Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 4, 2020 @ 3:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, spoke at the Brookings Institue in the US this week and he tackled a hot topic: cryptocurrencies. More specifically, Bailey spoke about the efficacy, or lack of, when using certain digital assets in payment transactions. Bailey… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Advisors, a group of professionals that aim to “reinvent” finance with security tokens, reveals that that many “progressive” legislators and regulators have been focused on defining relevant rules and standards for issuing blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-based financial securities… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a “Smart Chain.” As explained by Binance, the new chain will run parallel or alongside its other blockchain network, Binance Chain. Binance Chain will be used to issue smart contracts and manage the staking mechanism for BNB… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Options, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services for the global capital markets, announced on Friday it is further expanding into the cryptocurrency market through digital asset exchange, Gemini. Options reported that the announcement follows recent news of Options’ business operations growth across New Zealand, Australia,… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 1:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mercuryo.io, an Estonia-based cryptocurrency payment processing solutions provider, has reportedly secured €2.5 million through its Seed funding round, which was led by Target Global. Founded in 2018, Mercuryo.io describes itself as a crypto wallet and BTC acquiring services for businesses. The company’s mission is to… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Speedy blockchain Zilliqa has announced its 2020-2021 cohort of companies participating in the ZILHive Accelerator program, a 6-month blockchain startup accelerator designed to support early and late-stage startups may use the Zilliqa protocol to build blockchain solutions. According to Zilliqa, this year’s cohort has been… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights, a private New York based firm with a business analytics platform and database that offers market intelligence on private companies and investor activities, recently published its Fintech 250 (2020), which is its annual ranking of what it considers the “top” private global Fintech… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Friday it has launched a French version of its mobile and exchange. The company revealed that the debut is part of its mission of accelerating “the world’s transition to cryptocurrency.” Crypto.com also revealed that since rolling out the… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 7:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Thursday it is joining Blockchain for Europe, the European membership association. Teana Baker-Taylor, U.K. Director at Binance, has also been appointed to the Board of Blockchain for Europe, alongside Fetch.ai, Ripple, Block.one, and Blockseed Ventures. According to Binance, Blockchain for Europe and its members… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lex Sokolin, the Global Fintech Co-Head and CMO at ConsenSys, confirms that the organization recently acquired Quorum from J.P. Morgan. Quorum is a platform that serves as a private, enterprise version of Ethereum (ETH). As covered, ConsenSys has also received an investment from J.P. Morgan…. Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It seems like business as usual at South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Bithumb, as it recently added trading support for Polkadot (DOT) tokens, which now have a market cap of more than $5.6 billion, making it one of the largest digital assets in terms of… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitGo, a digital asset financial services provider, announced on Wednesday that Bitgate, a Financial Services Agency (FSA) regulated exchange based in Japan, has selected its Self-Managed Custody solution to hold Bitgate customers’ digital assets securely and meet new regulations. According to BitGo, The regulations came… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

SMART VALOR, a Switzerland based regulated digital asset exchange, has partnered with Republic Advisory, affiliated with leading investment crowdfunding platform Republic – a sister firm of AngelList and CoinList. According to SMART VALOR, this partnership will enable companies raising funds through most regions to gain blanket… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

StakeHound, which issues crypto tokens that allow users to access decentralized finance (DeFi) while being able to earn staking rewards, claims that it has developed “stake-backed” tokens so that digital currency traders can enjoy “the best of both worlds: liquidity and yield.” StakeHound’s management noted… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IRISnet, which aims to serve as an interchain service hub for next-generation distributed applications, has revealed that its decentralized finance (DeFi) and interchain Bifrost testnet are scheduled to go live on September 2, 2020. The platform’s new testing environment will check the “unique” DeFi features… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase is planning to add Celo (CELO), the native digital currency of an open-source platform that aims to make financial tools accessible to anyone with a smartphone or mobile device. Celo will only be offered on Coinbase Pro, which is the… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchains or distributed ledger technology (DLT)-enabled platforms and the activity that occurs within them can become a bit overwhelming for the average user, even if they’re tech-savvy or know-how “decentralized” systems are supposed to work. Blockchain explorers, which allow us to view cryptocurrency or DLT-based… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 6:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL), which claims to be the “first-of-its-kind,” post-quantum value store and “decentralized” communication layer that’s proactively tackling the threat from quantum computers, reveals that x41 D-Sec has been contracted to audit project enQlave. As explained by the QRL team,… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Wednesday it has added Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin offerings in the U.S. According to Revolut, U.S. customers may now buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin through its platform. You asked for it, so we delivered. We’ve added #BitcoinCash… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved an Amended Order of Registration for LedgerX, LLC to clear additional products, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the order, as a derivatives clearing organization under the Commodity Exchange Act. LedgerX previously was approved to… Read More