Coinbase International Approved by Bermuda Monetary Authority for Perpetual Futures Trading by JD Alois

September 28, 2023 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ramp, a financial technology company building payment rails connecting crypto to the global financial system, announced a strategic partnership with MetaMask, the self-custody web3 platform. The collaboration kicks off with the integration of Ramp’s on-ramp services directly into MetaMask’s mobile application and MetaMask Portfolio. This… Read More

 Tagged crypto-assets, digital assets, digital currency, digital technology, financial services, financial technology, lorenzo santos, metamask, ramp, self-custody, szymon sypniewicz, virtual currencies, web 3.0, Web3

September 27, 2023 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dreamus, the entertainment events and streaming pioneer supporting globally known K-pop stars and most South Korean concert ticket sales, is now using Avalanche. The 21M loyalty users of its popular ticketing app, OK Cashbag, “can now buy Avalanche-backed tickets in just a few clicks.” Dreamus,… Read More

 Tagged ava labs, avalanche, blockchain adoption, dreamus, entertainment, gyosu kim, justin kim, k-pop stars, south korea, streaming platform, ticket sales, ticketing

September 27, 2023 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The MENA region reportedly has the sixth largest crypto economy of any region studied this year, “with an estimated $389.8 billion in on-chain value received between July 2022 and June 2023,” according to an update from Chainalysis. Chainalysis also mentioned that this “represents nearly 7.2%… Read More

 Tagged chainalysis, crypto economy, digital assets, digital currencies, Digital Economy, mena, mena region, middle east, morocco, research, Research Report, turkey, uae, virtual currency

September 27, 2023 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, one of the “longest-standing” crypto platforms, announced it has received authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland as an E-Money Institution (EMI). In addition, Kraken has also “registered with the Bank of Spain as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP).” These authorizations highlight Kraken’s… Read More

 Tagged authorization, central nank of ireland, Crypto Adoption, crypto exchange, crypto trading, curtis ting, digital assets, e-money institution, ireland, kraken

September 27, 2023 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan‘s (NYSE: JPM) UK-based retail bank Chase has reportedly decided to ban crypto-related transactions that are made by its clients, starting from October 16, 2023. This bank says it made the decision because of a significant rise in fraudulent activities and scams. A bank representative… Read More

 Tagged brian armstrong, chase bank, coinbase, coincover, consumer protection, crypto bank, Crypto Transactions, crypto-assets, david janczewski, digital currencies, fraud, jpmorgan, scams, uk, united kingdom, virtual currency

September 27, 2023 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues along with facing other major compliance and operational challenges, has entered into an agreement to sell the entirety of its Russia business to CommEX. To ensure a smooth process for existing… Read More

 Tagged binance, commex, crypto exchange, crypto trading, digital currencies, market exit, noah perlman, russia

September 26, 2023 @ 8:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has penalized Bobbob Pty for its representations about a crypto-asset-linked investment product. Bobbob has settled the claims by paying $53,280 to comply with ASIC’s “infringement notices.” In a statement, ASIC explained that it was concerned that Bobbob made… Read More

 Tagged asic, australia, Bobbob

September 26, 2023 @ 8:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

iStudio, an Apple Premium Reseller in Singapore, has recently partnered with Triple-A, a crypto payment gateway sanctioned by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to allow customers to make purchases using cryptocurrencies at selected iStudio stores. The iStudio stores include those in Jurong Point, Tampines… Read More

 Tagged apple, cryptocurrency, iStudio, retail, singapore, triple-a, United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

September 26, 2023 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys announced a partnership with Protocol Labs aimed to support leading blockchain ventures and startups through Consensys Scale (formerly Consensys Startup Program). Builders in the Scale program now have access to Protocol Labs’ experience in “supporting hundreds of founders in their entrepreneurial journey.” Protocol Labs… Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, consensys, consensys scale, decentralization, digitalization, distributed ledger technology, dlt, dlt adoption, protocol labs, startups, web 3.0, Web3

September 26, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini says that it continues to be focused on crypto innovation by allowing users to add passkeys “for two-factor authentication to their accounts.” As explained in a blog post by Gemini, passkeys provide two major advantages “over other account authentication methods: increased security and ease… Read More

 Tagged authentication, crypto trading, crypto-assets, digital assets, digital security, digital technology, digitla currency, gemini, innovation, online security, pass keys, product update, security, united states, us, virtual currencies