Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 29, 2022 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is reportedly set to enforce yet another delay to the cutover of its blockchain-powered post-trade network, which was initially expected to go-live in April of last year. The ASX has been working cooperatively with distributed ledger tech (DLT) specialist Digital… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 2:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chainlink Labs, the organization developing a global decentralized oracle standard to support mainstream blockchain adoption, today announced that Dr. Dahlia Malkhi, former Diem Association chief technology officer as well as a lead researcher at Novi, has joined as a chief research officer. Dr. Malkhi joins… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the leading derivatives marketplace, has introduced options on Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether futures, further expanding its suite of virtual currency derivatives offerings. Tim McCourt, CME Group Global Head of Equity and FX Products, stated: “The launch of these micro-sized options builds on… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

As was recently reported, the European Parliament is poised to vote on regulation pertaining to the Transfer of Funds that will impact crypto-assets. The quote the European Commission: “The anonymity associated with crypto assets, as well as their speed and global reach bring obvious risks… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jonah Schulman from Security Token Market, which is sharply focused on the blockchain-based security tokens sector, recently shared his views and insights exclusively with Crowdfund Insider. Jonah Schulman, the Head of Communications at Security Token Market, explained why blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-powered security… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Berlin-based FUEL has announced that it has raised €1.5 million in pre-seed funding to create the “Shopify for NFTs,” according to a company statement. FUEL aims to empower creators to build an NFT shop that requires no coding knowledge. FUEL was co-founded by Csongor Barabasi,… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 8:07 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 in a blog post published on March 28, 2022 that sentiment “recovers” with record digital asset… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 7:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Steven L. Schwarcz, a Stanley A. Star Distinguished Professor of Law & Business at Duke University School of Law, notes that in the paper, titled Next-Generation Securitization: NFTs, Tokenization, and the Monetization of ‘Things’ (forthcoming in the Boston University Law Review), he has looked at the surge… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Greenland Financial Technology Group (Shanghai), a core platform of Greenland Group, a Fortune 500 company and one of Shanghai’s biggest state-backed enterprises focusing on real estate, infrastructure and finance, and the MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has issued a statement indicating he is investigating if crypto firms are using the Opportunity Zone program to “avoid taxes without significantly benefitting low-income communities.” Senator Wyden states that he has requested two crypto firms, Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) and… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Kraken is pleased to confirm that their crypto trading platform now supports Robonomics (XRT). As noted in a blog post by Kraken, funding “is live, and trading will begin on March 24 at approximately 19:30 UTC.” You may “keep… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 3:34 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, has announced the signing of a business agreement with CAMO LABEL, an NFT studio, “focused on strengthening the security of digital assets (including… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venly, a blockchain tech provider, is pleased to confirm its partnership with Immutable X, which is an Ethereum (ETH) Layer-2 scaling solution for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), in order to “popularize and enable unbeatable blockchain solutions to its growing audiences.” Venly is a blockchain tech provider… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

New rules in Europe designed to stymie illicit activity may go too far, according to Coinbase. New Transfer of Funds Regulation “would unleash an entire surveillance regime on exchanges,” explains the crypto exchange. In a blog post, Coinbase states that “bad facts, make bad law,”… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

According to multiple reports, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is poised to purchase the Brazil-based 2TM parent company of  Mercado Bitcoin (Bitcoin Market). Expectations are for an announcement soon in April. This past December, Mercado Bitcoin raised $50.2 million in Series A funding that was part of a larger… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the beginning of 2022, Gemini had welcomed their CTO, Pravjit Tiwana, who joined them from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Pravjit is responsible for leading Gemini’s Engineering, Product, and Information Security teams, with “a vision of building customer-centric innovative products that harness the opportunities of… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The price of Ethereum Classic (ETC) surged 103% – compared to Bitcoin’s (BTC) increase of 13% – between March 13 and March 24, 2022, starting from $26 and “peaking at $48.50,” according to a report from Grayscale. The team at Grayscale noted in the report… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the global crypto market keeps growing, stablecoins are playing “a more indispensable role, with TRC20-USDT becoming a mainstay.” On March 23, 2022, Tether’s (USDT) official data showed that “the supply of TRC20-USDT topped 40.7B, surpassing that of ERC20-USDT (39.8B).” This is another milestone for… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon is pleased to confirm that they have added support for Ethereum’s (ETH) open-source client software “in preparation for the ’the merge’.” As part of their ongoing commitment, they’re offering $900,000 worth of IBM Cloud credits to fund Ethereum client stability testing. This will directly… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unstoppable Domains, the platform for “user-controlled” digital identity on Web3 with 2 million registered NFT domains, recently announced two key hires to lead the firm’s global expansion efforts in Europe and Asia. Sajjad Rehman joins Unstoppable Domains as its new Head of Europe, “leaving his… Read More