Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 30, 2022 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Lightnet Group announced that it has secured a $50 million capital commitment from LDA Capital Ltd “to grow its infrastructure, operations, and expand its technological partner’s (Velo Labs Technology) blockchain technology.” Lightnet will “have the option to increase the $50 million to a total… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Users of the NFT marketplace, iNFTSpace, can now enjoy more direct purchases of digital artworks via Alchemy Pay’s fiat-to-crypto gateway plugin. This on/off ramp is now being “integrated across all areas of blockchain.” For up and coming projects, such as iNFTspace, this is “the first… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 7:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Data monetization allows social media websites and tech giants across the globe “to accumulate significant revenue from user’s personal information,” according to an update shared with CI. Facebook, for example, earns “up to US$900 per year (£670) by selling each user’s personal information to other… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum’s Merge is due to happen soon, and it might “impact both Ether and the larger crypto market in a big way,” the Okcoin team noted. Ethereum’s proof-of-work chain will merge with its proof-of-stake chain soon, the update from Okcoin noted while adding that the… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Lena Instruments, in partnership with Flare Network, has announced the launch of a new crowdfunding platform labeled “CloudFunding.” Lena Instruments is a blockchain and software firm based in Switzerland. Flare is a new blockchain that claims to have the first consensus protocol for external data…. Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Security Token Market is pleased to confirm that Archax, a global cryptocurrency and FCA regulated digital asset ecosystem, has joined the STM data partnership network. Archax provides professional investors and institutions “with a primary market for investing into digital asset projects, as well as a… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robert Leshner, the full-stack founder of Compound, notes that transparent, fair, autonomous interest rate markets should be available for all consumers. Compound launched in September 2018, and was reportedly “the first instance of user-to-protocol (rather than peer-to-peer) collateralized borrowing.” The ideas and innovations from this… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledger, the hardware and software security company focused on crypto and Web3, recently revealed that they’ve integrated Filecoin into Ledger Live Desktop. Ledger explained that Filecoin is powering a “decentralized” Internet “where storage is owned and operated by its users.” We just integrated @Filecoin into… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Floating Point Group (FPG), a cryptocurrency prime brokerage with an institutional trading desk and settlement platform, has appointed Peter Eliades, former J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo banking executive “as Head of Distribution.” Eliades joins “a predominately technical and crypto-native leadership team.” With over two decades… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 9:32 pm By Agnes Beatrice Gambill West  |  

Lately, there has been a flurry of ethics rules, advisory opinions, and proposed legislation to curtail government employees and their family members from freely trading cryptocurrencies. While the purpose of this clampdown is justifiable — eliminating conflicts of interest and insider trading — excessively limiting participation in something so… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 8:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading Latin American crypto platform Bitso says it has added ETH to Bitso+, a yield platform that allows users to generate income on parked funds. Previously, Bitso allowed Bitcoin holders and dollar stablecoin holders to generate income but Bitso has now added ETH. Bitso+ was… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 7:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, announced the initial group of firms that intend “to become equity investors in the Cboe Digital business.” Cboe’s advanced discussions with potential equity partners “involve a broad and diverse range… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 6:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Security Token Market, a global oracle for all security token financial data, media, and research is pleased to announce a new investment from SPiCE VC, a venture capital firm focused on the growth and development of the blockchain and tokenization ecosystem. SPiCE is considered to… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

MAS Supports Digital Asset Innovation, No Ban on Crypto Trading but Seeks to Limit Retail Access Singapore is a top global Fintech hub and the leading Asian center for innovation in financial services. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has long aided the digitization of… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto Insurance Firm Breach Offers Investment Opportunity to Republic Community Demand meet supply.  The frequency of crypto thefts and other malfeasance has become so mundane people tend to accept that some digital assets will just go bad. Hacks, ransomware etc., have led to billions of… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

As Bitcoin struggles to hold onto $20K and Ethereum wobbles in advance of the Merge, Coinshares most recent report indicates that investors continue to de-risk from crypto – albeit with small aggregate amounts. According to the weekly report, digital asset fund flows delivered a net… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SolanaFM, a Solana blockchain explorer offering indexing and analytical services, recently announced that it has “secured $4.5 million in a seed funding round led by SBI Group’s Digital Asset Opportunity Fund.” The seed funding round that was led by SBI Group’s Digital Asset Opportunity Fund… Read More

August 28, 2022 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Boris Ilyevsky, Head of Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)) notes that the platform will be launching a Nano Ether futures contract (ET) on August 29, 2022 as they continue “to build an accessible futures market for the retail trader.” Sized at 1/10th of an… Read More

August 28, 2022 @ 10:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADDX, facilitating private digital securities, now offers a cash management option in collaboration with OCBC Group’s Lion Global Investors. Parked cash loses value and now ADDX users to sweep funds into a digital wallet with an interest-generating account. ADDX, a company backed by SGX, leverages… Read More

August 28, 2022 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 17, 2022, Binance and the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) held a workshop designed “to deepen SERC officials’ understanding of the digital asset space.” Binance has once again “reaffirmed its commitment to establishing productive collaborations with SERC and sharing its vast… Read More