Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 24, 2021 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Jeremy Allaire, CEO and founder of Circle – a leading stablecoin provider that seeks to provide global payment rails for the future, has criticized China’s decision to ban cryptocurrency. In a series of Tweets, Allaire said that China “opposes the Western system of values built… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

  China has effectively banned crypto. While the news should not come as any surprise as China has been tightening the regulatory vice for years now, statements by the People’s Bank of China indicate that any hope of crypto access is now dashed for consumers… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL Pay has finalized its investment round. The Fintech company has secured a total of $7.14 million for the ongoing development of its protocol. As previously reported, the BNPL token is the utility and governance token of the BNPL Pay ecosystem. Below is a breakdown… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestaX (IC SG Pte Ltd) has introduced an exchange in the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sandbox, offering key infrastructure for “bringing liquidity to digital securities.” As mentioned in a release, InvestaX is a Singapore-based, MAS-licensed online investment and trading platform for Digital Securities (DSO)… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 4:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain tech firm Metrika this week announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Neotribe Ventures. Other institutional investors include Coinbase Ventures, Samsung NEXT, Nyca Partners and SCB 10X, with additional funding from all previous investors. This latest round brings a total of $17.7… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech firm Circle, a company providing payments and financial infrastructure for internet businesses, has integrated with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem. The integration simplifies the process of connecting bank accounts and accepting ACH payments because Plaid enables quicker account verification, the… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 12:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the baseline premise behind Liti Capital is interesting enough on its own, the founding team’s vision for the company and the cryptocurrency industry as a whole suggests it is well-positioned to be around for the long haul. Executive chairman and CIO David Kay previously… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) have published an outline explaining h0ow crypto exchanges may advertise and promote their services. The CSA is the national entity that works with all provincial regulators seeking to provide a harmonized approach… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Portal, a self-hosted Layer-2 wallet and “true” cross-chain DEX on Bitcoin that “makes atomic swaps between Bitcoin and other digital assets fast, secure, and private,” is pleased to confirm that it has finalized an $8.5 million round to develop a self-sovereign and “uncensorable” DeFi solution… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokeny Solutions has issued a statement on the new ERC3643, a protocol currently in use by some financial institutions. EIP-3643: T-REX is an Ethereum based standard that is described as an institutional-grade security token standard that provides interfaces for the management and compliant transfer of… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, a multi-asset investment platform that empowers consumers to grow their knowledge and wealth as part of a global community of investors, reveals that it’s “reinforcing its commitment to opening the digital economy to the next billion global crypto users.” eToro confirmed in a release… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 8:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Akoin, a digital ecosystem and cryptocurrency developed by global artist and Akon to improve social opportunities and access for African entrepreneurs, is now listing on the cryptocurrency exchange BitMart. The listing with BitMart provides access for Akoin within the United States from people who want… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 5:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Biconomy, a multichain relayer network building infrastructure designed to provide access to Web 3.0, has integrated with Showtime, a user-owned NFT social network. The pair pledge to enable gasless transactions and bringing free minting to the NFT ecosystem. Showtime’s web app allows creators and collectors… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SWEET is reportedly working on what it claims to be a “first-of -its-kind” collaboration with fast-food giant Burger King. According to a note shared with CI, this will bring “a new level of awareness” to crypto with assistance from SWEET, the enterprise-focused NFT solution that… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Amongst all of the criticism emanating from certain policymakers regarding payment for order flow and gamification, Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) continues to iterate and add new features for its growing legion of investors. Today, as has been widely rumored, Robinhood will soon offer crypto wallets to provide… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amasa has finalized a $1.5 million round, according to an update shared with CI. As mentioned in a release, this early capital injection from key supporters should help Amasa with introducing “investment streaming” to the world, empowering consumers to leverage the wealth-building potential of micro… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 8:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

EmiSwap, a community-governed decentralized exchange that provides rewards for liquidity providers, today announced its integration with cross-chain bridge Movr. The integration will allow EmiSwap users to transfer tokens across blockchains like Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Binance Smart Chain and xDAI at lower fees and higher speed… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Philadelphia 76ers revealed on Wednesday (September 22, 2021) that they’ve formed a new partnership with Crypto.com, which is one of the fastest-growing crypto-focused platforms with over 10 million users globally, “designating the crypto company as the team’s official jersey patch partner.” The partnership is… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 7:35 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 (September 20) that for the week ending September 17,… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 11:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Etherisc, an open-source, decentralized insurance protocol, and ecosystem, together with the Blockchain Competence Center Mittweida (BCCM) at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, today announced the launch of a joint project to develop a blockchain-based insurance prototype. This project aims to provide refined alternatives to traditional… Read More