Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 28, 2022 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

With the advent of a new Prime Minister in the UK, expectations are high that Rishi Sunak will chart a determined path to enable Fintech innovation, including in the digital assets ecosystem. In the past few days, a new Financial Services and Markets bill was… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

AWS competitor Filecoin has announced the availability of its CDN labeled “Filecoin Saturn.” Filecoin, a project from Protocol Labs, harkens back to the initial coin offering (ICO) days when it raised a whopping $200+ million with the assistance of Coinlist. While most coin offerings of… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Mercuryo, a payments Fintech, is boosting its crypto services by integrating with Fireblocks. Fireblocks is a leading digital asset infrastructure firm that powers the transfer, storing, and issuing of digital assets. Serving over 1500 financial institutions, Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, trading desks,… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Parliament has moved on a new Financial Services and Markets Bill that incorporates language aiming to provide a path to regulated crypto-assets (digital assets). The comprehensive bill, which is 335 pages long, addresses “Digital Settlement Assets” which may, or may not be via… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain is “changing the way the world stores and moves its information,” according to an update from Google. Building on their commitment to help Web3 developers build and deploy new products on blockchain-based platforms, the tech giant is pleased “to announce Google Cloud’s Blockchain Node… Read More

October 27, 2022 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gate.io, which claims to be one of the world’s largest and oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South Korean city of Busan. The agreement “entails the cooperation between Gate.io and the Busan Metropolitan City government to develop… Read More

October 27, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Upside, a Web3 focused Investment Decentralized Autonomous Organisation (DAO), announced it has raised $5 million in capital “to deploy in support of the best Web3 startups, with a focus on Australia.” To that end, Upside DAO is also “announcing the first recipients of its investment… Read More

October 27, 2022 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, StartEngine has acquired SeedInvest, thus combining two of the largest US-based online investment marketplaces. Both platforms offer securities under Reg CF, Reg A+, and Reg D (506c). Both platforms hold a broker-dealer license, and both have been approved to operate… Read More

October 27, 2022 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

-Retail Investors May Be Banned from Using Leverage in Crypto Trading -Banks Allowed to Issue Stablecoins The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed new initiatives aimed at mitigating risk to consumers in regard to crypto trading. At the same time, MAS has proposed new… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 4:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The lines continue to blur between more traditional Fintechs and digital asset platforms. Today, Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) has announced a partnership with Blockchain.com to provide a Visa card that now claims 50K+ sign-ups at launch. The new card, first available to US customers, will be fee-free… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Prometheum Ember ATS has announced a FINRA and SEC-regulated trading platform that will aim to provide liquidity for “digital asset securities.” Prometheum has received approval to operate an ATS or Alternative Trading System. Before operating an ATS, a platform must be an approved as a… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Council for Innovation has distributed information gleaned from a survey that indicates US voters are supportive of digital assets, with 13% stating they hold crypto. The national survey polled 1,200 likely voters and was conducted for the Crypto Council by a bipartisan team… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 7:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank, says it is on a mission to connect all businesses to the emerging crypto ecosystem. Anchorage has announced the launch of “Build With Anchorage” and an API environment for institutional partners. The new infrastructure facilitates crypto payment… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan’s “only” international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. has launched “JCBDC” (JCB Digital Currency) pilot project with identity technologies no. 1 IDEMIA and Fintech company Soft Space Sdn. Bhd. JCBDC pilot will “develop a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) payment solution and conduct a pilot… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Multiple Democrat elected officials are slamming public financial agency leaders in a public letter criticizing the “revolving door” of public officials going over to crypto firms. The letter is signed by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Rashida Tlaib,… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, a platform to create innovative products on the blockchain and manage day-to-day crypto operations, announced the public launch of its Payments Engine, a new suite of tools that will “enable payment service providers (PSPs) with the ability to provide a blockchain agnostic, end-to-end solution… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Danish Fintech startup, Ztlment, claims it is the “first” in Europe to gain a license that “lets it operate fully regulated payments on top of blockchain.” The company has “raised €1.3 million in pre-seed funding from venture funds specializing in fintech.” The startup’s smart contract… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX, which claims to be the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume (behind Binance), has launched a number of activations in coordination with the launch of the Aptos Mainnet. Aptos is a layer 1 project that aims “to develop a safe, scalable, and upgradeable… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Exodus Movement, Inc. (tZERO and Securitize ATS:EXOD), which claims to be the leading self-custodial cryptocurrency software platform, and Polygon Technology, a developer of Polygon, the Ethereum scaling blockchain protocol Polygon supporting Web3 technology for millions of users, recently announced “the addition of Polygon support in… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has been selected to become the new Prime Minister, stepping in after Liz Truss was forced out following a rough couple of weeks. Several more comments have filtered in from Fintechs following the… Read More