Blockchain & Digital Assets

January 4, 2022 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at IOST says that 2021 was a year of “highs and lows” for not only IOST but the entire blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem. They’ve noted that they’re thankful for IOSTIANS for staying with them through this “wild ride.” Now that they’ve got some… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ontology Network, which claims to be a high performance, open-source blockchain specializing in digital identity and data, has celebrated their 4th anniversary. As mentioned in a blog post, Ontology launched the event “Cyberspace 4 Philosophers.” All 10,000 NFTs were fully sold out within 7 days,… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital money transfer service ZEN.COM, which is reportedly powered by Mastercard (NYSE: MA), has introduced the conversion of fiat money into digital assets, as well as the “transfer of fiat currencies to any digital wallet servicing BTC, ETH or USD-T (ERC-20), with more currencies coming… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Modulr, which supports a new digital payment account for businesses and is specifically building services for companies needing a faster, easier and more reliable way to move money, notes that when they analyzed the results from their Digital Now survey (looking at consumer “attitudes… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 7:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cion Digital, the turnkey blockchain interoperability platform provider, today announced it has closed a $12 million seed capital raise. The capital will be utilized to expand research and development resources. It will also help accelerate the rollout of crypto financing and payment solutions tailored for… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Neoverse has entered into a “new chapter.” In order to celebrate the launch of the N3 MainNet, NGD (or NEO Global Development) launched Neoverse — which is described as an NFT mint and collection campaign carried out “with multiple developer communities, ecosystem projects, and… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting factoid. FinancePR, a promotional firm in the financial services sector, has distributed a note stating that Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) dominates Bitcoin trading. According to the missive, Coinbase took 53% market share of Bitcoin trading in the past 30 days or 520,000… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at IOHK, which supports the development of major blockchain platform Cardano (ADA), says that 2021 was the year robots, and “graffiti came to a decentralized, smarter Cardano.” The update posted by IOHK noted that Beeple used to illustrate their write-ups, however, art NFTs… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes that advances in quantum computing are “stoking fears” that Bitcoin’s wallet structure is “vulnerable to exploits,… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

BitMEX, a crypto exchange in the derivatives market that is planning to soon add a spot market, has hired a new Chief Commercial Officer – Rupertus Rothenhaeuser. BitMEX has been in a rebuilding mode following the exit of its founder and former CEO Arthur Hayes… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist has shared their review of the blockchain security industry in 2021. The blockchain security firm reveals that international losses for the sector surpassed $9.8 billion. As mentioned in the update from SlowMist, 2021 was a year of “ups and downs” for the blockchain or… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 1:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LTD.INC, a curated platform that teams up with various artists, creators, and brands to launch rare physical and digital NFT collections and experiences via the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain and the latest NFT tech, has announced the “upcoming launch of its Web 3.0 platform and mobile… Read More

January 2, 2022 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Transaction Tracking, and Cyber Security announced the expansion of their business in the NFT Custody area, a service that was “not available until now in South Korea.” As… Read More

January 2, 2022 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Waves, a blockchain technology platform focused on digital assets, DeFi, and NFTs, recently shared the main takeaways from community discussions during which the Waves ecosystem’s short-term plans and longer-term strategy were revealed. Waves founder Sasha Ivanov has talked about the Waves ecosystem’s… Read More

January 2, 2022 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) ended 2021 at an average price of $47,400, as Ray Dalio noted that BTC has “proven itself.” Meanwhile, MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) continued to acquire more of the leading cryptocurrency to strengthen its corporate treasury, the team at Blockstream noted in a recent market… Read More

January 2, 2022 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zelle is a peer-to-peer payments service that is now utilized by over 1000 banking apps across the US. As services like Venmo gained in popularity, traditional banks were compelled to compete and Zelle has emerged as a viable alternative for real-time transfers. Originally founded by… Read More

January 1, 2022 @ 11:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Kraken notes that last year, they remained focused on their mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency “so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.” In 2021, Kraken celebrated its 10-year anniversary,… Read More

January 1, 2022 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Surojit Chatterjee, Chief Product Officer at Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), notes that 2021 proved to be “a breakout year for crypto” with Bitcoin (BTC) price gaining nearly 70% YoY, DeFi hitting $150B in value locked, and NFTs “emerging as a new category.” Chatterjee has shared his… Read More

December 31, 2021 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinSmart Financial Inc., one of the first digital asset trading platforms to be registered as a restricted dealer under securities laws across Canada, has shared some perspective on the Binance Canada predicament. Earlier today, it was reported that Binance Canada had been registered as a… Read More

December 31, 2021 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance Canada, or Binance Canada Capital Markets, Inc., has been registered as a Money Service Business (MSB), The Calgary-based operation is registered to provide foreign exchange dealing, money transferring, and dealing in “virtual currencies.” The registration is good until December 2024. As shared with CI,… Read More