Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 10, 2021 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Viridi Funds, a registered investment advisor and emerging asset manager offering environmentally-focused cryptocurrency investment products, reveals that the Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: RIGZ) achieved the milestone of $10 million in AUM. Adding to Viridi’s steady growth, it has also hired Cameron… Read More

October 10, 2021 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance.US announced on October 8, 2021 (Friday) that Brian Shroder has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Shroder was appointed President of Binance.US in September of this year and has been assisting with leading the firm’s strategy and execution, fundraising, business and corporate development “as well… Read More

October 10, 2021 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitOasis has reached a key milestone: the MENA region’s digital asset exchange has finalized its Series B round, securing $30 million in capital from international and regional investors. BitOasis’ investment round has been co-led by Chicago-headquartered VC company Jump Capital, along with contributions from MENA… Read More

October 9, 2021 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto Solutions, Inc., the next-gen self-directed IRA platform that aims to make it easier to invest in alternative assets using retirement funds, reveals that it will be removing the monthly account fee for all CryptoIRA accounts. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, this… Read More

October 9, 2021 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Limited (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS) is pleased to confirm a strategic investment of $11,845,790 in FlowBank, an online bank based in Geneva, Switzerland. Following the investment, CoinShares “holds 110,000 shares in FlowBank, representing 9.02% of its enlarged share capital,” according to… Read More

October 9, 2021 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset hedge fund ARK36 has updated its management structure in order to better accommodate its growing client base and provide support for future operational development. The firm’s Chief Operating Officer Anto Paroian will now be responsible for overseeing the fund’s business operations and routine… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network was recently tapped to enable Twitter payments and as of last week, the number of nodes that are running the LN reached a record high, increasing around 105% since 2020. Only about a year ago, the Lightning Network had… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 3:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital art NFT marketplace Tropix today announced a $2 million seed round that will be used to build a better solution for NFTs, grow its marketing operations and research and development, and expand its gallery portfolio. This round was led by 2TM, the parent company… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 12:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Permission-based advertising provider Permission.io this week announced the development of their demand side platform (DSP), Permission Ads. The patent-pending, ad-buying platform offers advertisers a new way to run consent-based ad campaigns offering consumers cryptocurrency rewards in the form of ASK digital currency, in exchange for their… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments Fintech Wirex has launched its crypto platform in Vietnam, according to a company statement. Simultaneously, Wirex reports that it has increased the range of its services in 81 other countries. Wirex enables both traditional and digital services for approximately 4 million users. Customers may… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 11:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Berlin-based Auto1 FT (Auto1 Fintech) says it has created a platform to replace paper documents with blockchain for the auto financing process. Auto1 is in the business of providing fast financing for a vehicle purchase. In a release, Auto1 FT claims to be the first… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UOB (SGX: U11) and digital securities exchange ADDX have concluded the digitization and digital custody of the inaugural sustainability-linked bond recently introduced by Sembcorp Industries. This initiative comes amid “a rise in the use of digital securities to enhance the efficiency of bonds and other… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 7:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Justice has announced a new National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET).  According to the DOJ, the NCET builds upon MLARS’s Digital Currency Initiative and will be informed by the Department’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework, released in October 2020. The NCET will not only… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 7:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gilded, a provider of blockchain financial reporting software, today announced NFTOPS, a solution for NFT marketplaces to track and analyze financial data. According to Gilded, NFTs saw a record-high transaction volume of $10.7 billion in Q3 2021, up sevenfold from the previous quarter. While NFT… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 3:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bankhaus von der Heydt, a privately owned bank founded in 1754, has added digital assets to the list of its services offered. According to a company release, the bank will leverage ‘ custody solution in combination with the Fireblocks Network to expand digital asset and… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Confidus Venture Capital recently revealed that it has concluded an agreement to acquire an equity stake in Centiglobe, a Stockholm-headquartered Fintech firm providing an Instant Global Payment platform. Peter Dahlgren will reportedly be joining the Board of Directors. The total investment will “exceed EUR 5… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic, the financial services firm offering a full-stack investment crowdfunding platform, has introduced “Republic Music,”  which is described as a new type of investment product that aims to provide an innovative way to create, produce and share royalties acquired from music. The initiative has been… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

METACO, the provider of security-critical software and infrastructure to the digital asset ecosystem, reveals that it has established its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, “with a strong team managed by newly appointed Managing Director APAC, Patrick Enjalbal.” As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis reveals that it’s acquiring Excygent, a specialized professional services company that helps government agencies with cybercrime investigations, data processing, and lead generation. Chainalysis has collaborated with the Excygent team in order to support government agencies in investigating various high-profile cyber cases,… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 9:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler testified in front of the House Committee on Financial Services sharing his perspective on the goals of the SEC and why it needs more money to fulfill its mission. As anticipated, much of the testimony swirled around digital assets and… Read More