Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 28, 2021 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

nameless, the developer of API software for the issuance, testing, and sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has finalized a $15 million seed investment round that was led by Mechanism Capital, a key player in the crypto and blockchain investing space with “a focus on NFTs… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 11:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Bosonic’s layer 2 blockchain infrastructure will be a clear player in digital asset markets because it addresses the key issues of counterparty credit and settlement risk, founder and CEO Rosario Ingargiola said. The company draws from Ingargiola’s two decades of experience with building algorithmic,… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XDEFI Wallet introduced its utility token $XDEFI, which is reportedly the latest token to be created by Delphi Digital ($AXS, $YGG, $PERP). The $XDEFI utility token will aim to support the larger XDEFI Wallet ecosystem including funding various decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFT projects. Token… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hedera Hashgraph reports that DBS, an international bank based in Singapore, has joined its Governing Council. This is the first Asian bank to join Hedera on its mission to expand the utilization of its enterprise blockchain ecosystem. DBS is expected to be integral in guiding… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decred (DCR), a virtual currency that prioritizes security and scalability, has announced a new governance milestone. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, voter participation reached 77% for a proposal, which reportedly took place on the initiaitve’s off-chain proposal system, Politeia. This development… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex, a digital token trading platform, has teamed up with Nuvei, via its subsidiary Simplex, a fiat-crypto gateway provider, allowing clients to introduce its suite of crypto on-ramp services. Bitfinex clients with an intermediate verification level will get access to the Simplex funding options. Users… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shari Noonan, CEO of Rialto Markets, has issued a positive statement on investment crowdfunding while warning of “choppier waters” in the crypto sector and labeling NFTs [Non-Fungible Tokens] ” unregulated securities.” Rialto Markets is a FINRA regulated broker-dealer that offers securities under Reg CF (Regulation… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cream Finance, a decentralized lending protocol, has experienced a hack that may have caused a $117 million theft.   We are investigating an exploit on C.R.E.A.M. v1 on Ethereum and will share updates as soon as they are available. — Cream Finance 🍦 (@CreamdotFinance) October… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 9:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While some believe the recent approval of a Bitcoin futures ETF means a similar product for Ethereum is on its way, don’t hold your breath, one analyst predicts. Genesis’ head of market insights Noelle Acheson said the assumptions of a pending approval for an Ethereum… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 11:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions and NYDIG, a provider of Bitcoin (BTC) platform solutions, have entered an agreement where Wolters Kluwer will act as an “exclusive” vendor to interested financial institutions seeking assistance in meeting their regulatory and compliance requirements while “exploring and implementing services for… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Binance NFT, the NFT marketplace of Binance, recently announced the launch of its first-ever initial game offering (IGO). The IGO is part of Binance’s brand new initiative to build the ultimate launchpad for NFT games and gamers, the company said. Initial game offerings provide individuals… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, a company focused on payments and card issuance for businesses, has launched a global Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution and announced the extension of its Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution to the US markets. Initial API-based elements from the new CaaS offering will enable financial institutions to “add… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 9:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Data presented by MejoresApuestas.com confirms OpenSea is the dominant NFT marketplace. That space is growing dramatically, as market volume topped $15 billion last week. Last week, all-time trading volume on OpenSea surpassed $9.4 billion, a figure representing 60 per cent of all marketplace trading volume…. Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 5:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new digital asset company was announced at Money2020 today, and based on its executive roster it has a chance to make waves in the industry. Cion Digital has been operating in stealth mode for several months as it quietly introduced the Cion Blockchain Orchestration… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinList (Amalgamated Token Services Inc.) has announced a funding round of $100 million that brings the digital asset platform a $1.5 billion valuation. The news follows sister platform Republic raising a $150 million Series B funding round. The funding round was co-led by early CoinList… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 3:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Valereum Blockchain Plc (AQSE: VLRM) has signed an agreement to purchase 80% of the shares of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to a statement by GSX Group, the exchange group will retain the remaining 20% of outstanding… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crypto wallet and payments platform Zumo this week released the report Decarbonizing Crypto: A state of play. It is a cross-sector effort to explore the carbon footprint of cryptocurrencies and the task of decarbonization. The report also explores the complexities of decarbonization and how the… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 2:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FTSE Russell and Digital Asset Research (DAR) today announced the launch of the FTSE Russell Digital Asset Index Series. Debuting this week are the FTSE Bitcoin Index, the FTSE Ethereum Index and the FTSE Cardano Index. The FTSE Digital Asset Index Series is designed to… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unique Network, a next-gen NFT chain for Polkadot and Kusama, announced that it has secured $11.3 million in the second round of its pre-sale, bringing its total raised to $16 million. The investment round has been led by Web3 investment pioneers Outlier Ventures, who were… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) reveals that Flutterwave, an international payments tech firm, has introduced new remittance corridors between Europe and the MENA region on the Stellar network. Working with TEMPO, Flutterwave is focused on leveraging the Stellar network and Stellar USDC to simplify the… Read More