Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 31, 2021 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A consortium of Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and initiatives have  announced DeFi for the People, a collaboration of international crypto-focused organizations united by a shared goal: bringing DeFi to the 6 billion mobile phone users across the globe. Developed on Celo, the project includes… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 3:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Liti Capital’s wLITI token, a wrapped version of the Swiss company’s LITI equity token, has been listed on Changelly PRO. $wLITI pairs with BTC and USDT are now available for trading. This comes less than a week after listing on Bitcoin.com Exchange and less than… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 3:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Embedded finance platform Railsbank and Status Money, the New York-based personal finance company, are partnering to launch a cash-back credit card that automatically invests rewards in cryptocurrency. This partnership comes at a time when 45 per cent of Americans have no stock market investments, according… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The ongoing legal battle between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple and its founders continues to work its way through the halls of justice.  While the SEC continues to pursue its belief that XRP (the digital currency created by Ripple) has always been… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a commission-free stock brokerage platform that provides APIs for Fintech-related apps to connect and trade in US stocks, reveals that it has finalized a $50 million Series B “on the heels” of driving 1500% YTD growth in brokerage accounts and “expanding partnerships” across Europe,… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 7:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SFOX, the independent crypto-assets prime broker offering institutional traders and investors with access to international digital assets markets via a single account, have revealed that former Goldman Sachs exec John Mannino has decided to join the firm as its Director of Compliance. Mannino has joined… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX Exchange has reportedly received full approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to serve as a Recognized Market Operator-Digital Asset Exchange (RMO-DAX) for the trading of virtual currencies in the Southeast Asian country. This makes MX Exchange only the fourth DAX to offer compliant… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank, a digital bank with a focus on digital assets, has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round according to a company release. The funding will be utilized to launch a digital asset custody solution, a debit card along with international expansion…. Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation’s central bank and financial regulator, revealed on August 30, 2021 that 15 finalists were selected for the international competition to create a retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solution (Global CBDC Challenge). The finalists include financial institutions,… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with James Wo, the Founder and CEO at Digital Financial Group, an investment company empowering Web 3.0 applications and blockchain or DLT -enabled platforms. Wo discussed the different products and services that his company supports. He also discussed the long-term impact that… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hats has secured $3.5 million in seed funding in order to create an “incentivized” cybersecurity network. Hats is now live with Liquity and Kleros bounty vaults, according to an update shared with CI. Hats is described as a “decentralized” cybersecurity incentive network “governed by its… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalable Capital, an online broker and one of Europe’s largest digital wealth management platforms, recently expanded its savings plan offering. Scalable Capital customers are now able to consistently save towards stocks, exchange-traded funds or ETFs, and virtual currencies, beginning at just 1 Euro savings rate…. Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Taoping (NASDAQ: TAOP), a provider of blockchain technology and smart cloud services, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Taoping Digital Assets (Asia) Limited (TDAA) and a Kazakhstan company Aral Petroleum Capital (APC) have signed an MOU to establish a joint venture in Kazakhstan, of which… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset platform CoinList is pleased to confirm that registrations for the Immutable X (IMX) token sale are currently open (as of August 25, 2021). Immutable X is reportedly the first Layer-2 for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Ethereum. NFTs are only “as valuable as the… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken is pleased to confirm that they’re now supporting Moonriver (MOVR) according to an announcement dated August 26, 2021. As noted in the update from Kraken, deposits and withdrawals are currently open. Trading will commence at around “09:00 UTC on August 27.”… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 8:26 am By Xu Gao  |  

Digital RMB Used in China’s Futures Market for the First Time On August 24th, the Dalian Commodity Exchange had paid the fees to Dalian Liangyun Group Storage and Transportation Co., Ltd in the form of digital RMB, making it the first use of digital RMB… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini recently revealed that they’ve introduced the new Nifty Gateway design, which should give creators and collectors an “incredible” new interface and experience. The Gemini team believes this “monumental overhaul” will be a “game changer” for collectors. Their aim is to give… Read More

August 28, 2021 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Security Token Market (STM), a security token research firm, has teamed up with “turnkey” security token platform, Digital Markets (DIGTL). With “hundreds” of security token offerings (STOs) presently listed on the platform, STM has become an established marketplace to research and take part in the… Read More

August 28, 2021 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Robo.cash notes that depending on the loan maturity, you can either stick to an “urgent liquidity strategy” or “wait for your passive income.” According to the Croatian P2P lending platform, a third option is also possible. For instance, you may divide an investment… Read More

August 28, 2021 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on Friday, August 27, 2021, COTI (COTI) will be available on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase clients are now able to trade, send, receive, or store COTI in “most Coinbase-supported regions, with certain exceptions” (certain jurisdictions excluded due to… Read More