Blockchain & Digital Assets

June 5, 2022 @ 6:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to Coinmarketcap, the global aggregate crypto value stands at $1.24 trillion. Sounds like a lot, except when you recall that the total market cap stood at over $3 trillion last November. Crypto, including the most popular tokens like Bitcoin and Ether, have collapsed in… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prices of digital assets crashed in early May 2020, when Bitcoin (BTC) fell almost 32% from $39,500 to $27,000 within only a week. The team at Kraken asks, “Could this be the beginning of a long crypto winter?” Or do the on-chain metrics “tell a… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

A group of “technologists” has published an open letter addressed to Congressional leaders asking them to push back on the narrative that crypto and Web3 are good for financial services. The “26 computer scientists, software engineers, and technologists” state in the “Letter in Support of… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unstoppable Domains, which claims to be the “leading” Web3 digital identity platform and NFT domain name provider, recently announced the launch of Profile Badges “verified by on-chain activity.” Profile Badges act as a way for users “to build and showcase their digital identity, such as… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Alloy, which specializes in identity verification APIs that make KYC/AML “effective and simple,” has looked into how DeFi has evolved into a “major” sector of crypto without running KYC or AML checks on users. The Alloy team members have looked at “Permissioned… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) has reportedly been compromised for the third time this year, with a hacker able “to steal and sell NFTs, making away with 142 ETH, equivalent to over $250,000.” The hacker conducted a phishing attack, “whereby they shared a fake phishing… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda recently confirmed that it will support the Luna (LUNA) Airdrop for Terra Classic (LUNC) holders. This means that Bitpanda is supporting the new Terra 2.0 blockchain and have listed LUNA. For Bitpanda users who held tokens of the Terra project (now LUNC tokens), Bitpanda… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week it was reported that the US Department of Justice had arrested and charged a former OpenSea employee with insider trading of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. The individual in question, Nathanial Chastain,  has been charged with wire fraud, and money laundering as he… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 2:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that more than $1 billion has been lost to crypto scams since the beginning of 2021 impacting over 46,000 individuals. According to the FTC, the median individual reported loss stood at $2,600. The top cryptos involved in the… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Pyth network, a specialized oracle solution for “latency-sensitive” financial data that is typically kept behind the “walled gardens” of centralized institutions, recently announced the deployment of its first-party financial data on BNB Chain, a “community-driven,” “decentralized” and “censorship-resistant” blockchain, and integration with BNB Application… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange Bitstamp recently announced the launch of its Earn product in the United States. For the “first” time, Bitstamp is offering its U.S. retail and institutional customers the ability “to participate in staking through its secure, regulated platform, earning up to 5% yield compared… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 4:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New York state legislature has approved a bill that would commence a moratorium on crypto mining operations. The bill was designed as an attempt to mitigate emissions caused by crypto mining which tends to be an energy-intensive process as servers compete to create and… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The state legislature of New York has approved legislation that establishes a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work to validate blockchain transactions. The aim is to mitigate the utilization of of electricity that can drive carbon emissions. According to the language of… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Japan has approved legislation that provides regulation for stablecoins. According to a report in Bloomberg, a stablecoin “must be linked to the yen or another legal tender and guarantee holders the right to redeem them at face value.” The legislation became law this week. Regulating… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Not too long ago, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced it had paused hiring. Yesterday, Coinbase announced that it was extending the hiring freeze while rescinding certain “accepted offers” for an undisclosed number of new employees. Coinbase is not the only Fintech that is eyeing the current economic malaise… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirex, a crypto payments company, is expanding the suite of top-up methods on their non-custodial wallet “for Indian customers.” The addition of this popular payment option to purchase crypto “will make the digital economy more accessible for over 1 billion people in India.” The Wirex… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, the provider of digital asset and crypto technology, announced that they have been certified by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) “in the categories of security (ISO 27001), cloud (ISO 27017) and privacy (ISO 27018).” Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Organization for Standardization… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liminal, a wallet operations infrastructure that secures digital assets in a simple and efficient way, has acquired $4.7 million via its seed round that was led by Elevation Capital. The investment round also saw participation from investors such as LD Capital, Woodstock, Nexus Ventures, and… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

It was reported earlier that the US Department of Justice had announced its first arrest and pending case against an individual that utilized insider information to trade digital assets. A former OpenSea manager has been charged with leveraging his position and insider knowledge at the… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 2:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, founders of Gemini Trust, a top crypto exchange, have announced they will lay off 10% of their employees due to the sputtering economy and decline in the value of many crypto assets. In a blog post, the Winklevoss brothers explained: “The… Read More