Tagged: digital assets

November 7, 2021 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Kraken notes that the month of October 2021 has been dubbed “UPtober” by many in the cryptocurrency markets as the Bitcoin (BTC) price and that of Ethereum (ETH), as well as other major altcoins surged to new all-time highs…. Read More

November 6, 2021 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX US, a US-regulated crypto exchange, announced it has implemented a comprehensive suite of anti-financial crime compliance and risk management tools created by TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence provider. FTX US, the US division of FTX, has reportedly integrated TRM’s Transaction Monitoring and Forensics tools… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 12:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PDX Coin has announced that it is developing an international virtual banking platform for the crypto-economy that will provide retail crypto-to-fiat payment capability. As mentioned in a release, the high-speed, bank-friendly payment platform aims to offer “a modern alternative to the traditional 70-year-old bank payments… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

International provider of Cloud-enabled data automation and reconciliation services, Duco, confirms that digital currency platform, Coinhako, has adopted Duco’s services in order to automate and control its data management, supporting the firm’s growth objectives. Established in 2014, Coinhako is a platform for access to digital… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 11:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alkami Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a Cloud-powered virtual banking solutions provider for U.S. banks and credit unions, has announced STAR Financial Bank as its first client to empower customers with trading systems that “allow the purchase, sale, and secure storage of Bitcoin, powered by NYDIG.”… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The OLB Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OLB), a provider of Cloud-powered omnicommerce and payment acceptance solutions for small- and mid-sized merchants and Bitcoin mining firm, announced that it is ready to process Mastercard Bitcoin payments. Merchants utilizing OLB’s OmniSoft business management platform and the firm’s SecurePay… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Celsius Network, the international cryptocurrency earning and borrowing platform, announced it has paid over $1 billion in digital assets to its community of 1.2 million users – “marking the most yield paid out to users by any crypto platform.” The announcement also mentioned that Celsius… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is now available for trading on digital asset exchange OkCoin – with some of “the lowest fees around.” OkCoin users are able to deposit, withdraw, and trade SHIB against USD via the exchange. All OkCoin clients including those in the US, except… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-headquartered crypto-asset custody service provider Hex Trust confirmed earlier this week that James Fok has joined the firm’s advisory board. James brings more than 2 decades of professional experience in capital markets and the financial services sector across high-profile management roles, and also as… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralization is one of the core tenets or value propositions of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). As explained in a blog post by Qtum (QTUM), decentralization is the process by which the “governance activities of an organization are distributed or delegated away from a… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Kraken notes that after a “predictably underwhelming” September in the crypto-asset markets, “history was made in October as BTC hit new all-time highs.” Kraken wrote in an extensive report that, as foreshadowed last month, data “indicates that a supply… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Gemini, they are constantly “tuned in” to the international crypto ecosystem in search of high-potential digital tokens to add to their platform, the company noted in a blog post. That’s why they are exploring the following crypto tokens for trading and custody support: Audius… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Nick Agar, Founder of AXIA, the organization that is focused on creating a digital ecosystem around the world’s “first” hyper-deflationary virtual currency, called AXIA Coin (AXC). The digital currency‘s developers note that AXIA presents a “unique” economic system, with its breakthrough… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset platform Bitpanda notes that they’re pleased to welcome Joshua Barraclough on board, as Chief Executive Officer of Bitpanda Pro. As mentioned in the update, Josh joins Bitpanda from J.P. Morgan with “the ambitious goal of turning Pro into the number… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO), a virtual payments and financial tech firm, has introduced ‘green’ Bitcoin, an initiative which “makes all Bitcoin purchased on the Mogo platform climate positive.” For every Bitcoin bought via its platform, Mogo will plant “enough trees to completely offset the CO2… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 11:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Bosonic’s layer 2 blockchain infrastructure will be a clear player in digital asset markets because it addresses the key issues of counterparty credit and settlement risk, founder and CEO Rosario Ingargiola said. The company draws from Ingargiola’s two decades of experience with building algorithmic,… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XDEFI Wallet introduced its utility token $XDEFI, which is reportedly the latest token to be created by Delphi Digital ($AXS, $YGG, $PERP). The $XDEFI utility token will aim to support the larger XDEFI Wallet ecosystem including funding various decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFT projects. Token… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex, a digital token trading platform, has teamed up with Nuvei, via its subsidiary Simplex, a fiat-crypto gateway provider, allowing clients to introduce its suite of crypto on-ramp services. Bitfinex clients with an intermediate verification level will get access to the Simplex funding options. Users… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, a company focused on payments and card issuance for businesses, has launched a global Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution and announced the extension of its Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution to the US markets. Initial API-based elements from the new CaaS offering will enable financial institutions to “add… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Gemini are pleased to announce the launch of Gemini Earn in Hong Kong, enabling users to earn as much as 8.05% APY on their crypto-assets. With Gemini Earn, interest is earned and compounded on a daily basis, and you… Read More