Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 2, 2020 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

John Lee Quigley, who’s focused on building Bitcoin media and research products at HASHR8 Inc, notes that Bitcoin (BTC) miners are about to enter an “extremely profitable” market. Quigley points out that cryptocurrency prices are surging but “input costs are about to drop significantly.” He… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Monday the unveiling of its “2020 Rising Women in Crypto Power List” Wirex claims that the List, which was done in partnership with The Fintech Times, received a total of 367 entries and features the ten most inspirational women… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency hedge funds have been reporting significant gains this year. They appear to have benefitted from the rise in transactions that let borrowers and lenders settle payments directly, without having to go through third-parties like banks. Crypto-asset hedge funds could also be performing well due… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Tuhina Singh, Founder of Propine, a comprehensive securities services provider for digital securities. Singh previously worked as an options trader and has developed derivatives trading platforms from scratch. Crowdfund Insider previously reported that Propine is the first independent digital asset custodian… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 10:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Blockchange, a U.S.-based digital asset investing platform for professional wealth managers, recently announced the addition of fourteen new digital assets to its BITRIA Digital Turnkey Asset Management platform for registered investment advisors. According to Blockchange, the additions will include ten Decentralize Finance (DeFi) tokens and… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 10:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, recently announced it has joined forces with cryptocurrency tax software platform TaxBit to provide its users with completed cryptocurrency tax reports and tools to better monitor and optimize tax reporting. According to Gemini, TaxBit’s Tax… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 6:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Establishing proper standards is the key to ensuring that the blockchain sector moves forward, according to a recent blog post published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The blog post’s authors (Sumedha Deshmukh, Mercina Tillemann-Dick, Sofia Arend) note that standards for blockchain or distributed ledger tech… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis confirms that decentralized finance (DeFi) is growing at “warp speed,” however, regulatory guidelines and compliance requirements still remain unclear. The Chainalysis team states in a blog post that DeFi’s explosive growth has been one of cryptocurrency’s “biggest stories” of 2020. The… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital currency exchange, notes in its latest Crypto Market Overview report that Bitcoin (BTC) almost managed to break past the $14K mark, as it “massively outperformed” altcoins (alternative coins or all coins besides Bitcoin). Binance points out that Bitcoin began moving… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ), an American telecommunications firm that offers wireless products and services to 119 million+ subscribers, confirmed that it has launched Full Transparency by Verizon, a blockchain-powered, open-source newsroom product “designed to raise the bar for corporate accountability.” According to a release, the initiative… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 11:13 am By Xu Gao  |  

CNCERT/CC IssueS the First General Security Technology Industry Standard for Blockchain On October 28th, the “Security Requirements for Blockchain Technology Architecture” led by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (known as CNCERT/CC) was officially released and implemented, making it the… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 7:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aleph.im, a “decentralized” network that aims to offer secure storage and computing power to decentralized applications (dApps), will be running an Automated Price Reserve for the ALEPH token on Kyber Network, a protocol that facilitates automated, “decentralized,” instant, and low-cost exchanges of Ethereum-based digital assets…. Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several major decentralized finance (DeFi) assets have experienced correction as Bitcoin (BTC) surged this past week. However, the “fundamental” developments continued, “pointing to long-term momentum,” according to a report from OKCoin. The crypto exchange notes that Bitcoin continued its ascent during the past week. The… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokeny Solutions, a digital asset platform facilitating primary issuance and management of security tokens, notes that they’ve planned many activities this week to celebrate the third year since their launch. The digital asset platform writes in a blog post that Tokeny Solutions was officially launched… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 11:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto lending network Celsius has confirmed that it has successfully integrated Chainlink’s (LINK) “decentralized” price feeds in order to power its internal systems as “a key component of its pricing services.” As noted by the Celsius team, the integration encompasses the “usage and adoption” of… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  NEM Ventures, the venture capital and investments arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, announced earlier this week it has joined forces with fiat infrastructure provider Simplex to help make XEM,  NEM’s native token, purchasable by credit and debit card through Simplex’s global network of… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IRIS Foundation, which supports the ongoing development of IRISnet (which aims to serve as an interchain service hub for next-generation distributed applications), has introduced the Tech-Grants Program to fund application developers, teams, and initiatives that contribute to the development of IRISnet and the wider ecosystem…. Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lastbit Inc. has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, thus accelerating the process of integrating with Visa and allowing the company to more easily leverage the capabilities of Visa’s global payments network. Lastbit is developing a payments platform that enables consumers to utilize Bitcoin and make… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com recently announced that the latest research revealed decentralized finance (DeFi) is now being taken seriously by traditional finance. The research, which was conducted by Crypto and BCP Platinion, part of Boston Consulting Group, analyzes the uptake of decentralized services among… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 1:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

KingSwap a DeFi (decentralized finance) project has announced that it has raised over $20 million in funding and liquidity support. KingSwap expects to go live on Uniswap this Saturday, October 31, 2020. KingSwap says it set a soft cap of 1000 ETH (USD$ 380,000) but… Read More