Blockchain & Digital Assets

January 27, 2024 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing and “most secure” crypto platforms, announced it is further strengthening its leadership team with two key appointments that will help position the company for continued growth amid evolving regulatory environments globally. With the appointment of Gilles BianRosa as Chief… Read More

January 27, 2024 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Masa Network, builder of the decentralized data marketplace, announced $5.4M in its seed fundraising round led by Anagram, co-founded by Solana Foundation President Lily Liu and former Polychain President Joe Eagan. Additional investors reportedly “include Avalanche Blizzard Fund, Digital Currency Group, GoldenTree, OP Crypto, Unshackled… Read More

January 27, 2024 @ 4:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TaxBit, the provider of tax and compliance solutions for digital assets, announced today that it has been selected by Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange, as its CESOP reporting solution. Gemini’s decision to integrate with TaxBit expands “the two companies’ long-standing relationship, underscoring its dedication to regulatory… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Approximately $132 million in Bitcoin will be auctioned off by the Feds as part of the seizure from dark web activity. ($129,251,164.54 + $3,304,833.65) According to a notice filed by the US Department of Justice, Bitcoin seized from Ryan Farace and Sean Bridges in 2021… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

XSquare, a B2B payments fintech has inked a partnership with Reltime, a Web 3.0 and Layer 1 Blockchain platform with wide ranging applications. This partnership will aim to “ensure security, transparency, automation and accuracy in B2B payment solutions from XSquare, including transaction processing, accounts bookkeeping… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus, a regulated securities firm, is pleased to announce that TDX, its digital asset organized trading facility, and its financial services at large are now open to retail clients following FINMA approval. In addition to professional clients, retail clients can now “create an account and… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global digital asset banking group Sygnum announced that it has raised more than USD 40 million against an initial ~USD 35 million target in an interim close of its latest funding round, which is named the Strategic Growth Round. As of the completion of this… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of leading Web3 technology company OKX, today published its 2024 Bitcoin Outlook’ report. The research report forecasts a pivotal role for Bitcoin‘s Ordinals in 2024, “based on the growth of OKX Wallet’s total Ordinals trading volume in 2023, which exceeded… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo announces its partnership and investment from Brink’s Global Services, a global leader in secure logistics and asset protection. This investment comes after BitGo’s most recent $100M Series C financing “from new, outside strategic investors with a valuation of $1.75B.” Baylor Myers, Vice President of… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) announced recently its activation of crypto capabilities in several new international markets in Asia, Europe, North America and South America with existing clients Hapi and SogoTrade. Bakkt and stock trading platform Hapi have reportedly “broadened their active crypto trading capabilities… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 6:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Enterprise blockchain firm R3 has hired Kate Karimson as its new Chief Commercial Officer. According to R3, Karimson joins after executive positions at the CME Group, BrokerTec, ICAP, and LedgerEdge. R3 CEO and founder David Rutter said they are focused on progressing in the capital… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DIFC Innovation Hub, which claims to be the largest start-up and innovation hub in the world operating out of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial centre in the MEASA) region, is collaborating with global Swiss wealth management firm, Julius Baer, and the Financial… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Group, an end-to-end digital asset financial services group in Asia, and OKX, a global Web3 technology company and crypto exchange, announced plans to “create a partnership to promote compliant virtual asset innovation and industry development in Hong Kong.” The planned collaboration is to “include… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital Bank has announced a partnership with Onramp Invest to offer regulated crypto products to financial advisors. Onramp is part of Securitize – a top US-based tokenization firm. Anchorage is the only federally chartered digital asset bank that offers custody which has focused on… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCard, which claims to be among the first crypto debit cards introduced by KuCoin, a crypto exchange, is bringing its customers Apple Pay, a more secure way to pay. Every Apple Pay purchase is secure because it is “authenticated with Face ID, Touch ID, or… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed an order demanding Crowd Machine, Metavine, and founder Craig Sproule to disgorge $19,676,401.27 raised in an “unregistered and fraudulent offering of crypto asset securities.” Additionally, pre-judgment interest in the amount of $3,358,147.75 is being added to the… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 1:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

FINRA, the organization that regulates all of the broker-dealers in the United States, says a recent review of crypto communications indicates potential violations at a whopping 70% of the information reviewed. FINRA has not identified any firms that may be providing information that is in… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 7:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the crypto market experienced a surge in anticipation related to ETFs, “particularly with the growing optimism surrounding the potential approval of US spot Bitcoin ETFs,” the CoinGecko team noted. CoinGecko also mentioned that this optimism appears to have “contributed… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com released its annual Crypto Market Sizing Report, showing that global cryptocurrency owners increased by 34% in 2023 – “rising from 432 million in January 2023 to 580 million in December 2023.” Similar to the previous year, this notable growth “continued despite several macro headwinds,… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 6:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, a payment gateway that connects crypto with traditional fiat currencies for businesses, developers, and end users, notes that the approval of the Bitcoin Spot ETF signifies a significant step “towards the enhanced institutionalization of cryptocurrencies, paving the way for bitcoin to reach a… Read More