Blockchain & Digital Assets

June 30, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

China’s Bitcoin mining ban has been moving forward in an aggressive manner, which has led to a rapid decline in hashrate or the amount of computing power required to secure the BTC network. The team at BitOoda notes in a blog post, dated June 29,… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FinaMaze, the MENA region digital wealth management platform, has introduced two new investment themes: Cryptocurrency and “Inflation Protection.” These new investment opportunities aim to complement FinaMaze’s existing suite of products including China “Dragon Tech Leaders” and “Covid-related” smartfolios, along with the firm’s  traditional cross-asset class… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 7:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) reveals that it has introduced an international challenge for retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) solutions. The Global CBDC Challenge from the MAS will aim to find innovative retail CBDC solutions to improve existing payment processes while promoting greater… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 3:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital assets payment processing company TechX Technologies has completed its acquisition of XPort Digital Limited. TechX has issued just under 5.3 million common shares to XPort shareholders at $0.952 per share for a total $5 million value. XPort offers cryptocurrency-focused businesses fiat-to-crypto onramp solutions with… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 3:17 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Puerto Rico-based digital bank FV Bank has announced that it has inked a deal with Fireblocks, a platform for securing digital assets. Through this association, FV Bank will leverage Fireblocks’ MPC-based wallet and network infrastructure to provide digital asset custody services to its customers. FV… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 3:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Data analytics and research company Brave New Coin is teaming with systematic trading solutions provider QuantHouse to provide its data feeds, indices, and analytics to QuantHouse customers.  Once the integration is complete QuantHouse’s data offerings will include Brave New Coin’s top 10 crypto asset high-speed… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 2:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain technology provider tZERO has partnered with Wazuzu to provide its regulated ATS  to Wazuzu’s platform. Wazuzu is an end-to-end blockchain-based asset digitization platform that offers a full suite of compliant tools and services. They will implement tZERO’s regulated ATS operated by its FINRA member broker-dealer… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 6:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LiquidShare, an established European Fintech firm, has chosen Sextant for Daml, the blockchain and smart contract management and operations solution offered by Blockchain Technology Partners (BTP), in order to deliver its post-trade offering. LiquidShare was developed back in 2017 by leading European financial institutions including… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 4:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Committee on Financial Services has distributed its schedule for the month of July. Included on the schedule are several Fintech-related topics. On July 16, commencing at 12 PM ET, the Artificial Intelligence Task Force will hold a hearing entitled “I Am Who I… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Seychelles registered crypto exchange OKEx, which claims to be the leader in cryptocurrency spot and derivatives trading, is pleased to confirm that OKExChain, an open-source and “truly” decentralized ecosystem “designed explicitly with traders in mind,” is available to blockchain developers “to kickstart exciting decentralized apps.”… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 1:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Mysterium Network will be integrating PARSIQ‘s “collateral-free” staking service, called the IQ Protocol Node operators and MYST token holders will be able to take advantage of the benefits of an “industry-first” staking solution developed by IQ Protocol integration, according to a release shared with… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com revealed on Monday (June 28, 2021) that they are teaming up with global Fintech firm Circle, in order to offer USD deposits and withdrawals to more than 30 different countries. Crypto.com clients may now transfer USD from their bank accounts and get USD Coin… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

In a speech delivered last Friday, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren pointed a finger at top stablecoin Tether as a looming risk for the economy. Tether, or USDT, is the leading stablecoin in the crypto-ecosystem. Used by traders to move in and out of… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO has announced a new iteration of the tZERO Crypto app, a cryptocurrency trading platform available on iOS and Android devices. The tZERO Crypto app now supports $25,000 per day deposit limits as part of its standard offering. According to tZERO, beyond the higher buy… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Gibraltar Finance, the business development arm of HM Government of Gibraltar, is partnering with NFT Vision Hack, to encourage creative solutions to the NFT [non-fungible token] sector.  The global hackathon takes place from July 3 to August 30, 2021. Gibraltar has long sought to position… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a globally accessible peer-to-peer marketplace supporting transactions with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT), reveals that its digital commerce solution has been allowing businesses and individuals to seamlessly receive and send payments. Paxful now supports nearly 400 different payment methods on its platform…. Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Internet browser Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA), and Celo, an open-source blockchain or DLT ecosystem that aims to make decentralized financial (DeFi) solutions and tools more accessible to smartphone users, have confirmed that Opera will be adding Celo Native Asset (CELO), Celo Dollar (cUSD), and Celo Euro… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Kraken recently alerted users that modified hardware wallets were “spotted in the wild.” Recently, someone on the Ledger subreddit had reported getting an unsolicited package with a Ledger Nano X accompanied by a letter from “the CEO” at Ledger…. Read More

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

The team at Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet, block explorer, and trading platform provider, recently revealed that they’re now supporting AAVE and YFI (yearn.finance) Interest Accounts at “a current annual interest rate of 8%.” In September of last year, Blockchain.com had announced support for AAVE… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Binance will reportedly stop offering services in Ontario, Canada after the local government decided to launch a regulatory crackdown on crypto-related businesses. Binance’s management confirmed on Friday (June 25, 2021) that all Ontario-based customers need to close out their active positions by… Read More