Blockchain & Digital Assets

May 18, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nate Maddrey and the Coin Metrics team have noted in their latest State of the Network Report that after Elon Musk helped drive the Bitcoin (BTC) price to around $60,000 (three months back), he’s now managed to send the volatile digital currency markets in the opposite… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

James Wang, an experienced crypto analyst who says that Ethereum (ETH) could be the “last investment of your life,” points out that the world’s largest smart contract platform isn’t merely a cryptocurrency. Wang explains that Ethereum is a complete software platform with a rapidly increasing… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), a top crypto exchange that recently completed a direct listing on the Nasdaq, has announced a convertible debt offering for $1.25 billion for notes due 2026. The news took investors by surprise as the offering has not been previously disclosed. Shares declined following… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered money app provider Ziglu, which was developed by Mark Hipperson, a founder of Starling Bank, and enables clients to purchase, hold and sell various digital currencies, is reportedly expanding its list of supported crypto-assets it offers with Chainlink (LINK). The addition of LINK, which… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Securities, a division of the digital lending service provider Figure Technologies, has reportedly acquired approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to serve as a broker-dealer and also operate as an SEC-registered Alternative Trading System for digital securities that are custodied on… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken notes in a blog post that Ethereum (ETH) remains a “driving force” behind cryptocurrency innovation. The team at Kraken points out that during the past year, Ethereum has played host to an “explosion” in digital art and “created a multi-billion dollar… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), which is one of two agencies that offers deposit insurance to depositors in US depository institutions (the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures credit unions based in the US), will reportedly be asking for details… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    US-based digital assets firm Gemini announced on Monday the waitlist of its highly anticipated crypto credit card has officially reached 250,000 signups. As previously reported, Gemini revealed it has teamed up with Mastercard as the exclusive card network to offer various features for the upcoming… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zack Voell, a cryptocurrency mining specialist, writes in a blog post published by Compass that block 682,170 was the first “clean” block that was mined by public mining firm Marathon’s new pool. Voell writes in a detailed post from Compass, a “Bitcoin-first” company that aims… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Samsung Electronics recently announced blockchain users may now manage and trade virtual assets from third-party wallets on the Samsung Galaxy smartphones. According to Samsung, the new update makes it easier for blockchain users to access and process transactions by importing virtual assets stored on… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announced on Monday the integration of Taurus SA (“Taurus”), the Swiss digital asset and blockchain infrastructure fintech, with Temenos Transact, a next-generation core banking software. Temenos reported it collaborated with Taurus to deliver “simplified” access… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor has announced a new securities offering for shares in Foodtech NEOH while simultaneously stating they are “setting new standards in digital financing in Germany.” In 2019, the Nordic equity crowdfunding operation Invesdor Oy merged with German SME finance specialist Finnest. Invesdor is now pursuing… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Wolfram Blockchain Labs (WBL) and its distributed ledger technology have integrated with Filecoin and IPFS in seeking a decentralized storage solution. WBL provides distributed ledger technology ecosystems with the tools for the development of smart contract-based applications. WBL is the DLT-focused subsidiary of Wolfram Research,… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who has a net worth of almost $150 billion (second only to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at $187 billion) at the time of writing, has clarified that Tesla has not sold any of its Bitcoin holdings. Musk confirmed in… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Glint Pay Inc. (Glint), a subsidiary of the U.K.-based fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through the Glint Debit Mastercard and Glint App, has launched a new equity… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diogo Mónica, Co-Founder and President at Anchorage Digital, a leading crypto platform for institutional investors, has revealed that clients will now have the option to hold five additional decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens “in the security of the Anchorage platform.” The new DeFi tokens reportedly include… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The founders of Deribit, a crypto futures and options exchange, have reportedly invested $2.5 million into the operations of Attrace, which claims to be the very first “decentralized” referral network. Attrace aims to become a referral standard for “any tokenized asset on any blockchain in… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

High-performance, high-throughput blockchain developer Ontology (ONT) has published its Weekly Report, ending May 11, 2021. Ontology, which develops digital ID solutions and various other distributed ledger tech (DLT) applications, notes that ONTO and bloXroute announced a partnership to offer ETH “front-running” protection for wallet users… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 2:57 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Police in Changsha Receive Salaries in the Form of Digital RMB At present, digital RMB pilots have been conducted in various applications across China. On May 8th, employers at the Kaifu branch of Changsha Municipal Public Security Bureau received their salaries in the form of… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 1:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at blockchain analytics firm Elliptic revealed recently that they followed the Bitcoin (BTC) ransoms paid by Colonial Pipeline and other DarkSide ransomware victims. Dr. Tom Robinson, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Elliptic, regularly discusses crypto forensics, investigations, compliance, and sanctions. Elliptic clients are… Read More