Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 19, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning today (November 18, 2021), the Voyager Token (VGX) is available via Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) clients are now able to trade, send, receive, or store VGX “in most Coinbase-supported regions, with certain exceptions indicated in each asset… Read More

November 19, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM), which is focused on supporting blockchain-based security tokens, has released their Tokenized Stock Arbitrage Report for October 2021. As noted in the report from STM, FTX has seen “record-high” trading volumes. It’s been an “electric month” for tokenized… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 6:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced it has charged Ryan Ginster of Corona, Cal. with conducting two unregistered and fraudulent securities offerings which collectively raised more than $3.6 million in cryptocurrency from retail investors. The complaint alleges that, from 2018 up to 2021,… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 3:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitso, a top crypto platform in Latin America that reports over 3.3 million users, has launched “Bitso Shift,” a service that allows Mexican people and companies to send and receive payments between Mexico and the United States. According to Bitso, Bitso Shift is targeting Mexican… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is conducting research into various applications of cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technologies, they are under no pressure to quickly roll out solutions to address clear needs in the marketplace, a representative said earlier today. Speaking to the Australian… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitstamp, which claims to be the longest-running crypto exchange, has announced Copper.co, the institutional gateway to crypto-asset investing, as an additional custody provider. Copper’s crypto custody solution should allow Bitstamp to provide a new set of crypto-assets to its clients across the globe, beginning with… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinSmart Financial Inc., which claims to be one of Canada’s leading digital asset trading platforms, has announced the launch of its mobile trading app for iOS and Android devices. The new mobile app aims to improve the onboarding, digital asset purchasing, selling, and trading process… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 6:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tether Operations, the company operating the blockchain-enabled platform tether.to, has commenced operations with Shyft Network, starting with active testing of Veriscope, its decentralized compliance framework and smart contract solution to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Travel Rule. The initiative will assist virtual asset service… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 8:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Plenty, a DeFi protocol on the Tezos blockchain, along with Tezos India, is organizing a two-month hackathon designed to produce solutions to several Plenty use cases. The application period for the Plenty Global Hackathon 1.0, can be submitted beginning Nov. 20. Possible use cases include… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 7:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales, today announced the company is accepting cryptocurrency for payment for goods and services from BitPay, a provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services. RM Sotheby’s said the ability to accept cryptocurrency enables it… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 5:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Superalgos, an open-source, community-owned trading intelligence project, this week launched its free platform for designing, testing, and deploying crypto trading bots. It comes after four years in development with tens of thousands of downloads during the open beta phase as the community builds up liquidity… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The VeChain Foundation notes that after many months of hard work and dedicated effort, the arrival of Block #10653500 on the VeChainThor mainnet “officially marks the upgrade to PoA 2.0 phase 1 and the first steps towards the full-form of [their] protocol upgrade.” As they… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Directed IRA reports that over $40 million has been dedicated to the Gemini Crypto IRA Solution in the first 5 months. IRAs or individual retirement accounts, shield investors from taxes until the money is removed from the account. Somewhat similar to a 401K, IRAs can… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

If you have not encountered Crypto.com you are off-grid. From the ubiquitous television commercials starring Matt Damon to widespread promotions, the digital asset marketplace is everywhere. Today, crypto.com is entering a different realm by purchasing the naming rights of the Los Angeles Staples Center – soon… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte has entered an alliance with tech firm Ava Labs in order to support a new disaster recovery platform that leverages the Avalanche blockchain to “help state and local governments easily demonstrate their eligibility for federal emergency funding.” As mentioned in the announcement: “Developed with… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a blog post on Binance today, founder Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, has issued a call for global crypto regulation to “help ensure the industry will continue to innovate responsibly while ensuring a healthy path forward for future growth.” Crypto is deemed as lacking sufficient… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synonym Software Ltd, a firm founded with the goal of bringing self-ownership and control to the crypto-asset ecosystem by “creating an open and free web of trust” has officially launched today (on November 16, 2021). As mentioned in an update shared with CI, the preface… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 3:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paradigm, a firm investing in cryptocurrency-based startups, said this week it has raised $2.5 billion from investors to create the largest-ever cryptocurrency investment fund. If true, it would kick Andreessen Horowitz out of the top spot. The sum also surpasses the initial $1.5 billion target…. Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

NFTfi, a marketplace for non-fungible token (NFT) collateralized loans, says it has raised a $5 million Series A funding round. According to NFTfi, the round was led by 1kx, an early-stage crypto fund and will allow NFTfi to grow its operations, marketing, and product development… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

LedgerEdge, a digital corporate bond trading marketplace, has hired senior fixed-income executive Dom Holland to take the role of Business Development for the US. Holland will report to new CEO Michelle Neal. Holland brings over 15 years of senior leadership to his new role. He… Read More