Tagged: digital assets

December 2, 2023 @ 4:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin’s price continued to rise in November and the crypto recovery broadened to a wider array of market segments, the Grayscale team noted. Grayscale also mentioned in a report that financial markets relaxed “about certain macro risks, including the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East… Read More

December 1, 2023 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has announced a “field hearing” scheduled to take place in Little Rock, Arkansas. The hearing is entitled “Connecting Communities: Building Innovation Ecosystems Across America,” led by the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee. The hearing will commence at 10… Read More

December 1, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper will facilitate the transition of financial market infrastructure to blockchain-based rails addressing key goals in Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision. Integration of blockchain-based services with financial infrastructure “will provide a solid foundation for the expansion of the local capital markets and attract international investors to… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

November 30, 2023 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Matthew Commons, President of the Verified USD Foundation, which aims to facilitate seamless, equitable and transparent on-chain and off-chain transactions within the Web3 ecosystem, backed by the Verified USD (USDV) stablecoin. Commons reportedly comes with more than a decade of blockchain… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 4:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the regulated blockchain & tokenization infrastructure platform, secured the in-principle approvals (IPAs) of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) for “the necessary Financial Services Permissions to issue US dollar and other currency-backed stablecoins, as well as to… Read More

November 29, 2023 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The dYdX Operations subDAO is pleased to announce the launch of Full Trading on the dYdX Chain, introducing new and improved trading rewards, a 6-month Launch Incentive Program proposed by Chaos Labs, and the continuation of Validators and Stakers receiving 100% of protocol fees. Full… Read More

November 29, 2023 @ 2:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of Nomura, has announced its strategic integration with Talos, the premier provider of digital asset trading technology “for institutions.” This partnership broadens Laser Digital’s reach “among institutional clients while adding a new source of institutional-grade liquidity to the Talos… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist and Sinohope Technology Holdings Limited, a comprehensive digital asset custody platform, announced a strategic partnership uniting the two companies. The two parties will carry out active security business cooperation “in MPC security audit, digital asset Anti-money laundering (AML), Web3 threat intelligence cooperation Network, digital… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum announces a major addition to its institutional crypto sector indices product portfolio – the Sygnum Crypto Multisector Index Linked Certificate (ILC). The first institutional Crypto Multisector Index “combines key crypto sectors into a single portfolio to conveniently enable broad, liquid access to the digital asset… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoin Standard, the industry body for stablecoin issuers, has established a channel partnership with Chainlink Labs, developers of the industry-standard decentralized computing platform Chainlink. This partnership will support “the adoption of stablecoins through education, resources, and shared initiatives.” Stablecoin Standard is the industry body for… Read More

November 23, 2023 @ 10:02 am By Michael Wong  |  

GC Exchange FZE (GCEX), a subsidiary of the GCEX Group, has been granted an Operational VASP Licence by Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) for VA Broker-Dealer services. This developmens comes after GCEX opened its Dubai office in July 2022 and received a Minimal Viable… Read More

November 21, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Institutional adoption and sentiment remain strong amid the current crypto cycle, according to an Institutional Investor survey of 250 institutional investors. In the survey, commissioned by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) institutional investors “demonstrated their resilience and expressed optimism about crypto’s role in the future.” Sentiment improved dramatically… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol, has joined the Ledger Live app, enabling users to access optimized crypto lending and borrowing rates through Ledger’s secure ecosystem. Morpho is a peer-to-peer layer built “on top of lending pools like Compound or Aave, designed to improve the capital… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, the institution for digital assets, is advancing in cloud infrastructure security with the attainment of the Cloud Security Alliance’s Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Level 1 Certification. Following the recent successful completion of the prestigious SOC 2 Type 2 audit and the 2019… Read More

November 18, 2023 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unchained announced that Bakkt (NYSE: BKKT) has agreed to join its network of collaborative custody partners. Bakkt joins Coincover and Kingdom Trust “as members of the network, providing Unchained’s collaborative custody offering with the greatest breadth in the industry, giving clients the most security and… Read More

November 18, 2023 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of the most visited crypto exchanges, is pleased to announce the launch of its dedicated Broker Program, “welcoming white-label exchanges, asset management platforms, trading terminals, trading platforms, strategy aggregators, and trading firms seeking to dive into the world of… Read More

November 17, 2023 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Gemini, they believe that the crypto ecosystem must include guardrails and an appropriate level of transparency to protect users from financial crime and fraud. Gemini claim they have always “been dedicated to regulatory compliance and believe that adherence to the Travel Rule is an… Read More

November 16, 2023 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance (which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues along with facing major operational challenges globally) has reportedly invested in $ARKM, the native token of Arkham. Arkham is an AI-powered blockchain… Read More

November 16, 2023 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle is focused on creating the world’s largest and most widely used regulated stablecoin network. To do that, Circle are partnering with and empowering “a global community of industry-leading businesses to bring the convenience of stablecoins and Web3 technology to billions of people around the… Read More