Blockchain & Digital Assets

May 24, 2022 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Noelle Acheson, Head of Market Insights at Genesis, has distributed some perspective on why crypto correlations spike during times of “uncertainty.” Markets have been in a tumble – both crypto and traditional markets have retrenched as fears of a looming recession along with Giga high… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Contagion is a scary term. Systemic risk is its friendlier sibling but both raise eyebrows. Today, the European Central Bank (ECB) is bringing attention to the possibility of crypto contagion as interest grows in digital assets and recent events highlight the ability for a rapid… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance UK is pleased to confirm their partnership with the UK’s Fintech Founders group, an independent not-for-profit organization representing the United Kingdom’s entrepreneurs and founders in the Fintech industry. As an international “leader” in the crypto-asset sector, Binance is committed “to working with associations and… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 1:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NHI) recently announced the creation of a new digital asset company that will “offer institutional clients a comprehensive suite of trading, investor products and investment services.” Due to launch later this year, the new digital asset company will “provide institutional clients and… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital securities marketplace ADDX has raised USD $58 million in a “pre-Series B” round. The additional funding brings the total raised since inception to $120 million. New shareholders in ADDX include SET Venture Holding – part of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, UOB, Hamilton Lane… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coins.ph, the Philippines’ fiat and crypto wallet services provider and Joffre Capital portfolio company recently announced the completion of a $30 million Series C financing led by Ribbit Capital, and “joined by other strategic investors.” The new capital will be used “to further expand its… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Coinshares has distributed its weekly report on digital asset activity and according to their numbers, last week saw a $141 million outflow in digital assets. Coinshare states that currently total assets under management now stand at $38 billion – the lowest amount since July… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Kraken is pleased to confirm that the crypto trading platform now supports Civic (CVC), Radicle (RAD) and SuperFarm (SUPER). As confirmed in the update, funding is live, and trading was scheduled to begin on May 19, 2022 “at approximately 14:30 UTC.” Kraken… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Calvin Cheng, a former Singapore member of Parliament, investor, and entrepreneur, has gained a provisional Virtual Asset License in Dubai, according to a statement from the company. Cheng has reportedly formed the first regulated non-fungible token (NFT) and fan token investment holding company in Dubai…. Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini recently noted that they are pleased to confirm support for a new set of crypto tokens. Goldfinch (GFI) is now “available for trading on our API/FIX and ActiveTrader applications for USD trading pairs, and on [their] Gemini Mobile App and website… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 12:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aave Companies recently announced the launch of Lens Protocol, an open-source tech stack for “building decentralized social networking applications.” Lens has been launched on Polygon’s “low-cost” and “eco-friendly” blockchain . Using Lens’ open-source blockchain tech, developers can now “build Web3-powered social media apps, marketplaces, recommendation… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 12:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zipmex Group, a Southeast Asia-based digital asset platform, has invested in Forward, a Thai-based Fintech company specialized in DeFi Derivatives Trading, “backed by Genesis Block Ventures Capital is now valued at $50 million.” The investment, made by Zipmex’s business unit, Zipmex Labs, aims “to increase… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

StoneX Markets LLC, a subsidiary of StoneX Group Inc., a provider of execution, post-trade settlement, clearing and custody services across asset classes and markets worldwide, has announced that it successfully “executed and settled its first cash-settled BTC/USD swap.” The counterparty to the trade was one… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With a goal to build the infrastructure and deliver the tools that will power Web3, Ontology has been “focused on the Decentralized Identity (DID) field since day one. ONT ID is Ontology’s decentralized identity framework, designed to be both trustless and private, empowering users and… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 6:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Chairman Charles Randell reviewed the challenges of securities regulation in a speech delivered at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.  The FCA has played a key and vital role in enabling Fintech innovation… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 2:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nayms recently revealed that it became one of the world’s “first” crypto-native insurance marketplaces to become “fully-regulated” in Bermuda. They now hold both the full Digital Asset Business Act license and Innovative General Business Insurance license, “allowing their insurance partners to conduct regulated insurance business… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde hammered cryptocurrencies this past week during an interview with a Dutch broadcaster according to a report in Bloomberg. Lagarde, an EU official who has long expressed her interest in digital assets, is quoted stating: “My very humble assessment… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 12:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Security Token Group (STG), a venture studio focused on building financial infrastructure to support the growth and development of the security token industry, is pleased to announce the closure of the company’s $3 million Series A round, “led by Blue Bay Ventures, and including strategic… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Round13, a Canadian VC firm with approximately $700 million in assets under management, has introduced a “dedicated” fund to invest in the emerging blockchain and digital asset market. As noted in an update shared with CI, the crypto native fund has “raised US$70 million of… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Inveniam Capital Partners has invested in Rialto Markets and will support the platform with its private market data, according to a release. Details on the investment were not provided. Rialto Markets is a broker-dealer facilitating crowdfunded securities as well as secondary trading in these assets…. Read More