Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 26, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), which is one of the leading Nasdaq-listed public Bitcoin mining firms in the US, recently shared its financial results “as of and for the three-months ended June 30, 2021.” Riot Blockchain’s unaudited financial statements are also available via the firm’s… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO, a key player in blockchain innovation and liquidity for digital assets, reveals that its wholly owned, FINRA member broker-dealer subsidiary, tZERO ATS, has teamed up with MarketSpace Capital, a real estate private equity company. Through the partnership, the firms will support the trading of… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the UK Financial Conduct Authority posted the “First Supervisory Notice” related to a statement by the FCA in June that Binance Markets Limited is not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the UK. Binance Markets is part of the Binance Group. Binance… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL Pay, a “decentralized” lending protocol that “puts credit in the hands of those who need it the most (users without capital), says that it aims to address the problems presented by uncollateralized borrowing through their “novel” design of “a decentralized network of banking nodes.”… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, Asia’s digital assets financial services platform, has introduced “ETH2.0 Staking Earn,” an offering that enables clients to take part in Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) staking at a “low threshold,” while earning yield from Ethereum “lock-up rewards.” Through the ETH 2.0 Staking Earn program, participants… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 10:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin rewards company Lolli today announced a partnership with StubHub. It will give users the ability to earn up to six per cent bitcoin back on tickets for sporting events, theatre and concerts. StubHub will join more than 1,000 other retailers offering bitcoin rewards with… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CJDNS SASU, a French software R&D start-up in the PKT ecosystem, recently announced its funding agreement with NGI-LEDGER, a European Commission’s initiative that aims “to shape the development and evolution of the Internet.” The agreement secures funding for SafePKT, an initiative that aims to bring… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 4:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin is taking a breather after a period of growth that saw it return to a value north of $50,000, GlobalBlock sales trader Alexandra Clark said in her latest research notes. After breaking through the $50,000 level on Monday, Bitcoin has fallen back below $48,000,… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 2:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Even though Bitcoin had shown some positives until recently, there are reasons for concern, GlobalBlock sales trader Marcus Sotiriou said this week. Sotiriou said Bitcoin closed another day above the 200-day moving average on Monday, while also completing a support/resistance flip of the $48,000 level… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain infrastructure provider InfStones reveals that it has finalized a $10 million Series A round that was led by Qiming Venture Partners, along with contributions from DHVC, HashKey Capital, Plug and Play, SNZ Holdings, and the family office of Xinjun Liang, the co-founder and former… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

eToro Group Ltd, a modern investment platform that combines both traditional, including fractional shares, as well as digital assets in a social environment, has posted interim Q2 2021 financial results in advance of its forthcoming float on the Nasdaq in a SPAC deal. Yoni Assia,… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin-focused firm Blockstream reveals that it has secured $210 million in capital as part of their Series B round at a $3.2 billion valuation. Blockstream’s investment round was led by Baillie Gifford and iFinex, the operator of Bitfinex. As mentioned in the announcement, this new… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

wLITI token, a “wrapped” version of the LITI equity token, has been listed on the Bitcoin.com trading platform. Liti Capital is a Switzerland-based blockchain private equity fund that raises capital for legal cases for litigation financing. Holders of the token may benefit from returns generated… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 10:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Canadian venture capital firm ThreeD Capital was among the backers of XREX’s recent US $17 million Pre-Series A financing round. ThreeD Capital acquired 282,386 preferred shares in the Taiwanese tradetech company for US $400,000. “We are very excited about our investment in XREX and its… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 10:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance Singapore has hired Richard Teng as CEO. Teng was previously CEO of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and has been active in the Fintech sector for years. Teng was formerly an executive at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and  a former Chief… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MovoCash, a California-headquartered Fintech firm, is improving their clients’ on-demand banking experience with new money movement options supported by Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), an international provider of payments and financial services tech. MOVO is enhancing payments by enabling clients to deposit, pay, receive, save, send… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenSwap has secured more than $1M in a “strategic” funding round for an integrated DeFi Hub, according to an update shared with CI. OpenSwap, an integrated DeFi Hub built as an “interchain, decentralized liquidity booster for traders,” finalized its latest investment and raised $1 million+…. Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Permission.io, a provider of permission-based digital advertising, today announced the availability of its blockchain validator node and blockchain full node on Google Cloud Marketplace. With both of these offerings available on Google Cloud Marketplace, users will have access to Permission.io’s secure private blockchain to send… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 3:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bimp’s new platform blends game streaming, cryptocurrency, and DeFi into one ecosystem. Launched this July, Bimp is a cryptocurrency project which includes smart contracts, non-rugpull  features, a daily BNB claim reward system and NFT money backed by real tokens According to Newzoo, a gaming and… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 3:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform Coinberry has become the first pure-play registered crypto trading platform in Canada. This registration will allow Coinberry to offer Canadians crypto-based products and services on a regulated platform. “We at Coinberry have been working hard with our partners at DLA Piper to… Read More