Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 10, 2021 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, one of the regulated institutions for crypto-assets, has reportedly acquired a stake in Texture Capital Holdings Corp., which is the parent firm of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member and SEC-registered broker-dealer Texture Capital. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, this investment… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 10:29 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tether Operations today announced it has launched Tether tokens (USDt) on Avalanche, a decentralized smart contracts platform built for the scale of global finance and business. Avalanche is designed as a highly scalable ecosystem, able to deliver rapid transaction finality and low transaction fees. It is… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the leading digital asset marketplace in the US, missed earnings expectations yesterday disappointing investors. In response, shares are tanking and as of now are down % in pre-market trading. While analysts anticipated revenue of $1.6 billion, Coinbase missed that amount generating only $1.3… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Sovryn, a Bitcoin-native app supporting decentralized lending, notes in a blog post that we are all in the middle of a truly historic transition from a global economy largely based on fiat money to an economic system based on crypto-assets and dominated… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 10:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Circle Internet Financial has launched Circle Ventures, a fund that aims to invest in promising early-stage blockchain firms. While best known for its dollar-based stablecoin (USDC), Circle is already engaged with the early-stage funding sector via its acquisition of SeedInvest, a top investment crowdfunding platform…. Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 9:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital Finance Group, a global blockchain and cryptocurrency investment firm, this week announced it will allocate 500,000 DOT, Polkadot’s native cryptocurrency, to Acala, a decentralized finance platform built on the Polkadot blockchain network. Acala plans to compete for a parachain slot in Polkadot’s upcoming parachain auctions… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearpool, a decentralized capital markets ecosystem, is teaming up with X-Margin, the platform facilitating credit to trading companies, in order to enable institutions to borrow from their “own dedicated and transparent lending pool.” As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, Clearpool will be… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 2:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

CBDCs have the potential to make a significant impact on global finance, but appropriate safeguards need to be in place, an official from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said today. The industry gathered for the Singapore FinTech Festival, where one of the presenters was… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 1:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While Bitcoin’s recent price gains have some clear reasons behind them, some analysts believe it’s a troublesome development. Genesis head of market insights Noelle Acheson said the increased valuations are due to more than increased inflows, it’s also because of a combination of recent tailwinds too…. Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

A digital pound is taking another step forward, according to a statement by the UK government. HM Treasury and the Bank of England have announced a forthcoming consultation to set out their assessment of the case for a UK central bank digital currency or CBDC…. Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After a lot of hard work, rigorous testing, and steady support from their partners and the developer community, Crypto.com is pleased to confirm the introduction of the Cronos mainnet beta (on November 8, 2021). Cronos is reportedly the first Cosmos Ethereum Virtual Machine or EVM… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), says he is a crypto investor and that Apple is investigating crypto while adding that they have no immediate plans to utilize crypto. Cook was asked if he was a Bitcoin bull – a question he aptly dodged…. Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Roofstock, a real estate investment platform, has launched the ability for investors to participate in fractional shares of managed rental properties thus enabling a higher degree of diversification for property investors. Roofstock One is a turnkey vehicle where accredited investors can purchase shares in rental… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

izumi Finance, a protocol that’s focused on providing liquidity as a service through Uniswap Ver 3.0, has raised $2.1M in funding from established decentralized finance (DeFi) industry investors. Izumi’s round has was led by Mirana Ventures and includes participation from Everest Ventures Group, Youbi Capital,… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Boosted by the rapid rise of Bitcoin and Ether, crypto markets are now valued at more than $3 trillion. It was only this past August when crypto markets surpassed $2 trillion in value so the gain has been pretty spectacular. Both Bitcoin and Ether have… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Smart Chain (BSC), the decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) infrastructure, has confirmed its plans of working with information technology universities internationally via the $100 million Talent Development (TD) program that is “focused on advancing research, education, and career opportunities in crypto and… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) has announced its Q3 earnings results with an EPS beat of $1.11 (non-GAAP) and total payment volume of $310 billion and 416 million accounts. Net revenues were reported at $6.18 billion an increase of 13% versus year prior and net income arrived at… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alleged perpetrators of the ransomware attack on, Kaseya – an IT firm that helped systems administrators manage large networks, have been charged by the US Department of Justice for the attack. This case is part of the Department of Justice’s Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking platform innovator Technisys recently formed a partnership with OkCoin, a globally-accessible crypto exchange serving 190 countries, in order to help traditional banks with supporting Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual currency services — “enabling banks to elevate the customer experience and uncover new revenue… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM), which focuses on supporting the blockchain-enabled security token ecosystem, has released the latest security tokens market report outlining the exchange/marketplace performance during the month of October 2021. According to data from stomarket.com, the key highlights from the security tokens… Read More