Tagged: crypto-assets

July 2, 2022 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aver, a Web3 betting and prediction exchange, recently launched its public beta on Solana. The public launch follows the project’s $7.5 million seed round earlier this year and “a successful closed-beta period in June.” The project is backed by “heavyweights” in the sports betting and… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fyllo, which claims to be the leading platform providing data-driven marketing and regulatory solutions to drive new growth, recently announced its expansion into the cryptocurrency vertical. The Fyllo Regulatory Database is available “across the U.S. to help businesses ensure their current and planned cryptocurrency products… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 1:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Liminal, a wallet operations infrastructure that secures digital assets, has reportedly surpassed $3 billion in transactions via its platform. Established in 2021, this milestone comes “as a reflection of the company’s capacity to scale in a relatively short amount of time,” according to an update… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) recently announced a faster, easier, and “less expensive” way of sending and receiving cryptocurrency via multiple networks, starting with Polygon, Coinbase’s first L2 integration, and Solana. With the ongoing surge in blockchain usage and increase in gas fees, “the process of sending crypto… Read More

June 25, 2022 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recognizing the growth of digital markets alongside the continued “evolution” of the traditional securities services marketplace, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) recently announced the formation of its Digital Assets and Financial Markets group, which will be led by Justin Chapman who “currently is global head of… Read More

June 24, 2022 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinLoan, which claims to be the only EU-licensed provider of crypto-loan products, has announced a partnership with Elliptic, the global “leader” in crypto-asset risk management. As adoption and investment into crypto continues to increase, “so does the risk of cybercrime.” The range of crypto-assets and… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 10:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Custody recently announced official support for deposits and withdrawals for IOST, “among other tokens.” With this, IOST joins the list of supported digital tokens in the secure, “regulated,” and insured custody service for the safekeeping of virtual assets services for institutional clients “provided by… Read More

June 19, 2022 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dina Sam’an, the Founder and Managing Director of CoinMENA, notes that she’s very excited to share that CoinMENA has obtained a provisional license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). Sam’an adds that regulatory compliance has been a “top priority” for CoinMENA from day one…. Read More

June 19, 2022 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Momentum in Alberta’s Fintech sector continues to build as crypto exchange company FTX revealed plans to establish its first Canadian location in Calgary after the acquisition of Calgary-based Bitvo — a trading platform “offering Canadians a secure and easy way to buy, sell and trade… Read More

June 19, 2022 @ 12:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Okcoin notes that even when the crypto markets are down, they are still  focused on hiring “top” talent and building for the long term. Okcoin confirmed that they are hiring globally “for over 100 roles across all teams.” They’re also “doubling down… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to add support for a new set of crypto tokens. The following digital tokens are currently available for deposits and custody on Gemini: Alethea AI (ALI) TrueFi (TRU) Trading for these tokens will follow, “opening first on the firm’s… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bit.com, a crypto exchange that supports spot, contract, options, and other trading products meeting the diversified needs of its global clients, has “listed Staked Ether (STETH) on its spot and futures markets.” By listing STETH, Bit.com claims that it “becomes the first cryptocurrency exchange to… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Last September, CoinList had announced CoinList Karma, a point system that “recognizes user contribution to token networks on CoinList through value-add activities.” A high Karma score “helps users qualify for the Priority Queue — an invite-only queue for CoinList token sales that is significantly shorter… Read More

June 11, 2022 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After the launch of Bancor 3, over 100 pools are currently live on Bancor 3 including AAVE, BAT, ENJ, MATIC, SNX, USDC, wNXM, WOO and YFI. This is in addition to the 4 tokens “initially launched, ETH, DAI, LINK, BNT.” You may check out the… Read More

June 11, 2022 @ 2:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has announced that they have signed agreements to acquire CYBAVO, which is a “breakthrough” crypto tech firm. Established in 2018, CYBAVO claims that it is a pioneer in core crypto security, custody, operations, and blockchain infrastructure platform services, “providing services to leading firms across… Read More

June 9, 2022 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

StoneX Group Inc., a “diversified” global financial services firm providing execution, risk management and advisory services, market intelligence, and clearing services across multiple asset classes and markets around the world, recently announced the launch of StoneX Digital LLC , a subsidiary dedicated “to providing institutional… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist recently revealed that they’re working cooperatively with Go+ Security in order to help secure the future of Web3. The main goal of this cooperation is “to exchange data.” SlowMist will provide Go+ Security with their malicious address data of EVM tokens (mostly on ETH… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The non-fungible token (NFT) boom of 2021 not only brought “mainstream attention” to digital art investment, it also “catalyzed increased development of the crypto metaverse,” according to an update from Kraken. The Metaverse — a previously “esoteric” term first used in the 1992 science fiction… Read More

June 6, 2022 @ 6:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, the provider of institutional digital asset custody and trading solutions, recently announced that it has been approved for membership of the Swiss Financial Services Standard Association (VQF) via Copper’s Swiss entity based in Zug. Copper’s VQF membership “provides assurance to its clients regarding the… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Alloy, which specializes in identity verification APIs that make KYC/AML “effective and simple,” has looked into how DeFi has evolved into a “major” sector of crypto without running KYC or AML checks on users. The Alloy team members have looked at “Permissioned… Read More