Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 19, 2022 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, which claims to be the leader in enterprise-grade blockchain and crypto solutions, is committing 1B XRP to “accelerate development and new use cases on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).” The fund is “an extension to the XRPL Grants program which launched in 2021 and, to… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 5:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Quadrata, a passport network bringing the identity and compliance layer to DeFi applications on existing public blockchains, this week launched their Web3 passport. The Quadrata Passport allows network participants to build DeFi applications, expand financial services and leverage the proprietary technology to initially access… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a tech firm building financial infrastructure for the Internet, confirmed that Blockchain.com has “chosen Stripe to facilitate payments, mitigate fraud risk, and improve revenue management.” Established in 2011, Blockchain.com was one of the early infrastructure “pioneers” of the Bitcoin community. As of January 2022,… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with several other Democrat Senators, introduced legislation that is designed to crack down on Russian “Elites” or oligarchs, who may utilize crypto to evade the economic sanctions that have been applied by many countries around the world. The Digital Asset… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 3:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

World Mobile Group, a global mobile network combining renewable energy with blockchain technology, has partnered with COTI, creator of the DJED stablecoin and ADA Pay, which allows merchants to accept ADA for their goods and services. Through the partnership, COTI brings ADA Pay to retailers and… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

XDC Foundation announced this week that Fireblocks has launched support for the XDC Network, an enterprise-ready, open-source, hybrid blockchain protocol specializing in tokenizing trade instruments and moving them on chain, as well as its eponymous native token, XDC. The move will allow more than 1,000 of… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 1:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

GK8, an institutional-grade Cold Vault and MPC solution for custody, DeFi, staking, NFT, and tokenization support, recently added support for Tezos, a leading proof of stake blockchain protocol. The company was able to add support for Tezos token standards due to a grant from the Tezos… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Tom Emmer distributed a series of Tweets this past week that is emblematic of the frustration pertaining to the digital asset industry and a recalcitrant Securities and Exchange Commission when it comes to fostering a productive regulatory environment. Included in the Tweets, the Congressman… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adam Zadikoff, Senior Product Manager at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), notes that making Web 3.0 more user-friendly “means more ways to interact and connect with dapps across a wide range of blockchains and networks.” Coinbase is now introducing their initial phase of support for Solana. SOL tokens… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 9:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Shift4, a provider of integrated payment and commerce technology, this week announced the launch of the “Caring with Crypto” campaign to raise more than $20 million for nonprofit organizations on The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency fundraising platform that Shift4 recently acquired. Shift4 CEO Jared Isaacman… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 9:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

SIMBA Chain, a chain-agnostic API development platform providing pathways to blockchain technology for cloud-based technology companies, has announced that it will integrate with Polygon, a leading platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, in efforts to further enhance blockchain technology adoption and innovation. To date, SIMBA Chain and… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TravelX, the firm focused on building the travel industry’s blockchain-powered distribution protocol, announced a $10 million seed funding round – which has been led by Borderless Capital (closed last November). Other investors participating in the investment round from the travel, technology and blockchain verticals included… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Brian Reisbeck, the newly appointed Chief Compliance Officer at Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the United States. Brian Reisbeck has joined Coinme as CCO and will help lead the firm’s compliance program and guide the organization in “maintaining regulatory… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prakash Hariramani, Senior Director, Product Management, and Bipul Sinha, Senior Product Manager at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) noted that the firm is introducing Coinbase Pay, which is described as “the easiest way for Coinbase users to fund their Coinbase Wallet from the Chrome browser extension and explore… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 10:58 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

WingRiders, a native Cardano decentralized exchange, recently announced the close of its seed and private funding round with investors including Animoca Brands, Matrixport, Spark Digital Capital, Double Peak, and Bitrue. The company emerged from stealth mode in December 2021 with a fully working prototype deployed… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

onXRP.com, a tech and content platform offering “user-driven” innovation to the XRP Ledger (XRPL), and Pastel Network (PSL), the application-specific and “purpose built” NFT blockchain, announced a partnership to improve the security of the XRPL NFT ecosystem. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Itheum is pleased to confirm an investment from Elrond, Mechanism Capital, and other key investors in the crypto and blockchain sector. The funding extends the previous $1.5 million round “funded by Morningstar Ventures which incubated Itheum via their Elrond Dubai Incubator.” Itheum continues to attract… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 5:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Singapore Exchange-backed private market platform ADDX recently announced Oi-Yee Choo will be appointed its CEO, subject to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) approval. ADDX was founded in 2017 and began full commercial operations in 2020 after becoming one of the first digital securities exchanges… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Kava DAO has reportedly voted to “allocate $750M to on-chain developer incentives, committing majority ownership of the network to the #BUIDLers.” As mentioned in a blog post, high-quality developers are “the most valuable asset to the long-term success of Layer-1 blockchains.” In recognition of… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

  According to multiple reports, Luno Expeditions has exited stealth mode after making approximately 20 investments in early-stage crypto firms. Luno Expeditions is an offshoot of Luno a crypto investing platform that is owned by the Digital Currency Group, Barry Silbert’s holding company and investment… Read More