Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 24, 2021 @ 2:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Bitcoin Association, the Switzerland-based global industry organization working to advance business with the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain and digital currency, today announced the three finalists for the 4th Bitcoin SV Hackathon who will compete for a USD $100,000 prize pool (paid in BSV) at… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Avalanche lending protocol BENQI has reached $1 billion in total value locked (TVL) only a few days after its launch. BENQI, an algorithmic liquidity market protocol, has managed to attract more than $1 billion in total assets to its “decentralized” platform since its launch on… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 1:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bringing Bitcoin (BTC) to Cosmos had always been “part of the plan,” according to the Cosmos development team. With the new grant from the Interchain Foundation (ICF) to Interlay, the developers of interBTC, that goal “is getting closer.” Cosmos has always been “ahead of the… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 1:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain tech company CasperLabs today announced its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration gives developers and organizations building on the Casper Network the ability to directly deploy node infrastructures and design private networks for product testing from AWS. The Casper Network is an… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has created an infographic outlining how the agency regulates digital assets. The CFTC seeks to clarify “the fallacy of the question ‘Is it a commodity or a security’.” Posted by CFTC Commissioner Dawn D. Stump, the Commissioner says the… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ojamu, which aims to bring AI-enhanced MarTech (marketing technology) to the blockchain by harnessing the power of DLT and NFTs, says it wants to help with “predicting” the “most effective” digital marketing strategy for major brands. Founded in 2019, Singapore-based Ojamu notes that they plan… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Poly Network hack saga appears to be winding down as all of the funds have been returned along with the bug bounty.   As of now, #PolyNetwork has regained control of the $610M (not including the frozen $33M USDT) in assets affected in #polynetworkhack…. Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 1:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Community-governed decentralized exchange (DEX) EmiSwap today began listing its $ESW token on BitMart. EmiSwap features multi-blockchain interoperability, a distribution of all decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) fees, and an NFT-based community loyalty program. In addition to BitMart, $ESW is also listed on Ignition and Mantra DAO,… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

PayPal UK  (NASDAQ: PYPL) will start offering its users the ability to buy, sell and hold crypto beginning this week according to the company. While PayPal has already commenced crypto trading in the US this is the first international location for the global Fintech. The… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has introduced its plans (after an extensive study) to start testing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) during Q2 2022. The BOT had carried out a research study on the implications and feasibility of issuing a retail CBDC, as… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Connie Gallippi, Founder and Executive Director at BitGive, a non-profit organization that aims to bridge the gap between practical philanthropic solutions for nonprofit and humanitarian work globally made possible through emerging blockchain technology, recently shared some noteworthy updates with Crowdfund Insider. Established in 2013, BitGive is… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 7:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Technicorum Holdings, an IT and service group specializing in digital assets, today announced Gennix, a microlending protocol aimed at reducing financial inequality on the blockchain, is now live and has listed the $GNNX token on KingSwap and PancakeSwap. “We’re thrilled to finally launch the full… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment management company Investcorp and Singapore’s private capital exchange ADDX have teamed up to further expand the use of digital securities in the private markets. The first product that been introduced under the partnership is a diversified portfolio of US residential properties from the Sunbelt… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 6:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia, the leading voice in Australia advocating on behalf of innovation in the financial services sector, is reporting that the Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has joined its corporate partnership program, becoming the 13th new major member in the past year. SSX joins other partners… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), a virtual currency exchange that’s licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the nation’s central bank, revealed earlier this week that it had secured $12.5 million in capital. PDAX‘s investment round has reportedly been led by an unnamed… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European payments company Worldline and Switzerland’s digital asset platform Bitcoin Suisse recently announced the official launch of their omnichannel cryptocurrency payment solution, called WL Crypto Payments. The integrated solution has been designed to enable over 85,000 Switzerland-based merchants on Worldline’s network to take Bitcoin (BTC)… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 2:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, an Ethereum scaling full-stack solution bringing mass adoption to the Ethereum platform, today announced plans to create a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for DeFi and Web3. Polygon proposes the DAO to bootstrap DeFi growth and help onboard the next 100 million users to its… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Collective, a VC company that’s focused on creating the “future” of financial services by investing across traditional Fintech and emerging crypto-assets, revealed on Friday (August 20, 2021) that it has raised capital, as part of its existing early-stage strategy and for its new strategy… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, which aims to advance institutional participation in the digital assets space, reveals that institutions are now able to take part in Aave (AAVE) governance via on-chain voting offered by Anchorage digital bank. Aave is an open-source and non-custodial protocol for generating interest on… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 12:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 18, 2021, hackers managed to steal more than $90 million in over 69 different cryptocurrencies and digital tokens from Japan-based exchange Liquid Global. Liquid’s teams had “yet to release a postmortem detailing the attack vector used by the hacker,” the CipherTrace team noted… Read More