Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 10, 2021 @ 9:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Dharma, an Ethereum wallet that directly connects with users’ banks, has completed its integration with the Polygon network. The integration will now enable users to purchase virtually any DeFi token directly from their US-based bank account without paying gas fees. Full Dharma wallet support for… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX has reportedly acquired regulatory approval from the financial market supervisor for its SDX bourse. This should help with paving the way for the platform to be deployed with its marketplace for crypto-assets. Thomas Zeeb, Global Head of Exchanges at SIX, noted… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Exchange, a digital asset derivatives exchange, reveals that it has introduced Call and Put options for Solana’s SOL and Cardano’s ADA tokens, which reportedly makes it the only crypto exchange to provide options on these major digital tokens. As mentioned in an update shared… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Coinbase has established Protocol, a team that will be working on scaling Ethereum by integrating it with other solutions. Its first scaling solution to be implemented will be Polygon PoS. The Coinbase Protocol team is an experienced group of engineers at Coinbase focused on contributing… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 8:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain and cryptocurrency tech company DMG Blockchain Solutions has become the first Canadian Bitcoin miner to join the MaraPool mining pool. MaraPool is a U.S.-based Bitcoin mining pool that is fully audited by a third-party firm in the U.S. As of Sept. 13 DMG will… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 8:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

MasterCard (NYSE: MA)  will acquire CipherTrace a top digital asset firm focused on tracking, data, and security, for an undisclosed amount. CipherTrace currently works with many top banks and other financial institutions to provide solutions for some of the largest banks, exchanges, and other financial… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cardano’s price should reach $4 by the end of 2021, one industry analyst predicts. deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green said he is bullish about Cardano, which is generating plenty of enthusiasm as a much-anticipated technology upgrade is scheduled for Sept. 12. Green… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uphold, the digital money platform offering retail investors with single-wallet access to virtual and physical assets reveals that it has appointed technologists Stephen McNamara, as Chief Executive, and Kevin Sullivan, as CTO, at Uphold Labs. The new recruits will be responsible for leading Uphold Labs,… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gamified decentralized finance platform DeFi Land has finalized its initial round of investing valued at $4.1 million, according to an update shared with Crowdfund Insider. Several investors have allocated funds to this initiative, the announcement revealed. The concept of gamifying investment action could potentially make… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 8:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges once again targeting an initial coin offering alleging the act was an unregistered security offering. According to the SEC, Rivetz Corp., Rivetz International SEZC, and Steven K. Sprague, the President of Rivetz and CEO of Rivetz… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 1:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Distributed ledger technology is capable of having a tremendous impact on the efficiency of capital markets, and for Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets under management, it will start with its fixed-income division, DLT innovation analyst Gideon Rossouw said.  Rossouw recently listed 10… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 1:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange EQONEX (Nasdaq: EQOS) reveals that it will be conducting its first  airdrop of EQO dollars (EQO-D) “exclusively for the holders of its native token EQO.” As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “Under the terms of the airdrop, 100 EQO-D will… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fluency, a company that’s introducing a proprietary central bank digital currency or CBDC-focused blockchain enterprise platform, has received $1.3 million as part of a seed funding round from Europe-based investors (at a $23.5 million pre-money valuation). In statements shared with Finextra, Fluency Chief Executive Inga… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Billon has announced that it is one of 7 selected blockchain providers that will be part of the European Union’s European Blockchain Services Infrastructure project (EBSI). The selection is a sign of validation for the blockchain firm. Yesterday, it was announced that IOTA had been… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the largest digital asset trading platform in the US, has received a Wells Notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. A Wells Notice is a legal document that indicates the SEC is investigating the company indicating it may pursue an enforcement action… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Greengage Global Holding Ltd, a UK registered firm, which intends to serve as the very first digital merchant bank through its wholly owned Gibraltar subsidiary, Greengage & Co. Ltd, reveals that it has acquired another institutional investment, along with its £2.5 million investment from IOVLabs…. Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Haobo Ma, the CEO and Founder at blockchain platform aelf – which is powered by Cloud computing. Ma talked about his approach to cryptocurrency investments and how he got involved in the space back in 2010, which was when he… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex, a digital currency trading platform that’s being investigated by the US Justice Department for allegedly engaging in criminal charges including large-scale money laundering, announced that it will be supporting U2F security keys, which is described as an open authentication standard. The U2F security keys… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team and developers at blockchain platform Qtum (QTUM) recently noted that their official Telegram channel is one of their “most popular” social media sites. Qtum wrote in a blog post that it’s great for chatting and troubleshooting with their knowledgeable administrators. Unfortunately, however, this… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning August 31, 2021, Uppsala Security‘s AML, regulatory compliance and investigation product suite will be supporting Binance Smart Chain (BSC), according to a blog post dated September 2, 2021. Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for crypto AML/CTF, transaction risk management, regulatory… Read More