Blockchain & Digital Assets

February 27, 2023 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

In recent weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stepped up its enforcement activities in regard to the digital asset ecosystem. In the past, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has asserted that all digital assets are securities, with the exception of Bitcoin. At one point,… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic’s Realm Metaverse Real Estate Offering has returned all investor funds according to the offering page. Republic is one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US that also operates a growing global presence providing online capital formation. The possible securities offering was for… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ava Labs announced it has entered into a partnership with Tencent Cloud to support projects and developers across the Avalanche ecosystem. In addition to providing developers with rapid node deployment, both parties will also “explore Avalanche Subnets for enterprises to help accelerate adoption of Web3… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey DX Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, CEO: Andy Dan) has signed an exclusive domestic distribution agreement with CertiK (Headquartered in New York, USA,Co-Founder: Prof. Ronghui Gu and Prof. Zhong Shao) in order “to bring blockchain-specific security solutions to the Japanese market.” Blockchain technology… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Eric Satz, CEO of IRA platform Alto, in order to discuss why alternative assets are the new bonds when it comes to portfolio diversification. As the head of a self-directed IRA that enables individuals to diversify their portfolios using retirement… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, which claims to be the “most reliable” digital assets prime brokerage for the world’s leading institutions, announced expansion of its services into Singapore. Matt Long has “joined FalconX as General Manager and Ave King as Chief Compliance Officer, both based in Singapore.” Alongside these… Read More

February 25, 2023 @ 6:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a blog post, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that the technology backing crypto – IE blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) can be used for good. While describing crypto as being more of a disappointment than a revolution, the IMF goes on to… Read More

February 25, 2023 @ 10:35 am By Camyar Matini  |  

The Shanghai hard fork is projected to unfold this spring around March or April, with the anticipated upgrade affording the capability to withdraw Ethereum from staking for the first time. Ethereum staking rewards participating in network consensus, and in order to participate, one needs to… Read More

February 25, 2023 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swarm, the regulated blockchain platform, announces the launch of a public investment offering for Apple, Tesla, and two US Treasury Bond ETFs on decentralized finance (DeFi). The “fully” asset-backed tokens are “available on the Polygon blockchain for both retail and institutional investors, with no minimum… Read More

February 24, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ingenico, the company focused on payment acceptance solutions, has just signed a strategic partnership with Binance, the largest exchange for digital assets, “to offer an in-store cryptocurrency payment acceptance solution.” The first pilots have “been deployed in France.” This partnership is “a major step in… Read More

February 24, 2023 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

DZ Bank, a Bafin-regulated financial institution, has chosen Metaco to power its digital asset custody solution. DZ Bank is the central institution of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken cooperative financial network. As a central institution, DZ Bank provides various services, particularly asset management services, being one of… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coincover, the digital asset protection company, announces a new partnership with Cobo, which claims to be the largest digital asset custodian and blockchain infrastructure provider in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. This news comes shortly after Coincover’s recent successful $30 million funding round. Cobo explains… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at TipLink is pleased to announce that they have raised $6m in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital and Multicoin Capital. TipLink allows users “to send crypto or NFTs with just a link.” The kicker is… the link is a wallet. They claim… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

B2B B2B2C blockchain based luxury platform GUHADA recently announced that it has completed attracting an 8 billion KRW Series B investment. Leading domestic venture capital firms such as Korea Investment Partners, Woori Bank,  DTNI Investment (DTNI), BM Ventures participated in the Series B investment round…. Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain and IoT connectivity firms, Minima and stacuity are teaming up to revolutionise IoT installations across multiple industries. The partnership will “integrate Minima’s decentralized blockchain capabilities with stacuity’s programmable core mobile network and SIM cards, providing an exciting set of tools for IoT customers.” This… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Ruben Merre, Co-founder and CEO at NGRAVE. a digital asset security provider focused on making the safest, most reliable products in the blockchain industry. Ruben Merre talked about how centralized crypto exchanges and online digital currency wallets may not be the… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), have joined once again in issuing a warning on crypto. Last month, the three federal entities issued a statement cautioning banks… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has added Euro Coin (EUROC) as a stablecoin option to its marketplace. Trading availability will commence on February 27, 2023 – “if liquidity conditions are met.” In a series of Tweets, Coinbase said it was adding support for EUROC with the Experimental label,… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The fraud charges continue to pile up for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Earlier today, the US Department of Justice filed an updated complaint that outlines twelve charges – an increase from the previous criminal charges. The claims continue to be damning and expansive, highlighting… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Justice has issued a statement that a federal grand jury in the District of Oregon has returned an indictment charging the four founders of Forsage, a DeFi decentralized finance (DeFi) crypto investment platform, alleging a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that… Read More