Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 12, 2020 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTCQX: ETHE), part of Grayscale Investments, has filed a Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) thus becoming a reporting company – like any other public company that trades on an exchange. The Trust’s shares are now registered pursuant to… Read More

October 12, 2020 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) estimate that from May 2019 to September 2020, around €10 million was lost by investors who were scammed by bogus trading platforms – including cryptocurrency offerings. Belgium is a country with a population of around 11 million… Read More

October 12, 2020 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alchemy Pay, a hybrid digital and fiat payment solutions provider, recently announced it will be launching its hybrid fiat and cryptocurrency payment services for e-commerce merchants on Shopify through its new partnership with QFPay,  a fiat payments provider with more than 1.2 million merchants. “Shopify… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paxful, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Transfero Swiss AG, the largest digital asset management firm in Latin America and the owner of Brazilian Digital Token (BRZ), a stablecoin pegged to Brazilian Real. According to Paxful,BRZ’s price… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, recently announced it has appointed Andy Meehan as Chief Compliance Officer of Asia Pacific Region. According to Gemini, Meehan will oversee Gemini’s strategic compliance and regulatory relationships in the region, maintaining Gemini’s commitment to… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Korea (BOK), the reserve bank of the Republic of Korea and issuer of South Korean won, is reportedly planning to issue and circulate a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by next year. As first reported by the Korean Times, the BOK will… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VeChain, the developer of blockchain-based solutions for enhancing supply chain management processes (among other use cases), has published its Financial Executive Report. VeChain says that it regularly releases its comprehensive financial report to promote greater “transparency, openness, and fairness.” The VeChain team noted that its… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 12:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IRISnet, which aims to serve as an interchain service hub for next-generation distributed applications, has published its monthly report – which goes over the platform’s main community and technical updates. Daniela Pavin from IRISnet notes that in September 2020, Harriet Cao, the co-founder at IRISnet,… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marco Falke, a Bitcoin Core maintainer, is the recipient of OKCoin’s Independent Developer Grant. According to the crypto exchange, Falke has become one of the most prolific contributors to the ongoing development of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol. Currently, Bitcoin (BTC) has a market cap of… Read More

October 10, 2020 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis notes that its Reactor tools lets researchers and investigators track and analyze the movement of virtual currencies between different crypto addresses. The Reactor tool is also used to identify transactions that may involve stolen or otherwise illicit digital currency. Cybercriminals might… Read More

October 10, 2020 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, notes that cryptocurrency markets took a major hit in September 2020 as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) recorded their first down month since June of this year. Binance also mentioned in its monthly report that despite the… Read More

October 10, 2020 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at IOHK, an organization supporting the development of Cardano (ADA), a blockchain-based platform for creating decentralized applications (dApps), have introduced Marlowe, which serves as a new programming language for writing financial contracts. As noted in a blog post published on the IOHK website,… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lightning Network (LN) node operators that may be running LND versions released before the October 1, 2020 version 0.11 update are now being asked to immediately upgrade their software. This, after a potentially serious vulnerability was recently identified in the source code of the protocol…. Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 2:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange OKCoin, which claims that its trading services are regulated, has announced the launch of its business office in Singapore. The fiat-focused digital asset exchange aims to serve as the Southeast Asia hub catering to clients based in Asia and Oceania. According to a… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning network Fetch.ai has integrated Chainlink (LINK) Oracles. The integration is now live on mainnet. It connects real-world asset price data to autonomous software, according to a blog post published by Fetch.ai on October 8, 2020. Fetch.ai is a Cambridge-headquartered artificial intelligence… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut has formed a new partnership with Fireblocks, a platform for securing digital assets, to securely expand its cryptocurrency services to 13 million global retail users. Revolute will be using Fireblocks’ MPC-based wallet and network infrastructure to support the introduction of services. “As… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

KingSwap, described as a high-yield liquidity platform offering staking and digital collectibles (NFTs), has announced its advisory board with some high profile names. The KingSwap board includes Michael Terpin, founder, BitAngels and Transform Group; Lionel Iruk, Esq, Managing Partner and General Counsel at Empire Global… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 11:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tokenization platform and digital assets exchange Sports D³ reports that it has been granted an operating crypto-license by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Estonia. Sports D³ seeks to offer an alternative path for professional sports teams to raise capital via digital securities sold to… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 9:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust has added Stellar (Stellar Lumens – XLM) to its list of supported cryptocurrencies. Prime Trust said addition has been made in response to the overwhelming demand from customers. Stellar is one of a few blockchains that have been favored by digital securities issuers…. Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 8:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Attorney General William P. Barr announced today the publication of the “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework.” The publication was created by Barr’s Cyber-Digital Task Force. The document outlines the Department of Justice’s approach to crypto and its challenges. The Framework states: “… despite its relatively brief… Read More