Tagged: crypto-assets

December 19, 2022 @ 12:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

United Fintech, the end-to-end solution for banking technology, announced the 100 percent acquisition of Cobalt, the provider of critical risk and data services to the FX and digital asset markets. The acquisition elevates United Fintech’s position “as the leading end-to-end solution connecting financial institutions with… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, an “easy-to-use” platform to create innovative products on the blockchain and manage day-to-day crypto operations, announced that it has become the first company to have its digital asset infrastructure system “certified by the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4) as a CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS) Level… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The EY organization announced an alliance between TaxBit, a tax and accounting technology provider for cryptocurrency and other digital assets (e.g., non-fungible tokens (NFTs)), and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) “to help organizations meet tax reporting requirements for digital assets.” Regulators are starting “to… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

THORChain, a non-custodial decentralized native asset protocol that enables wallets, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), and users to seamlessly transfer their digital assets across blockchains, has completed its integration with Trust Wallet, a self-custodial and multi-chain wallet provider. This integration “unlocks decentralized multichain swaps for the more… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ConsenSys, a Web3 company, announced that U.S. MetaMask users will be able to purchase crypto (ETH) from “within the app” using PayPal. MetaMask will reportedly “be the first Web3 wallet to leverage PayPal to drive more successful on-ramp transactions.” Initially available to select PayPal users… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini says it’s pleased to announce that individuals and institutions in Greece and Bulgaria can now “open a Gemini account to deposit, trade, and custody over 100 cryptocurrencies.” Consumers in these additional two markets “can securely access Gemini’s website or mobile app… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 7:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finterest, which claims to be the “first” crypto lending protocol available on the Internet Computer (ICP) built to support native Bitcoin borrowing and lending, announced the close of its $1.5 million seed round. Investors reportedly “include Polychain Capital via the Beacon Fund, an Internet Computer-focused… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sommelier, the automated DeFi portfolio management platform, announces that it has launched Ethereum DeFi strategy tokens “for the first time on Injective, a layer 1 Cosmos blockchain optimized for finance.” Sommelier is a blockchain/DLT-based platform “built with the Cosmos SDK that executes advanced crypto portfolio… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZEBEDEE, a Fintech and “next-generation” payment processor for the gaming industry, announced the results of a study “surveying over 1,000 U.S. respondents who play a minimum of one hour of video games per week to gauge their feelings toward blockchain technologies, NFTs and cryptocurrencies being… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be the world’s “third-most” visited crypto exchange, has implemented a Proof of Reserves system that “allows users to verify the company’s holdings directly.” The system uses Merkle Tree “to enable users to quickly verify their assets deposited in Bybit and authenticates… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, which claims to be the “leading” regulated institution for digital assets, has announced its registration “with the Ministry of Finance of Poland as a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) in the country.” This development in Poland “builds on the crypto-native FinTech’s longstanding effort to… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX, which claims to be a leading cryptocurrency platform, has introduced the “seamless” Quick Transfer feature and announced Ledger hard wallet compatibility “to streamline self-custody for millions of users.” The Quick Transfer feature “allows OKX users to easily transfer assets between the OKX exchange and… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to Robocash analysts, traditional currency and P2P investments remain the “most promising” assets in 2023. The most “controversial” asset class this year has been cryptocurrency (or crypto-assets), the Robo.cash team wrote in a blog post. To determine the “most favorable” assets for 2023, platform… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims it is “trusted” by more than 70 million customers world-wide and the “industry leader” in regulatory compliance, security and privacy certifications, has released its audited Proof of Reserves, “enabling users to verify that their crypto assets are fully backed (1:1) on our… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Union Bank of Philippines, a “long-standing” partner of Hex Trust, is expanding their digital asset exposure by “tapping into the metaverse.” As a continuation of their “Tech-up Pilipinas” advocacy, UnionBank has announced their entrance “to The Sandbox, with the help of Hex Trust’s digital asset… Read More

December 9, 2022 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Okcoin reveals that you can now “deposit 1inch Network (1INCH), Curve DAO (CRV), Kyber Network (KNC), Livepeer (LPT), Metis (METIS), The Sandbox (SAND), Skale (SKL), and Nano (XNO) on Okcoin.” According to details shared by Okcoin, here’s what these projects are all… Read More

December 9, 2022 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Luxembourg is a country known for its “strong” focus on innovation and is one of the world’s “leading” financial centers, and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is pleased to announce that they will be “expanding PayPal’s cryptocurrency services to eligible Luxembourgish customers in the coming days.” The introduction… Read More

December 8, 2022 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, a crypto-asset service provider backed by Standard Chartered and Northern Trust, has “developed and launched a new service: Interchange.” The service “offers an alternative to the pre-funding and margin models on exchanges. Using Interchange, clients can keep their assets with Zodia Custody, while… Read More

December 8, 2022 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a “proactive” response to calls for transparency among digital assets exchanges, WOO Network has launched “a real-time reporting of its assets and liabilities – the first in this industry.” WOO Network’s transparency dashboard, WOO X, “includes live data reporting that updates every 15 mins,… Read More

December 8, 2022 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance.US, the U.S. partner to one of the world’s largest crypto exchange and America’s home to buy, sell, trade, convert and stake digital assets, announced that it “has expanded its zero fee pricing model to now include Ethereum (ETH), effective immediately.” All new and existing… Read More