Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 21, 2024 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX’s Chief Executive Officer has said that Sam Bankman-Fried’s deception has not ended even with his unprecedented fraud conviction. As part of an extensive victim impact statement submitted Wednesday (March 20, 2024) prior to SBF’s sentencing this upcoming week, FTX CEO John Ray states that… Read More

March 21, 2024 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperledger Foundation, the open, global ecosystem for enterprise-grade blockchain technologies, announced Citi and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) as new members. Additionally, the foundation unveiled a new Hyperledger Besu Financial Services Working Group, chaired by DTCC, that will “support operationalizing the open source Ethereum client… Read More

March 21, 2024 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA), which claims to be one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miners and a leader in supporting and securing the Bitcoin ecosystem, has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Applied Digital Corporation’s Bitcoin mining data center in Garden… Read More

March 21, 2024 @ 1:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rails, a self-custodial crypto exchange that allows users to trade perpetuals while maintaining self-custody, announced a $6.2 million seed round led by Slow Ventures, CMCC Global, Round13 Capital, and Quantstamp. Rails’ proprietary trading engine combines advanced matching capabilities with a user-friendly interface and a set… Read More

March 21, 2024 @ 3:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Conflux Network is introducing AxHKD, the Hong Kong Dollar-backed stablecoin. Conflux Network explains that it is facilitating the beta-testing of the Hong Kong Dollar-backed stablecoin, AxHKD, on its platform. AnchorX aims to dominate Asia’s digital currency landscape by delivering “reliable global exchanges.” AxHKD on Conflux… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Graviton, one of India’s Web3-focused accelerators, has unveiled a list of teams that have been accepted into the second edition of its 16-week program. This update comes nearly a month after the syndicate-backed fund stopped accepting applications, and was preceded by “a nationwide hunt for… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 7:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

As reported earlier, BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, is partnering with Securitize to issue a digital asset fund. Securitize is a leading enabler of digital securities in the US and operates a trading platform, as it has been approved to run an… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

It was not too long ago that the Securities and Exchange Commission determined Ethereum (ETH) NOT to be a security. But times change, and new leaders take over. In this case, it is the Chairman of the SEC, Gary Gensler. According to an X distributed… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Compass Coffee, a Washington, D.C.-based coffee chain, has announced a partnership with Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), a US-based cryptocurrency exchange with global operations. This collaboration allows customers to pay for coffee purchases using crypto, specifically stablecoins like USDC. Compass Coffee, an established business with a presence across… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Gate Group has announced that has registered as a VASP, or virtual asset service provider, via the Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM) in Italy. Launched in 2013 and based in Cayman, Gate.io is currently ranked as the 8th largest crypto exchange in the world, according… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital co-founder and President Diogo Mónico is transitioning to the Executive Chairman of the Board of the digital asset firm while stepping in to become the General Partner at Haun Ventures. Anchorage’s CEO and co-founder, Nathan McCauley, will continue in his current role. Mónico… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, is tokenizing USD 50m of Matter Labs‘ treasury reserves onto the zkSync blockchain. The Sygnum-issued security tokens act as on-chain representations of units from Fidelity International‘s USD 6.9bn Institutional Liquidity Fund (ILF) to generate a secure and transparent… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technologies announces the launch of Figure Markets, the first step in a vision to create an “everything marketplace”– a single platform where investors can trade a range of blockchain-native assets from crypto to stocks to alternative investments. Figure Markets has secured over $60 million… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets, a digital assets firm and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group, and TerraZero, has announced a new anti-fraud service The new initiative is aimed at aiding small capitalization companies in “safeguarding against investment fraud. BIGG reassures its stakeholders that it remains untouched… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex Securities, a digital asset marketplace, reports that ALT2612, a tokenized bond, has issued its first payment to investors. Microlender Mikro Kapital issued the digital asset in 2023. The bond, which represents approximately 300,000 borrowers in 14 different countries, has a value of €1.09 billion. The… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the Bitcoin halving approaches, an event that is expected to reduce the daily BTC minting supply by half, several crypto industry analysts have provided their insights on the current state of the volatile crypto-assets markets. The Bitfinex Alpha Report aims to offer a comprehensive… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Genesis Global Capital, LLC has settled charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that emerged due to the Commission’s claims that its Gemini Earn program involved the sales of securities. The Earn program, powered by Genesis, allowed crypto investors to generate income while… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Luxembourg-based Tokeny has revealed a partnership with Moreliquid to tokenize the HSBC Euro Liquidity Fund. Moreliquid is a digital securities investment platform. Tokeny is a tokenization platform that enables issuers and other firms to enable digital securities. The Moreliquid Money Market EUR (MMMEUR) aims to… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Limited (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS), the European investment company specializing in digital assets, announced the completion of its acquisition of Valkyrie Funds LLC, the investment advisory business of Valkyrie Investments Inc., as well as the Sponsor rights to the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, the physically-backed… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 3:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The top AI crypto countries in 2024 are the US, which accounted for 18.9% share of global interest in the narrative, followed by the UK (9.1%) and Türkiye (6.5%), according to a report from CoinGecko. The US and UK also led the meme coin craze… Read More