Circle Introduces Refund Protocol, a Smart Contract System for Bringing Non-Custodial Refunds to Stablecoin Payments by Omar Faridi

April 19, 2025 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Brazilian court has reportedly sentenced Joel Ferreira de Souza, the lead launderer behind the Braiscompany cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, to an unprecedented 128 years, 5 months, and 28 days in prison—one of the longest sentences for financial crimes in Brazil’s history. Alongside de Souza, two… Read More

 Tagged braiscompany, brazil, Crypto Adoption, financial crime, momney laundering, ponzi scheme

April 19, 2025 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A key milestone for digital assets infrastructure is here: Treehouse Labs has  closed a new funding round, valuing the company at US $400 million. Led by the venture arm of one of the world’s largest life insurance and financial services firms – managing over $500… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, funding round, infrastructure, treehouse labs

April 19, 2025 @ 4:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, HashKey Capital launched the HashKey XRP Tracker Fund. The company said it is the first investment fund in Asia designed to track the performance of XRP. One of the world’s leading digital assets infrastructure providers, Ripple, is an early investor. The HashKey XRP… Read More

 Tagged Fiona Murray, Hashkey Capital, ripple, Vivien Wong, XRP Tracker Fund

April 19, 2025 @ 3:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler’s chief of markets, Ruslan Lienkha, recently spoke about Bitcoin’s place in investment markets. What does Bitcoin’s near four-year dominance suggest about investor confidence amid global market uncertainty? The current trend in Bitcoin dominance differs significantly from the previous cycle. Unlike past bull markets, Bitcoin… Read More

 Tagged bitcoin, DXY, ruslan lienkha, youhodler

April 18, 2025 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Particula, a risk assessment and analytics provider for digital assets, announced the completion of a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) with S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, market data, and risk analytics. The initiative explored the potential of data-driven analytics to “support the automated risk assessment… Read More

 Tagged analytics, digital assets, particula, risk assessment

April 18, 2025 @ 12:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nansen is out with a report on the Stable Act, the legislation that creates a regulatory environment for fiat based stablecoins, and who is most likely to benefit. The report notes that yield-bearing, decentralized offerings will be no more as the digital dollar must be… Read More

 Tagged nansen, stablecoins, the stable act

April 18, 2025 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada appears to be taking significant steps to integrate cryptocurrencies into its financial ecosystem, with recent updates from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Coinbase providing more clarity for investors navigating the seemingly complex world of crypto assets. These developments underscore Canada’s commitment to fostering… Read More

 Tagged canada, canadian securities administrators, coinbase, Crypto Regulations, csa, digital assets, tax

April 18, 2025 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hidden Road, the credit network for institutions, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC, has secured approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to operate as a FINRA-member broker-dealer. This approval reportedly enables Hidden Road to expand its recently launched… Read More

 Tagged finra, hidden road, ripple

April 17, 2025 @ 11:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Branta, a provider of advanced payment verification for Bitcoin and Lightning, has partnered with Amboss, a provider of payment operations solutions for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, to bring a risk management solution for irreversible Bitcoin transactions. By integrating Branta’s payment verification with Amboss’ compliance tools, businesses now have a solution to mitigate fraud risks… Read More

 Tagged Amboss, bitcoin, Branta, Jesse Shrader, Keith Gardner

April 17, 2025 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

P2P.org and digital assets firm Copper are focused on driving institutional-grade staking solutions. They aim to unlock institutional-grade staking “across multiple blockchains — with security, efficiency, and scale at the core.” Both organizations confirmed in a blog post their collaboration (between P2P.org and Copper), uniting… Read More

 Tagged copper, custody, digital assets, p2p.org, staking