Most Retail Crypto Investors Making Substantial Investments in Digital Assets have Annual Income of Less than $10,000: Survey by Omar Faridi

September 22, 2020 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, has launched what it calls the “Innovation Zone,” which will permit certain users to trade newer cryptocurrency token offerings directly from their Binance account, while protecting “less suited” traders from being exposed to the potential risks that come… Read More

 Tagged binance, changpeng zhao, crypto trading, crypto-assets, decentralized finance, defi, digital assets, innovation zone

September 22, 2020 @ 6:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO at FTX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and Alameda Research, has commented on some blockchain projects that he thinks are worth talking about and appear to be making some progress. While confirming that he’s not offering investment advice, Sam said that Solana (SOL)… Read More

 Tagged ava labs, avalanche, blockchain investments, crypto investments, crypto-assets, digital assets, distributed ledger technology, dlt, ftx, near protocol, polkadot, sam bankman-fried, sol, solana

September 22, 2020 @ 2:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank, addressed the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly yesterday (Sept. 21) talking about the strength of the “European Project” while casting an eye on the future of further integration as well as the ongoing effort to achieve a Digital… Read More

 Tagged cbdc, cbdcs, central bank digital currency, christine lagarde, dave hodgson, digital euro, dxone, ecb, european central bank, jackson mueller, luciano nonnis, nem group, nem ventures, securrency

September 22, 2020 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Triterras, a blockchain-based Fintech solution provider for trade finance, has revealed that its Kratos marketplace has handled approximately $5 billion of trade finance volume during the past six months ending on August 31, 2020. Kratos is a large commodity trading and trade finance platform that… Read More

 Tagged distributed ledger technology, dlt, kratos, srinivas koneru, tom towbridge, trade finance, triterras

September 21, 2020 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Kerr, CEO at Kava Labs, which is focused on the ongoing development of Kava (KAVA), a blockchain-based platform that aims to offer a foundation for various open financial services, recently announced that they’re proposing a new initiative, called Harvest, the “world’s first cross-chain money… Read More

 Tagged Brian Kerr, crypto-assets, decentralized finance, defi, digital assets, distributed ledger technology, dlt, hard tokens, kava, Kava Labs, michael anderson, michael ng, richard galvin, stakewithus

September 21, 2020 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Ocean Protocol, which allows software engineers to build marketplaces and other apps to privately and securely publish, exchange, and consume data, have introduced an initiative, called Ocean Shipyard, which is an early-stage program for Web 3.0 focused startups and projects that aim… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, data, distributed ledger technology, dlt, ocean protocol, ocean shipyard, open source, sheridan johns, startups, web 3.0

September 21, 2020 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will be offering Visa Cards in Europe. They will allow users to earn up to 8% cashback. The exchange said that Binance Visa Cardholders will be able to get highly competitive cashback rates, but it’s only offered to consumers… Read More

 Tagged binance, binance coin, bitcoin, bnb, crypto debit cards, crypto-assets, debit cards, digital assets, Payment Cards, swipe, virtual cards, visa cards

September 21, 2020 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), part of the US Department of Treasury, has issued an interpretive letter pertaining to banks and federal savings entities pertaining to “certain stablecoins.” Stablecoins are digital currencies that are based on a fiat currency or specific… Read More

 Tagged brian brooks, circle, finhub, jeremy allaire, occ, office of the comptroller of the currency, sec, securities and exchange commission, stablecoins

September 21, 2020 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BITFRONT, LINE Corporation’s global digital currency exchange, is now providing interest on crypto-asset deposits through a partnership with Celsius, a blockchain-based crypto reward and lending platform.  BITFRONT reported that users may sign up from the “Earn Interest” tab on the BITFRONT website and earn up… Read More

 Tagged bitfront, celsius network, crypto asset deposits, digital currency, line, partnership

September 21, 2020 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis, the leading blockchain analysis firm, has teamed up with the State of Wyoming’s Division of Banking, the banking regulator that’s tasked with the chartering and supervision of Wyoming state banks, trust companies, mortgage firms, money transmitters and other non-bank financial service providers. The State… Read More

 Tagged albert forkner, aml, anti money laundering, chainalysis, crypto-assets, digital assets, illicit activities, jonathan levin, kyc, money laundering, united states, us, wyoming