Tagged: digital assets

December 12, 2021 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on December 9, 2021, API3 (API3), Bluzelle (BLZ), Circuits of Value (COVAL), Gods Unchained (GODS), Immutable X (IMX), Measurable Data Token (MDT), mStable USD (MUSD) and Ribbon Finance (RBN) are available on Coinbase.com and via the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) clients… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 12:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset platform CoinList is pleased to confirm that registrations for the pSTAKE Token Sale are currently open. pSTAKE is the protocol that “unlocks liquidity for your staked assets,” the update from CoinList explained. The company also mentioned that with pSTAKE, you can “stake your… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, a provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, has announced that due to significant demand, merchants may immediately accept Shiba Inu (SHIB) for payments and consumers may purchase, store and swap SHIB in the BitPay Wallet app. Even though it began as a meme,… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Domination Finance, a non-custodial, decentralized exchange for dominance trading, has announced the launch of its liquidity vault “as part of the industry’s broader move towards DeFi 2.0.” As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, the vault represents “the first of its kind, allowing… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pontoro, the financial tech firm focused on creating the first institutional-grade digital asset securitization and liquidity platform to address “the $15 trillion shortfall in infrastructure debt finance by enabling broader investor participation,” has announced a $6 million preferred seed round that was led by Ulu… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new study of institutional investors and wealth managers, who collectively manage around $108.4 billion in assets, reveals 85 per cent say they now have dedicated teams reviewing cryptocurrencies and digital assets, though for many it is a new development. The research, commissioned by London-based… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bob Lee, ex- Chief Technical Officer at Square (now doing business as Block), has reportedly joined MobileCoin as its Chief Product Officer. As an early investor in and advisor to the crypto and virtual payments startup, Bob helped “shape product and technology strategy.” He now… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Play-and-Earn game MonkeyBall is confirming that they have beefed up their list of backers. MonkeyBall, a Solana-based gaming platform, stated that it’s pleased their partners wanted to join the MonkeyBall journey and were able to hand-pick backers with a solid reputation and… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a seed round, the Gaia EverWorld team has announced an NFT sale via a collaboration with the Binance NFT marketplace, as well as securing a grant from the Polygon Foundation, and “completed a successful IDO.” The land sale will “allow Gaia EverWorld to claim… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, which claims to be the most diverse derivatives marketplace, has launched Micro Ether futures, further “expanding its suite of cryptocurrency derivatives offerings, and marking its second micro cryptocurrency product this year.” Tim McCourt, CME Group Global Head of Equity Index and Alternative Investment… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Phase One of the NEVM launch is now officially complete, the Syscoin team announced in a recent update. Their Bitcoin-secured Layer 1 for EVM smart contracts “reached mainnet on block 1,317,500, December 6th, 2021,” according to an update shared with Crowdfund Insider. With this upgrade… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on December 2, 2021, people may sign up to get first access to the Blockchain.com NFT marketplace. In the coming weeks, users may start purchasing, selling, and storing non-fungible tokens or NFTs right inside their Blockchain.com Wallet. As mentioned in an update from Blockchain.com… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 3:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the Caribbean, a new neobanking platform has been introduced. It aims to offer all the features provided by digital banking platforms along with support for crypto-assets. As mentioned in an announcement, neobank Migom offers banking services to SMEs operating in emerging markets. Migom Bank‘s… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matt Kaufman, Attorney/Partner at Hathaway & Kunz, LLP, noted on December 2, 2021, that it was a big day for Wyoming, due to the official launch of the Wyoming Chancery Court. As explained by Kaufman, it is a new home court for digital asset disputes… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at CertiK recently revealed that they closed an $80M, Series B2 round of financial funding. As noted by CertiK in a blog post: “What makes this so interesting is that this round not only is the single largest round of fundraising for a… Read More

December 5, 2021 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin-focused Fintech firm Blockstream has published its Markets Weekly report., Blockstream‘s report, dated December 3, 2021, notes that Fidelity has established a new BTC ETF in Canada, while GS is considering BTC lending. As mentioned in the report, VanEck has filed for a mining ETF,… Read More

December 4, 2021 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Transaction Tracking, and Cyber Security, has announced a new joint cooperation with Matrix USA, a US based firm that focuses on “building and strengthening business relationships in the… Read More

December 4, 2021 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Okcoin, a fast-growing crypto platform, has announced that it’s kicking off the next phase of its mission to make the digital asset industry more inclusive via the introduction of a $1 million commitment to bring “more women into crypto.” Okcoin also announced the inaugural member… Read More

December 3, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aaron Henshaw, Head of Coinbase Cloud Engineering, says that it’s no secret that crypto is gaining mainstream appeal, with the international cryptocurrency market cap reaching an all-time high of $3 trillion for the first time, the total value locked in DeFi reaching $250 billion, and… Read More

December 3, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist, which focuses on Blockchain Ecosystem Security and have served more than 1,000 customers, notes that on November 30, 2021, their team at SlowMist was “notified of an attack on the Defi protocol MonoX.” More than $18 million in WETH and $10.5 million in MATIC… Read More