Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 10, 2023 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, an institutional digital asset infrastructure provider, has acquired Securrency Capital Limited, a full-service, regulated blockchain-enabled brokerage firm offering digital securities trading based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Securrency Capital’s platform, “powered by Securrency’s digital asset infrastructure and compliance aware solutions, provides investors… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the firm enabling enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, debuted the evolution of its crypto-enabled cross-border payments solution, Ripple Payments, formerly known as RippleNet. Ripple Payments provides the enterprise-grade infrastructure “required for businesses to leverage blockchain easily for faster, cheaper, more efficient cross-border payments without… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transfero, an international financial solutions company and the owner of Brazilian and Argentinian Digital Tokens (BRZ and ARZ), stablecoins pegged to Brazilian Real and Argentinian Peso, deploys Finery Markets’ FM Liquidity Match in order “to offer institutional customers a seamless and robust over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mogul, a new real estate investment platform, has raised $3.6 million in seed funding, according to a company statement. The company said the round was over-subscribed and led by Anitha Vadavatha (AY Ventures), with participation from Tim Draper & Associates, Draper B1, InterVest, Draper Dragon,… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which is being sued by US regulatory authorities for a wide range of issues while also facing major operational challenges globally, says that it is pleased to be promoting the safety of the virtual-asset ecosystem. Following a law enforcement training workshop in collaboration with… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against former Bitwise Executives Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin, Jr. The SEC claims that the former co-CEOs of Bitwise misled investors about the company’s finances. The SEC adds that both Soberal and Olguin have agreed to resolve… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anneke Kosse, Marc Glowka, Ilaria Mattei, and Tara Rice have examined in a new paper whether stablecoins do actually live up to their name and whether they serve as a reliable means of payment and store of value. Senior Economist Anneke Kosse attempts to address… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos, the premier provider of digital assets trading technology for institutions, announced its integration with CME Group, the derivatives marketplace. Through this integration, Talos clients can now “trade CME Group Bitcoin and Ether futures contracts using Talos’s suite of advanced execution algorithms and smart order… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moflix Group, a telecommunications industry pioneer providing next-generation digital solutions, announced that it has raised a $3.1 million seed funding round with the participation from The Hashgraph Association (THA) – the Swiss-based non-profit organization accelerating the adoption of the Hedera network globally, “alongside other strategic… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solidus Labs, the crypto-native integrity solutions provider, announced that it has partnered with Amber Group, a provider of digital wealth management and crypto liquidity solutions. The collaboration aims to integrate HALO, Solidus’ comprehensive crypto-native trade surveillance and market integrity hub, “into Amber Group’s platform to… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lightspeed Faction, a blockchain-focused venture capital firm, announced the launch of its inaugural $285 million venture fund. Faction will primarily invest “in early stage blockchain projects and serve as a long-term capital partner as these projects scale.” In addition to providing capital, the fund will… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Figure Technologies, along with former NYSE Executive Tom Farley and VC Proof Group, are planning to acquire what’s left of FTX, according to a report by WSJ.com. FTX was once valued at over $30 billion. Figure, founded by top Fintech entrepreneur Mike Cagney, operates one… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirex, a global firm supporting crypto payments with over 6 million users, has announced a partnership with Cenit Finance, a company in tokenomics simulation, in order “to refine and scale the tokenomics of its native utility token, WXT.” This collaboration leverages Wirex’s recently revealed strategic… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 6:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is announcing the addition of four new distinguished members to Coinbase’s Global Advisory Council: Mark Esper, Stephanie Murphy, Frances Townsend, and David Urban. The Global Advisory Council was established “with the purpose of bringing together accomplished leaders with strategic insights to advise Coinbase’s… Read More

November 8, 2023 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC)  intends to introduce in 2024 a custody service for storing blockchain-enabled assets, which excludes cryptocurrency, the banking institution revealed on Wednesday. The newly announced service, which is through a partnership with digital asset service provider Metaco, will enable financial institutions to store… Read More

November 8, 2023 @ 4:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, is partnering with SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial conglomerate, to establish a Digital Asset Joint Venture investment company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The parties say that they intend “to capitalize the vehicle with… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian whose shareholders include Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings and Northern Trust, is appointing Drew Bradford as non-executive Chairman of its Australian operation, Zodia Custody Australia. Bradford will join the business “from National Australia Bank (NAB), where he was the… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Terazo, a private market investment platform in India, has joined forces with Tokeny, the leading tokenization platform, “to spearhead the first regulated tokenized real estate asset in India under the regulatory sandbox framework established by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).” Tokeny is a… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo, a digital asset custodian, and Copper, a firm focused on institutional digital asset infrastructure, announce their partnership in order “to expand their existing off-exchange settlement networks.” This partnership between BitGo’s Go Network and Copper’s ClearLoop facilitates the global growth of institutional market participation “as… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Reserve recently published a paper on the potential impact of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on the financial system. Currently, many jurisdictions around the world are investigating the possibility of issuing a digital currency – including the US. China is already… Read More