Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 21, 2021 @ 8:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain-based fintech Figure today announced the completion of a digital securities transaction using Figure ATS, an alternative trading system that is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and that is part of Figure’s Marketplace trading platform. The trade included the minting of a… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 8:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Prophecy DeFi has appointed Peng Zhong to its advisory committee, effective immediately. The CEO of DeFi software provider Tendermint, Zhong leads a team that builds applications to improve the usability, accessibility, and safety of blockchain for developers and end-users. Tendermint is a core contributor to… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 8:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain technology provider Polymath announced today that Polymesh, an institutional-grade permissioned blockchain built specifically for regulated assets, will be launched by the Polymesh Association on October 13. The mainnet launch follows the success of its Incentivized Testnet (ITN), which saw more than 4,300 unique verified… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 6:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gilded, a B2B blockchain payments and accounting software provider, today launched Compass, a solution that enables advanced mapping capabilities between blockchain wallets and a company’s general ledger. When Gilded released their cryptocurrency accounting software to the public in early 2020, the vision was to make… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 3:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Fools Gold.” Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu has slammed the emerging digital asset sector as “Fool’s Gold” comparing it to the unfortunate events that led up to the 2008 financial crisis. In a speech delivered at the Blockchain Association, Hsu stated: “I have… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital Asset, a software and services provider that assists enterprises with building economic value via interconnected networks, has unveiled a 6-week online hackathon, which will be hosted in partnership with SE2, which is a life and annuities insurance tech and services provider. As noted in… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 1:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A motion proposal to integrate Bitcoin (BTC) with the Internet Computer has reportedly been approved by community members. According to an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, the plan should add smart contracts to Bitcoin via an application of Chain Key cryptography that will “directly integrate… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ransomware attacks have become quite prevalent with nefarious actors targeting domestic firms, frequently demanding ransom in crypto. Today, the US Department of Treasury has announced a group of actions designed to mitigate ransomware activity including designating crypto exchange SUEX OTC as a “complicit financial service”… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 10:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taker Protocol, a cryptocurrency liquidity protocol for NFTs, has secured $3 million in capital from several investors in order to develop financial primitives for the nascent non-fungible token sector. Taker Protocol‘s investment round has been led by Electric Capital, with DCG, Ascentive Assets, Dragonfly Capital,… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken notes that one of Bitcoin’s (BTC) biggest and most significant upgrades of all time is “just around the corner.” However, Kraken also mentions that very few people really understand its “potential impact.” Kraken Intelligence’s most recent report, titled “Taproot Primer: An… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), a top Fintech that powers modern card services, has announced a partnership with Figure, a Fintech that leverages blockchain technology, to launch Figure Pay, a digital money app. According to a release, Figure Pay is now available in 26 different states and… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

S&P Global Ratings has reportedly given Judo Bank a BBB- rating, which is a move that may have surprised one of Australia’s first banking challengers for SMBs, especially due to the “relatively short life cycle,” according to an update from The Future of Banking. In… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XM Studios, a firm that’s backed by Heliconia Capital, reveals a new listing of exchangeable notes on digital securities investment platform ADDX – previously doing business as iSTOX. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, the deal secures SGD 4.5 million in additional capital… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 7:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FUELTRAX, an electronic fuel management solution (EFMS) provider for offshore vessels, has partnered with blockchain technology company Topl to use Topl’s Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform to meet the growing demand for greater transparency in energy trading operations. With blockchain integrated into EFMS products, each step in… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VTB Bank (MCX: VTBR), one of the leading universal banks of Russia, and PJSC Severstal (MCX: CHMF), a Russian firm operating in the steel and mining industry, headquartered in Cherepovets, have reportedly created an application for handling the registration of quality certificates for metal products. The… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 4:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Technicorum Holdings, an IT and service group specializing in digital assets and incubator of DeFi and NFT project KingSwap, today announced Gennix, a microlending protocol aimed at reducing financial inequality on the blockchain, has struck a strategic business partnership with DTC to integrate fiat-crypto payment… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 2:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

BSO, in partnership with Geneva-based ImpactScope, a social enterprise providing carbon offsetting solutions to digital asset exchanges and crypto mining companies, now offers its cryptocurrency traders the means to calculate and offset the excess carbon emissions of their operations. The criticism of cryptocurrencies’ energy consumption… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

On September 7, 2021, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) published a blog post stating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had informed the company it would sue over its forthcoming Coinbase Lend service. Now, Coinbase has submitted to the significant threat of a lawsuit and abandoned its Lend… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Circle notes that at the beginning of July 2021, they had announced support for stablecoin USDC on the TRON blockchain, which is one of the largest open (or permissionless) blockchain networks. TRON aims to support a wide crypto ecosystem “popular within Asian… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com revealed on Monday (September 20, 2021) that it has expanded its total insurance coverage to $750 million, after increasing its policy coverage – which has been led by Arch Underwriting at Lloyd’s Syndicate 2012. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the… Read More