Tagged: digital assets

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 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

While the adoption of Web2 computing technologies has gained traction in the consumer and enterprise segments, security breaches and privacy concerns “continue to mar this space,” according to an update from Huobi. Web3 computing, with its inherent ability to alleviate such issues, “will likely see… 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

June 5, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) has reportedly been compromised for the third time this year, with a hacker able “to steal and sell NFTs, making away with 142 ETH, equivalent to over $250,000.” The hacker conducted a phishing attack, “whereby they shared a fake phishing… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda recently confirmed that it will support the Luna (LUNA) Airdrop for Terra Classic (LUNC) holders. This means that Bitpanda is supporting the new Terra 2.0 blockchain and have listed LUNA. For Bitpanda users who held tokens of the Terra project (now LUNC tokens), Bitpanda… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange Bitstamp recently announced the launch of its Earn product in the United States. For the “first” time, Bitstamp is offering its U.S. retail and institutional customers the ability “to participate in staking through its secure, regulated platform, earning up to 5% yield compared… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, the provider of digital asset and crypto technology, announced that they have been certified by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) “in the categories of security (ISO 27001), cloud (ISO 27017) and privacy (ISO 27018).” Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Organization for Standardization… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liminal, a wallet operations infrastructure that secures digital assets in a simple and efficient way, has acquired $4.7 million via its seed round that was led by Elevation Capital. The investment round also saw participation from investors such as LD Capital, Woodstock, Nexus Ventures, and… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Cosmos Builders Foundation has reportedly introduced its federation of crypto-native organizations “collaborating toward a more vibrant, egalitarian, and resilient Interchain economy.” In coordination with the Interchain Foundation, the Cosmos Builders Foundation is focused on “supporting the maintenance and development of infrastructural public goods for… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Craig Blitz, Chief Product Officer at Digital Asset, which is building the platform, developer tools, and leveraging the best modern infrastructure providers “to change how businesses interact.” Digital Asset (the company) is the creator of the Daml multi-party application platform. Our… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCoin, which claims to be a “leading” global cryptocurrency trading platform, has launched its “brand-new” decentralized product — KuCoin Wallet, with its website “going live for users to access the service starting June 1st.” The official app of KuCoin Wallet is also expected “to launch… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, which claims to be the industry “leader” focused on digital asset and crypto technology, announced that it has appointed the former Head of Fintech at the Bank of England, Varun Paul, “as its new Central Banking Digital Currency (CBDC) and Market Infrastructure Director.” In… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Merge has secured $9.5 million in capital via a seed round in order to create its API-powered banking and payments solution, effectively bridging the gap between fiat and cryptocurrency-based ecosystems. Merge aims to address the ongoing struggle that many firms in the crypto economy face… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Kraken says they are pleased to announce that their crypto trading platform now supports Alchemy Pay (ACH), IDEX (IDEX) and Request (REQ). Funding is live, and trading will “begin on May 31 at approximately 14:30 UTC.” You may keep… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Current fixed-rate products available in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) industry are a critical component in the financial derivatives market; but drawbacks, “such as low interest rates, intense competition and lower overall attractiveness to investors remain,” according to an update from Huobi. A revamp that consists… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockware Solutions (BWS), which claims to be an industry “leader” in blockchain infrastructure and Bitcoin mining, is pleased to form a partnership with SEVA. Blockware Solutions has initiated a large-scale 150-megawatt development “to expand its Bitcoin mining operations in SunPark, an extension of Rock Creek… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LevelField Financial, the U.S. financial services firm uniting digital assets and traditional banking services in one “trusted” platform, has selected METACO, the provider of digital asset custody orchestration technology “to complex, global financial institutions.” LevelField is deploying its institutional digital asset management operations on IBM… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, the company operating the blockchain-enabled platform tether.to that “powers the largest stablecoin by market capitalization of over US $73 billion,” has launched Tether tokens (USDt) on Polygon (formerly MATIC), “a leading blockchain development platform.” The addition of Tether to the Polygon ecosystem… Read More