but a 12.5% decline in deal volume compared with the previous quarter,” according to an extensive report from PitchBook. PitchBook noted in… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 11:01 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tax lawyer David W. Klasing warns the IRS anticipates a surge in cryptocurrency-related tax evasion cases. That is driven by anonymity and decentralization, which complicate the ability to track income and enforce laws. “The IRS expects a rise in crypto tax evasion cases as taxpayers file their… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 10:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, the Arbitrum Foundation and global asset manager Franklin Templeton announced the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX) is available on Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain. Investors can gain exposure to FOBXX in digital wallets through the Benji Investments platform, Franklin Templeton’s proprietary blockchain-integrated… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 10:54 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin’s recent struggles speak against the notion of it being held as an asset by the United States Treasury, argues the co-founder and CEO of Cerus Markets, a cryptocurrency exchange. Michael Brescia made the comments as Bitcoin shed nearly 18% of its value in one… Read More