Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 1, 2022 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tribal, a B2B payments and financing platform for emerging markets, recently announced a partnership with Visa (NYSE: V). The partnership will aim to increase Tribal’s issuance of business credit cards in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Panama, Uruguay, and the Dominican Republic to “create… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

As of today, over $36 million has been donated to various Ukrainian organizations, including directly to the Ukrainian government along with non-profits supporting efforts while unprovoked war rages with Russia. The Ukrainian government, The Return Alive Foundation, UkraineDAO, and Binance Charity’s Ukraine Emergency Fund lead… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) announced on Monday (February 28, 2022) that it would be making an investment in TRM Labs, a blockchain analysis company, becoming the latest in a growing number of Wall Street giants who are expanding their footprint in the crypto and DLT  industry…. Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Evmos, the port-of-entry from Ethereum to Cosmos, today announced its mainnet launch. Built using the Cosmos SDK, it serves as the primary IBC-compatible, EVM-based chain that brings composability, interoperability, and fast finality to cross-chain contracts. With its mainnet launch, developers will be able to build… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), part of the University of Cambridge, has launched a new public-private collaboration involving banks, public agencies, and private organizations aiming to provide insight into the emerging digital asset ecosystem. The mission is to help guide public opinion, inform… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-founder of CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset exchanges. As covered in August 2021, CoinDCX turned into India’s first crypto unicorn following a $90 million investment round led by Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin and B Capital Group… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 6:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) recently announced that it has “made a minority investment of JPY 360 million in Digital Asset Markets, Inc. as of February 25, 2022.” Through this investment, JPX aims to “strengthen its relationship with Digital Asset Markets, Inc., which enables trading… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

peaq, the “decentralized” Web 3.0 network powering the Economy of Things (EoT), and AllianceBlock, an “end-to-end decentralized finance solutions provider,” have announced a partnership “centering on their acceleration into Web3.” As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, the partnership will “see peaq utilize… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alan Konevsky, tZERO’s former interim CEO, has been made Executive VP, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Office of the digital asset marketplace, according to a note from the firm. Last week, it was announced that David Goone, the Chief Strategy Officer of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A&T Capital has finalized the fundraising for a $100 million pool of capital that will be dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain-focused venture investments, the company confirmed. The investors reportedly include major Fintech industry participants, partners of various other venture funds as well as technology entrepreneurs,… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto is shining when it comes to individuals expediting donations to Ukraine. Following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of the country, calls for donations, alongside government aid, have been posted on social media.  As has been tracked by Elliptic,  over $20 million in crypto has been donated… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, a leading crypto and blockchain infrastructure provider, has committed $10 million minimum to “help the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine” via its Binance Charity Foundation. As mentioned in the update, the donation will be “split between major intergovernmental organizations and nonprofit organizations already on the… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Arca, a compliance-first digital asset platform, has distributed a white paper on Blockchain Transferred Funds or “BTFs” as an alternative to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Arca states that the “finance industry is at a critical inflection point” as traditional finance (Tradfi) has not kept pace… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 2:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Bnext, a Spain-based Fintech, reports that it will issue a B3X token on Tuesday 1st March 2022. B3X is a utility ERC20 token hosted on the standard Ethereum Blockchain network. The funds from the token sale are expected to help Bnext scale its operations to… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 1:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EVERUP,  a prize-linked app boosting savings & spending rewards via games, has secured 107% (£429,668) of its £400,000 target from 310 investors (at the time of writing) via its crowdfunding campaign carried out through Crowdcube (with 18 days left in the sale). EVERUP is described… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 7:14 pm By Stephen Lemon  |  

  M&A activity in Fintech hit record levels last year with companies around the world raising an eye-watering $132 billion, according to CB Insights’ 2021 State of Venture Report. We saw big deals, lots of firms going public, mergers left, right & centre, and Fintech… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken notes that generating passive rewards on your money in traditional finance is not so rewarding these days. However, crypto provides participants “a novel opportunity to receive rewards through a process known as staking.” As participation in Proof-of-Stake networks increases and users… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Custodia is reportedly the first US digital asset bank that has been built on a modern core banking platform. Avanti Financial Group, Inc. recently announced their new name, Custodia Bank, Inc., as “a countdown to the launch of the first-of-its-kind digital asset bank.” Custodia Bank… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be set to close a highly volatile week with a green candle — rebounding from a drop to around $34,000 after Russian forces “punctuated several weeks of tensions in the areas around Ukraine with what looks like a full-scale invasion,” the… Read More

February 26, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset manager Grayscale notes that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted international markets, including crypto-assets, which have “historically shown correlations to risk assets.” As noted in a blog post by Grayscale, this relationship has “become even more pronounced in recent years as institutional… Read More