Tagged: digital assets

February 10, 2021 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital asset marketplace OKEx announced on Tuesday its wallet integration with blockchain domain provider Unstoppable Domains.  According to OKEx, Unstoppable Domains has already launched thousands of websites in the decentralized web, registering more than 250,000 domains to date. The integration with OKEx wallet will help… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celo, an open-source blockchain ecosystem focused on making decentralized financial (DeFi) systems and tools accessible to anyone with a smartphone, today announced $20 million in new backing from purchasers and partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Greenfield One, and Electric Capital.  Celo reported that to date, it has… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Speaking about the ongoing digital transformation of financial services the Chairman of the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Robert Ophèle, commented on the emergence of crypto assets (digital assets) for both non-securities and securities. Ophèle first noted the ongoing COVID health crisis has helped… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto billionaire Jihan Wu recently announced his departure from Bitmain, one of the world’s leading Bitcoin mining firms. Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan has also managed to regain control of the leading Bitcoin mining conglomerate after fellow co-founder Wu tweeted a “coded” message explaining the “end… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Bitstocks, a UK-based bitcoin market advisory and cryptocurrency investment firm, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1 million raised from 1735 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, Bitstocks stated that while it serves as an investment house for… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Monday the launch of its new Quick Trade mobile app. The simple to use app makes buying and selling digital assets quick and convenient, with customers able to easily manage their portfolio of digital assets.  According to Coinsquare, The… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlockFi, a financial services firm offering wealth management products that crypto investors require via a platform powered by blockchain technology, had recently launched an over-the-counter or OTC desk for institutional or ultra-high-net-worth-individuals (those who have at least $30 million in assets). Jason Williams, a long-time… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chintai, which offers digital asset technology for capital markets, recently explained why it’s important to know about “geo-fencing” when engaging with regulated crypto-assets and related products and services. Chintai claims that EOSIO software, which powers major blockchains such as EOS,  and ProFi (or programmable finance,… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeffrey Amico, Counsel at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, notes that cryptocurrency protocols are supposed to be governed by these so-called “decentralized” communities of stakeholders. Amico explains that it’s not necessarily the case that decentralized communities are more efficient, or “important” for various ideological reasons, but… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset exchange Kraken notes that the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) has brought a wave of innovation to the broader cryptocurrency and blockchain space, and it has also provided the opportunity for investors to generate substantial returns on their investments or… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    SEBA Bank, a Switzerland-headquartered digital asset bank that holds regulatory licensing, announced on Friday it has added discretionary mandates to its investment solutions suite. According to SEBA, Mandates on digital assets are a “natural extension” of the bank’s asset management capabilities and a… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Garrick Hileman, Head of Research at Blockchain.com and visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, says that the future “doesn’t look like Robinhood.” Hileman writes in a blog post that “disgust over GameStop’s trading shutdown” will most likely accelerate the adoption of decentralized… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNP Paribas Asset Management and the CAIA Association and Hong Kong-based Liquefy have released a research paper covering how tokenization may be used to offer improved access to illiquid alternative investments. The joint paper explains how tokenization may have a lot of potential for use… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 1:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lex Sokolin, CMO at blockchain firm ConsenSys and Co-Head of Fintech and DeFi at ConsenSys Codefi, recently engaged in a conversation with Ajit ‘Half Boomer’ Tripathi, the Head of Institutional Business at Aave (AAVE), a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. 2/ We covered a lot of… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized Oracle network developer Chainlink (LINK) has joined the UNESCO Global Education Coalition in order to advance or promote smart contract education internationally. Chainlink confirmed on January 29, 2021 that it has now joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Education… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Ethereum (ETH) held on digital asset exchanges recently hit a historic low. $ETH held on exchanges just hit an historic low. Over the past 30 days, 3.75M ETH worth $4.97 billion left exchanges, possibly for staking, DEXs or cold storage. pic.twitter.com/orkIrcgzRG — Bloqport (@Bloqport)… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MyCrypto, a U.S.-based open-source interface for digital assets, announced on Tuesday it has launched a new multi-account Ethereum wallet manager and revamped its platform. According to MyCrypto, the new platform empowers users to manage all of their Ethereum accounts in one place. “Other interfaces offer… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based ECXX Global, an asset-based digital securities exchange, has revealed that it will be working with regional brokerage UOB Kay Hian in order to bring in deep tech startups to their network and give them the chance to list through Securitized Token Offerings (STOs) so… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments, a subsidiary of Barry Silbert’s VC company, the Digital Currency Group, has added six new trusts, which includes those associated or linked to Polkadot (DOT) and Aave (AAVE) digital tokens. The other new trusts added by Grayscale include Monero (XMR), Cardano (ADA), Cosmos… Read More

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

Cryptocurrency markets can be “insanely volatile” in both directions, however, the recent market activity felt like “something else” with everyone’s favorite memecoin, DogeCoin (DOGE) surging nearly 10x in just 24 hours (breaking into the top 10 cryptos), Anthony Sassano from EthHub confirmed. He also noted… Read More