Blockchain & Digital Assets

June 22, 2024 @ 7:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Coinbase Ventures is among the participants in a $1.75 million pre-seed funding round for Farworld Labs, a gaming and media consortium. The round was co-led by Lemniscap and Variant, with additional participation from Base Ecosystem Fund. The funding will enable Farworld Labs to expedite the… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo is pleased to announce support for W, which is the native ERC-20 governance token for Wormhole. BitGo explains that clients can now “custody W in Hot, Custodial, and Self-Managed Cold wallets.” As noted in a blog post from BitGo, Wormhole is an interoperability platform… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Laser Digital has reportedly received Financial Services Permission from ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority to provide services in both traditional and digital assets. Laser Digital (AD) Limited, is pleased to announce that the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi has “approved the issuance of… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 1:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The wCBDC pilot on SIX Digital Exchange will continue over the next two years. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced the continuation of the Helvetia Pilot focusing on tokenized securities settlement on SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) in Swiss franc digital central bank money for financial… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Tyler Winklevoss, founder of crypto platform Gemini, stated on X this week that he was supporting former President Donald Trump in his run for the White House. Winklevoss donated $1 million in Bitcoin to the Trump campaign as the “Biden Administration has openly declared war… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As regulation and reporting requirements become increasingly stringent, it’s more important than ever for organizations to have powerful, streamlined access to Web3 accounting and financial data. That’s why Fireblocks has teamed up with TRES Finance to offer customers the ability to completely automate Web3 accounting,… Read More

June 20, 2024 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be one the largest companies in the cryptocurrency industry, announced that it is teaming up with the National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), also known as Taipei Tech “to enhance blockchain and digital asset education in the region.” This initiative aims… Read More

June 20, 2024 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle is introducing the Circle Credits Program, their latest investment in developers using Circle’s platform. Early in 2024, they revealed Circle’s intentions “to empower early-stage, high-impact builders with grants and bounties that help them build on their platform.” As they seek to remove barriers in… Read More

June 20, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini is serving as the custodian for a “landmark” ether staking ETF fund launched recently by Purpose Investments, following the development of custom custody infrastructure that will enable third-party staking from Gemini Custody. The fund, Purpose Ether Staking Corp. ETF (“ETHC.B”), is said to be… Read More

June 20, 2024 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Rango, a cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) and bridge aggregator. Rango’s interoperability enables easy transacting “across diverse blockchain ecosystems to drive DeFi growth.” With its expansive capabilities and support for major blockchains including… Read More

June 20, 2024 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

H1 2024 has reportedly been the biggest start to the year in CoinList history. The token launch meta shifted “from high FDV launches via airdrops to sales (fixed, node, auctions) and community rounds.” At CoinList, they’re committed to “offering their community the same, or better,… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 11:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The VanEck Bitcoin ETF (ASX:VBTC) traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) today, following the lead of the US. VanEck said the exchange-traded fund was the first and most cost-effective Bitcoin ETF on ASX. Other sponsors are expected to enter the Australian market with a… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Central bank digital currencies or CBDCs can boost Middle East’s financial inclusion, payment efficiency, according to a comprehensive update from the IMF. 19 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring issuing a CBDC, the IMF update noted. Almost two-thirds of countries in… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain and smart contract development firm Consensys has shared an important update via social media, noting that Ethereum (ETH) has “survived” the SEC. ConenSys confirmed that they are announcing a major win for Ethereum developers, technology providers, and industry participants. ETHEREUM SURVIVES THE SEC. Today… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit Card from Bybit, a global crypto exchange that has been the target of regulators in various jurisdictions, says it now brings its customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure, and private way to pay “at checkout when using the Bybit app or website to… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Obligate, the on-chain capital markets platform, today announced the completion of the first tokenized bond issuance for Bitcoin Suisse, the Swiss crypto-financial services provider. This issuance aims to accelerate Bitcoin Suisse’s growth efforts in its lending business. Bitcoin Suisse recently “surpassed CHF 5 billion in… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondex, an independent crowdsourcing recruitment app based out of the United Kingdom (UK), has secured an investment from Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, to fuel its platform, which hosts over 1.5 million monthly active users. Bondex… Read More

June 17, 2024 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledger is pleased to announce its collaboration with Bitcoin research and development center, Brink. As part of this partnership, Ledger is “donating $5 to Brink for each Ledger Bitcoin hardware wallet sold.” The funds will be allocated to help “strengthen the Bitcoin network and developers… Read More

June 17, 2024 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The head of the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit within the SEC’s Division of Enforcement has exited the agency. David Hirsch posted on LinkedIn earlier today (June 17, 2024) that last Friday was his last day at the SEC after 9 years at the securities… Read More

June 17, 2024 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the enabler of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, and Archax, the UK’s first Financial Conduct Authority regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian,  announced an extension to their existing collaboration which is expected to bring hundreds of millions of dollars of tokenized real world… Read More