Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 1, 2021 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) is expected to publish its long-anticipated report on stablecoins later today. The PWG includes the US Secretary of the Treasury, the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman of the Securities… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Maslife, an AI-enhanced app that assists you with improving your health, relax your mind and take control of your finances, has raised 84% (£845,172) of its £1,000,001 target from 90 investors via Seedrs. With 24 days left in the Maslife crowdfunding campaign, the UK-based company notes… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is now available for trading on digital asset exchange OkCoin – with some of “the lowest fees around.” OkCoin users are able to deposit, withdraw, and trade SHIB against USD via the exchange. All OkCoin clients including those in the US, except… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-headquartered crypto-asset custody service provider Hex Trust confirmed earlier this week that James Fok has joined the firm’s advisory board. James brings more than 2 decades of professional experience in capital markets and the financial services sector across high-profile management roles, and also as… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 6:37 pm By Xu Gao  |  

“Banking Financial Institutions Joint Declaration for the Support for the Protection of Biodiversity” Released in Kunming On October 15th, 36 Chinese banks and 24 foreign banks and international organizations signed up for the “Banking Financial Institutions Joint Declaration for the Support for the Protection of… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralization is one of the core tenets or value propositions of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). As explained in a blog post by Qtum (QTUM), decentralization is the process by which the “governance activities of an organization are distributed or delegated away from a… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Kraken notes that after a “predictably underwhelming” September in the crypto-asset markets, “history was made in October as BTC hit new all-time highs.” Kraken wrote in an extensive report that, as foreshadowed last month, data “indicates that a supply… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Gemini, they are constantly “tuned in” to the international crypto ecosystem in search of high-potential digital tokens to add to their platform, the company noted in a blog post. That’s why they are exploring the following crypto tokens for trading and custody support: Audius… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Nick Agar, Founder of AXIA, the organization that is focused on creating a digital ecosystem around the world’s “first” hyper-deflationary virtual currency, called AXIA Coin (AXC). The digital currency‘s developers note that AXIA presents a “unique” economic system, with its breakthrough… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Good Games Guild, the Play-to-Earn game hub, has completes its seed round, which was valued at $1.7 million, and includes investments from a list of well-known investors. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, NGC has led the investment round along with contributions from… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinSmart Financial Inc., a digital asset trading platform has announced that its wholly-owned operating subsidiary Simply Digital Technologies Inc. is now registered as a restricted dealer under securities laws across Canada. CoinSmart notes that it is one of a few platforms that trade crypto to… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a top online investment platform, has listed its first litigation funding offer or “Initial Litigation Offering” (ILO) a tokenized security for a court case initiated by Apothio. Litigation funding is a method to crowdfund a legal case that is expected to be brought to… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset platform Bitpanda notes that they’re pleased to welcome Joshua Barraclough on board, as Chief Executive Officer of Bitpanda Pro. As mentioned in the update, Josh joins Bitpanda from J.P. Morgan with “the ambitious goal of turning Pro into the number… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FV Bank, the fast-growing U.S. licensed international challenger bank and digital asset custodian, has confirmed that it has been approved as a Principal Member of Visa. As mentioned in the announcement, this is an important milestone in further solidifying FV Bank as a key market… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO), a virtual payments and financial tech firm, has introduced ‘green’ Bitcoin, an initiative which “makes all Bitcoin purchased on the Mogo platform climate positive.” For every Bitcoin bought via its platform, Mogo will plant “enough trees to completely offset the CO2… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

AlphaFin, a Fintech company that helps customers transition to blockchain-based financial systems, today announced the successful onboarding of a blockchain-powered microfinance institution in concert with Dhosa Chandaneswar Bratyajan Samit headquartered in Kolkata, India. “The significance of this achievement is that for the very first time,… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

ModelManagement.com, the digital marketplace for models, talents, and influencers built on the principles of transparency, trust, and safety, has announced a strategic partnership with Deel, a global payroll and compliance service provider. The partnership is geared towards bringing on-time payments to models around the world,… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Umbrella Network , a decentralized Layer-2 oracle solution, has announced its launch on Polygon. At the time of launch, more than 2000 data pairs will be made available “across the ecosystem, including price data from cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency options and derivatives, US equities, commodities markets, and… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Guild of Guardians, a non-fungible token (NFT)-enabled mobile role-playing game (RPG) released by Immutable and created by Stepico Games, has shared details of an in-game currency token that has been “made available in an exclusive CoinList sale.” The token sale, which is issued and operated… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 8:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

MoonPay, a global cryptocurrency payments solution, and the HBAR Foundation today announced US customers in most states can now purchase the Hedera network’s native token, HBAR, through MoonPay’s platform. The Hedera network is an increasingly popular, sustainable enterprise-grade public network for the decentralized economy. The… Read More