Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 19, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

English Premier League team Manchester City is working with Socios.com to launch the Manchester City $CITY Fan Token, according to a note from Chilliz – the parent company of Socios. The company says that Manchester City fans across the world will be able to use… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at European digital asset manager CoinShares, recently revealed that she’s excited to share that CoinShares Ventures has made a strategic  investment in MintGreen, a CleanTech firm that uses Bitcoin or BTC mining to monetize heat generation. Demirors explains that MintGreen… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Friday its newly updated platform design to support the introduction of new multi-currency accounts. PrimeXBT reported that in order to further expand its product offering and continue to evolve the user experience on its trading platform, it has introduced… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Friday it has expanded its executive team by appointing Rodney Sunada-Wong as Chief Risk Officer and Vijay Konduru as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Analytics. The new hires come just days after Celsius Network announced it has… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto UK has sent a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, advocating on behalf of Fintech innovation – specifically crypto-assets. Crypto UK is a self-regulatory trade association for the UK cryptoasset industry, created to promote higher standards of conduct. Members include high-profile… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pooja Ranjan, the Herder-in-Chief @EthCatHerders, Founder @ether_world, Co-founder @blockaction_io, has published a blog post update for Ethereum Cat Herders (#40). Ranjan, who regularly shares news and views about blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT), notes that the Berlin upgrade has been announced, The (Ethereum) Ropsten… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Brooks, Former Acting Head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), has now joined the board of Spring Labs, a firm that develops innovative tech for exchanging data securely and in an anonymous manner via a shared blockchain or distributed ledger… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 9:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peter Gaffney from the Security Token Group (STG), which is focused on the emerging blockchain-based security token space, notes that the significantly outsized return potential of angel investing, venture capital, and private equity are “well-known” in the finance industry. Gaffney explains that traditionally, direct access… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Miami-headquartered JAG Insurance has reportedly issued its very first policy using cryptocurrency. JAG Insurance Group, which is well-known for being a digital tech pioneer and challenging the standards of the insurance industry, has decided to take its first steps into the crypto-asset space by issuing… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 6:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Arca Labs, part of Arca – a digital assets investment firm, has revealed an agreement with Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY) that enables Signature Bank clients with access to the bank’s Signet digital payment platform, to initiate purchases of shares of the Arca US Treasury Fund (ArCoin)… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Government is in the process of sending helicopter money around the country. Individuals may receive $1400. Families could receive more. The stimulus money (or stimy) phases out as incomes go higher. So what will Americans do with this windfall money? A recent… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Kraken recently committed funding to support the Ethereum 2.0 transition process with the New Gitcoin Giving initiative. Kraken says it will match “up to $50,000” in donations to open-source Ethereum infrastructure initiatives as part of Gitcoin’s donation drive (which began on March… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Two draft documents by the European Parliament, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, addressing distributed ledger technology (DLT or blockchain) as well as crypto-assets have emerged. The first is a draft document on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Bank of America has published a report on Bitcoin and it is swimming against the tide as the bank throws shade at the world’s most popular crypto as just a vehicle for speculation. The story has been picked up by many outlets at a time… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilliqa, a blockchain ecosystem that seeks to offer services to enterprises, has announced an annual investment fund of up to USD$ 5 million for 15 companies building on the Zilliqa blockchain. Zilliqa strives to address the shortcomings of some established blockchains by providing a robust… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Thursday has succeeded in its High Court trademark infringement claim regarding their UK registered trademark for Cryptoback, which is reportedly used in conjunction with the platform’s cryptocurrency rewards scheme. According to Wirex, the lawsuit was against Cryptocarbon Global Ltd,… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fireblocks has raised $133 million in Series C funding according to the company. Fireblocks is on a mission to bring crypto to financial services firms including big banks, Fintechs, exchanges, and more. The funding round was led by Coatue, Ribbit, and Stripes with participation from… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 10:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has entered an emergency cease and desist order against DailyForex247. According to the Texas State Securities Board, the order was filed against DailyForex247 and Ghulam Wardag, its senior account manager. The order alleges that the parties operated an… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It can be difficult to imagine a harsher criticism of Bitcoin than recent statements made about the leading crypto on March 12 by Jeffrey Sachs, according to an article in Fortune. He basically said that the leading crypto was providing no value and was consuming… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has confirmed that it is getting ready to work on a national virtual currency. Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the 138-year-old institution, stated that the BoJ, the nation’s reserve bank, would begin “preparing thoroughly” for a future that may include a… Read More