Blockchain & Digital Assets

June 5, 2021 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini announced on June 3, 2021 that they are pleased to confirm the sponsorships of Bitcoin Core Developers Dhruv Mehta and Jarol Rodriguez. As mentioned in an update from the company, these sponsorships, made via the Gemini Opportunity Fund, will continue to… Read More

June 5, 2021 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The G7 Finance Ministers, along with several international organizations, met the past couple of days in the UK to discuss “building a strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive global economic recovery.” Intermingled amongst the goal of creating a global minimum tax of 15% targeting big tech… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diogo Mónica, Co-Founder and President at Anchorage Digital, a leading crypto platform for institutional investors, has revealed that they are offering institutional Ethereum-backed loans via Anchorage Financing. Mónica confirmed in a blog post, dated June 3, 2021, that institutional clients at Anchorage now have access… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 2:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The rise of the “meme stocks” has been a fascinating adventure with the combination of ubiquitous technology and the ability to drive trading by retail investors in a way that has never been experienced before. While a certain amount of manipulation of markets has always… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jack Dorsey, CEO of both Square (NYSE:SQ) and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), has tweeted out that a digital wallet may be forthcoming from Square. The tweet was shared in advance of a presentation at the enormous Bitcoin conference taking place in Miami.   Square is considering making… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Esports firm TSM has announced a $210 million, multi-year partnership deal split between FTX Trading Limited and West Realm Shires Services Inc, owners and operators of FTX.com and FTX.US.  FTX has now secured exclusive naming rights for TSM, which will now be known as ‘TSM… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Top auction house Sotheby’s has opened its “first-ever virtual gallery” utilizing Decentraland, according to a note from the company. Decentraland states that Sotheby’s occupies a “prime location in Decentraland’s Voltaire Art District.” The digital gallery is a replica of the auction house’s New Bond Street… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VeChain, a leading blockchain platform for supporting supply chains among other use cases, has announced that together with DNV, they are enabling Renji Hospital (in China) to launch the very first blockchain-enabled IVF Service App, called MyBaby. As mentioned in an update from VeChain Foundation,… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning today (June 3, 2021), Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced that it will be supporting Dogecoin (DOGE) on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS applications. Coinbase clients may now purchase, sell, convert, send, receive, or store DOGE in “all Coinbase-supported regions,” the digital asset… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peter Smith, Co-founder and CEO at Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet provider, block explorer service, and digital asset trading platform, revealed on Thursday (June 3, 2021) that he joined Miami Mayor Francis Suarez in order to announce that Blockchain.com is “the first global crypto company… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency ownership is on the rise across the globe and in a recent survey of nearly 3000 US adults, Bitcoin remains the “overwhelming” favorite among the scores of virtual currencies that are currently available. According to data from TradingPlatforms.com, shared with Ci, 80.7% of US… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Solverse Accelerator aims to unite leading blockchain mentors with talented entrepreneurs in order to develop “groundbreaking” Solana projects. Solana is a “high-performance” blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) platform supporting builders across the globe that are creating crypto apps that “scale today.” As mentioned… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 9:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Argo Blockchain, a UK-based cryptocurrency miner, announced on Thursday it has exceed 1,000 Bitcoin holdings since its launch. The company also revealed that during May 2021, It mined 166 Bitcoin or Bitcoin Equivalent (together, BTC) compared to 163 BTC in April 2021. This… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 9:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BitcoinPoint, a UK-based Bitcoin buying platform, has successfully secured more than £300,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which launched last month, quickly surpassed its initial £100,000 and has attracted nearly 940 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, BitcoinPoint stated that its in-house software… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 7:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Committee on Financial Services has announced its agenda for the month of June. While always subject to change, several hearings should be of note to the Fintech community. First, the Task Force on Fintech (Financial Technology) has scheduled a hearing entitled, “Digitizing the… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 7:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a press briefing today, a senior Biden administration official speaking on background discussed initiatives regarding the ongoing fight against corruption. The administration is “formally establishing the fight against corruption as a core national security interest of the United States” while seeking to “bring additional… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 7:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abra, a “fully compliant” platform for purchasing, selling, and trading more than 100 digital currencies and earning interest of “up to 10.5%” on “select digital assets,” revealed on Wednesday (June 2, 2021) that Abra Borrow, its in-app feature for using crypto “as collateral to borrow… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken has launched a new, updated app. The company says that getting crypto just got “a whole lot easier.” The Kraken team notes in a blog post that they’ve “streamlined” the purchasing and selling process, added more “convenient” payment methods, and “wrapped… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland-based Fintech firm neon has secured 7 million CHF (appr. $7.78 million) from existing investors and has also launched a crowdfunding round for clients. The neon team notes: “Excessive fees, inflexible opening times, too much bureaucracy and complicated apps. To us, it was clear: it… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Perk Labs Inc. (CSE: PERK)(OTCQB:PKLBF)(FKT:PKLB), the parent company of Perk Hero, the mobile commerce platform with attractive deals on curated specialty products and digital gift cards, has teamed up with BitPay, a leading provider of Bitcoin and crypto payment services. Perk Labs plans to take… Read More