Blockchain & Digital Assets

December 12, 2021 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research (EMPOWR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing, has filed a lawsuit challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to disclose conflicts of interest regarding the regulation of crypto. EMPOWR has filed… Read More

December 11, 2021 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nervos will reportedly be integrating the Kava network with their cross-chain Force Bridge product to “enable the bridging of liquidity between Kava and Nervos.” As explained in a blog post, the integration will allow for “the movement of native assets between the chains, giving $CKB… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ledger, a wallet solution for crypto, is enabling staking for the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) token. According to a statement by Ledger, it is partnering with the Dfinity Foundation, a contributor to the Internet Computer, a blockchain that runs at web speed, serves the web,… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, a provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, has announced that due to significant demand, merchants may immediately accept Shiba Inu (SHIB) for payments and consumers may purchase, store and swap SHIB in the BitPay Wallet app. Even though it began as a meme,… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Meta, formerly known as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), has enabled its digital wallet Novi to transfer funds using Paxos’ dollar-based stablecoin USDP via WhatsApp – another Meta company. Paxos is a top digital asset platform in the US that has pursued a compliance-first approach to providing crypto… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Casper Association, a non-profit that oversees the Casper Network, has integrated its  native token, CSPR with the BitKeep wallet. Casper is a proof of stake blockchain designed to accelerate enterprise and developer adoption of blockchain technology today.  Casper boasts lower gas fees  and improved speeds… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Parallel Finance, an institutional-grade lending protocol for decentralized finance (DeFi), has reportedly secured the fourth slot in the Polkadot parachain auctions. Over 30,000 contributors have “contributed a total of 10.75 million Polkadot (DOT) tokens during the fourth round of the auction, equivalent to $306 million,”… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Domination Finance, a non-custodial, decentralized exchange for dominance trading, has announced the launch of its liquidity vault “as part of the industry’s broader move towards DeFi 2.0.” As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, the vault represents “the first of its kind, allowing… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 5:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, Ethereum’s most used scaling platform, today announced a $400 million deal with zero-knowledge (ZK) startup Mir as part of the next step in scaling Ethereum and bringing millions of users to Web 3. With this acquisition, Polygon said it gains access to the world’s… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 4:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Binance Asia Services, the blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency provider behind Binance.sg, today announced they have taken a post-money stake of 18 per cent in Hg Exchange (HGX), subject to regulatory requirements. HGX is a Southeast Asian member-driven private securities exchange, founded by financial institutions PhillipCapital,… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokeny, a European tokenization platform, is enabling the Tokenchampion’s tokenization. Tokenchampion is said to be the first investment fund that tokenized debt for the “acquisition and management of international football players’ image rights.” Luc Falempin, Tokeny founder and CEO, commented on the news: “The Tokenchampions… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pontoro, the financial tech firm focused on creating the first institutional-grade digital asset securitization and liquidity platform to address “the $15 trillion shortfall in infrastructure debt finance by enabling broader investor participation,” has announced a $6 million preferred seed round that was led by Ulu… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zeta Markets, a decentralized finance (DeFi) futures and options exchange built on Solana, has announced that it finalized an $8.5M funding round that was led by Jump Capital. The investment round, carried out via private token sale, had participation from Race Capital, Electric Capital, DACM,… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from digital institutional investment platform VALK shows professional investors are increasingly focusing on cryptocurrency and digital assets as worries about stretched equity valuations and poor yields in the fixed income markets grow. Its study among professional investors working in eight major economies for… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While more than four out of five serious regular crypto traders are making money in the markets, one in six are losing it, research from blockchain-based derivatives trading platform CloseCross claims. Its study among crypto traders across six major economies who stake at least $5,000… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Plenty, a Tezos-based DeFi protocol, recently launched its routing feature, a move which should make DeFi on Tezos an easy-to-use and smooth experience, the company said. It offers yield farming and a decentralized exchange and allows onboarding from other blockchains. Its protocol allows users to… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new study of institutional investors and wealth managers, who collectively manage around $108.4 billion in assets, reveals 85 per cent say they now have dedicated teams reviewing cryptocurrencies and digital assets, though for many it is a new development. The research, commissioned by London-based… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today (December 8, 2021), the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on digital assets. As was previously reported, the witnesses included top crypto executives and thus provided the opportunity for a unique discussion between House members and crypto entrepreneurs. Chairwoman of the Committee,… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 4:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital Finance Group, a global blockchain and cryptocurrency investment firm, recently announced it has invested $1.5 million in a private funding round as the head investor for Rivet, an Ethereum infrastructure service built on open-source technology. The funding will be used to grow the Rivet… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 12:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

CurrencyWorks, a full-service blockchain platform provider, today announced it is launching a new music entertainment NFT platform, MusicFX, in partnership with Crown & Ace. A pioneer of the NFT space, CurrencyWorks has already established platforms to serve the growing demand for digital token services and… Read More