Tagged: digital assets

August 13, 2020 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mike Belshe, the CEO at BitGo, a Palo Alto, California-based digital asset trust and security firm offering a multi-signature Bitcoin (BTC) wallet service, recently noted that many companies are now going out of business due to challenges related to COVID-19. Belshe points out that there… Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Exchange, a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform that’s not regulated in any jurisdiction, revealed on August 13, 2020 that it is introducing perpetual swaps for Algorand (ALGO), VeChain (VET), Kava (KAVA), and Synthetix Network Token (SNX). The contracts will allow digital asset investors to trade… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jameson Lopp, the CTO at Casa, a Bitcoin focused security company, notes that since the industrialization of BTC mining began in 2015, there have been concerns regarding the concentration of hashpower within Chinese borders. Hashpower is the computing power needed to secure the Bitcoin network,… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized or non-custodial crypto exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch.exchange has reportedly secured $2.8 million in capital via an external investment round that was led by Binance Labs. FTX, Galaxy Digital, Dragonfly Capital, and several other investors also took part in the 1inch’s round. Loi Luu, the… Read More

August 11, 2020 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitTorrent, Inc., a peer-to-peer protocols and products firm, announced on Tuesday it surpassed two billion installations of its torrent client software on Windows, Mac, and Androids. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent claims to be one of the world’s leading peer-based technology companies. The company states it… Read More

August 10, 2020 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Researchers that attended the recent Black Hat security conference confirmed that digital currency exchanges remain vulnerable to hackers. While digital asset trading platforms may have attempted to provide adequate security to protect users’ funds, researchers argue that cryptocurrency exchange attacks have been operating like “an… Read More

August 10, 2020 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently noted that there are several different paths that virtual currency businesses may take to begin using or listing digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), among many others. The NYDFS is the department of the… Read More

August 10, 2020 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

During their early stages of development, digital assets have been treated in a manner that’s similar to how technology and commodities have been treated, according to CoinShares, a crypto-asset management company that provides financial products and services for professional investors. A new report from CoinShares… Read More

August 8, 2020 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jay Hao, CEO at OKEx, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, notes that the US dollar “drop” and the Bitcoin (BTC) surge recently occurred at the same time. Hao points out that there’s been a regular downward adjustment of interest rates on US Treasury… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

North America is reportedly the third-most active region in terms of the total cryptocurrency volume moved or transferred on-chain, right behind Western Europe and East Asia. According to a Chainalysis blockchain and digital asset market report: “Overall, North America-based [cryptocurrency] addresses accounted for 14.8% of… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum based Uniswap, a leading non-custodial crypto token exchange, has reportedly secured $11 million through a Series A investment round. Uniswap’s latest funding round was led by giant VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. Union Square Ventures, Version One, Parafi Capital, Variant, SV Angel and A. Capital… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic Note, a digital asset that provides purchasers with a portion of the income generated by the investment crowdfunding platform, has sold out receiving $16 million in commitments. The offering is being made via Reg D 506c (accredited only) and as a “testing the waters”… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global payment industry and ecosystem has been growing steadily. The sector is projected to be valued at $2.7 trillion by 2023. Some of the challenges faced by the payment industry include high transaction fees, inefficient cross-border transactions, poor or lack of interoperability between different… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Band Protocol (BAND), a cross-chain data oracle platform that aggregates and connects real-world data and APIs to blockchain based smart contracts, is preparing to launch on Coinbase Pro, a digital asset exchange for professional traders. The Coinbase team notes that on August 10, 2020, customers… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Exchange, a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform that’s not regulated in any jurisdiction, revealed on August 6, 2020 that it’s launching monthly contracts on its ETH-MOVE and BTC-MOVE product. As explained by Delta Exchange CEO Pankaj Balani in an interview with CI: “MOVE contracts are… Read More

August 5, 2020 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Russia’s largest banking institution, Sberbank, is reportedly looking into whether it should launch its own stablecoin, which are digital currencies that are pegged or backed by real-world assets, major fiat currencies, or commodities such as gold. Sergey Popov, director of state-owned Sberbank’s transaction business, said… Read More

August 5, 2020 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dash has teamed up with Taurus.io, a Mexican digital asset exchange, in order to launch a cryptocurrency based Visa debit card in Latin American markets. The card will only be offered to Taurus’ customers in Mexico (for now). The crypto debit card will reportedly be… Read More

August 5, 2020 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TradingScreen Inc. (TS) subsidiary MARKTS, a digital asset order and execution management system (OEMS), announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with OSL, an Asian digital asset platform, to launch OSL Exchange and OSL intelligent Request for Quote (iRFQ) trading services on MARKTS. According to… Read More

August 5, 2020 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments company Square (NYSE:SQ) reported on August 4, 2020, that it generated $875 million in Bitcoin (BTC) related revenue through the company’s popular Cash App service during Q2 2020. Overall, Square reported a big beat topping analyst expectations. The jump was driven in part from… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 11:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is seeking feedback on a regulatory framework for digital asset wallet providers. The review is expected to complement the existing frameworks for Digital Asset Exchange (DAX) and Initial Exchange Offering (IEO). The SC notes that digital asset wallet providers, now… Read More