Tagged: digital assets

September 10, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX has reportedly acquired regulatory approval from the financial market supervisor for its SDX bourse. This should help with paving the way for the platform to be deployed with its marketplace for crypto-assets. Thomas Zeeb, Global Head of Exchanges at SIX, noted… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uphold, the digital money platform offering retail investors with single-wallet access to virtual and physical assets reveals that it has appointed technologists Stephen McNamara, as Chief Executive, and Kevin Sullivan, as CTO, at Uphold Labs. The new recruits will be responsible for leading Uphold Labs,… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 1:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange EQONEX (Nasdaq: EQOS) reveals that it will be conducting its first  airdrop of EQO dollars (EQO-D) “exclusively for the holders of its native token EQO.” As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “Under the terms of the airdrop, 100 EQO-D will… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Haobo Ma, the CEO and Founder at blockchain platform aelf – which is powered by Cloud computing. Ma talked about his approach to cryptocurrency investments and how he got involved in the space back in 2010, which was when he… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex, a digital currency trading platform that’s being investigated by the US Justice Department for allegedly engaging in criminal charges including large-scale money laundering, announced that it will be supporting U2F security keys, which is described as an open authentication standard. The U2F security keys… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning August 31, 2021, Uppsala Security‘s AML, regulatory compliance and investigation product suite will be supporting Binance Smart Chain (BSC), according to a blog post dated September 2, 2021. Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for crypto AML/CTF, transaction risk management, regulatory… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, one of the fastest-growing digital assets financial services platforms in Asia, reveals that it has introduced “BTC-U Range Sniper,” which is described as an innovative “first-mover” product, which enables traders and investors to earn greater returns when the Bitcoin price “moves within a specified… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex Securities Ltd., a provider of blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-enabled investment products, has introduced its regulated investment platform in the AIFC Fintech Lab, with the goal of improving accessibility for a wide range of financial products for qualified members interested in diversifying their… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 1:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana-enabled venture platform SolRazr has introduced a decentralized developer ecosystem for the Solana blockchain, “comprising Launchpad, Accelerator, and Developer Tools,” according to an update shared with CI. As mentioned in a release, SolRazr is specifically designed to serve as the “de-facto” fundraising and developer platform… Read More

September 6, 2021 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s neobank Volt has teamed up with virtual currency exchange BTC Markets (BTCM) in order to offer BTCM and its clients with improved speed, stability, and confidence when investing in crypto-assets, facilitated by Volt’s banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform. The partnership will offer integrated banking capabilities to… Read More

September 3, 2021 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

YouHodler, a Fintech platform that assists consumers with accessing the benefits of the fast-evolving crypto economy, has reportedly integrated with Fireblocks, a digital asset custody, transfer and settlement platform. Through the partnership, YouHodler will be leveraging Fireblocks for cryptocurrency transactions management and integrations with several… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX and DFG have reportedly agreed on the acquisition of LedgerX, fueling DFG’s commitment to Web 3.0 and Polkadot. FTX, a major virtual currency derivatives exchange, revealed on August 31, 2021, that it would be moving forward with its acquisition of LedgerX, the first digital… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kava Labs, an open-source and non-custodial developer of financial products and services for decentralized finance (DeFi), reveals that it has launched its latest platform project, Kava Swap. As mentioned in a release, Kava Swap is a cross-chain Autonomous Market Making (AMM) protocol specifically developed to… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at coinpass is pleased to confirm that they’ve been granted approval to serve as a registered crypto-assets company. The approval has been given by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As mentioned in the announcement, the coinpass management team have always “believed in… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based Zipmex, a digital assets platform, has secured $41 million through a Series B round which was led by Bank of Ayudhya’s VC division, Krungsri Finnovate. Zipmex‘s latest investment round is joined by Plan B Media Public Company Ltd, Master Ad Public Company Ltd, MindWorks… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 7:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SFOX, the independent crypto-assets prime broker offering institutional traders and investors with access to international digital assets markets via a single account, have revealed that former Goldman Sachs exec John Mannino has decided to join the firm as its Director of Compliance. Mannino has joined… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX Exchange has reportedly received full approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to serve as a Recognized Market Operator-Digital Asset Exchange (RMO-DAX) for the trading of virtual currencies in the Southeast Asian country. This makes MX Exchange only the fourth DAX to offer compliant… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with James Wo, the Founder and CEO at Digital Financial Group, an investment company empowering Web 3.0 applications and blockchain or DLT -enabled platforms. Wo discussed the different products and services that his company supports. He also discussed the long-term impact that… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset platform CoinList is pleased to confirm that registrations for the Immutable X (IMX) token sale are currently open (as of August 25, 2021). Immutable X is reportedly the first Layer-2 for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Ethereum. NFTs are only “as valuable as the… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken is pleased to confirm that they’re now supporting Moonriver (MOVR) according to an announcement dated August 26, 2021. As noted in the update from Kraken, deposits and withdrawals are currently open. Trading will commence at around “09:00 UTC on August 27.”… Read More