Tagged: crypto-assets

July 21, 2021 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Seven in 10 institutional investors are now expecting to purchase or invest in digital assets in the future, and over 90% of those interested in these financial instruments expect to have an allocation in their institution’s or clients’ portfolios “within the next five years.” This,… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (July 19) that for the week ending July 19,… Read More

July 19, 2021 @ 6:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at global Fintech Circle, which will go public in a $4.5 billion SPAC deal, notes that the promise of decentralized finance (DeFi) is to transform or fundamentally improve financial services by offering greater transparency, security, and community governance by leveraging blockchain or distributed… Read More

July 18, 2021 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm CoinList says it’s pleased to confirm that the Qredo Token Sale on their platform has added over 30,000 new token holders to the Qredo community, with over $16 million in QRDO tokens bought during the course of the sale. The event drew… Read More

July 18, 2021 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning July 15, 2021, Clover Finance (CLV) is available for trading via Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps, the company confirmed in a blog post. Coinbase (COIN:Nasdaq) clients are able to trade, send, receive, or store CLV in the US, with the… Read More

July 18, 2021 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini notes that it’s pleased to announce support for Cryptex Finance (CTX) and Total Crypto Market Cap (TCAP). CTX is currently available for trading and custody on Gemini, as of July 13, 2021. Trading for CTX is available on the crypto exchange’s… Read More

July 17, 2021 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance USD, a major stablecoin issued by crypto exchange Binance, has reached its $10B market cap milestone and has entered the top 10 digital currency rankings, the company confirmed in a blog post on July 15, 2021. Binance USD has already exceeded $11 billion in… Read More

July 17, 2021 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has released an update titled, “Not All Blockchain Analysis Providers Are the Same and Other Insights from FATF’s Second 12-Month Review.” The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the inter-governmental entity that’s responsible for establishing international standards relating to anti-money… Read More

July 17, 2021 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After digital asset firm Kraken’s listings of Enjin (ENJ) on May 14 and Polygon (MATIC) on May 17 for most jurisdictions, the company is pleased to confirm the availability of Polygon and Enjin trading for US, Canada and Australia residents. Trading for both assets are… Read More

July 17, 2021 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at YIELD App, the developers of a fast-growing wealth management platform for digital assets, has published their second progress report – which reveals that users for their app have doubled while assets have increased by 3x since the last update. The YIELD App… Read More

July 16, 2021 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange platform Liquid Group, Inc. and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have revealed that Stellar USDC, a major stablecoin, is now available to Liquid’s exchange clients. Liquid is adding multi-chain support for USDC by expanding its products into a Stellar-enabled version. By bringing… Read More

July 16, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s InCore Bank, the B2B banking solution provider, reveals that it has launched a comprehensive crypto-asset service. The securitization solution, called CRYSP, was developed with assistance from GenTwo Digital, a provider of innovative securitization platforms for crypto-assets. The solution enables fund managers, whether they’re from… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto financial services firm Matrixport reports that it has adopted Elliptic Lens in order to screen virtual currency wallets and offer a safer financial environment for their clients. As noted in a blog post by Elliptic, Matrixport aims to serve as a one-stop cryptocurrency financial… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledgermatic, the treasury, finance and custody solution, reveals that it’s now live and “compatible for the Algorand ecosystem.” Businesses that use the Algorand network, hold Algo’s and use native ASA tokens are able to “leverage Ledgermatic as their custodian and back-office finance solution with a… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK reports that it has finalized a Series B funding round, raising more than $37 million in capital. The CertiK Family of investors continues to grow with backing from Coatue Management, Shunwei Capital, and Coinbase Ventures. As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “We… Read More

July 14, 2021 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Skrill, which is part of specialized payments firm Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), reveals that it has  added 20 other virtual currencies to its digital wallet for its clients to purchase and sell. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the new additions bring the… Read More

July 14, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mettalex, a decentralized cryptocurrency and traditional commodities derivatives trading platform that is powered by Fetch.ai, reveals that it has launched DEX Yield Farming for commodities, adding new markets to the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Liquidity providers are now able to generate a “highly-competitive” yield by… Read More

July 14, 2021 @ 1:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (July 12) that for the week ending July 12,… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 3:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken will be supporting four new crypto-assets: Axie Infinity (AXS), Chiliz (CHZ), Origin Protocol (OGN) and Perpetual Protocol (PERP). The Kraken team notes in an update that deposits for all four digital assets are available now. Trading will start on July 13,… Read More

July 12, 2021 @ 1:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polkadot (DOT) is now available for trading on digital asset platform CoinList. The CoinList team says they are pleased to confirm that users are now able to trade Polkadot (DOT) on their platform. Eligible or qualified CoinList users can trade DOT via CoinList Pro, CoinList.co,… Read More