April 18, 2024 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Varys Capital has partnered with FundRock Investment Management Services (ME) Ltd, a fund management company, licensed by the FSRA, to manage a feeder fund, Varys Capital Ventures (CEIC) Limited in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The feeder fund will invest its assets into a… Read More

 Tagged abu dhabi, adgm, uae, varys capital, Web3

April 18, 2024 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abra, a global platform for digital asset prime services and wealth management, today announced the launch of its integrated offering for institutions, Abra Prime, and private clients, Abra Private, following approval from the SEC for its subsidiary, Abra Capital Management LP (ACM), to operate as… Read More

 Tagged abra

April 18, 2024 @ 7:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After a strong 2023 Q4, the total crypto market cap continued rallying by +64.5% in 2024 Q1, reaching a high of $2.9 trillion on March 13, 2024, the team at CoinGecko noted in a new research report. CoinGecko has explained that in absolute terms, “the… Read More

 Tagged bitcoin, crypto markets, digital assets, ethereum, research

April 18, 2024 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo announced the launch of BitGo Ventures, BitGo’s investment arm dedicated to seeking out and fostering partnerships with FinTech infrastructure companies and blockchain projects around the world. BitGo Ventures will invest in startups “that are building secure, scalable, and digital-native financial infrastructure solutions while prioritizing… Read More

 Tagged bitgo, bitgo ventures, digital assets, startups

April 18, 2024 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be among the largest companies in the digital assets industry, and Fuze, a digital assets infrastructure provider with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Istanbul, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order “to establish the terms of a collaboration… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, middle east, tether, turkey

April 18, 2024 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle marked a significant compliance milestone this month by completing a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 security audit under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The SOC 2 Type 2 is a rigorous examination “conducted by an… Read More

 Tagged circle, digital assets, security, stablecoins

April 18, 2024 @ 12:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Failed cryptocurrency lending firm Genesis will reportedly be returning 97% of crypto-assets from a customer program with digital asset platform Gemini by May of this year. This update has been shared after a New York based bankruptcy Judge stated on Tuesday that they have approved… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, earn program, gemini, genesis

April 18, 2024 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paystand, the global enabler of B2B payments, today announced it has brought full payments integration to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. In addition Paystand will support Dynamics NAV, GP, AX, and Dynamics 365 Finance. It has also established a partnership “with independent software vendor ERP… Read More

 Tagged b2b, fintech trends, payments, paystand

April 18, 2024 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Since 2020, median home prices have risen by 16%, while the median household income has increased by ~1% – from $76,660 in 2020 to $77,283 in 2024. For a median-priced home worth $417,700, a 15% down payment would cost $62,655. Anthony Scaramucci & SkyBridge have… Read More

 Tagged Parcl, skybridge capital, solana

April 17, 2024 @ 6:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Homium, Inc., a home equity mortgage lender and securitization platform, has launched its tokenized home equity loans on Avalanche. Homium’s shared appreciation home equity loans “provide homeowners with a novel way to borrow against their home equity without increasing their monthly debt burden.” Homium’s launch… Read More

 Tagged avalanche, homium, mortgage, online lending