Tagged: crypto-assets

May 25, 2023 @ 8:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of Kraken’s commitment to client security, they have reportedly completed and passed an independent auditor’s examination over internal controls as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) SOC 2, Type I compliance standard. Kraken has shared details “about this process… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 10:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TP ICAP Group, a provider of market infrastructure, announces that Fusion Digital Assets – its marketplace for spot cryptoassets – is now live and has successfully completed its first XBTUSD pairs trade with the associated settlement processed by Fidelity Digital Assets. Fusion Digital Assets is… Read More

May 24, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HAYVN, a regulated digital asset focused financial institution, announced “strong” HAYVN 20 Cryptocurrency Index Fund returns to investors during Q1 2023, despite increasing volatility in the digital asset market. The index fund for cryptocurrency assets “offering clients a diversified, low cost, and regulated strategy to… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

RockX, a firm focused on supportin institutional-grade staking solutions throughout Asia, is broadening its staking product suite with the addition of a new ETH native staking solution. This latest offering supports RockX‘s position “as a comprehensive provider of diverse staking needs, responding adroitly to the… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has taken action against Huobi Global Limited, and its Chief Executive Officer Leon Li for “operating a digital asset exchange (DAX) in Malaysia without registration.” Accordingly, the SC has “issued a public reprimand against Huobi Global Limited, and Leon Li… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust, and LMAX Digital, the regulated institutional crypto currency exchange operated by LMAX Group, announce a collaboration to deliver institutional-grade trading infrastructure and custody services for the European leading Alternative Asset… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AltTab Capital, the cryptocurrency and digital assets hedge fund company, announces the launch of an office in London, UK, which will allow it to expand its network of international Professional Investors and other partners. AltTab Capital was “founded as an investment company in North America… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the company operating the blockchain-enabled platform tether.to that powers the first and most widely used stablecoin, announced a collaboration with KriptonMarket, an on/off ramp solution, in order “to give users in Argentina access to stablecoins at the Central Market of Buenos Aires, one of… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Public, an investing platform that allows members to invest in stocks, treasuries, ETFs, crypto, and alternative assets, announced the rollout of Alpha, a project to enhance your investing experience with artificial intelligence powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. Alpha reportedly “reduces the time retail investors spend researching… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ARK36, the Cyprus-based leading alternative investment digital asset fund, has announced today the launch of a proprietary machine learning-based trading software system, “to improve the way its portfolio management team can navigate the dynamic world of cryptocurrency trading.” The new software will “leverage advanced algorithms… Read More

May 18, 2023 @ 7:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With this key acquisition, Ripple takes on the growing institutional crypto custody market, expected to reach $10T by 2030 Ripple, the Fintech focused on enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, announced it has acquired Metaco, a Swiss-based provider of digital asset custody and tokenization technology. Diversifying… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 10:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Limited (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS), the European digital asset manager, has published its results for the quarter ending 31st March 2023. Jean-Marie Mognetti, Chief Executive Officer of CoinShares said: “I’m pleased to announce that Q1 2023 has underscored CoinShares’ robust resilience and adaptability. The… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, which claims to be one of the world’s largest and trusted digital assets financial services ecosystems, announced a partnership with Copper.co, an institutional digital asset custody provider, “integrating its pioneering off-exchange collateral management and settlement solution, ClearLoop.” This collaboration “enhances Matrixport’s prime brokerage offerings… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Union (EU) brings crypto-assets, crypto-assets issuers, and crypto-asset service providers under a regulatory framework. Last month after several delays, the European Parliament adopted MiCA or Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation. This legislative development aims to allow all EU member states to provide digital asset… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Austrian digital asset firm Bitpanda is reportedly planning to invest $10 million in order establish a dedicated AI unit. Bitpanda explained that the new unit will aim to provide a suite of AI-enhanced products and investing solutions, including personalized investment ideas, automated portfolio strategies, as… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 12:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyphe, the digital asset liquidity provider for financial institutions, has received a certificate of compliance to ISO 27001 Information Security Management by internationally-recognized certification body, BSI Group. The certification “reinforces Hyphe’s commitment to the highest security standards ahead of Europe’s new Markets in Crypto Assets… Read More

May 15, 2023 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nilos, a financial platform for businesses operating with crypto-currencies, has launched its new Virtual EU IBANs aimed at companies dealing with crypto in Europe. The move has been made possible by their new partnership with Modulr, a payment and card-issuing platform. The solution allows businesses… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in order “to collaborate on digital assets, including digital asset custody.” Subject to regulatory approval, Standard Chartered plans “to launch digital asset custody services, starting in DIFC and… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum announces the addition of Cosmos’ native token ATOM to its expanding portfolio of regulated digital asset banking products and services. Sygnum clients “can now conveniently buy and hold ATOM on its institutional-grade platform and stake their holdings to earn attractive staking rewards” From today,… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ishan Wahi was sentenced to two years in prison for allegedly “tipping his associates regarding crypto-assets that were going to be listed on Coinbase Exchanges.” Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced “that ISHAN WAHI, a former product… Read More