Tagged: crypto-assets

March 5, 2023 @ 9:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With over $130 billion of quarterly institutional trading volume and over $50 billion of institutional assets on platform, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) claims it “operates at the center of the institutional digital asset market.” Their products are purpose-built “to provide secure access to digital assets and Web3…. Read More

March 5, 2023 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TaxBit, the tax and accounting provider for digital assets, announced it has been selected by Cash App in order “to help provide the necessary crypto tax forms to the 10+ million Cash App users who have bought or held Bitcoin since 2019.” Lindsey Argalas, COO… Read More

March 5, 2023 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eric Parker, co-founder and CEO of Giddy, a provider of cryptocurrency wallets, recently shared his views and insights exclusively with Crowdfund Insider. Parker talked about the different opportunities that consumers may be willing to explore in the nascent DeFi space. He also touched on some… Read More

March 4, 2023 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crime fighters worldwide have seen “an alarming uptrend in both traditional and crypto-related scams since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to an update from Binance. Over the past years, Binance has been “engaging in discussions with law enforcement agencies worldwide about how to… Read More

March 4, 2023 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, the world’s “third most” visited crypto exchange, has announced a dynamic partnership with Talos, the institutional digital asset trading technology provider. The integration “combines the power of Talos’s robust trade infrastructure solutions with Bybit’s access to a wide array of digital assets and best-in-market… Read More

March 3, 2023 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance has made an investment in Nomad Capital, a newly established crypto venture fund, as part of Binance’s continued efforts “to support the larger crypto ecosystem.” As mentioned in their blog post, Nomad Capital adopts “a hands-on approach to help their portfolio projects grow and… Read More

March 3, 2023 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken is pleased to announce that Kraken’s OTC Portal is now integrated within Kraken Pro. This integration “allows OTC clients to access the features and functionality they know and love from our OTC Desk via a fully automated, self-service UI.” You may access the OTC… Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment firms Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are reportedly taking a step back from forming new partnerships with cryptocurrency-focused companies. This, after the collapse of major businesses operating in the nascent industry. As first reported by Reuters, the crypto-assets sector experienced somewhat of… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Floki is now officially partnered with one of the biggest lending protocols on the BNB chain, Venus Protocol. Venus claims it is “the leading lending and borrowing protocol on the BNB chain as well as the second biggest DeFi protocol on the chain after top… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Bitpanda is pleased to announce the launch of the Pantos public beta. This is a major milestone for “developing technology-agnostic digital assets, and they’re proud to be part of it.” Pantos, the “first” Multichain Token System, has been designed “to make digital… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, which claims to be the “most reliable” digital assets prime brokerage for the world’s leading institutions, announced expansion of its services into Singapore. Matt Long has “joined FalconX as General Manager and Ave King as Chief Compliance Officer, both based in Singapore.” Alongside these… Read More

February 24, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ingenico, the company focused on payment acceptance solutions, has just signed a strategic partnership with Binance, the largest exchange for digital assets, “to offer an in-store cryptocurrency payment acceptance solution.” The first pilots have “been deployed in France.” This partnership is “a major step in… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coincover, the digital asset protection company, announces a new partnership with Cobo, which claims to be the largest digital asset custodian and blockchain infrastructure provider in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. This news comes shortly after Coincover’s recent successful $30 million funding round. Cobo explains… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at TipLink is pleased to announce that they have raised $6m in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital and Multicoin Capital. TipLink allows users “to send crypto or NFTs with just a link.” The kicker is… the link is a wallet. They claim… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Ruben Merre, Co-founder and CEO at NGRAVE. a digital asset security provider focused on making the safest, most reliable products in the blockchain industry. Ruben Merre talked about how centralized crypto exchanges and online digital currency wallets may not be the… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris recently announced that the Department has “enhanced its ability to detect fraud and other illegal activity among New York State-regulated entities engaged in virtual currency activity through new insider trading and market manipulation… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global firm focused on crypto-asset risk management, announced that it has expanded its global leadership team with the appointment of Barry Chubrik as Chief Financial Officer, and Sophie Froment as Chief People Officer. Chubrik will join Elliptic’s growing US team “based out of… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus SA, the digital asset infrastructure provider for financial institutions in Europe, is pleased to announce a $65 million Series B capital raise from strategic investors. Taurus’ Series B investment round is “led by Credit Suisse and includes participation from new institutional investors such as… Read More

February 18, 2023 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gate.io is now fully integrated with Copper.co’s ClearLoop solution. This integration will “serve as a mutual benefit to both parties, as institutional clients can utilize Copper.co’s technology to deploy capital on the exchange and trade immediately, while also maintaining independent custody of their funds with… Read More

February 17, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As we look towards the future of crypto, 2023 presents Blockchain.com with an opportunity to build upon their success, “prepare for what’s ahead and — most importantly — continue to support their tens of millions of customers in over 150 countries.” To kick off this… Read More