Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 1, 2022 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sei, a first sector specific Layer 1 specialized for trading and fastest chain to finality, joins together with Alpha Venture DAO, a Web 3.0 venture builder, “to deliver the most competitive incubation program, ‘Alpha Incubate Batch 2’ to DeFi builders.” They are collaborating to give… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CQG, a global provider of high-performance technology solutions for market makers, traders, brokers, commercial hedgers and exchanges, and NUTS Finance, a blockchain development lab, announced today that they have just launched “Optio Research,” a Web3-based innovation lab “focused on developing decentralized cryptocurrency infrastructure and trading… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad has entered into an agreement with AntChain Technology Pte. Ltd., part of the Ant Group, “to build Malaysia’s first wealth SuperApp using AntChain’s proprietary mobile platform solution.” This agreement “follows from its recent MoU with AntChain.” Kenanga’s SuperApp aims “to help Malaysians… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced “the launch of Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs).” Each Publisher NFT is “linked to a bundle of educational games and other… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 9:15 am By Lee Schneider  |  

Blockchain seems to be an endless source of misunderstanding and myth-making, to the extent that sometimes it is treated as a form of magic. This needs to stop.    Blockchain is awfully cool, it solves an important issue for the internet age, and it is… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex has announced a new high-yield tool that claims to generate up to 200% returns, a yield that is pretty extreme – perhaps raising more questions than answers. According to Wirex, DUO allows its customers to earn the difference in market price from a trading… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gillian Lynch, Head of Ireland and EU operations at Gemini, notes that the digital asset firm is pleased “to announce that individuals and institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Czechia, Latvia, and Liechtenstein can now open a Gemini account to deposit, trade, and custody over 100 cryptocurrencies.”… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The ‘Learn & Earn’ course launched with Revolut will “broaden newcomers’ understanding of DeFi and help to shape their decentralized future experience in an easy, fun and efficient way.” Aiming to empower more people with DeFi knowledge, the 1inch Network is happy to announce “the… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SCB 10X, the venture investment arm of SCBX group, announced that it has invested $10 million in RakkaR Digital, an institutional-grade digital asset custody platform for institutions “powered by Fireblocks.” RakkaR Digital “provides institutions in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong with a highly secure custody… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), the country’s national securities exchange and among the “fastest growing” in the continent, is exploring the possibility of working with MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), “to develop Indonesia’s… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 7:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apollo (NYSE: APO), one of the largest private equity and asset managers in the world, has custodied its first digital assets with Anchorage Digital, according to a company statement. Apollo currently has a market cap of over $33 billion. A growing number of banks and… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 3:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Valereum plc (AQSE: VLRM) has been approved to acquire the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX). The consent was provided by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The deal was first revealed in the fall of 2021. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 2:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

DBS, a top financial services group in Asia with a presence in 18 markets and based in Singapore, has announced an initiative to create a programmable digital Singapore dollars (DSGD). The project has the defacto approval of the Singapore government which recently indicated its support… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto lending platforms, including BlockFi, Ledn, and Nexo, have recently raised their interest rates on deposits. Historically, crypto lending platforms have offered fairly steep returns. The question is, why? They’re citing a lack of options for borrowers, given both Celsius and Voyager going bankrupt, but… Read More

October 30, 2022 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ConsenSys, a blockchain technology company, announced the launch of MetaMask Grants DAO. This employee-led, fully-funded Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) structure issues grants “to developers outside of ConsenSys, who are building impactful experiences within the MetaMask ecosystem.” It is “open to any meaningful project that adds… Read More

October 30, 2022 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fun, a blockchain software development company building applications that leverage dynamic and decentralized wallet (dWallet) technology, announced it “raised $3.9M in a pre-seed funding round led by JAM Fund, and joined by SOMA Capital, NOMO Ventures, and Great Oaks Venture Capital, as well as prominent… Read More

October 30, 2022 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technologies, Inc. and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) are preparing to launch three new share classes of Hamilton Lane’s private markets-focused fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that “digitize the fund share ownership record on the Provenance Blockchain using Figure’s Digital Fund… Read More

October 30, 2022 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Martian, a web3 wallet, announced it has closed on a $3 million pre-seed funding round “led by Race Capital, with participation from FTX Ventures, Superscrypt, Jump Capital and Aptos.” Martian intends to use the proceeds “to accelerate its hiring process and develop new wallet features… Read More

October 30, 2022 @ 12:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitOasis, the cryptocurrency platform for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA), have partnered “to launch a series of crypto card programs in the region that will facilitate day to day usage of cryptocurrencies at points of sale and across ecommerce platforms.”… Read More

October 29, 2022 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wyre is offering builders on the SKALE Network an array of plug-and-play tools “to utilize a variety of crypto and payments solutions.” The Wyre team is pleased “to announce [their] integration with the modular, multi-chain, Ethereum native network that also offers zero gas fees…… SKALE… Read More