Blockchain & Digital Assets

January 1, 2024 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

If 2023 has demonstrated anything, it is the “remarkable resilience” of the crypto industry despite “reputational and regulatory challenges,” according to an update from Bitfinex. So as we head into 2024, the analysts at Bitfinex foresee “the number of global cryptocurrency owners to rocket up… Read More

December 31, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marco Manoppo, the Research Director at Digital Asset Research, has shared several notable developments that took place recently in the crypto and blockchain sector. Marco from Digital Asset Research notes that all of the following happened in crypto this week: MicroStrategy Acquires $615M worth of… Read More

December 31, 2023 @ 1:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the end of the year approaches, the Nansen team has shared key insights on higher-probability scenarios poised to take center-stage in 2024. In line or consistent with prevailing sentiment, which leans toward positive scenarios for crypto in 2024, Nansen says that their outlook remains… Read More

December 31, 2023 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeff Owens, co-founder of Haven1, says that decentralized finance (DeFi) will finally attract mainstream users in 2024, “with the help of innovations like RWA tokenization and the hype around a potential ether spot ETF approval.” However, he also claims that wider adoption “will only happen… Read More

December 30, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group and TerraZero is pleased to announce that it has on-boarded one of “the largest publicly traded Bitcoin Mining companies as an OTC Trading Client –… Read More

December 30, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since its launch in March 2023, the BRC-20 token standard has swiftly garnered significant attention among investors and developers, “emerging as a key influencer in the evolution of the Bitcoin ecosystem,” according to an update from CertiK. CertiK has provided an initial overview of the… Read More

December 30, 2023 @ 11:55 am By Michael Wong  |  

Monex Group, a Japanese financial conglomerate known for its online brokerage, crypto exchange, and asset management services, has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Canada’s 3iQ Digital Holdings and its subsidiaries for $39.8 million. In a statement, Monex revealed its ambition to bolster… Read More

December 30, 2023 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The ETC Group has shared their 2024 Outlook report which provides a forward-looking analysis of the crypto-asset market, with a focus on Bitcoin, as the industry heads into a pivotal year. The report encompasses a comprehensive examination of “the interplay between macroeconomic factors, on-chain developments,… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gavin Wood, an Ethereum co-founder who has focused on Polkadot noted that we are seeing a global return to normalcy and resurgence of (in-person) events with it (even though various of COVID still seem to be affecting a significant number of people despite vaccinations being… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinGecko recently shared insights covering the largest Bitcoin ETFs in the world. According to research posted by CoinGecko, XBT Provider’s Bitcoin Tracker One (COINXBT) is the biggest Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) worldwide, “with $7.11 billion in total assets. The pioneering Bitcoin futures ETF was “launched… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This year has been a “true test” for crypto, according to an update from CoinList. Digital asset platform CoinList noted in a blog post that during 2022, the blockchain/DLT industry “faced macroeconomic challenges, scandals, criminal trials, enforcement actions, and a handful of notable collapses and… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Folks Finance has chosen LI.FI in order to power the swaps and DEX integrations for its upcoming cross-chain protocol. Set to launch in Q2 2024, the expansion from Folks Finance will aim to “introduce a unique hub-and-spoke model to DeFi lending, seamlessly unifying multiple blockchains… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The Digital Asset Anti Money Laundering Act (S. 2669) is pending legislation that aims to stymie bad actors’ use of crypto to cover their tracks. The bill was introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren, a well-known digital asset skeptic. Warren sits on the Senate Banking Committee,… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VC firm Andreessen Horowitz has shared a comprehensive crypto-assets and blockchain ecosystem update / recap as we all get ready to enter “a new era of decentralization.” According to a16z, we keep seeing over and over again that when control of a powerful system or… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an industry that moves like no other, crypto has had “a year like no other,” according to an update from BitMEX. BitMEX, which was once the leading crypto derivatives exchange but experienced major regulatory challenges and enforcement actions a few year back, noted in… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Barry Silbert, the founder of Grayscale, which is part of the Digital Currency Group (DCG), has resigned from his position as a board member of Grayscale. Grayscale is the sponsor of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTC:GBTC), an OTC markets traded vehicle that allows investors to… Read More

December 28, 2023 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Greylock claims it has a history of partnering with founders from idea to IPO. Recently, Greylock announced two important next steps in that mission: Greylock 17, their newest early-stage fund, and Greylock Edge, a program “to help founders initiate new companies from idea to early… Read More

December 28, 2023 @ 6:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After the launch of World ID 2.0 and the open sourcing of the Worldcoin iris recognition pipeline in mid December, World ID verifications are now “available in Singapore via the Orb, the project’s custom hardware device.” A full list of verification locations is available on… Read More

December 28, 2023 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockstream, the global firm focused on Bitcoin infrastructure technology, has  announced the upcoming Series 2 launch of its Bitcoin-denominated investment vehicle, the Blockstream ASIC (BASIC) Note. As stated in a blog post by Blockstream, here ar ethe Key Facts: Series 1 was oversubscribed, demonstrating strong… Read More

December 28, 2023 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency isn’t just here to stay – it’s the “future of money,” according to an update from Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). The largest crypto exchange in the US has outlined the status of digital assets while predicting a bullish future for crypto. Even in the aftermath of… Read More