Tagged: crypto-assets

Digital Asset Exchange Bullish Launches Perpetual Futures for Eligible Clients

Bullish, which claims to be among the “fastest-growing,” regulated, institutional digital assets exchange, recently launched perpetual futures for eligible customers following approval from its regulator, the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The growing dominance of the global crypto derivatives market, which “accounts for approximately 75%… Read More

TaxBit Introduces CESOP Compliance Platform for Digital Asset Exchanges in the EU

TaxBit, the provider of compliance solutions for digital assets, announced the launch of its CESOP Compliance Platform, catering to crypto exchanges operating in the EU. This solution addresses the upcoming CESOP compliance requirements set “to commence in Q1 2024, underscoring TaxBit‘s dedication to upholding tax… Read More

Coinbase Derivatives Exchange Announces its Crypto Futures Products Now Available via TT Platform from Trading Technologies International

Coinbase Derivatives Exchange, a CFTC-licensed futures exchange, is pleased to announce that its crypto futures products are now available through the TT platform from Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider. Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) further noted that TT customers can now… Read More

Crypto.com Signs MoU with Charities in Singapore to Enable Donations in Digital Assets

Crypto.com, which claims to be “trusted” by more than 80 million customers worldwide and says it is the supporter of regulatory compliance, security and privacy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with six major charities in Singapore in order “to help facilitate the acceptance of… Read More

Nearly Half of Binance Users Depend on Digital Assets to Earn “Extra Income” – Survey

Binance recently revealed that it administered “a survey to better understand their users’ motivations and reasons for using digital assets.” Drawing on a sample of over 1,000 respondents, the Binance survey found “that nearly half (45%) listed earning extra income as their primary use for… Read More

Netherlands: Digital Asset Firm Amdax’s Vault Passes ISAE-3000 Type-1 Audit, Conducted by Grant Thornton and Deloitte

Amdax‘s vault is reportedly among the first crypto service providers in the EU to achieve the  ISAE-3000 Type-1 audit, conducted by accountancy firm Grant Thornton and assisted by Big-Four consultancy firm Deloitte. Amdax, the crypto-asset custodian and asset manager, is confirming that it is “the… Read More

Gemini Named Custodian on 7RCC Global Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF Application, Filed with SEC

Gemini are pleased to announce that the firm has been named as custodian on the 7RCC Global Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF application, which was filed recently with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Gemini claims that it has been a key player… Read More

NFTs: Agoric Mainnet to Support Crabble Application which Will Enable NFT Lending

Bytepitch, the team building the Crabble NFT lending platform, have deployed their contract to Agoric mainnet after their proposal had a passing vote. The second third-party application to launch on-chain on Agoric, Crabble offers a utility layer for NFTs on Agoric and “soon the entire… Read More

Digital Asset Platform CoinList Reaches Settlement with OFAC Regarding Alleged Sanctions Violations

CoinList, a crypto-asset platform based in the US, has reportedly agreed to a settlement of $1.2 million with the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) after allegations of carrying out transactions that may have violated sanctions. As mentioned in a notice that was… Read More

Gemini Crypto Trends Report: Bitcoin ETF in the US and BTC Halving May Have Significant Implications on Markets

Digital asset firm Gemini is introducing their 2024 Crypto Trend Report. Before they explore the innovation and “promise” they see on the horizon, Gemini thinks it’s important to reflect on a volatile and challenging 2023. As mentioned in a blog post by Gemini, reverberations from… Read More

FASB Releases Accounting Standards Update to Improve Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto-Assets

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) published an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to improve the accounting for and disclosure of certain crypto assets. FASB Chair Richard R. Jones said: “The new standard responds to feedback from stakeholders of all backgrounds who indicated that improving… Read More

Institutional Investors See Crypto as “Safe Haven” Strategy for Hedging Against Traditional Markets – Survey

Sygnum launches its inaugural institutional investor crypto survey report, Future Finance 23. The purpose of the research is “to accurately measure institutional crypto adoption, track trends over time, and profile the needs and challenges of future institutional crypto market entrants.” Key themes include: 40% of… Read More

HBAR Foundation, Archax to Work on Tokenization Projects, Expand Digital Asset Staking Support

The HBAR Foundation and Archax have shared plans to enhance their partnership by expanding support for HBAR staking, the native cryptocurrency of the Hedera network, as well as the pursuit of further tokenisation projects. Building on the recent addition of HBAR to its crypto spot… Read More

Digital Assets: Elliptic and The Ascent Group to Enable AML Due Diligence Framework for Crypto Transactions

Elliptic, the global firm focused on crypto-asset risk management, announced a partnership with The Ascent Group, an independent global fund administrator. The Singaporean company will leverage Elliptic’s real-time wallet transaction screening capability, which is “supported by Elliptic’s cross-chain and cross-asset Holistic Screening technology.” This suite… Read More

Basel Committee to Consult on Targeted Revisions to Standards on Crypto-Asset and Interest Rate Risk

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met virtually on 5 and 7 December to discuss a range of policy and supervisory initiatives. The Committee took stock of its review of various elements of “the prudential standard for banks’ exposures to crypto-assets published in December 2022.”… Read More

BBVA to Enhance Digital Asset Services in Switzerland via New Partnership

In 2021, BBVA in Switzerland was a pioneer among large Eurozone banks when it introduced a bitcoin trading and custody service. This was later expanded to “include ether, thus allowing interested investors the possibility of trading directly with the two most important crypto-assets on the… Read More

Digital Assets: Robinhood Is Introducing a Crypto App for European Union Clients

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is launching a Crypto app, which will be offered to all eligible customers in the European Union (EU). According to a blog post by Robinhood, it is “the only custodial crypto platform where customers will get a percentage of their trading volume… Read More

Bitcoin and Ethereum Dominance Remain Steady as Blue-Chip Virtual Currencies Demonstrate Positive Performance – Report

This past week saw several notable developments in the digital assets and blockchain space. As widely reported, the US Securities and Exchange (SEC) is seeking feedback on proposed bitcoin ETFs by Franklin Templeton and Hashdex. In other key updates, Interactive Brokers has now launched retail… Read More

Digital Assets: BitGo to Provide Clients with Qualified Custody for Maple Secured Lending Direct Pool

Maple has partnered with BitGo in order to provide clients “with qualified custody for the Maple Secured Lending Direct Pool.” Maple explains that it “provides over-collateralized digital asset financing across a range of digital assets to institutional and high net worth clients.” Maple Finance confirmed… Read More

Blockdaemon Institutional Wallet Supported with Cold Storage, Tokenization Features

Blockdaemon Institutional Wallet is now supported with cold storage, tokenization features as well as Azure support. Blockdaemon says it is unveiling three major enhancements to the Blockdaemon Institutional Wallet, which include: Cold Storage, Tokenization and Azure Cloud support. These features collectively aim to “enhance the… Read More