Tagged: Crypto Adoption

October 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com has filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The legal move follows the receipt of a Wells Notice, which indicates that SEC staff are recommending an enforcement action against the firm. Multiple crypto focused firms have been sued or are in receipt… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

21.co, the parent company of 21Shares – one of the issuers of crypto exchange traded products (ETPs), and Crypto.com, announced that they have recently entered into a strategic partnership. With this partnership, 21.co Wrapped Bitcoin (21BTC) will source Bitcoin (BTC) liquidity from Crypto.com, leveraging the… Read More

October 6, 2024 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX has reportedly launched OKX OS, which is described as a comprehensive onchain infrastructure suite that is designed to open up the technology stacks behind their Wallet, supporting an international community of blockchain and Web3 developers to build robust applications efficiently across… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics has released a report entitled, The Crypto Universe Through the Lens of datonomy. Tanay Ved and Matías Andrade from Coin Metrics noted that the crypto universe has expanded from a single asset in 2009 to “a vast ecosystem of 4 asset classes, 14… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, an all-in-one crypto financial services hub, announced the completion of its all-cash acquisition of Crypto Finance (Asset Management) AG (CFAM), a licensed Swiss crypto asset manager that was previously part of the Deutsche Börse Group-owned Crypto Finance Group (CFG). Now doing business as Matrixport… Read More

September 26, 2024 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda and Blockpit are teaming up again to offer Italian Bitpanda users discounted licences and expert advice to help you stay on top of regulation. Using Blockpit can help you understand how “to save when doing your crypto taxes.” Bitpanda has shared key insights in… Read More

September 15, 2024 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, the fiat-crypto payment gateway, has announced its official support for the BNB ecosystem. With this support, Alchemy Pay’s On & Off-Ramp now “supports popular tokens on BNB Chain, including its native token BNB and stablecoins like USDC and USDT.” This integration highlights Alchemy… Read More

September 12, 2024 @ 6:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Global State of Crypto report, offering a comprehensive look at attitudes and behavior toward digital assets from different investors across the globe. After two years of ups and downs, the crypto market has “rallied hard… Read More

September 6, 2024 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis has shared key insights focused on Russia’s cryptocurrency pivot as well as legislated sanctions “evasion.” In response to mounting financial pressures of Western sanctions, Russia enacted significant legislation “legalizing cryptocurrency mining and permitting the use of cryptocurrency for international payments.” Chainalysis added that the… Read More

September 5, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo are pleased to announce that their firm has been approved as a custodian under the new SIX Exchange Regulation Crypto-Asset Rule. This approval marks another milestone in BitGo’s mission “to make secure, regulated custody available for clients around the world.” BitGo Europe provides regulated… Read More

September 1, 2024 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced the launch of global retail services, including the ability to provide seamless deposit and withdrawal facilities for millions of retail users of the Crypto.com App from over 90 countries, vastly improving the efficiency and utility of customers’ crypto journeys. Crypto.com’s global retail services… Read More

August 28, 2024 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aquanow, a global crypto infrastructure provider trusted by 300+ clients, is announcing a strategic partnership with Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings, Northern Trust, and National Australia Bank. The partnership will see Zodia Custody “provide its enterprise custody… Read More

August 27, 2024 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda‘s latest partner, CoinMENA, is a crypto broker in the Middle East. Through their partnership with Bitpanda Technology Solutions (BTS), CoinMENA will enhance trading efficiency on their platform and “expand the range of crypto assets available to its users.” When fully implemented, CoinMENA will have… Read More

August 27, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance says it will be listing Eurite (EURI) and introduce EURI zero trading fee promotions as well. Binance reminds users to do their own research before making any trades for the aforementioned token outside Binance in order “to avoid any scams and ensure safety of… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has shared insights addressing the following question: Why the presidential election could be decided by young crypto voters? As noted in a blog post by Coinbase, young voters made “the difference in the 2020 U.S. elections and are expected to be a deciding… Read More

August 25, 2024 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

4 in 5 consumes are spending the most time on X, Telegram and YouTube for crypto, according to an update from CoinGecko. The social media platforms most used for crypto “are X (formerly Twitter), Telegram and YouTube, which represented a combined 84.0% of the crypto… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SwissFortress announced the launch of the Fortress Coin (FC), supporting and maintaining the global Send-to-Name (StN) system, creating a more user-friendly and secure way to navigate the decentralized web. 0.4% of all crypto users claimed their domain “using Unstoppable Domains over the last few years.”… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini has shared a detailed analyst note, addressing the following: When Will The Pain Subside? Examining Signals After the Crypto Sell-Off? In Gemini’s previous analyst note, “Where Are We in The Crypto Cycle?” the crypto firm looked at how macro indicators could… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, the crypto platform for institutions, and the ZKsync Foundation, announced the availability of digital assets from the ZKsync ecosystem on Anchorage Digital’s platform. With the only U.S. federally chartered crypto bank, Anchorage Digital is the first institutional custodian to support ZKsync, whose zero-knowledge… Read More

August 15, 2024 @ 6:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Secondary to Bitcoin by market cap, Ethereum has been neck and neck with Bitcoin over the last year across major inflection points, the team at CoinGecko noted in a new report. Over one year, however, CoinGecko pointed out that Ethereum lags behind Bitcoin “at 31.6%… Read More