Blockchain & Digital Assets

April 17, 2023 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cynthia Del Pozo Garcia, Director, Strategy & Corporate Development at Gemini, notes that as one of the most important and developed markets in the Americas, Canada has “played an essential role in Gemini’s international expansion.” The team at Gemini are glad to show their continued… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Multiple reports indicate that Shaquille O’Neal, a former NBA superstar, has finally been served after being hunted for weeks, at least according to the Moskowitz Law Firm. Shaq was one of a handful of celebrities that got caught up in the promotion of FTX… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bittrex, a crypto exchange that announced it was ceasing operations at the end of last month, has been hit with an enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC has charged Bittrex and its former CEO William Shihara for operating an unregistered… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

At the end of March, US-based crypto exchange Bittrex announced that it was shuttering its operations. Bittrex stated that it would cease operations on April 30, 2023, while providing a series of timelines for its users, recommending that accounts are closed as soon as possible…. Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Fintech, and Inclusion, will hold a hearing on stablecoins. The hearing is being joined by draft legislation that may end up providing a viable path to regulate this new form of payments and transfers…. Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LondonLink, which claims to be an established Crypto brokerage focused on curating risk-adjusted returns for “smart-money,” has so far raised 92% (£324,390) of its £350,000 target from 96 investors, with 25 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in London,… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital Treasures Center updated its branding strategy whereby, it will be known as “dtcpay” going forward “reflecting its commitment towards digital payments.” Since 2019, dtcpay’s mission is “to bridge the gap between digital assets and traditional finance and help businesses grow quickly by accepting payment… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank has announced its latest plan to become the “go-to bank” for the Web3 ecosystem, providing essential banking services to Web3 enterprises. In an effort to support this goal, ZA Bank has “become a Title Sponsor of the inaugural Hong Kong Web 3 Festival… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 8:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alongside, a platform enabling broad based exposure to the crypto market in a single token (AMKT)—is using Chainlink Proof of Reserve on Polygon mainnet. Integrating the decentralized Oracle network “helps enable Alongside transparently verify the asset reserves underlying AMKT, which track the top 25 assets… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe now enables merchants to embed the acceptance of digital payments, “with a full suite of developer-first tools that makes the entire payments experience seamless.” Stripe is not only a key player within Fintech, but has also “grown to become one of the most valuable… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DODO, an algorithm-driven and decentralized trading platform, has launched Alchemy Pay’s on & off ramp solution on its platform. Alchemy Pay’s payment ramp “supports fiat deposits with Visa and MasterCard, as well as numerous popular fiat mobile wallets in emerging markets.” The ramp integration “makes… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Calgary Police Service and Chainalysis are together launching the Western Canada Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre, an innovative regional center that will enable law enforcement to tackle crime that takes place using blockchain technology. By bringing together law enforcement agencies and personnel from across Western Canada… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Evergreen Subnet, “Spruce,” has been launched with an initial cohort of institutional partners that includes T. Rowe Price Associates, WisdomTree, Wellington Management, and Cumberland. Participating institutions will be using Spruce “as a testnet for a variety of applications and assets to measure the benefits… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) re-opened comments on a proposed rule during a meeting of the Commission that in many respects raised more questions than provided answers. The proposed amendments to the definition of “exchange” under Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 were initially proposed in… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Changi Airport Group (CAG), in collaboration with Accenture (NYSE:ACN), has unveiled a metaverse experience called ChangiVerse, a fresh way for new audiences to connect with Singapore Changi Airport and explore its notable sights in the digital space. An immersive wonderland, ChangiVerse is reportedly “the first… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 8:05 am By Matthew G. White  |  

Recent headlines have highlighted significant risks associated with investments in cryptocurrency. For instance, in recent months, we have seen the price of various cryptocurrencies plummet, creating a “crypto winter” (though prices have recently been swinging back up, demonstrating the volatility risk associated with cryptocurrency). As… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Representative Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Representative Bill Huizenga, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, have joined in sending a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler criticizing him for a failure to provide information… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) price has increased substantially during the first three months of this year. The flagship cryptocurrency is trading at around $30,000 at the time of writing. Although most industry participants are not sure whether we’re entering a bull market, it is clear that… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeremy Fox-Geen. Chief Financial Officer at Fintech firm Circle and Kash Razzaghi, the firm’s Chief Business Officer, have noted that digital currencies and the blockchains on which they travel can offer considerable utility “as a new, unified infrastructure for payments, commerce and capital markets built… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercuryo, the “all-in-one” cryptocurrency platform, is pleased to announce its partnership with Simpledo, an emerging crypto provider in Turkey. This partnership is aimed “at expanding Mercuryo’s global presence and enhancing its services for customers in Turkey.” Simpledo offers “a range of crypto solutions to its… Read More