Blockchain & Digital Assets

March 5, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cipher Mining Technologies, a U.S.-based Bitcoin mining firm, will become a publicly-traded company via a special acquisition company (SPAC). Good Works (Nasdaq:GWAC) has agreed to a merger and following the combination the new entity will be called Cipher Mining trading under the symbol CIFR. Cipher… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay is welcoming Dogecoin (DOGE) to its list of supported digital currencies. This new addition is now being supported via the BitPay Wallet app and at all of BitPay’s enabled merchant locations. The Shiba-Inu based crypto-asset Dogecoin has become quite popular, especially with billionaire Elon… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

John David McAfee, a well-known crypto proponent and founder of the McAfee antivirus firm, has been indicted in Federal court for fraud and money laundering. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, McAfee and Jimmy Gale Watson, Jr,… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson, 47, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and money laundering pertaining to a scam that defrauded more than 3,500 victims of more than $16 million, according to the US Department of Justice. Karlsson apparently directed his victims to make investments using virtual… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 12:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Delphi Digital, a leading crypto and blockchain research firm, has reportedly led Yield Guild’s seed round. Yield Guild (Games) is a “play-to-earn” gaming guild, which aims to bring players together to earn through blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-based economies. Yield says they are “the… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Piemonte Holding has launched a bond trading platform using blockchain technology. The new marketplace is said to be the first of its kind in Latin America. The platform is designed to enable Piemonte’s investors to trade R$150 million in debentures all using the Ethereum blockchain…. Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rachel Mayer, VP at CirclePay, notes that as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) rise in popularity, the operators or managers of NFT marketplaces and storefronts will be needing to remove entry barriers for their users. Mayer points out that more consumers in and outside of the crypto… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bybit, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced on Friday it is set to suspend its services to UK customers in order to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ban on cryptocurrency derivatives. Last summer, the FCA published its final rules banning the sale of derivatives… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 9:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-focused blockchain ecosystem, has announced that Électricité de France S.A. (EDF) has joined the Hedera Governing Council. EDF is a top global utility company with customers around the world. EDF is the 19th Council member, joining a growing network global enterprises and… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Pankaj Balani, Co-founder and CEO at Delta Exchange, an established digital assets derivatives trading platform. Delta Exchange offers cryptocurrency futures and derivatives trading across Bitcoin and major altcoins with up to 100x leverage. As previously reported, the company aims to support… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The North American Purpose Bitcoin ETF, which was introduced last month, has reportedly seen huge demand, as over $165 million in trading volume was recorded (as of February 19, 2021). The new ETF is the first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in North America. It now… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AllianceBlock has partnered with DIA (Decentralized Information Asset), the open-source financial information platform that “sources and validates data” for market participants including DeFi platforms and also traditional institutions. According to AllianceBlock, the partnership will see DIA integrate “several elements” of AllianceBlock’s protocol, which has been… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced on Thursday the launch of its new global offering, Gemini Fund Solutions. According to Gemini, the Gemini Fund Solutions provide fund managers with custody, clearing, trade execution, and other capital markets services that… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Ripple is preparing to file a motion to dismiss in its ongoing legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Last December, it was reported that the SEC had filed a complaint charging Ripple with the sale of an unregistered security. Included in the… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BitGo, a digital asset financial services provider, announced on Thursday it received a New York Trust license to operate as an independent, regulated qualified custodian under New York State Banking Law. BitGo reported that the charter was issued by The New York State Department… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of digital currency derivatives exchange BitMEX, is reportedly holding discussions which would involve his surrender to US authorities as early as next month (April 2021). As reported in October of last year, Hayes and several other senior managers at the… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Wednesday its payment technology Bitfinex Pay is now allowing online merchants a means of receiving contactless and borderless digital token payments. Bitfinex reported that the Bitfinex Pay widget can be integrated on to a website and users… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iran’s Presidential Center for Strategic Studies, which is a thinktank that is attached with President Rouhani’s office, has released an extensive report which emphasizes the need for the so-called rogue State to use decentralized cryptocurrencies to generate additional revenue. Extracting these virtual currencies, the report… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wolfram Blockchain Labs will reportedly be integrating Tezos (XTZ) into the Wolfram Language and Wolfram|Alpha. Wolfram Blockchain Labs (WBL) and TQ Tezos recently confirmed the integration of Tezos to WBL’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. The Tezos blockchain is now “fully integrated” into the Wolfram… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

R3 will expand its presence in Thailand, including new hires, after the renewal of its partnership with Bangkok Bank, according to a statement by the firm. Amit Ghosh, Head of APAC, R3, stated: “Thai enterprises are at the forefront of innovation, digital transformation and blockchain… Read More