Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 21, 2023 @ 8:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the integration of Copper’s ClearLoop network, institutional clients can now securely store their digital assets in Copper’s MPC (multi-party computation) wallet while enjoying rapid settlement when trading on Bitget. Bitget, a crypto derivatives and copy trading platform, announces “the successful integration with Copper’s ClearLoop… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qraft Technologies, an invest-tech company specializing in artificial intelligence investing solutions, has formally entered into a strategic partnership with Hex Trust, the institutional-grade digital asset custodian licensed across global financial hubs. With the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Qraft will “develop digital asset… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has charged Titan Global Capital Management, described as a “Fintech investment advisor,” with touting hypothetical performance that was misleading. Titan has settled the allegations without admitting or denying the SEC’s claims. The firm has paid a small penalty of $192,454 in disgorgement as… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The hacks and thefts are too numerous to remember. The crypto sector is a field littered with poorly crafted security protocols, stolen funds, and apologetic management. Most recently, Exactly Protocol is said to have been the target of an attack that saw over $7 million… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The business case for the adoption may be improving for the tokenization of assets – typically securities or real-world assets that may benefit from distributed ledger technology to remove intrinsic friction from current standards. This is according to a recent report produced by McKinsey entitled,… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The partnership will see Northstake extend its virtual asset investment products to Coinify’s premier clients, accelerating institutional exposure to the crypto-staking industry. Northstake A/S, a regulated virtual asset service provider offering compliant staking products for institutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Coinify. Coinify is… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Avalanche Foundation is providing up to $3 million in AVAX tokens to Dexalot, the central limit order book (CLOB) decentralized exchange (DEX) built “on an Avalanche Subnet.” The incentives come from Avalanche Multiverse, “a comprehensive program nurturing Avalanche Subnet growth and adoption.” Dexalot’s Subnet… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Web3 software technology company, Consensys, announces the completion of the public launch of its Layer 2 blockchain solution Linea. This milestone follows the Linea mainnet “going live at EthCC in Paris.” In the first month of Linea’s mainnet going live, the L2 blockchain “saw a… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is setting out their expectations for crypto-asset businesses that need “to comply with a change in money laundering legislation legislated by government in July 2022.” From 1 September 2023, crypto-asset businesses in the UK will be “required to collect,… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZetaChain, the layer-one blockchain that brings universal interoperability to crypto, has closed a $27 million equity funding round from a range of top participants. The participants in the equity round “include Blockchain.com, Human Capital, VY Capital, Sky9 Capital, Jane Street Capital, VistaLabs, CMT Digital, Foundation… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Led by Electric Capital, Ellipsis Labs’ $3.3M seed round also saw contributions from Robot Ventures and Anagram. Notable angels in this investment round “include Anatoly Yakovenko, CEO of Solana Labs, Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs, and Keone Hon, CEO of Monad Labs.” Ellipsis Labs… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1inch has reportedly integrated with Klaytn’s Kaikas wallet. Under this partnership, the 1inch Swap API will “power token swaps in Kaikas, a versatile wallet ensuring interaction with the Klaytn ecosystem.” In its commitment to deliver a seamless DeFi experience across the globe, the 1inch Network… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A “significant” advancement has been made in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector as 0xKYC, a developer of pioneering permissionless identity solutions, joins forces with Hinkal Protocol, a privacy-focused DeFi platform. This partnership marks a thoughtful integration of compliance and privacy, creating an environment “where private… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca Crypto is pleased to share updates with their traders and partners. Starting from 9 am EST on Friday, August 18th, they will be rolling out support “for new cryptocurrencies, expanding their USDC pair support, and facilitating deposits and withdrawals for all supported Ethereum (ERC-20)… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE:NU), which claims to be one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces the start of practical tests as part of its integration into the pilot project of Drex, the Brazilian digital currency formerly known as Real Digital. The start… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Lasha Atandze, CEO of Rarify Labs, a service provider for Rarimo, the interoperability protocol making digital identities and the decentralized social layer multi-chain. During our conversation, Lasha sheds some light on the importance of multi-chain access for social identities in today’s… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The new virtual asset platform M2 has been officially granted a Financial Services Permission (FSP) license in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) and is now “approved to operate a multilateral trading facility and offer custody services to… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enclave Markets, which claims to be the world’s first fully encrypted exchange (FEX) that combines the best parts of centralized and decentralized finance, announced it has integrated with Talos, the provider of institutional digital assets trading technology. Eligible Talos clients will now be “able to… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paystand, the B2B payments company with the world’s largest commercial blockchain, claims that it has “defied” market conditions and experienced “a more than 600% growth rate over the past three years.” At a time when inflation is an ongoing issue, the stock market “remains volatile,… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic – the global leader in crypto-asset risk management – is proud to announce that it has been selected by OpenEden Labs Pte. Ltd. – a developer of real-world asset tokenization platforms – as a partner for the TBILL protocol, which is the world’s first… Read More