Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 6, 2021 @ 8:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Coin Metrics, including researchers Nate Maddrey and Kyle Waters have released their State of the Network Q3 2021 wrap-up report. In the latest edition of the State of the Network report, the Coin Metrics team has taken a data-driven look at what… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The value of hacked PayPal accounts has surged in 2021, while verified cryptocurrency accounts will cost you a pretty penny, research analyzed and originally published by wette.de reveals. In September, such an account was worth 9.2 cents for every dollar in the account. That is… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 4:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain venture capitalist CV VC has started its Dubai operations in partnership with DMCC Crypto Centre. CV VC has currently successfully invested in 32 early-stage blockchain startups from around the world, 22 of which came via its CV Labs incubation program. Selected start-ups from the… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 3:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bosonic, a clearing and settlement platform for digital assets, today added three senior advisors and seven staff, bringing its team total to 35. The hires are across technology, product and business development, and sales. “As we begin to engage in our largest capital raise to… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 2:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform Coinberry this week named Abhijeet Roy as their new chief technology officer. Before joining Coinberry Roy held leadership positions at MicroStrategy, a provider of enterprise analytics, and one of the largest holders of Bitcoin in the technology sector. Roy brings more… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoins, typically described as digital assets pegged to another asset or basket of assets, are designed to replicate a fiat currency in a digital environment. Stablecoins are frequently utilized in the digital asset sector to seamlessly move between other crypto-assets and into an asset that… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Deutsche Börse has selected Digital Asset to power its post-trade platform labeled “D7”. Deutsche Börse has long been interested in the digital security realm and has been pushing forward with the transition towards a digital-only ecosystem. According to a note distributed by Digital Asset, the… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:32 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A green chemistry project is turning to the blockchain to encourage the corporate world to transition to environmentally friendly products. SMARTCHEM (Intelligent Fluids GmbH) announced this week that its SMAC token sale starts  Oct. 10. The SMAC token will form the basis of this new… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 7:51 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 Monday (October 4) that for the week ending  October 1,… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 10:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Matrix, a virtual assets trading platform serving global investors, has partnered with BitGo, a provider of digital asset financial services. The union will see BitGo provide Matrix with several different options for custodial services, including hot- and cold-storage capabilities for traders utilizing the Matrix platform. The… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Encode Club and BitDAO have announced a long-term partnership in order to educate and “accelerate” blockchain talent. Using Encode’s expertise and talent network, the program will aim to be “one of the most significant educational initiatives in open finance and the decentralized economy.” As stated… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 9:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from Nickel Digital Asset Management, a European regulated digital assets investment manager, reveals 25 per cent of professional investors see the appetite for risk from pension funds and other institutional investors increasing dramatically over the next two years. A further 47 per cent… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 5:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Domination Finance, a non-custodial, decentralized exchange for dominance pairs, this week announced a new integration with full-stack Ethereum scaling solution Polygon. The company said integration lowers costs and increases speeds for Domination Finance traders and liquidity providers. Polygon allows transactions to occur without needing to… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Arca, a compliant digital asset investment platform, has topped $500 million in assets under management (AUM). Simultaneously, Arca announced a new early-stage venture fund that has raised over $30 million. According to a company release, the Arca Endeavor Fund (the Fund), an early-stage, closed-end venture fund focused… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital assets financial services platform Matrixport announced this week that its custodian solution Cactus Custody is now supporting ConsenSys’ MetaMask Institutional (MMI), a version of Metamask that integrates institution-compliant custody, operational, risk, and compliance features. MMI is integrated with Cactus Custody’s DeFi Connector feature, which creates… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler voiced his opinion that a Bitcoin ETF may provide sufficient investor protection for a fund to move forward with the regulatory process. More specifically, Gensler appeared to support Bitcoin Futures ETFs – and not spot-priced funds. Gensler has long stated… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

US Bank, one of the largest retail banks in the US, is now supporting cryptocurrency custody, according to a statement by the bank. Available via its Global Fund Services clients, the custody offering is designed to provide a safekeeping solution for Bitcoin with additional digital… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 1:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Presearch, an erstwhile challenger to top dog Google that provides user privacy while rewarding users with crypto, has partnered with CoinMarketCap on crypto data. Presearch was recently added as a default search engine on all Android devices in Europe. CoinMarketCap is a subsidiary of Binance… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 1:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hats.Finance, a decentralized cybersecurity incentive network that’s governed by its community stakeholders of hackers, projects, and token holders, says that the future of cybersecurity is “incentivized” security. The Hats.Finance team has published a blog post in which it has introduced PPM (Protocol Protection Mining), as… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 11:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Italia Olivicola, the largest organization of olive and olive oil producers in Italy, is working with Euranet, a technology compliance management services provider, to move its supply chain operations onto the Algorand blockchain.  This model was developed employing Euranet’s ChoralChain platform and can be applied… Read More