Blockchain & Digital Assets

May 25, 2021 @ 7:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Augur (REP), the developers of a decentralized prediction markets platform, have announced the launch of Augur Turbo— which is the world’s only “fast-resolving, easy-to-use, decentralized betting platform” that reportedly comes with daily markets for sports, crypto, politics, and current events. The Augur… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 6:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pandora Finance has closed on a $2.4 million seed round, according to the company. The round was said to be oversubscribed by 5X. Pandora’s strategic investors in the funding include Zokyo Ventures, Exnetwork, Genesis Block, Spark Digital Assets, AU21, x21, NGC, A195, Protocol Ventures, Genblock,… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset ecosystem provider and transfer agent Vertalo has closed on a $5 million funding round. Existing investors Shasta Ventures, SputnikATX, Quansight Initiate, and Hampstead Park Capital joined new investors Naples Technology Ventures, Tezos Foundation, Collab+Currency, CMT Digital, Wedbush Capital, Wedbush Ventures, and others. The… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 6:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As Bitcoin (BTC) has become increasingly popular, questions regarding how it actually works have arisen among investors and the general public. One of the most pressing questions is regarding the potential environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining, which is the process the blockchain or distributed ledger… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

One River Digital Asset Management has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the One River Carbon Neutral Bitcoin Trust. According to the S-1 document,  the seeks to be an ETF that trades on the New York Stock Exchange. The Trust’s… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 12:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of NEO Blockchain, one of the first enterprise-grade distributed ledger technology (DLT) platforms, recently revealed that they’ve arrived at a new frontier, called N3, the latest version and “most powerful” version of the Neo blockchain development platform. The NEO Blockchain developers explained that it… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Kuwait has issued a statement on crypto assets and their risks. Kuwait‘s reserve bank says that it aims to enhance financial awareness and intends to encourage the Kuwaiti banking sector to adopt socially responsible business practices. The Central Bank of Kuwait… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The State Duma has recently acknowledged that amendments to the Civil Code (in Russia) that cryptocurrencies (or “digital monetary units”) may be considered “a contractual means” of conducting payments in the country, according to Pavel Krasheninnikov, Chairperson of the Duma Committee on Legislation, at the… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, is up nearly 13% in the past 24 hours. It’s trading at around $37,800 at the time of writing. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest crypto by market cap, is up around 30% in the last 24 hours and is trading… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tether (USDt) saw its market cap top $60 billion as crypto investors sought a safe haven during the most recent crypto crash. Currently, Tether is hovering below $60 billion as crypto markets appear to be recovering and Bitcoin has bounced by over 15% in the… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fireblocks, an enterprise-grade platform providing the infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets, recently announced it has secured the storage and transfer of $637 billion in digital assets since launching in 2019. As previously reported, Fireblocks claims it streamlines operations by bringing all your… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  No issues here: Africa-based cryptocurrency platform, Quidax, announced on Monday that despite the crypto market’s first major dip in 2021 on May 19th, it raised more than 7,772 BNB ($3 million) from the public sale of its token, QDX. Quidax reported on the 19th,… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

YIELD App, which provides a convenient way to invest in decentralized finance (DeFi) using crypto-assets or traditional currencies (regardless of your financial or tech expertise), has teamed up with DeFi insurance protocol Steady State. As noted in an update from YIELD App, they’re looking forward… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 10:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

White Star Capital, a U.S.-based multi-stage technology venture capital investment platform, recently announced it closed its $50 million Digital Asset Fund (DAF), which is described as a specialized fund investing in cryptocurrency networks and blockchain-enabled businesses. According to White Star, the fund exceeded its previously… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adam Turman, Developer Support Engineer at Kava Labs, which is focused on “democratizing” financial services and making them more accessible to “anyone, anywhere” across the globe, notes that when Hard Money Market V2 was introduced on April 8, 2021, Binance USD (BUSD) had been the… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Binance recently announced the launch of its NFT Innovative Creators Program. According to a blog post from the crypto exchange, Binance NFT “puts creators first.” Binance noted that you may get your artworks “minted” and featured on their Binance NFT marketplace during… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 8:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InsurAce, a DeFi insurance protocol, is introducing multi-chain insurance services on its Ethereum dApp (app.insurace.io), in order to offer insurance coverage to protocols and blockchain platforms like Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Huobi Eco Chain (HECO), Solana, Polygon, and Fantom. As mentioned in the announcement,… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 5:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this week, the NEM Group announced that it had partnered with football legend Sir Kenny Dalglish and current Manchester City player and English Premier League Champion Riyad Mahrez on the “creation of one-of-a-kind digital memorabilia as NFTs.” As mentioned in a release shared with… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoolBitX, the blockchain security firm and developers of CoolWallet, the very first bluetooth-powered hardware wallet, recently announced the release of CoolWallet Pro— which is described as an “all-in-one” crypto wallet that will provide “advanced” users increased coin support as well as “expansive” staking features. As… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell recently noted that cryptocurrencies pose significant risks to financial stability. Powell stated on Thursday (May 20, 2021) that greater regulation of crypto assets may be necessary. As reported by Reuters, the US Treasury Department cited concerns about wealthy people… Read More