Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 20, 2021 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XM Studios, a firm that’s backed by Heliconia Capital, reveals a new listing of exchangeable notes on digital securities investment platform ADDX – previously doing business as iSTOX. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, the deal secures SGD 4.5 million in additional capital… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 7:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FUELTRAX, an electronic fuel management solution (EFMS) provider for offshore vessels, has partnered with blockchain technology company Topl to use Topl’s Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform to meet the growing demand for greater transparency in energy trading operations. With blockchain integrated into EFMS products, each step in… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VTB Bank (MCX: VTBR), one of the leading universal banks of Russia, and PJSC Severstal (MCX: CHMF), a Russian firm operating in the steel and mining industry, headquartered in Cherepovets, have reportedly created an application for handling the registration of quality certificates for metal products. The… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 4:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Technicorum Holdings, an IT and service group specializing in digital assets and incubator of DeFi and NFT project KingSwap, today announced Gennix, a microlending protocol aimed at reducing financial inequality on the blockchain, has struck a strategic business partnership with DTC to integrate fiat-crypto payment… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 2:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

BSO, in partnership with Geneva-based ImpactScope, a social enterprise providing carbon offsetting solutions to digital asset exchanges and crypto mining companies, now offers its cryptocurrency traders the means to calculate and offset the excess carbon emissions of their operations. The criticism of cryptocurrencies’ energy consumption… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

On September 7, 2021, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) published a blog post stating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had informed the company it would sue over its forthcoming Coinbase Lend service. Now, Coinbase has submitted to the significant threat of a lawsuit and abandoned its Lend… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Circle notes that at the beginning of July 2021, they had announced support for stablecoin USDC on the TRON blockchain, which is one of the largest open (or permissionless) blockchain networks. TRON aims to support a wide crypto ecosystem “popular within Asian… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com revealed on Monday (September 20, 2021) that it has expanded its total insurance coverage to $750 million, after increasing its policy coverage – which has been led by Arch Underwriting at Lloyd’s Syndicate 2012. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Dacxi,  a crypto-asset exchange, has announced a new investment crowdfunding service that utilizes its Dacxi Chain, a bespoke blockchain. According to a release, the tokenized crowdfunding system is “designed to close the innovation-funding gap.” Ian Lowe, CEO Dacxi, says “the global enterprise economy comprises of… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM), which serves as an information resource for blockchain-enabled security tokens, recently published their August 2021 edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. The report, which now has an updated structure for their monthly real estate analysis,… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered crypto Regtech firm Coinfirm reveals that it has finalized an $8 million Series A round. The company has also announced the appointment of Dr. Mircea Mihaescu as their new CEO. Coinfirm’s investment round has been co-led by SIX Fintech Ventures, which is the corporate… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 7:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Will a new competitor to Ethereum emerge, or will the acknowledged Web 2.0 winner dominate the DeFi space for years to come? It’s an interesting question for several reasons. One is that the DeFi space is still early in its evolution. Sometimes early mover advantage… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Binance has expanded its Audit and Investigations team with the appointment of Nils Andersen-Röed from Europol where he served as a specialist on the Dark Web team. As mentioned in the update from Binance, Nils will be tasked with focusing on conducting… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 5:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Talent, sports, and entertainment firm UTA and Rally, a social token fan engagement and monetization platform, this week announced an alliance to educate and inspire creators, artists, celebrities, athletes, and to launch their own social tokens with Rally.  UTA Marketing, the agency’s consulting division, will… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset platform CoinList says that its mission is to promote the advancement and adoption of crypto-assets. CoinList writes in a blog post that they have been working with some of the leading initiatives to help with powering their digital token sales, while also connecting… Read More

September 18, 2021 @ 1:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Coinbase (COIN: Nasdaq) reveals that Horizen (ZEN) is now available on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase clients are now able to trade, send, receive, or store ZEN crypto tokens in “most Coinbase-supported regions,” with certain exceptions due… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 6:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech solutions provider Broctagon Fintech Group this week launched WorldBook, which it describes as a global crypto movement focused on solving key liquidity issues plaguing the industry. WorldBook is an STP (straight-through processing) network with an aggregated liquidity pool. It aims to introduce a universal… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 6:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Obeah Bridge, otherwise known as ODApp,  a decentralized application bridge connecting PKT and Binance Smart Chain, this week announced that public trading of wPKT, the wrapped version of PKT Cash, is now live on PancakeSwap. ODApp converts PKT Cash ($PKT) into wPKT, a new Binance… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 3:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New York Community Bancorp this week announced its banking subsidiary, New York Community Bank, successfully completed a new digital payment process through the creation of a blockchain-based digital marker. It allows Figure Technologies to conduct real-time secondary trading in digital shares of its stock utilizing… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cobo Custody, an Asian custodian service provider, and Cobo Wallet, a centralized crypto asset management and wallet platform, will be offering support for their institutional and retail customers to access Polygon ecosystems, the companies have announced. Cobo Wallet and Cobo Custody will fully support the… Read More