Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 1, 2024 @ 3:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group; Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), a global private markets investment management firm; and financial services firm Apex Group are expanding access to global private markets via new DLT-registered shares on the Polygon blockchain. Sygnum Bank, Hamilton Lane, and Apex… Read More

March 1, 2024 @ 2:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finfront Holding Company, a digital asset mining service and cloud-mining service provider, and Arisz Acquisition Corp. (ARIZ), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, announced that they have completed their previously announced business combination. The listed company following the Business Combination is BitFuFu Inc., and its… Read More

March 1, 2024 @ 2:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Portofino Technologies, one of the cryptocurrency market makers, announces its successful registration as a cryptoasset firm with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), enabling the business to trade cryptocurrencies with institutional investors in the UK. Since its inception, Portofino Technologies, a crypto-native high frequency trading firm,… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a successful beta phase, MetaMask, developed by Consensys, and Blockaid, a web3 security provider, today announced the by-default integration of privacy-preserving security alerts for all MetaMask extension and mobile app users. This ensures that 100% of global users of the world’s self-custodial wallet will… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be “trusted” by more than 80 million customers worldwide and the industry leader in regulatory compliance, security and privacy, and BTG Pactual (BTG), the investment bank in Latin America, announced a new agreement to further advance crypto banking services across the… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Technology Services Pte. Ltd., the over-the-counter trading arm of HashKey Group, has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore for its Major Payment Institution licence application to provide digital payment token services. The in-principle approval from the MAS, which is described as… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announced that Gemini Trust Company, LLC has committed to return at least $1.1 billion to Gemini Earn Program customers through the Genesis Global Capital, LLC  bankruptcy proceeding. In furtherance of that commitment, Gemini… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 1:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) says that customers may at some point mistakenly send unsupported tokens to their Coinbase address on an unsupported chain. One example of this is BNB Smart Chain (formerly known as Binance Smart Chain) – which is currently “not supported by Coinbase and as… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Cross-border payments firm Clear Junction has joined the UK Cryptoasset Business Council (UKCBC). The UKCBC advocates on behalf of the digital assets/crypto sector in the UK. According to a note from the UKCBC, crypto is at a key inflection point due to MiCA, and ETFs,… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is back on its feet today after suffering a situation that displayed zero balances in some account holders. Comments on X indicated that server capacity was stretched, probably due to the Bitcoin bull run, which has driven interest for investors. In a statement… Read More

February 29, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ETC Group is unveiling its latest ETP listed on Deutsche Börse XETRA, the ETC Group Ethereum Staking ETP (ticker ET32; ISIN DE000A3G90G9), a total return exchange-traded product that tracks the Compass Ethereum Total Return Monthly Index. Specifically tailored to meet the rigorous requirements of institutional… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance has invested in Babylon, a Bitcoin staking protocol that supports the concept of native Bitcoin staking allowing users to stake bitcoins for PoS blockchains and earn yields without any third-party custody, bridge solutions or wrapping… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Reports on social media indicate that some Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) accounts are spontaneously cratering to zero. In a statement on X, Coinbase said they are aware of the issue and tell account holders their assets are fine. Coinbase describes itself as the “most trusted crypto exchange.”… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coincheck, Inc. (Headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Satoshi Hasuo, Representative Director & President) and Circle Internet Financial, LLC, a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC1, announced plans for a partnership to expand USDC access in the Japanese market. USDC is a fully reserved… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the largest crypto exchange in the US, saw its shares rocket higher almost 17% yesterday, nearing 52-week highs. The rally is poised to continue today as in pre-market trading, shares are up by almost 7% – which means Coinbase may open at over… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Helius, a vertically integrated developer platform that helps crypto applications build on Solana, announced the close of its $9.5M Series A round this week. The round was led by Foundation Capital, with participation from Reciprocal Ventures, 6th Man Ventures, Chapter One, Propel, Balaji Srinivasan, Anatoly… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lumerin, a “decentralized” Hashpower Marketplace built on Arbitrum that has built technology to make Bitcoin hashrate a liquid asset allowing for global access to peer-to-peer, decentralized hashrate trading, announced a new integration with Portal, the “trust-minimized,” cross-chain swaps that involve no bridges, custody or wrapping…. Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 3:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX is announcing the official launch of our crypto exchange in Türkiye, OKX TR. OKX says they are pleased to provide Turkish users “with a trusted, compliant and transparent gateway to crypto trading and decentralized finance.” Currently, the OKX Web3 Wallet is “available in Türkiye… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, which claims to be the only UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-regulated digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian, has recently announced the introduction of its Stablecoin Yield Service. This service reportedly enables individuals with assets in stablecoins (or crypto-assets that are supposed to be pegged… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc.  (NYSE: BKKT), which has been struggling to maintain operations due to a shortage of cash reserves but has acquired financial resources to keep running operations for now, and Swan Bitcoin announced that the companies have enabled Bitcoin trading across 49 U.S. states… Read More