Blockchain & Digital Assets

July 28, 2021 @ 3:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Developers can now provide Polygon’s USDC token via the Polygon ecosystem thanks to the use of Wyre’s Checkout API. This integration provides one of the only fiat to USDC on-ramps for customers around the world and in 43 US states, with the conversion process taking less… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 2:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Even in the face of some high-profile opposition, cryptocurrency prices continue to rise, GlobalBlock sales trader Alexandra Clark said in her latest research note. While recent commentary from Janet Yellen and Elizabeth Warren was negative, Bitcoin reached a high north of $40,000 July 27. While… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 1:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of NEO, a blockchain platform supporting an open network and smart economy, reveal that the Neo Frontier Launchpad winners were recently announced. Around two months back, the NEO team had put out a call for “trailblazers” who were “up to the challenge” of… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Bullish, a tech firm focused on creating financial services for the digital assets sector (which has revealed its plans to go public on NYSE via a merger with Far Peak Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: FPAC)), says they are pleased to confirm that they’re… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Like a lot of people and companies, Consensus is moving to Texas for 2022. The in-person blockchain-focused gathering will take place in Austin in June 2022. The Mayor of Austin, Steve Adler, commented on the addition of the event to its city’s calendar: “The future… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin rewards startup Lolli has closed on a $10 million Series A funding round, according to a note from the company. The funding was led by Acrew Capital with participation from Banana Capital, Up North Management, and Animal Capital. Investments included the backing from social… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 9:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SEBA Bank, a FINMA licensed Swiss Bank offering a seamless, secure, and easy-to-use bridge between digital and traditional assets, has confirmed the appointment of Sam Lin to the position of CEO Asia with “immediate effect.” This appointment “demonstrates SEBA Bank’s commitment to strengthening its status… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Biconomy, a multichain relayer infrastructure network and transaction platform that enables Web3.0 developers to easily build applications, has revealed that it secured $9 million in a private funding round that was led by DACM and Mechanism Capital, along with contributions from  Coinbase Ventures, Coinfund, True… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, has called on the Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to reign in cryptocurrency – now. In a letter sent to Yellen, Senator Warren told the Secretary to use the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While some testing remains on Umbria Network’s cross-chain Narni bridge, the initial results are promising, the company said this week. Narni’s goal is to enable users to move ERC-20 tokens securely from one blockchain network to another cheaply, quickly, and easily. In testing, USDT was… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

William Callahan, Director of Government & Strategic Affairs at Blockchain Intelligence Group,  has noted that Tether CTO and General Counsel had made an appearance live on CNBC last week. William has asked us whether we think the U.S. Department of Justice was watching this “slow… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 11:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Consumers are warming to the concept of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), research from European deep tech company Guardtime shows. Guardtime surveyed people in 10 countries and found 64 per cent of people would likely use a CBDC launched in their country, with 33 per… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 10:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin’s recent movement around the $29,000 border could influence the cryptocurrency market through the end of the year EXANTE senior analyst Victor Argonov said. While the market drawdown has been going on for more than two months, but the June BTC low of $28,800 has… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 3:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

CoinSwap Space, a decentralized exchange on the Binance Smart Chain, now allows investors to stake their native CSS token and earn rewards in ADA, ETH, and LINK. These coins’ long-term viability should shield them from the heaviest losses, the company believes. Launched on April 30,… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 3:43 pm 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 (July 26) that for the week ending July 26,… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bharat Mediratta has reportedly joined digital assets firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) as Fellow. The former Google Distinguished Engineer and Dropbox CTO and SVP aims to bring his deep technical expertise to Coinbase, according to the announcement. As noted by Coinbase: “Today, we’re excited to welcome Bharat… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 3:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin’s recent travails are a reminder to retail investors to watch the whales, GlobalBlock sales trader Alexandra Clark said in a recent research note. After dipping to $29,393, signs show Bitcoin is on the upswing, Clark said. A group of Bitcoin whales purchased a total… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing today on cryptocurrency aptly titled Cryptocurrencies: What are they good for? And as one may anticipate, the questions and support of digital asset innovation largely fell along party lines. For the witnesses, there were representatives from Coin Center, Filecoin,… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Fernando Martinelli, the Co-founder and CEO at Balancer Labs, which supports the ongoing development of Balancer, an automated portfolio manager and digital asset liquidity provider. As covered in May 2021, Balancer Version 2.0, the “most flexible” and efficient automated market maker… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

BlockQuake has announced its long-anticipated official launch. The crypto exchange has taken a regulatory compliance first approach learning from the early innovators to create a “gold standard” digital asset trading platform. BlockQuake states that it seeks to differentiate its service by aiming to give users… Read More