Tagged: digital assets

May 5, 2021 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pera Finance, a multi-layered and “sustainable” trading & yield farming protocol that’s integrated with a “fully-decentralized” daily trading competition, is launching their native token on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) – which is described as a fast and secure decentralized crypto exchange (based on the “highly… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on Tuesday (May 4, 2021) Coinbase Pro (platform for professional crypto traders) are able to transfer Cartesi (CTSI), iExec (RLC), Mirror Protocol (MIR) and Tellor (TRB) digital tokens into their accounts ahead of scheduled trading. As noted by the Coinbase team: “Support for CTSI, RLC, MIR… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bitso, a Mexico-based crypto platform, announced on Wednesday it has achieved unicorn status after raising $250 million through its Series C investment round, which was led by Tiger Global and Coatue with participation from Paradigm, BOND & Valor Capital Group, QED, Pantera Capital, and Kaszek. The… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Tuesday (May 4, 2021) that digital asset investment products saw… Read More

May 4, 2021 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) notes that right before its recent direct listing, the company had teamed up with Pledge 1% to create a corporate giving program that would “commit 1% of Coinbase profits, equity, and employee time toward charitable activities that leverage the power… Read More

May 3, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CGS-CIMB Securities International, an integrated financial service provider based in Asia, and digital securities platform iSTOX have reportedly issued a short-term debt instrument as digital securities. The SGD 150-million (appr. $112-million) multi-tranche commercial paper will be used to cover operational costs and near-term obligations of… Read More

May 3, 2021 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet, trading platform, and block explorer service, notes that as the crypto community grows and digital currency adoption also gains speed, educational resources like the ones prepared by 99 Bitcoins will be “key to help usher in… Read More

May 3, 2021 @ 7:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many people across the globe are now looking to break away from the “old way of investing,” according to a blog post published by digital asset firm Kraken. The modern investor has charts, real-time news, communities, and even zero-fee trading platforms “guiding their financial decisions… Read More

May 3, 2021 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bitcoin Depot, a cryptocurrency ATM network, announced on Monday it has launched more than 350 new crypto ATMs opening across the U.S. Founded in 2016, Bitcoin Depot describes itself as a multi-cryptocurrency ATM network that offers users the ability to buy and sell Bitcoin,… Read More

May 3, 2021 @ 8:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brane Capital, a digital asset custodian based in Canada, recently announced it has completed an extensive application filing process for a public trust company charter with the South Dakota Division of Banking. The company reported that the charter will allow it to offer the full… Read More

May 2, 2021 @ 10:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Estonia-based aspiring “crypto-bank” Crypterium has extended its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs and has raised more than €2.9 million. The funding round, which launched last month, originally sought to raise €1 million and has attracted over 2,450 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Crypterium stated it is building… Read More

May 2, 2021 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China’s virtual yuan has been in development for the past 7 years (since 2014). Recently, Chinese officials had noted that Bitcoin (BTC) was not really a currency but they do think it’s a form of investment. Regulators in China are also eager to explore the… Read More

May 2, 2021 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Turkey has reportedly decided to add digital currency trading platforms to its list of companies that will come under the nation’s anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorism financing regulations. This, according to a presidential decree that was released on Saturday (May 1, 2021). The Official Gazette… Read More

May 2, 2021 @ 1:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin (or digital asset that’s supposed to be backed 1-to-1 with major fiat currencies like USD and cash equivalents) now claims a market cap of over $51.7 billion at the time of writing (according to available data). Notably, Tether (USDT)… Read More

May 1, 2021 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arash Ghaemi, Director of Strategy at Two Prime Digital Assets, a “trusted” investment partner to HNWIs, family offices, institutions, and corporate treasuries seeking “intelligent” exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), notes that there are several potential reasons why ETH can be “a higher upside”… Read More

May 1, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile VC companies that invests in “software eating the world,” is reportedly planning or looking into establishing a new fund of around $1 billion. According to a report from the FT, this new fund would make strategic investments… Read More

May 1, 2021 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale, a global leader in digital currency asset management that provides single asset and diversified exposure via private and public funds, has provided updates (as of April 30, 2021) on its total assets under management (AUM), holdings per share, and market price per share for… Read More

April 30, 2021 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange PayBito announced on Thursday it has crossed $2 billion in its daily trading volume and is seeking to achieve $5 billion by the end of 2021. The latest milestone comes just a few months after PayBito announced it was experiencing record… Read More

April 30, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bittrex, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S., announced on Friday its integration with the DigitalBits blockchain mainnet, as well as its support for the DigitalBits ERC-20 token swap. The launch comes just after Bittrex recently listed both the Zytara dollar (ZUSD) and DigitalBits (XDB)… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California-based Fintech firm Wealthfront revealed on Wednesday (April 28, 2021) that it’s now offering new features for its investment portfolios that will allow its clients to make investments in a wider range of “carefully-vetted” exchange-traded-funds or ETFs and Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) options. According to… Read More