Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 20, 2021 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Dacxi,  a crypto-asset exchange, has announced a new investment crowdfunding service that utilizes its Dacxi Chain, a bespoke blockchain. According to a release, the tokenized crowdfunding system is “designed to close the innovation-funding gap.” Ian Lowe, CEO Dacxi, says “the global enterprise economy comprises of… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM), which serves as an information resource for blockchain-enabled security tokens, recently published their August 2021 edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. The report, which now has an updated structure for their monthly real estate analysis,… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered crypto Regtech firm Coinfirm reveals that it has finalized an $8 million Series A round. The company has also announced the appointment of Dr. Mircea Mihaescu as their new CEO. Coinfirm’s investment round has been co-led by SIX Fintech Ventures, which is the corporate… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 7:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Will a new competitor to Ethereum emerge, or will the acknowledged Web 2.0 winner dominate the DeFi space for years to come? It’s an interesting question for several reasons. One is that the DeFi space is still early in its evolution. Sometimes early mover advantage… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Binance has expanded its Audit and Investigations team with the appointment of Nils Andersen-Röed from Europol where he served as a specialist on the Dark Web team. As mentioned in the update from Binance, Nils will be tasked with focusing on conducting… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 5:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Talent, sports, and entertainment firm UTA and Rally, a social token fan engagement and monetization platform, this week announced an alliance to educate and inspire creators, artists, celebrities, athletes, and to launch their own social tokens with Rally.  UTA Marketing, the agency’s consulting division, will… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset platform CoinList says that its mission is to promote the advancement and adoption of crypto-assets. CoinList writes in a blog post that they have been working with some of the leading initiatives to help with powering their digital token sales, while also connecting… Read More

September 18, 2021 @ 1:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Coinbase (COIN: Nasdaq) reveals that Horizen (ZEN) is now available on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase clients are now able to trade, send, receive, or store ZEN crypto tokens in “most Coinbase-supported regions,” with certain exceptions due… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 6:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech solutions provider Broctagon Fintech Group this week launched WorldBook, which it describes as a global crypto movement focused on solving key liquidity issues plaguing the industry. WorldBook is an STP (straight-through processing) network with an aggregated liquidity pool. It aims to introduce a universal… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 6:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Obeah Bridge, otherwise known as ODApp,  a decentralized application bridge connecting PKT and Binance Smart Chain, this week announced that public trading of wPKT, the wrapped version of PKT Cash, is now live on PancakeSwap. ODApp converts PKT Cash ($PKT) into wPKT, a new Binance… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 3:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New York Community Bancorp this week announced its banking subsidiary, New York Community Bank, successfully completed a new digital payment process through the creation of a blockchain-based digital marker. It allows Figure Technologies to conduct real-time secondary trading in digital shares of its stock utilizing… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cobo Custody, an Asian custodian service provider, and Cobo Wallet, a centralized crypto asset management and wallet platform, will be offering support for their institutional and retail customers to access Polygon ecosystems, the companies have announced. Cobo Wallet and Cobo Custody will fully support the… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 2:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Allied Payment Network and Finastra this week announced that Allied Bitcoin Wallet, a new app will soon be launched on Finastra’s FusionStore. The service, created by Allied in partnership with NYDIG, will enable financial institutions to offer their customers and members the ability to buy,… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 12:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FlyCoin, a blockchain-based travel rewards program, has appointed Lenny Moon as its new chief executive officer. Moon will guide the company’s market launch, further its strategic vision, and execute its operational business plan. Already available to Ravn Alaska customers, FlyCoin will also launch on Northern… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 12:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Decentralized finance platform Oasis.app has integrated with the 1inch Network, a decentralized exchange aggregator, to provide its users with the competitive rates and liquidity. This integration comes shortly after users were suffering from rising gas costs using Oasis Trade, as 1inch provides a cheaper, more efficient solution…. Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 12:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform, recently MixMarvel, a blockchain game publishing platform and content community, has completed its integration with Polygon to enhance its immersive gaming experiences and provide play-to-earn opportunities. The two companies are also co-developing the most robust content platform in the NFT… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Popular neo-bank Revolut has become WeWork’s first customer to pay for shared space in Bitcoin, according to a public statement. Revolut will pay for its Dallas space, its largest in the US, in BTC. Revolut will lease space for more than 300 employees at WeWork… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Polychain and Three Arrows Capital have led a $230 million investment in the Avalanche public blockchain ecosystem. They’ve been joined by R/Crypto Fund, Dragonfly, CMS Holdings, Collab+Currency, Lvna Capital and several angel investors and family offices. The Avalanche Foundation will be using the funds from… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 9:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Over his three decades as a tech entrepreneur, Cameron Chell has shown a knack for identifying transformative technologies early on and he believes he’s done it again. Chell is the executive director of CurrencyWorks, a developer of digital currencies and related systems, and co-head of… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EY, an international consulting and tech firm, is working with Polygon on developing and implementing scaling and enterprise services for the Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem. As part of this collaboration, EY and Polygon will be working cooperatively on Polygon Nightfall, a public, privacy-oriented Rollup. EY will… Read More