February 5, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen announces their partnership with the Aptos Foundation in order to bring advanced on-chain analytics and data to the Aptos ecosystem. The teams are pleased to announce their new partnership with the Aptos Foundation, which is dedicated to providing best-in-class onchain data and analytics to… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX Technologies, Inc. announced today that MX and Jack Henry (NASDAQ: JKHY) have agreed to work together to deliver a more seamless and secure data sharing experience for consumers across more than 800 financial institutions. MX’s secure, interoperable API platform will now “directly connect through… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset financial instruments require regulated custodians to secure the underlying assets. BitGo’s support underscores the growing industry-wide call “for institutional-grade custody-first solutions.” BitGo has been a long-time collaborator with Valkyrie Investments, a global crypto-focused asset manager with $220 million in AUM. BitGo is the… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 7:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has posted a note that the California court has entered judgments against former Bitwise CEOs Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin, Jr. The SEC alleged that the two former executives had misled investors about the company’s finances. Without admitting or… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 6:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The latest data breach yearly recap by Surfshark shows that 300 million accounts were breached in 2023, with the United States ranking first with 97 million breaches. Russia takes second place with 79 million. France (10M), Spain (8M) and India (5M) are far behind in… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 5:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Market Survey 2023 has been published by a consortium of European entities, including the University of Agder’s School of Business and Law – Center for Crowdfunding Research, LenderKit, and CrowdSpace. In past years, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 2:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG) an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Blockchain Intelligence Group, Netcoins, and TerraZero, announces further expansion of its product and QLUE user base. Blockchain Intelligence Group has partnered with a State Bureau of Investigations that will… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) has announced that it is partnering with BILL (NYSE: BILL), a financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), to deliver advanced acquiring and issuing experiences for BILL’s accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) solutions. The partnership started with Adyen for… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SDK.finance, a Fintech solutions provider, has recently announced its integration with ComplyAdvantage, a key player focused on financial crime intelligence. This integration is said to mark a new era in “streamlined compliance processes for SDK.finance clients.” With the integration of ComplyAdvantage’s advanced AI-driven technologies, SDK.finance… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) is consulting with stakeholders on a future regulatory regime, and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is pleased to share their perspectives on how to implement a comprehensive regulatory scheme for Virtual Assets Service Providers. Crypto creates economic freedom by ensuring that people… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic Note will start issuing the Note for vested individuals, according to an email distributed by Republic. Republic Notes are securities, and recipients may have to pay taxes on the value of the Notes received. Investors in Republic Note receive a pro-rata share of distributions… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

dydx, a firm that believes DeFi will “supersede traditional finance technology,” has published an updated roadmap for 2024. The decentralized exchange (DEX) states that during the year, it will focus on three different areas: Permissionless Markets,  Core Trading Improvements, UX/Onboarding Upgrades. For permissionless markets, dydx… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a top UK – EU investment crowdfunding platform owned by Republic, has distributed the “Seedrs Sector Report 2024.” In the report,  Seedrs highlights platform activity. Newly appointed Managing Director John Lake opens the report stating: “… 2023 also saw us launch our long-awaited European… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:44 am By Michael Wong  |  

Senior members of the House Financial Services Committee have formally questioned the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) over its approach towards Fintech and innovation. Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), along with Subcommittee Chairmen Andy Barr (KY-06) and French Hill (AR-02), addressed their concerns in a… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vault Hill, which is described as an AI-powered metaverse designed to enrich engagement & create new revenue channels, has acquired over £215,000 from 45 investors (at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. There are currently two days left in… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum says they are pleased to announce that a new investment product – shorter terms and daily interest repayments – is available to their investors starting now. Debitum is a licensed and regulated platform “where it is possible to invest only in bond-like financial instruments… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In December, Mintos reports that it continued its strong performance, with investments in Notes reaching €113.7 million. According to Peteris Mikelsons, Head of Partnerships at Mintos, “this marks the second-best month in 2023, following the peak in November.” However, the supply of new loans “failed… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Celo Foundation is pleased to announce that Circle will launch USDC natively on Celo to further everyday adoption of digital currencies and assets. Celo claims it is a carbon-negative, mobile-first, EVM-compatible blockchain “built for the real world. USDC is the leading regulated digital dollar… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, which claims to be one of the largest institutional digital asset prime broker and the CFTC registered swap dealer, announces a strategic partnership with Fusion Digital Assets, TP ICAP’s FCA registered UK-based wholesale spot cryptoasset exchange. The integration with Fusion Digital Assets provides FalconX… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 6:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to announce the appointment of bas Head of Asia Pacific (APAC) at Gemini. Saad Ahmed will now be expected to “lead Gemini’s strategy and business development efforts in the region.” As noted in a blog post, Saad reportedly “joins… Read More