Tagged: crypto-assets

January 28, 2020 @ 1:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zipmex, a Singapore-based crypto-asset exchange focused on offering retail and institutional investors the ability to make secure investments in cryptocurrencies, has reportedly acquired an operational license in Thailand, awarded by the Asian country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Zipmex crypto trading platform currently offers… Read More

January 27, 2020 @ 2:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Ltd., the firm that issues the world’s largest stablecoin USDT with a market capitalization of more than $4.6 billion, recently announced the launch of a new product, called Tether Gold (XAU₮), which will provide the “security of a digital asset pegged to physical gold”… Read More

January 25, 2020 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Five lawmakers from the US state of Hawaii have proposed a new bill asking to give permission to financial institutions to offer custody services for digital assets. If the proposed Senate bill 2594 is approved, then it would become legal for Hawaii’s banks to custody… Read More

January 24, 2020 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Digital Asset Human Capital Trends Report was recently commissioned by the Blockchain Association, an organization of active industry participants who promote efforts related to innovation and the collaboration needed to support US leadership of the crypto-assets sector. The companies included in the research sample… Read More

January 23, 2020 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs) is teaming up with the United Nations’ Children Fund (UNICEF) Innovation Fund by providing $1 million to support various ongoing projects. According to a press release, ETC Labs said it will be allocating $750,000 to global startup graduates of UNICEF’s… Read More

January 23, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adam White, president at Bakkt, recently shared some details regarding a major development currently underway at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)-owned digital assets trading desk while attending a conference at Davos. White noted during a panel discussion held at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,… Read More

January 20, 2020 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech Zeux has introduced a safe, Easy Access Money Pot, which is a mobile-based platform that awards app users 5% interest (at the annual equivalent rate or AER). The Easy Access Money Pot, which aims to be an alternative to traditional savings accounts, has… Read More

January 17, 2020 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments, a subsidiary of the Digital Currency Group (DCG) and the largest institutional holder of Bitcoin (BTC), has published its Digital Asset Investment Report, which highlights the firm’s record-setting investment activity from last year. The report also includes important information about Grayscale’s activity during… Read More

January 16, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis, a leading blockchain analytics and cybersecurity firm, revealed on January 15, 2020 that it had managed to trace $2.8 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) being transferred to criminals via cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019, with the vast majority of these transactions going through Binance and Huobi,… Read More

January 15, 2020 @ 1:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity Digital Assets, the crypto investment arm of Fidelity Investments, a Boston, Massachusetts-based multinational financial services corporation with over $2.4 trillion of assets under management, is planning to offer custody services for Bitcoin (BTC) held by UK-based cryptocurrency investment company Nickel Digital Asset Management. Established… Read More

January 14, 2020 @ 11:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey recently published by Bitwise Asset Management reveals that very few financial advisors have allocated digital assets for their clients’ investment portfolios, however, more claim they’re planning to invest in cryptocurrencies this year. More than 400 financial advisors responded to Bitwise’s survey in December… Read More

January 14, 2020 @ 12:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ember Fund is a company that aims to fundamentally change the way people make investments in digital assets. The firm has created a technology solution that allows people to easily buy into a managed portfolio of digital currencies. The Ember Fund team intends to bring… Read More

January 12, 2020 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Professional NBA basketball player Spencer Dinwiddie, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets, recently noted that his DLT-enabled tokenized investment vehicle will be officially introduced on January 13, 2020. This, despite the NBA’s warning that it might ban him from the US and Canada-based professional basketball… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bithumb, South Korea’s largest digital asset exchange, might invest over $8 million into the nation’s regulatory sandbox program and ecosystem. Through its subsidiary GCX Alliance, Bithumb’s management has shown intent to invest up to 10 billion Korean won (appr. $8 million) into Korea’s regulatory free… Read More

January 8, 2020 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Turkey’s Capital Markets Board is reportedly planning to regulate cryptocurrency-related transactions. The Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB), the regulatory agency that oversees the nation’s financial securities markets, is in the process of formulating guidelines to examine, audit, and regulate the local digital asset markets,… Read More

January 5, 2020 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Luc Falempin, CEO at Tokeny Solutions, a compliant security tokenization platform, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Tokeny helps mid-cap firms, investment banks, funds, asset managers and distributors to “dematerialize” assets on the blockchain, which allows them to reach a global audience,… Read More

January 5, 2020 @ 6:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-based digital asset exchange Binance has announced that it will be supporting euro (EUR) trading against six major cryptocurrencies, as part of the global platform’s latest fiat-focused expansion. According to Binance’s latest blog post, the exchange enabled trading for EUR pairs at 8am on January… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 1:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-headquartered trading software developer CoinRoutes revealed on December 30 that the firm saw over $1 billion worth of crypto-assets in order flow on its platform during 2019. CoinRoutes, which creates algorithmic trading software tools for digital assets, noted that it had handled over 21,000… Read More

December 31, 2019 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Tax Service (NTS) of South Korea confirmed that it will be withholding taxes worth an estimated 80.3 billion Korean won (appr. $70 million) from Bithumb, the nation’s largest digital asset trading platform. Bithumb Holdings’ largest shareholder, Vidente, which operates Bithumb’s Korea division, confirmed… Read More

December 31, 2019 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance’s digital asset exchange for US-based traders, Binance.US, has launched beta testing of its iOS application for all platform users. The leading cryptocurrency exchange noted that it had started its beta testing via a December 30 tweet. Binance’s management confirmed the successful private beta test… Read More