Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 9, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) released financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 for both itself and Galaxy Digital Holdings LP. Michael Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Galaxy, said: “Galaxy’s operating businesses performed well in the second quarter against… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase, one of the largest and most established cryptocurrency exchanges in the US and other jurisdictions, is stepping into the Layer 2 market with the launch of Base. As a key blockchain industry move, deBridge has integrated Base “to bring high performance cross-chain trading and… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has signed a strategic agreement with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on the blockchain. This strategic partnership empowers TASE “to offer a comprehensive range of innovative and secure digital asset products and… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VNX, a Liechtenstein-based company registered by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA), has partnered with Burrito Wallet, which is developed by a subsidiary of Bithumb, a Korean cryptocurrency exchange, to introduce South Korean users “to the digital assets VNX Gold, VNX Euro, and VNX Swiss… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This announcement marks a significant milestone in the digital landscape as NexeraID in collaboration with PolygonID unveil their Web3 Compliance initiative. This project sets a standard for privacy protection while “ensuring strict adherence to regulatory requirements in the ever-evolving realm of Web3 compliance.” With the… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The last couple of months have been anything but “dull” for the digital asset industry – enforcement actions, regulatory proposals, the first ever SPBD approval and, of course, the landmark Ripple decision, the team at tZERO recently noted. tZERO Group, Inc., which claims to be… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeremy Allaire, Co-founder & CEO of Circle, a Fintech that’s focused on stablecoins and other services supporting the blockchain and crypto sector, says that despite the hype that they’re all about the US, the firm “estimates that 70% of USDC adoption is non-US, and some… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwage is pleased to announce the integration of Tether USDT via TRON network, marking another significant milestone in their journey “to deliver seamless cross-border and multi-currency services.” This addition to their stablecoin options “reaffirms their commitment to offering enhanced liquidity, efficiency, and convenience to our… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Celo Foundation announced that Google Cloud is running a validator on the Celo network, which is helping to strengthen the overall security of the network. This initiative builds on Google Cloud and the Celo Foundation’s April announcement to support sustainability-focused startups “in the Celo ecosystem… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced the promotion of Abhi Bisarya to Chief Product Officer. In this role, Bisarya will continue “to lead Crypto.com’s product development and strategy as part of the Company’s executive leadership team.” Since joining Crypto.com in 2022 “as EVP, Product, Bisarya has enabled Crypto.com to… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Transaction Tracking, and Cyber Security announced a significant collaboration with CryptoTax, a virtual asset tax service platform headquartered in South Korea. This strategic partnership is geared “towards fostering… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 6:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vodafone’s ‘Economy of Things’ Digital Asset Broker (DAB) business is connecting with Aventus, which helps enterprises adopt Web3 – the new blockchain-based decentralised world wide web. The two companies will “use their collective strengths to help more businesses and strategic partners take advantage of Web3’s… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global market infrastructure provider Deutsche Börse Group will acquire the remaining shares in FundsDLT. The Luxembourg-based company claims it is “a leading decentralized platform based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) for end-to-end fund distribution and processing.” The acquisition is expected “to be completed in the… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 6:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Reports have filtered out from Hong Kong that some executives at crypto exchange Huobi have been placed under arrest. At the same time, corresponding reports indicate that Houbi has seen an outflow of funds that are valued at over $500 million. In the past 24… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

D8X, an institutional-grade decentralized exchange (DEX) for derivatives on Polygon zkEVM, announced a $1.5 million pre-seed round with support from Polygon Ventures and various other investors. The capital will help D8X launch “a decentralized derivatives trading platform in the second half of 2023 that provides… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of Coingecko’s top-five cryptocurrency exchanges, is pleased to announce that users can now “buy crypto on-chain using Bybit’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service.” The P2P enhancement currently “allows for the purchase of USDT using more than 62 fiat currencies, with… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), a top publicly traded Fintech, has announced the launch of a dollar-based stablecoin. According to a company statement, PayPal USD or PYUSD is a fully backed digital asset that holds cash, short-term US Treasuries, and similar assets issued in partnership with Paxos, a… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange Huobi has reportedly seen total outflows of over $73 million during the last week, a time period in which a few of the firm’s executives were taken into police custody by authorities in China. Huobi operates one of the largest crypto exchanges… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 10:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fasset, a Fintech aiming to support financial inclusion, has launched a “Super App,” reportedly garnering over one million signs ups in the first week. Fasset is a digital asset firm that provides access to tokenized real world assets. The company said that sign ups came… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The futures basis, the difference in price between monthly settled bitcoin futures traded on the CME and the spot price of bitcoin, is “showing receding optimism from traders,” the team at NYDIG Research notes. The NYDIG Research team points out that the rolling 1-month futures… Read More