Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 15, 2021 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Vast Bank, a closely held chartered bank, and Bitcoin Latinum have announced a partnership that will “focus on opportunities for collaboration, deal flow, and integration among Vast Bank, Bitcoin Latinum, and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation (Bitcoin Latinum’s lead developer) all through the support of Bitcoin Latinum… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Brainjar, Head of Product at Composable Finance, which is described as a “hyper liquidity” infrastructure layer for decentralized finance (DeFi) assets that are being powered by Layer-2 Ethereum and Polkadot. Brainjar talked about issues with existing smart contracts and how… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amasa, a micro-income stream investment platform, has teamed up with Polygon Studios in order to support the ongoing adoption of play-to-earn gaming and facilitate the transition of game development and studio building “from Web2 to Web3.” As mentioned in the announcement, Polygon Studios serves as… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 9:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Treasury has announced it will work with Israel in a partnership to combat the threat of ransomware. The two countries also affirmed a commitment to encouraging “robust Fintech innovation,” while also reinforcing the necessity of working together to combat cyber threats…. Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Evrynet is pleased to confirm that it will be joining the Stanford Future of Digital Currency Initiative (FDCI) as a member. As mentioned in the announcement, Evrynet joins other members including IBM, Ripple, Celo, and others in order to help develop universal digital currency APIs…. Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bahrain-based digital asset trading platform CoinMENA has acquired $9.5 million via a seed round. @CoinMENA Raises $9.5M Seed Fund #CoinMENA #Blockchain #Cryptocurrency #Crypto #DeFi https://t.co/vVH1vVj6ED pic.twitter.com/V05Ii2CabS — Head of DeFi @Spectrum Search – Blockchain Bully (@JobsBlockhain) November 12, 2021 As mentioned in the announcement, this… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ShapeShift DAO, a decentralized, non-custodial crypto platform and community, reveals that it has formed a partnership with ICHI in order to launch a new stable token. As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “Through the provision of a Decentralized Monetary Authority (DMA), ICHI empowers… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based digital bank Revolut notes that in December 2020, they had published a blog post to let clients know that if they were holding any XRP tokens in their Revolut accounts at midnight UTC on December 12, 2020, then they would qualify or… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, a multi-asset alternative investment platform that’s focused on reducing friction and offering “previously unattainable” access to alternatives for millions of consumers, announced the expansion of its art platform into equity ownership investments of physical art, “complementing the wide range of debt-backed opportunities offered.” As… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto Solutions, Inc., a self-directed IRA platform that makes it easier for people to make investments into alternative assets via tax-advantaged retirement funds, announced on November 11, 2021 that Alto CryptoIRA has managed to surpass 100 crypto coins and virtual tokens. As mentioned in an… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 11:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Aleph Zero, a company using blockchain technology to serve the unique needs of the enterprise, today launched their mainnet. The development comes on the heels of a successful $14.8 million private sale. The funding comes from pre-seed and seed funding rounds in addition to its… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the Venmo team continues to grow and expand their cryptocurrency platform, they’re pleased to offer a new feature that will enable clients to set price alerts for digital currencies via the Venmo platform. This should help clients with tracking the price of the four… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BEQUANT, the digital asset prime brokerage and exchange, has reportedly appointed Huong Hauduc as General Counsel. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, Huong will be helping BEQUANT to “expedite the growth of the business across new jurisdictions and products.” Huong has almost 2… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akt.io, the platform bridging decentralized finance (DeFi), wealth management and payment services, has announced its partnership with the HBAR Foundation in order to support their launch of the first DeFi app on the carbon-negative Hedera Network, which claims to be “the most used, sustainable and… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an action against Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd., and its co-founder and CEO, Do Kwon. The SEC said in a statement that it is seeking an order directing the company to comply with investigative subpoenas for documents and testimony…. Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) is now accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. These four popular cryptos are joined by Apple Pay , Google Pay and PayPal as the theater chain goes digital for payments. The news was revealed by AMC CEO Adam Aron in… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following testing of the network infrastructure and staking dynamics by more than 100 validators, Agoric, a JavaScript-native smart contract platform, has confirmed the introduction of its public chain (after the completion of a private token sale). As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “Committing… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

FINMA licensed digital asset bank SEBA Bank has won the “Best ETP of the Year” Award in the Swiss ETF Awards 2022, according to a note from the company. The ETP in question is the SEBA Crypto Asset Select Index (SEBAX), which trades on the… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 2:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zebec Protocol has officially launched on Solana mainnet in order to “redefine finance.” As the first programmable cashflow protocol deployed on Solana, Zebec has been created to support real-time and continuous streams of payments and financial transactions “for payroll, investments and more.” The automatic money… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Ian LeWinter, an experienced producer and President at Film.io. LeWinter told us that he’s looking to challenge the existing order by providing new paths for filmmakers to build, fund, and distribute movies and TV shows. Film.io is a blockchain or distributed… Read More