Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 17, 2021 @ 8:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Plenty, a DeFi protocol on the Tezos blockchain, along with Tezos India, is organizing a two-month hackathon designed to produce solutions to several Plenty use cases. The application period for the Plenty Global Hackathon 1.0, can be submitted beginning Nov. 20. Possible use cases include… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 7:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales, today announced the company is accepting cryptocurrency for payment for goods and services from BitPay, a provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services. RM Sotheby’s said the ability to accept cryptocurrency enables it… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 5:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Superalgos, an open-source, community-owned trading intelligence project, this week launched its free platform for designing, testing, and deploying crypto trading bots. It comes after four years in development with tens of thousands of downloads during the open beta phase as the community builds up liquidity… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The VeChain Foundation notes that after many months of hard work and dedicated effort, the arrival of Block #10653500 on the VeChainThor mainnet “officially marks the upgrade to PoA 2.0 phase 1 and the first steps towards the full-form of [their] protocol upgrade.” As they… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Directed IRA reports that over $40 million has been dedicated to the Gemini Crypto IRA Solution in the first 5 months. IRAs or individual retirement accounts, shield investors from taxes until the money is removed from the account. Somewhat similar to a 401K, IRAs can… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

If you have not encountered Crypto.com you are off-grid. From the ubiquitous television commercials starring Matt Damon to widespread promotions, the digital asset marketplace is everywhere. Today, crypto.com is entering a different realm by purchasing the naming rights of the Los Angeles Staples Center – soon… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte has entered an alliance with tech firm Ava Labs in order to support a new disaster recovery platform that leverages the Avalanche blockchain to “help state and local governments easily demonstrate their eligibility for federal emergency funding.” As mentioned in the announcement: “Developed with… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a blog post on Binance today, founder Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, has issued a call for global crypto regulation to “help ensure the industry will continue to innovate responsibly while ensuring a healthy path forward for future growth.” Crypto is deemed as lacking sufficient… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synonym Software Ltd, a firm founded with the goal of bringing self-ownership and control to the crypto-asset ecosystem by “creating an open and free web of trust” has officially launched today (on November 16, 2021). As mentioned in an update shared with CI, the preface… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 3:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paradigm, a firm investing in cryptocurrency-based startups, said this week it has raised $2.5 billion from investors to create the largest-ever cryptocurrency investment fund. If true, it would kick Andreessen Horowitz out of the top spot. The sum also surpasses the initial $1.5 billion target…. Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

NFTfi, a marketplace for non-fungible token (NFT) collateralized loans, says it has raised a $5 million Series A funding round. According to NFTfi, the round was led by 1kx, an early-stage crypto fund and will allow NFTfi to grow its operations, marketing, and product development… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

LedgerEdge, a digital corporate bond trading marketplace, has hired senior fixed-income executive Dom Holland to take the role of Business Development for the US. Holland will report to new CEO Michelle Neal. Holland brings over 15 years of senior leadership to his new role. He… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Mintable, an NFT [non-fungible token] marketplace, says it is poised to become the world’s largest NFT platform as  it aggregates all NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. According to a release, Mintable now displays every single NFT ever minted on Ethereum. Mintable claims that it is… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 7:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (November 15) that for the week ending November 12,… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On November 14th, 2021, block height 709,632, Bitcoin’s (BTC) Taproot upgrade was activated. This critical update brings with it several important enhancements to the overall flexibility, security, and efficiency of BTC transfers. And as Bitcoin’s first protocol upgrade in more than 4 years, it’s a… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sparrow, a crypto-assets trading platform with head offices in Singapore, recently acquired $4.4 million in capital via a Series A round that was led by Gain Loyal Pte Ltd. As mentioned in the announcement, Gain Loyal Pte Ltd is an established investment firm that focuses… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 4:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a hot policy topic in the US as well as the rest of the world. Many developed countries are reviewing the potential as well as the potential pitfalls for a CBDC. China is already testing a digital yuan live… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Gemini announced on November 12, 2021 that they are pleased to confirm support for Shiba Inu (SHIB), along with a wide range of decentralized finance (DeFi), Metaverse, infrastructure, and data management tokens. As mentioned in an update from Gemini, Shiba Inu (SHIB),… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken notes that they’re pleased to confirm that Polkadot Parachain Auctions are now live (as of November 12, 2021). Platform users may earn rewards while supporting their favorite Polkadot initiatives on Kraken, the company wrote in a blog post. The update from… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin has just completed a soft fork upgrade to the network labeled Taproot. As has been widely reported, Bitcoin will now benefit from an improved ability to incorporate smart contracts and improved privacy of transactions (Schnorr Signatures). Bitcoin, which is pushing new all-time highs (probably… Read More