Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 12, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published its joint report on Project Sela. The initiative focused on the cybersecurity, technical, and policy aspects of a retail CBDC implementation. The HKMA is working with the Bank of Israel (BOI) and the Bank for International… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen, a provider of on-chain insights for crypto investors and teams, is pleased to announce a partnership with Sixdegree, a crypto-native onchain research firm that specializes in incentive optimization for protocols to enhance user growth. This collaboration aims to “bolster the crypto industry by granting… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), a firm focused on Bitcoin mining and data center hosting, issued a statement in response to recent inquiries regarding its power strategy following its August monthly operations update. In particular, “on September 6, 2023, CNBC published a story titled Texas… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Until now, state sync on the Internet Computer used the legacy P2P layer, which works over TCP. The new P2P layer is tailored for state sync and “uses the QUIC transport protocol, making it simpler, more performant, secure and ready for future evolution.” The Internet… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) provided a clarification following a an update indicating that the exchange operator will be suspending business operations for consumers residing in India. As widely reported, Coinbase India clients will cautioned via an email message that crypto services will no longer… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fireblocks has announced its own non-custodial wallet. Fireblocks is best known for its institutional-grade digital asset securities services. The company says it is targeting Fintechs and corporate customers interested in Web3. The new white label “wallet as a service” complements its already operating custody solution…. Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI is issuing this update to caution the general public regarding the theft of approximately $41 million in virtual currency from Stake.com, an online casino and betting platform. The FBI has confirmed that this theft took place “on or about September 4, 2023, and… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenization platform Tokeny has achieved SOC2 Type I compliance, something the company describes as the initial step in its security and compliance strategy. Tokeny claims they are now the first tokenization platform in the world to earn this certification. Tokeny is a Luxembourg-based tokenization platform… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finery Markets, an OTC multi-dealer electronic marketplace for crypto businesses and institutions, is pleased to announce a further appointment to the leadership team. Krish Chatterjee has joined Finery Markets as an advisory member for business development in APAC. Prior to joining Finery Markets, Krish held… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fineqia International, a digital asset and fintech investment business, announces that its analysis of global Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with digital assets as underlying collateral revealed a 51% growth in total Assets Under Management (AUM) in the year-to-date (YTD) period amid renewed interest by investors…. Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, announced it has received binding commitments for a funding round to accelerate Mocaverse, one of the Company’s marquee projects. Animoca Brands has raised US$20 million (approximately A$31.3 million) via… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) have advanced policy and regulatory recommendations “to identify and respond to macroeconomic and financial stability risks associated with crypto-assets.” Crypto-assets have been in existence “for more than a decade and have displayed significant volatility…. Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jett Tang, the executive producer of The Next Crypto Gem, a Reality TV series that premieres September 7, 2023, has shared key insights with Crowdfund Insider. Jett Tang claims that he is focused on moving Web3 towards mainstream adoption. That’s why he has launched this… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at VeChain is pleased to share an update about their newest strategic partner, Vyvo Smart Chain (VSC), as they join forces in pursuit of a common vision to promote better health outcomes and sustainable human development. Vyvo Smart Chain, backed by the VSC… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 11:21 am By Michael Wong  |  

Tykhe Capital Group Limited (Tykhe) unveiled the PRINCE Token today, marking Hong Kong’s premier real estate fund security token offering (STO) accessible to professional investors. This initiative is the inaugural STO sanctioned under the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) regulations. Enabled by Tykhe’s virtual asset… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socket, an interoperability protocol that allows asset and data transfer across chains for decentralized applications (dapps), announced a $5 million strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures, the venture arm of one of the world’s largest crypto platforms, and Framework Ventures, a crypto-native venture capital firm known… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Concordium, the Layer 1 science-backed blockchain creating a safer digital world, has announced an integration with Aqualibre, a carbon offset project that offers high-quality carbon offsets for business and enterprise. Aqualibre will adopt Concordium’s Agora Impact Marketplace tooling, “an infrastructure for scaling safe and transparent… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As momentum for crypto builds around the world, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is executing on Phase II of their “Go Broad, Go Deep” strategy for international expansion. Coinbase says that it sees the following: 1) enactment of clear rules; 2) innovation of more efficient, more accessible products… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Faruk Fatih Özer, the former Chief Executive of collapsed Turkey-based cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, has reportedly been sentenced to 11,196 years in prison on Thursday (September 7, 2023). Stealing around $2 billion from his clients led to the CEO of one of Turkey’s biggest virtual currency… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Austin Federa, head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, recently noted that firms such as Visa (NYSE: V)  expanding their stablecoin capabilities via the Solana network enhances the perception of the crypto space, which has witnessed numerous scandals and lawsuits during the last few months…. Read More