Blockchain & Digital Assets

June 14, 2022 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

  Qonto and Coinhouse have announced a partnership designed to leverage existing services to enable SMEs and others to invest in crypto assets, according to a company statement. Qonto is a European Fintech that offers businesses service like banking, bookkeeping, spend management, and more.  Launched… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ocean Protocol, the open-source, decentralized data exchange protocol to unlock data for AI, announces the launch of OceanONDA V4. The upgrade caters to data publishers, data consumers, and data marketplace operators “with data NFTs for more flexible data management, one-sided staking to solve rug pulls,… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S., and Circle, a global internet finance firm and the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), recently announced at Consensus 2022 a strategic collaboration “to integrate USDC into Coinme’s global cash onramp and offramp ecosystem.” The integration “promotes financial… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, a leading digital asset firm providing various services to both retail and institutional customers, has announced that it will cut 20% of its workforce due to the challenging economic environment. The company is now refocusing its energy on profitability as opposed to just rapid… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Global, a cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain solutions provider, recently announced its investment in Cube, a public chain that “provides innovative infrastructure for Web 3.0 and the metaverse.” The launch underscores Huobi Global’s strategy “to expand its Web 3.0 ecosystem.” Cube (formerly Cube Chain) is… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram, which claims to be an international “leader” in the evolution of digital P2P payments, and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source public blockchain that allows money to be tokenized and transferred globally,… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, another large crypto lending and yield platform, has issued a statement that all things are operating normally on their platform – a clear reference to the temporary halt of withdrawals on Celsius. BlockFi CEO and founder Zac Prince stated: All products and services BlockFi… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Marcus Sotiriou, an Analyst at the UK-based GlobalBlock (TSXV:BLOK), believes the decline in crypto markets and the sinking value of Bitcoin is due to fear surrounding the insolvency risk – pointing a finger at Celsius, a large crypto platform that halted all withdrawals today without… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and CEO of Binance – the world’s largest crypto exchange has tweeted that Binance has “temporarily” halted withdrawals of Bitcoin. CZ said the pause was due to a technical glitch and all funds were safe – adding that things should be… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

There is a rush for the exits in the crypto markets it seems. Yesterday, Celsius – a “new economy” digital asset platform that provides services similar to banks but with crypto, announced it was halting all withdrawals, transfers, and swaps due to the collapsing market…. Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week some employees of Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)posted Operation Revive COIN, a petition to oust Coinbase COO Emilie Choi, Chief Product Officer Surojit Chatterjee, and Chief People Officer LJ Brock. The demands are apparently driven by their disappointment with Coinbase’s performance, even though the entire… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 3:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Abra has announced a partnership with American Express (NYSE:AXP) to offer a card that provides for crypto rewards. Similar to traditional perks, the Abra Crypto Card will allow users to get crypto back on any purchase on the American Express Network. Abra is accepting emails… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

An official with the Bank of Canada has issued a warning about Canadians investing in crypto. In a statement this past week by the Bank on the Financial System Review (FSR), the government cautioned about risks including fast-rising interest rates, and geopolitical challenges while touching… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently noted that they believe the process of purchasing an NFT needs to be made a lot easier and safer. When that happens, customers get the things they want “with less stress and uncertainty,” according to Mastercard. For NFT creators, these changes… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledgible, the professional-first crypto tax and accounting platform, recently announced $20 million in funding for its Series A Round led by EJF Capital LLC through its affiliate, the EJF Silvergate Ventures Fund. Joining the investment round are JAM FINTOP, Thomson Reuters Ventures, TTV Capital, Fenbushi… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Web3 is here to “revitalize” the way in which our entire society operates, “ushering in a new era of trust and collaboration,” according to an update from Ontology. When it comes to building the infrastructure for #Web3, we believe you should #OWN your value. We… Read More

June 11, 2022 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After the launch of Bancor 3, over 100 pools are currently live on Bancor 3 including AAVE, BAT, ENJ, MATIC, SNX, USDC, wNXM, WOO and YFI. This is in addition to the 4 tokens “initially launched, ETH, DAI, LINK, BNT.” You may check out the… Read More

June 11, 2022 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen, the blockchain data analytics platform, has announced the launch of a new dashboard for Avalanche which will “provide extensive NFT market overviews and related data.” Year to date, the NFT-related activity on AVAX has “become a dominant source of activity on its c-chain.” According… Read More

June 11, 2022 @ 2:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has announced that they have signed agreements to acquire CYBAVO, which is a “breakthrough” crypto tech firm. Established in 2018, CYBAVO claims that it is a pioneer in core crypto security, custody, operations, and blockchain infrastructure platform services, “providing services to leading firms across… Read More

June 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Catalyst Blockchain Platform is now available on Corda, the distributed ledger technology platform from R3, “created specifically for highly-regulated markets.” Users benefit from both Corda Community Edition and Corda Enterprise Edition, “using Catalyst’s highly-automated processes and intuitive user interface to streamline the development, deployment, and… Read More