Blockchain & Digital Assets

July 12, 2023 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The LBRY case judge has recently made a ruling on whether secondary cryptocurrency sales are considered to be securities. Back in January 2023, attorney John Deaton had reportedly convinced the Judge in the US Securities and Exchange (SEC) vs. LBRY court case that secondary LBC… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand are reintroducing their comprehensive legislation addressing regulatory gaps in the digital asset sector. Both Senators are members of the key Senate Banking Committee that will need to approve any legislation if it will move forward in Congress. A previous… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Nubank (NYSE:NU) said it will expand its crypto services, Nubank Cripto, currently available to its customers in Brazil. As part of the expansion, Nubank has signed an agreement with Fireblocks, a global digital asset platform that offers a service for offering blockchain products and managing… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alluvial, a software development company supporting the enterprise-grade liquid staking protocol Liquid Collective, has raised $12 million in its Series A financing round. The investment round is “co-led by Ethereal Ventures and Variant, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, Avon Ventures, Nascent Capital, a_capital, Robot… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

    Bradley Duke, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at the crypto ETP provider ETC Group has shared key insights on the Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) Bitcoin (BTC) price predictions report. It was mentioned in Reuters this week that Standard Chartered announced in a research… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 4:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) are gaining traction – at least outside the US, according to Digital Asset Research (DAR). The company believes that ETPs or ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) are ready for broader institutional adoption. According to their data, ETPs based on crypto or… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 3:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NayaOne has added Bitpanda to its marketplace. Bitpanda, a successful platform providing crypto and brokerage services, will offer a wallet for storing digital assets, a trading platform with charting tools, and a “professional-grade API for developers.” Bitpanda Savings and Bitpanda Staking will also be part… Read More

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

Archax, the global, regulated digital asset exchange, brokerage, and custodian, announces the launch of its Crypto OTC Desk. This new service offering “further strengthens Archax’s position as a credible bridge between the blockchain-centric crypto community and the traditional investment space.” Archax claims that it has… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement on its ongoing crackdown of crypto ATMs in the UK that are not authorized. The FCA says it has investigated 34 locations in the UK since the start of the year, typically working with other law… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain security firm CyVers is claiming first in uncovering the Multichain mega hack that saw over $126 million pilfered from the protocol. As was previously reported, Multichain halted its network on the hack just a month after the entity’s CEO disappeared. Cyvers said its AI-driven service… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DLT Payments is officially joining the Chainlink BUILD program. As a part of BUILD, they aim “to accelerate ecosystem growth and the long-term adoption of stablecoin payments by gaining enhanced access to Chainlink’s industry-leading oracle services and technical support, as well as incentivizing greater cryptoeconomic… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 6:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) development is still nascent, there has “been considerable progress over the past five years with startups seeking to disrupt traditional, multibillion-dollar infrastructure industries such as server (cloud), wireless telecom, sensor networks, and energy and transportation,” according to an update… Read More

July 9, 2023 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to announce that clients are now able to stake Solana (SOL) through Gemini Staking, allowing users to seamlessly receive SOL staking rewards in their Gemini account. Gemini Staking now “supports staking for Ethereum (ETH), Polygon (MATIC), and Solana (SOL).”… Read More

July 9, 2023 @ 5:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Brookings Institution, a middle-of-the-road Democrat think tank, has posted a review on crypto-based jobs and startup activity, noting that crypto startups are just as volatile as crypto in general. The report is predicated on the belief that local officials need to embrace tech innovation… Read More

July 9, 2023 @ 1:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marc Boiron, a well-known attorney in the Fintech sector, has stepped in as CEO of Polygon Labs. Proud to start as CEO role at @0xPolygonLabs, reporting to the founders & leaning into our stellar eng roots.It's a privilege to serve the community & company as… Read More

July 9, 2023 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Multichain has reportedly halted its network on a suspected $130 million hack, a move that has come just a month after the initiative’s CEO disappeared. The Multichain service stopped currently, and all bridge transactions will be stuck on the source chains. There is no confirmed… Read More

July 8, 2023 @ 5:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paul Grewal, the Chief Legal Officer at digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), recently noted that after Coinbase gave notice of it intent to move to throw out their case agiast the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), they had reportedly “consented to a few extra… Read More

July 8, 2023 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini, one of the largest creditors of bankrupt virtual currency lending platform Genesis, has reportedly sued parent firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO. This update has been announced the day after DCG missed the crypto exchange’s deadline for agreeing to… Read More

July 8, 2023 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) recently shared its seven-point plan developed to assist nations with preventing cybersecurity incidents/hacks as a response to the new wave of digital national currencies (or CBDCs) currently under development. Approximately 130 different countries are currently exploring the feasibility of… Read More

July 8, 2023 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeremy Allaire, the  Co-founder & CEO of Circle, which helps businesses and developers harness the power of USDC for payments and commerce, reveals that they quietly released the first major milestone of Circle Web3 Services into production beta this week. We quietly released the first… Read More