Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 29, 2021 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it has extended its Bitcoin cashback reward program to include MogoMortgage. Mogo reported that under the program its members who take out a new mortgage or refinance may earn up to $3,100 cashback deposited into… Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Safello, an online cryptocurrency brokerage that is regulated as a financial institution with Finansinspektionen (Swedish FSA), announced on Monday it has acquired Rational Money AB, the company behind Bitcoin.se, a Sweden-based educational portal on cryptocurrencies. Safello claims that since 2012, Bitcoin.se has played a vital role in… Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

 Visa (NYSE:V)  is “bridging digital and fiat” currency by integrating the USDC stablecoin. Visa said that by enabling USDC it is creating the ability to one day support Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). In a blog post, Visa explained that after months of planning the… Read More

March 28, 2021 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, a crypto lending platform and exchange, recently commented on how Morgan Stanley became the first major bank to offer Bitcoin (BTC) to its wealthy clients. The Nexo team also revealed how a public software firm now has $50 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) on… Read More

March 28, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Chainlink (LINK), the developers of decentralized Oracle networks, recently revealed that Hack.bg has received a Grant for performing native Integrations of Chainlink on Terra. The Chainlink Community Grant Program offers key financial resources to various development teams and researchers creating a “more… Read More

March 28, 2021 @ 1:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset marketplace Coinbase recently added several cryptocurrencies including Ankr (ANKR), Curve DAO Token (CRV), and Storj (STORJ) to Coinbase Pro, the platform for professional traders. Coinbase confirmed earlier this week that beginning on Tuesday (March 23, 2021), platform users will be able to transfer… Read More

March 27, 2021 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Local sources in India have commented on why the government may want residents to disclose their digital currency holdings. Industry professionals in the country have pointed out that the Indian corporate affairs ministry could be looking for disclosures from firms in order to get a… Read More

March 27, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Vladimir Zhuravlev recently commented on why we should consider using the Waves protocol for building decentralized finance or DeFi apps. Zhuravlev, who’s a Waves developer advocate, has discussed in a blog post what the advantages might be of using the Waves protocol for creating… Read More

March 27, 2021 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Decoin announced recently that they will support trading GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock using cryptocurrencies. The Decoin team had noted that if you’re still unaware about what’s happening with r/wallstreetbets, then it’s “safe to say that you’ve been living under a rock.” As mentioned… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 10:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain analysis company, Chainalysis, announced on Friday it raised $100 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by Paradigm with participation from TIME Ventures, the investment fund for Marc Benioff, along with previous investors Addition and Ribbit. Chainalysis reported that it is now… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Blockchain.com, a UK-based cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, announced earlier this week it secured $300 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and VY Capital, with participation from other existing and leading investors. The latest investment round… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based digital assets firm Gemini reports that their clients are now “collectively earning interest” on over $1 billion worth of loans that have been originated via Gemini Earn. The company reveals that they’ve reached this milestone just 2 months after the introduction of Gemini Earn… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a default judgment against Benjamin Reynolds, of Manchester, England. According to the judgment, Reynolds operated a fraudulent scheme to solicit Bitcoin from members of… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange Binance is celebrating the launch of Tether (USDT)-margined quarterly futures contracts by introducing a related Referral Bonus Campaign with their affiliate community beginning on April 1 (00:00 UTC) to June 30 (11:59 UTC), 2021. The Binance team noted that a 30% commission… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading social trading platform eToro (which recently announced it will go public in a SPAC deal via FinTech Acquisition Corp. V with valuation pegged at $10.4 billion), noted in an update published earlier this week that stimulus checks had turned the cryptocurrency market green –… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Friday it has formed a new partnership with CurrencyWorks, a publicly-traded company that builds and operates FinTech Platforms for Digital Currencies, Digital Assets, and Security Tokens. Through the partnership, XTM… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Securrency, a developer of blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, has partnered with Ownera, a digital securities software company to provide investors with access to a global network of interconnected private financial markets and stimulating global liquidity, according to a release. The thesis behind the partnership… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Pires Investments plc (AIM: PIRI) has provided an update on its investment in Pluto Digital Assets plc, a company that is operating in the digital assets sector. Pluto is a company that invests in, incubates and advises digital asset projects and DeFI and networks such… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Horizon Globex GmbH and MERJ Exchange Limited are partnering on what is said to be the first tokenized SPAC or special purpose acquisition company. The joint venture is described as revolutionizing SPACs. The SPAC  IPO is predicted to reach $100 million in value. The launch… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based crypto-assets firm Kraken asks when was the last time that a banking institution actually put customer requirements, security and “open access to all” first? David Kinitsky, Kraken Bank CEO, has shared reasons why customers require a “customized” banking structure that “modernizes” the products and… Read More