Blockchain & Digital Assets

May 28, 2022 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, the company operating the blockchain-enabled platform tether.to that “powers the largest stablecoin by market capitalization of over US $73 billion,” has launched Tether tokens (USDt) on Polygon (formerly MATIC), “a leading blockchain development platform.” The addition of Tether to the Polygon ecosystem… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 1:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Israeli blockchain firm StarkWare, which offers a cryptographic compression service, has managed to quadruple its latest valuation during just the past six months. Starkware confirmed that it finalized a $100 million Series D round that had been led by Greenoaks Capital as well as Coatue,… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask, ConsenSys’ self-custody wallet, has announced a partnership with Asset Reality, an end-to-end solution “for recovering, managing, and accessing seized crypto and complex assets.” Over the last few years, economic activity on web3 has “grown exponentially,” according to an update shared with CI. While this… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bit.com, a digital currency exchange with up to 50X leverage on perpetual futures, is pleased to announce that it now supports the depositing and withdrawal of TONCOIN, “the native token of the TON Protocol, on its native blockchain, and will introduce a 200% APY on… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 6:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  SWIFT, in collaboration with Capgemini, is conducting new experiments to test how we can interlink domestic CBDCs and “take the next step towards seamless cross-border payments involving digital currencies.” Interest in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) is “on the rise.” A report from the… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham have partnered on an Op-Ed published this week in the Hill calling for progress on the regulation of decentralization. Alluding to possible friction between the two agencies as regulators jostle as to which sector of crypto… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nemesis Technologies, a global venture capital fund, has enlisted the assistance of Securitize to tokenize a $500 million venture fund. Nemesis is based in Japan. Securitize is both a primary issuance platform and secondary trading market powering the future of digital securities. While based in… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 1:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Flybits, an international player focused on Enterprise-grade Experience Design solutions for the financial industry, recently announced the launch of its new Metaverse authoring platform called OpenDome. Built as an algorithmic, template-driven render engine, OpenDome claims to be “the first-ever platform enabling banks to create multi-dimensional… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

A group of Republican US Senators has introduced legislation designed to knee-cap the digital yuan – a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that is already in use – albeit on a limited basis. Senators Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, and Mike Braun have revealed the “Defending… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, an international firm focused on crypto-asset risk management, has announced J.P. Morgan as an additional investor “as part of its recent $60 million Series C funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners and including SoftBank Vision Fund 2, AlbionVC, Digital Currency Group, Wells Fargo… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, which claims to be one of India’s largest and the “most valuable” crypto companies, has announced the launch of its new crypto yield program, ‘Earn’, which is described as a new way for CoinDCX’s customers “to put their crypto to work and earn interest… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DeFiYield.app, a cross-chain decentralized security network and multi-chain digital asset management platform, announced that it has added Cardano-based DeFi protocols SundaeSwap and Minswap to its platform – “making it the first ever yield farming dashboard to integrate with the Cardano blockchain.” The new offering will… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paystand, a key player in blockchain-powered B2B payments, and the maker of the fast-growing Payment SuiteApp for NetSuite AR, has announced new automatic billing and payment features “to provide a faster, simpler, and better customer and user experience.” The product offerings work with Paystand’s current… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thanks to the integration, 1INCH holders will be able “to book millions of products on the leading crypto-friendly travel website.” In a move set to boost the 1INCH token adoption, the 1inch Network is pleased to announce a partnership with Travala.com, which claims to be… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 6:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitex has been purchased by Huobi Global, according to a company statement. Bitex is the first crypto exchange to operate in Latin America and currently has a presence in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Huobi Group already… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and MoonPay, the international crypto payments infrastructure provider, has announced the integration of MoonPay’s services into the ZEBEDEE app for Bitcoin gaming, “allowing gamers to top up their Bitcoin balance with credit or debit cards without ever leaving ZEBEDEE.” The worlds of… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rarible Protocol, the open source and multi-chain NFT protocol, is integrating with Immutable X’s Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution on Ethereum. This collaboration will “enable projects building upon the protocol to instantly trade high-quality gaming NFTs on Ethereum via Immutable X, without any gas fees… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Doppel, a real-time, cross-chain monitoring service for detecting NFT fraud and counterfeits, recently announced the close of a $5 million seed investment round led by FTX Ventures. Additional participants in the seed round reportedly “include Solana Ventures, Polygon Studios, OpenSea Ventures, Dapper Labs, SV Angel,… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

BitMEX, perhaps best known for its leverage crypto derivative trading, recently launched its spot trading platform to enter a new line of business. In a company statement today, BitMEX shares that ten days after spot trading went live it has topped $24 million in daily… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Intelligence Group, a global cryptocurrency compliance and intelligence company, owned by BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), announces full support for both the Dash and Dogecoin cryptocurrencies “in its data tools ecosystem.” Exchanges, banks and law enforcement now can “track and trace, and risk… Read More