Tagged: Crypto Adoption

KuCoin Research Reveals Strong Positive Sentiment Towards Digital Assets in Vietnam

KuCoin, a global cryptocurrency exchange, is pleased to share the findings from its second edition of the KuCoin Campus Survey, conducted during the Vietnam Technology & Investment Summit (VTIS) 2024. With 926 participants surveyed from Dec 3 to Dec 4, 2024, the results underscore the… Read More

Phantom Wallet Reports $150M Funding Round at $3B Valuation

Since Phantom Wallet launched in 2021, their mission was to make crypto safe and easy to use. Thanks to community support, Phantom Wallet says they emerged as one of the world’s widely-used crypto wallets, soaring to the “top” of the App Store charts and welcoming… Read More

Crypto.com Teams Up with Dubai Islamic Bank to Expand Market Presence in the UAE and GCC

Crypto.com has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the UAE’s Islamic Bank and a key player focused on the field of Islamic finance, as it expands its market presence in the UAE as well as the wider… Read More

Coinbase Expects Establishment of Comprehensive Regulatory Framework in the US, Introduction of Sound Stablecoin Legislation

Coinbase‘s (NASDAQ:COIN) 2025 Crypto Market Outlook provides key insights focused on the web3 and blockhain ecosystem. The Outlook provides investors with deep dives that span the crypto space, from altcoins to ETFs, staking to gaming, and other important developments. As noted by Coinbase, the following… Read More

LatAm based Bitso Retail Division Surpasses 9 Million Users

Bitso, the crypto-driven financial services company in Latin America, has recently marked its 10th year of year operations in 2024 by announcing that its Bitso Retail division has surpassed 9  million users globally, “tripling its customer base in just three years.” As of December 2024,… Read More

Blockchain Networks and Digital Assets Must Have Real-World Utility to Succeed in 2025: Chiliz CSO

Max Rabinovitch, Chief Strategy Officer at Chiliz & Socios.com, has shared key insights with CI, reflecting on the most impactful developments of 2024 and predictions for the year ahead. As noted in the update, the Chiliz Chain is the Layer-1 blockchain for sporting brands to… Read More

AI and Memecoins Were Most Profitable Crypto Narrative in 2024 – Report

The most profitable crypto narratives in 2024 are AI, which “recorded the highest average price gains of 2,939.8% year to date (YTD), followed by memecoins which saw returns of 2,185.1% YTD.” This, according to a report from CoinGecko. This makes the AI and memecoin narratives… Read More

Web3 Non-Custodial Bitget Wallet Reportedly Exceeded 60M Users

Bitget Wallet, a Web3 non-custodial wallet, has reportedly exceeded 60 million global users, achieving 300% annual growth during 2024. Through ecosystem expansion, the platform has seen substantial adoption across key regions, solidifying its position as a key player in the multi-chain wallet ecosystem. Bitget Wallet… Read More

US Investors Becoming Comfortable with Digital Assets as Legitimate Investment Class – Report

CryptoLiteracy.org, an industry initiative enabling consumer education about cryptocurrencies supported by Coinme, announced its 2024 State of Crypto Literacy Survey results. The survey underscores the “crucial” role of knowledge in empowering responsible participation in the digital economy. It found that 98.6% of respondents who self-reported… Read More

Ethereum Still Leading Web3, Smart Contract Ecosystem But Solana Is Gaining Market Share – Report

Ethereum (ETH) is still leading the way overall, however, Solana (SOL) is steadily gaining ground (and fast), according to new industry report. The 2024 Electric Capital Developer Report reveals that as far as blockchain / web3 developer activity goes, there have been solid developments this year…. Read More

Binance.US CEO Predicts 2025 Will Be Breakout Year for Digital Assets Exchange

Binance.US’s year-end insights provide a meaningful outlook covering key developments this year and the general outlook for 2025 as well. Interim CEO Norman Reed has highlighted important milestones from the past year for the company and also shared details on features coming to the platform… Read More

Crypto.com Custody Trust Co. to Serve as US-based Custody Solution for North American Customer Digital Assets

Crypto.com, which claims to be trusted by more than 100 million customers worldwide and the industry participant focused on regulatory compliance, security and privacy, has officially announced the launch of its U.S. trust company – Crypto.com Custody Trust Company. By receiving a trust company charter,… Read More

GAIB AI Finalizes $5M Round to Innovate AI Computing in the Financial Ecosystem

GAIB reports that it has raised a $5 million pre-seed round in order to build the economic layer for AI compute. GAIB has confirmed the completion of their pre-seed funding round. The investment round was co-led by Hack VC, Faction, and Hashed, alongside investments from… Read More

BitGo Announces Expansion into Taiwan with Aim to Provide Regulated Digital Assets Solutions

BitGo reports that it has submitted an application to establish its Taiwan-based entity, BitGo Taiwan. This furthers their commitment to supporting demand for digital assets within APAC by providing clients with secure solutions. Establishing this entity paves the way for an application to the FSC… Read More

Familiarity with Web3, Crypto and Blockchain Continues to Rise Globally – Report

Consensys shared the findings of its opinion survey on crypto and web3, conducted online by online research data and analytics technology group YouGov. As a follow-up to the report from 2023, Consensys expanded the scope of the survey, reaching over 18,000 individuals aged 18-65. With… Read More

Japan’s Financial Intelligence Unit Says Crypto Poses Significant Money Laundering Risk – Report

This year has seen a number of seemingly positive developments for the cryptocurrency ecosystem, according to an update from Chainalysis. Chainalysis noted in a blog post that in many ways, crypto has continued to gain mainstream acceptance, following the approval of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum… Read More

SOLOWIN Partners with Zodia Custody to Facilitate Hong Kong’s Digital Assets Ecosystem

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SOLOWIN HOLDINGS (Nasdaq: SWIN), a financial services firm providing high-net-worth and institutional investors with solutions across traditional and virtual assets, announced its partnership with Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, which has been selected by NASDAQ as a new core custodian… Read More

CF Benchmarks Adds Bullish as Constituent Exchange for Institutional Bitcoin Index

CF Benchmarks has reportedly added Bullish as Constituent Exchange for the “trusted” institutional Bitcoin index, CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate. Bullish Exchange has officially joined a select list of “rigorously” vetted, “high-integrity,” Constituent Exchanges for CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rates CF Benchmarks, the UK FCA-regulated… Read More

Digital Assets: Central, Southern Asia and Oceania Dominates Chainalysis Crypto Adoption Index

Chainalysis are pleased to share the fifth annual Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index. In each year’s report, they look at both on- and off-chain data “to determine which countries are leading the world in grassroots crypto adoption.” Chainalysis research highlights countries “where unique cryptocurrency use… Read More

Firms that Control Stablecoin Market Will Have Considerable Influence Over Future of Money, Web3 Professional Claims

Christian Catalini, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Lightspark, Founder at MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab (as well as previously the Co-Creator of failed Facebook-led Diem / Libra projects), explained that stablecoins are considered to be a novel form of interoperable and programmable money. 1/ Stablecoins, a… Read More

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