Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 5, 2021 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ParaSwap announced that it will be integrating Chainlink Keepers in order to bring limit order functionality to its decentralized exchange or DEX aggregator. ParaSwap confirmed on August 2, 2021 in a blog post that it will integrate Chainlink Keepers on Ethereum (ETH) so it can… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 7:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As cryptocurrency watchers let Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s recent appearance before the United States Congress sink in, many are sharing the opinion that he could have done so much more. On Aug. 3, Gensler asked Congress for expanded resources and a… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 6:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RelayChain is one of the companies seeking to add utility to decentralized finance (DeFi) by building bridges between separate and distinct blockchains. The company’s Bridging as a Service is a new decentralized technology that quickly and securely links liquidity across blockchains. It can be seamlessly… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 4:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital asset cybersecurity company GK8 has partnered with Securrency, a Fintech and Regtech firm which tokenizes securities, equities, and commodities. GK8’s enterprise-grade end-to-end custodial solution will be available to Securrency’s clients as Securrency creates a global ecosystem built around a universal, interoperable compliance core. While institutions are… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 11:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

TrustToken, creators of TUSD, has raised a $12.5 million round of funding to scale TrueFi, its DeFi protocol for collateral-free loans which is powered by on-chain credit scores. The strategic funding round is led by Blocktower with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Alameda Research through the purchase of TRU, TrueFi’s native… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

BitMEX, a crypto exchange known for active trading and derivatives, has noted in a blog post that Chainalsyis has removed it from its “High Risk Assesment” qualification. In the fall of 2020, Chainalsysis labeled Bitmex a High-Risk exchange following the announcement that the US Department… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest crypto platform, behind only Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of market capitalization, is set to undergo one of the most significant upgrades in its history. The major Ethereum blockchain network upgrade is set to take place in a few hours (at… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Austria’s Bitpanda, the digital investment platform which has managed to achieve Unicorn status, reveals that it will be investing €10 million during the next couple years into the newly established Blockchain Research & Development Hub. The new Blockchain Research & Development Hub could potentially attract… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Three US Senators have joined together to submit an amendment to the infrastructure bill to protect digital asset innovation. Senators Pat Toomey, Ron Wyden, and Cynthia Lummis have filed the change to clarify the definition of a broker in regards to reporting requirements impacting crypto… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 9:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Circle, creator of dollar-based stablecoin USDC, has partnered with blockchain domain name provider Unstoppable Domains to offer easily readable usernames for stablecoin payments. Circle, which recently raised $440 million notes that USDC is the world’s fastest-growing dollar digital currency with a market cap of more… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 7:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Animoca Brands has easily completed a securities offering on AngelHub, a Hong Kong-based firm that is the only investment crowdfunding platform regulated by the Securities Financial Commission (SFC). Animoca raised USD $2.3 million on AngelHub as part of a larger USD $139 million funding round…. Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 6:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A shift from BTC to ETH are among the findings from digital currency brokerage Genesis’ Q2 2021 Market Observations Report. Strong institutional growth continued throughout the quarter. Loan originations increased almost 700 per cent YoY to an all-time high of $25 billion in Q2 and were… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 5:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges alleging an unregistered securities offering in regards to digital assets by Uulala. The SEC simultaneously announced a settlement with the company along with its founders Oscar Garcia and Matthew Loughran. According to the SEC, more than… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 4:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockswap’s Open Saver savings account allows eligible participants to benefit from holding green cryptocurrencies without needing advanced knowledge of the sector or even personal cryptocurrency holdings. It will also help users lessen their carbon footprint. Open Saver will offer a targeted return of seven per… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 3:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Technical adjustments to Ethereum’s blockchain are the culprit behind a one percent price drop of the popular cryptocurrency ETH today, reports suggest. The changes, known as Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559, would alter the way transactions are processed and will occur when the 12,965,000th block… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 3:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler’s plan to be the new sheriff policing the Wild West of Crypto comes as no surprise to one industry watcher. Earlier this week Gensler announced that he plans on cracking down on cryptocurrency-related fraud and sought more assistance… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 3:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

GlobalData believes it has a good idea of who the next blockchain unicorns will be. The company used its Unicorn Prediction Model to produce a list of 25 startups with the potential to exceed a $1 billion valuation. GlobaData looked to its scorecard of 10,000… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 10:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Brooklyn, New York based ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum (ETH) development studio, has published its latest report on the Current State of DeFi. The report from ConsenSys provides a detailed analysis of Ethereum’s decentralized finance ecosystem and its ongoing growth during Q2 2021…. Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Digital Asset Management reports that it is now live on Crowdcube as the first Gibraltar registered firm to crowdfund. The firm’s management told Crowdfund Insider: “During the first few days of being live in Dam’s community, the company has raised over 1,000,000… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

MakersPlace has announced a $30 million Series A funding round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Pantera Capital, along with the backing of Uncork Capital, Draper Dragon Digital Assets, 9Yards Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Sony Music Entertainment. Angel investors in the round include multiple well-known… Read More