Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 14, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

André Ferraz. CEO at Incognia, a “privacy-first” innovator in location technology, enabling “frictionless” zero-factor authentication for mobile. recently commented on why location spoofing is critical for crypto companies amid sanctions on Russia. He talked about why it is important to keep track of users’ activities… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ravendex, a fast-growing project built on the Cardano ecosystem, recently confirmed the listing announcement of $RAVE token on another digital currency exchange. RAVE token users are now able to buy and sell Rave tokens via the new exchange. Rave token is also tradable on Bitmart,… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken notes that following its listings of Bancor (BNT), The Graph (GRT), Livepeer (LPT), Loopring (LRC), Mirror Protocol (MIR), Sushi (SUSHI) and 1inch (1INCH) in most countries, the platform’s management is pleased to confirm that residents of the United States, Canada and… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told all operators of cryptocurrency ATMs operating in the UK to shut down machines or face an enforcement action. In a statement, the FCA said that crypto ATMs providing crypto exchange services must be registered and comply with… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The HBAR Foundation, an organization supporting development in the Hedera ecosystem by offering grants and resources to developers, announced the introduction of its Sustainable Impact Fund (SIF) to globally “grow the sustainability economy on Hedera.” The Foundation will work with initiatives that support key outcomes… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 8:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cake DeFi, a Singapore-based compliant Fintech that aims to make DeFi accessible, is reporting a USD $100 million venture capital subsidiary to invest in startups in various sectors of blockchain tech like Web3, gaming, Fintech, Meta, etc. Cake DeFi Ventures (CDV) states that it will… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Traditional banks, the brick and mortar operations that pepper the landscape as they have for hundreds of years, have been slow to upgrade and migrate to a digital-first (or only) service. This has created an opportunity for agile Fintechs to move in and Hoover up… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stellar Development Foundation, MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), and Techstars, have announced a partnership to recruit founders globally who are focused on tech innovation in areas such as blockchain and digital payments to further streamline cross-border payments and support financial inclusion. The partnership builds on the… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments company Stripe supports cryptocurrency businesses, including digital asset trading platforms, online wallets, and (non-fungible token) NFT marketplaces. The new service will be provided in partnership with FTX and FTX US (the US-facing crypto exchange). The update was shared by Stripe co-founder John Collison via… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance UK is pleased to renew its membership at Innovate Finance, which is an independent not-for-profit industry body “representing the UK’s Global FinTech community, as a Scaleup Innovator for another year until 2023.’ As an international player in the digital asset sector, Binance is “committed… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 1:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With the integration of blockchain or distributed ledger technology, the online gaming industry is now being steered towards a bigger vision of immersive virtual worlds and gaming economies that give a whole new definition to the industry. Projects like Axie Infinity, Decentraland, and Alien Worlds… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 8:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Okcoin, a cryptocurrency platform, along with the Stacks Accelerator and Stacks Foundation, today announced the launch of the Bitcoin Odyssey, a year-long pledge among venture firms to deploy $165 million collectively into solutions for accelerating bitcoin adoption. The participating firms—which include Digital Currency Group, GSR,… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 5:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform, today announced the accelerated launch of two sanctions screening tools – an on-chain oracle available today and an API expected to launch next month – for the cryptocurrency industry free of charge. As countries around the world continue to leverage economic sanctions… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced that State Street Digital, the company’s dedicated Digital unit, has entered into a licensing agreement with Copper.co, a London-headquartered provider of institutional digital asset custody and trading infrastructure. State Street Digital will “leverage Copper.co’s technology to develop and, subject… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 2:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paxos, a blockchain infrastructure platform, announced it has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate digital payments token services under the Payment Services Act 2019. With this license, Paxos becomes one of the first blockchain services providers to meet the highest standard… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Tom Emmer, a supporter of blockchain technology and crypto in general, has tweeted out his thoughts on the Executive Order on Digital Assets. Published yesterday by the Biden White House, the Executive Order has been widely embraced by the crypto community as doing no… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In order to support victims of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, digital asset firm Kraken is preparing an aid package distributing more than $10 million “directly to affected clients.” Beginning on March 10, 2022, and running until July 1, 2022, Kraken customers who created… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexus Mutual will execute (what it claims to be) the “single largest” DAO treasury deposit on Bancor this week, joining other DAOs that have staked treasury funds on Bancor. The deposit of more than $2.2 million wNXM comes as an increasing number of DAOs and… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 9:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The National Bank of Ukraine has received the first tranche of $1 million raised by Solana enthusiasts from all over the world through a dedicated initiative. The initiative, dubbed Aid for Ukraine, is powered by Everstake, FTX, Solana Labs, the Metaplex Foundation and Ukraine’s Ministry for Digital Transformation via… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Interchain Foundation (ICF), a Swiss non-profit that is focused on advancing interoperable, sustainable, and community-owned decentralized networks, confirms that the Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol (IBC), the backbone of the Cosmos ecosystem, “surpassed 11 million transfers in February.” Introduced in March 2021 as part of Cosmos’… Read More