Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 28, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon Institutional Wallet is now supported with cold storage, tokenization features as well as Azure support. Blockdaemon says it is unveiling three major enhancements to the Blockdaemon Institutional Wallet, which include: Cold Storage, Tokenization and Azure Cloud support. These features collectively aim to “enhance the… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 3:15 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

In the most recent episode of Capital Ideas, David Duccini, CEO and founder of Silicon Prairie Online, shed light on how Silicon Prairie’s portal is leveraging blockchain-based solutions and an Alternative Trading System (ATS) to revolutionize the world of secondary sales in investment crowdfunding. David… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has launched a new section of its website to cover its work on crypto or digital assets. FINRA is the entity that oversees all of the broker-dealers in the US. As there are over  624,000 brokers across the country, the… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenization or turning an asset into a “digital asset” or digital security makes a lot of sense. By leveraging technology, an asset can be managed more effectively, comply with regulations and be programmed to automatically perform certain services. Today, most investible assets are heavy on… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SBI Holdings, Inc. announces that it has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with Circle Internet Financial, a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC, the world’s regulated stablecoin, “to circulate USDC stablecoins, establish a banking relationship and promote the use of Circle’s Web3… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This year, Bitpanda Business claims that it has distinguished itself “as an essential platform for companies stepping into the world of digital investment.” With a 27% increase in the number of business clients using their services, Bitpanda has reportedly enabled “a diverse range of companies,… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With the ongoing threat of crypto fraud and criminals growing more sophisticated every day, organizations need ever-powerful solutions “to help them investigate and recover stolen funds.” KPMG in Canada and Chainalysis are teaming up “to help meet that growing need by announcing a strategic agreement… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 7:34 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Feedzai, a financial crime and risk management solution, and Mastercard are combining technologies to increase crypto fraud protection for hundreds of millions of consumers. Today, an estimated 40% of scam transactions exit directly from a bank account to a crypto exchange. According to Feedzai’s recent… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 9:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Korea’s cryptocurrency industry is poised for significant growth as the global crypto landscape undergoes major shifts, with Chinese crypto exchanges faltering and the world’s largest exchange, Binance, facing legal challenges in the US, the Korea Times reported. In a recent development, Binance was ordered by… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stefan Rust, CEO of independent economic data aggregator Truflation, says that the resignation of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao or “CZ” as part of the exchange’s settlement with US authorities marks a “sad” day that should “serve as a clarion call for the build-out of decentralized… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is known for her anti-crypto stance, referring to virtual currencies as being highly speculative, completely worthless, and often used as a tool by bad actors/criminals for engaging in illicit activities. Recently, the ECB President Christine Lagarde claimed that her… Read More

November 25, 2023 @ 6:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, BSV Blockchain revealed the findings from its inaugural Blockchain Barometer, a worldwide report that seeks to establish an official record of the public’s perception and level of understanding of blockchain and other emerging technologies like AI and the metaverse. The survey, which included… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 8:09 pm By Michael Wong  |  

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that while the G20 has embraced the “G20 roadmap on Crypto Sssets“, there is currently no set timeline for its implementation yet. Sitharaman made the pronouncement as she discussed the progress on the ‘G20 roadmap on Crypto Assets’. This… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist and Sinohope Technology Holdings Limited, a comprehensive digital asset custody platform, announced a strategic partnership uniting the two companies. The two parties will carry out active security business cooperation “in MPC security audit, digital asset Anti-money laundering (AML), Web3 threat intelligence cooperation Network, digital… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum announces a major addition to its institutional crypto sector indices product portfolio – the Sygnum Crypto Multisector Index Linked Certificate (ILC). The first institutional Crypto Multisector Index “combines key crypto sectors into a single portfolio to conveniently enable broad, liquid access to the digital asset… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the cryptocurrency industry, says that it continues its unwavering commitment “to combat illicit activities and provide support to victims through its assistance to, and support of, law enforcement agencies.” As the U.S. Department of… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Movement Labs has announced its plans to launch M2, the first Move Virtual Machine L2 for Ethereum, scaled with Celestia as modular DA. Starting with M2, Movement is building an ecosystem of Modular Move-Based Blockchains, with M2 made possible “by Celestia’s Blobstream and the modular… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Former CEO and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao‘s (CZ) departure from the firm will trigger some short-term volatility in the cryptocurrency market, but crypto will “continue to thrive as more institutional money pours in,” predicts the CEO of an independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether and Bitfinex say they no longer oppose the  New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). The announcement was made this morning as Tether/Bitfinex say the move is to highlight their support of transparency in the digital asset sector. Tether is the top dollar-based stablecoin… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoin Standard, the industry body for stablecoin issuers, has established a channel partnership with Chainlink Labs, developers of the industry-standard decentralized computing platform Chainlink. This partnership will support “the adoption of stablecoins through education, resources, and shared initiatives.” Stablecoin Standard is the industry body for… Read More