Tagged: digital assets

January 10, 2021 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With Bitcoin (BTC), the leading digital currency, trading at just below the $29,000 mark to end 2020, analysts at Fundstrat Global Advisors have again revised their BTC price targets to around $40,000 on the thesis or belief that 2021 might be another record or historic… Read More

January 9, 2021 @ 7:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Revolut notes that in 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had introduced a requirement for all cryptocurrency-related companies or businesses (in the UK) to register with the regulator to confirm that they’re adhering to the country’s money laundering regulations. Revolut’s management pointed… Read More

January 9, 2021 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm CipherTrace recently explained and discussed the differences between virtual asset service providers (VASPs), money service businesses (MSB), money transmitters, digital asset customers, and how they impact crypto-related compliance measures. CipherTrace noted that cryptocurrency, digital assets, convertible virtual currency, and other terms seem… Read More

January 9, 2021 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based digital currency exchange Gemini recently welcomed Eugene Ng as the firm’s new APAC Head of Business Development. Gemini’s management confirmed on January 7, 2021 that they’re pleased to announce that Eugene Ng will be serving as the crypto firm’s Head of Business for the… Read More

January 8, 2021 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1inch, a decentralized or non-custodial crypto exchange aggregator service, has launched a new liquidity mining program. Liquidity mining, also referred to as yield farming, is the act or process of offering liquidity through digital currencies to decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Since the main goal of an… Read More

January 8, 2021 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Launchpool, a new project aimed at bringing the decentralized finance (DeFi) experience to Binance users and where traders can earn new token rewards in exchange for staking, has launched its first project this year – which is called the Bitcoin Standard Hashrate Token (BTCST)…. Read More

January 8, 2021 @ 1:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telos, which is one of the most active public blockchain networks according to Blocktivity data,  with over 500,000 accounts, has introduced an innovative plan in order to bring liquidity and added value to the TLOS DLT ecosystem: The Telos Uniswap Liquidity Implementation Plan (TULIP). According… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments company Square‘s (NYSE:SQ) Jack Dorsey has expressed concerns regarding recently proposed Bitcoin (BTC) related regulations. The bitcoin regulations proposed by FinCEN give few useful powers to regulators, greatly roll back economic freedoms while pointlessly surveilling law-abiding people, and create databases of info about who… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech companies such as Revolut and Luno are experiencing a dramatic surge in demand from customers who are rushing to invest in Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies amid record-breaking and unprecedented cryptocurrency price increases. Fintech app providers that offer crypto trading, like Revolut, eToro,… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the leading digital currency, continues to set all-time highs while the US dollar keeps falling (but still remains the world’s most dominant global currency). Notably, Bitcoin is now being supported by even more Wall Street giants. The OKCoin team has noted: “We’ve said… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hedge funds are increasingly looking to San Francisco-based Coinbase for innovative portfolio solutions, the cryptocurrency exchange claims. Coinbase was reportedly chosen as a full service partner and custodian by One River Asset Management. Brett Tejpaul, Head of Institutional Sales, Trading, Custody and Prime Services, notes… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX) announced on Tuesday the launch of its regulated and compliant digital currency exchange. LCX reported it secured approvals of eight licenses under the new blockchain laws in Liechtenstein last week. The LCX Exchange describes itself as a regulated trading venue offering a… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain.com, a leading cryptocurrency wallet provider, trading platform, and block explorer service, revealed on January 5 that it will be halting XRP trading, beginning on (Thursday) January 15, 2021. Blockchain.com’s management confirmed that because of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent action against… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin could potentially quadruple this year as the digital asset is currently experiencing a massive rally that’s somewhat comparable to the historic crypto bull market of late 2017, according to Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Thomas Lee. Bitcoin’s (BTC) near 300% price increase in 2020 might be… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 7:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Kraken notes that 2020 “proved a wild year” for cryptocurrency investors as prices recovered from steep lows to their all-time highs. However, Kraken claims that it “navigated a steady course and continued to shepherd industry growth.” According to Kraken, there’s a “paradigm… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hong Kong-based Crypto.com recently announced that users may now deposit ADA, ALGO, ATOM, VET, LINK, and WBTC as collateral on Crypto Credit, and instantly secure a loan at a 50% loan-to-value (LTV) ratio. According to Crypto.com, Crypto Credit allows users to monetize their crypto… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Xalles Holdings Inc. (OTC: XALL), a fintech holding company providing technology and financial services solutions, recently announced it will acquire Vigor Crypto Holdings, a cryptocurrency firm, as a wholly owned subsidiary under Xalles Capital Inc. Xalles notably claims that Vigor Crypto has been enhancing its cryptocurrency… Read More

January 2, 2021 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, says it remains committed to innovating in 2021 in an increasingly “decentralized” world. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao or CZ has shared his thoughts and reflections looking back at 2020 and the firm’s goals for the new year. Zhao… Read More

January 1, 2021 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pete Kim, who has helped build the USDC stablecoin version 2.0 and the Coinbase Wallet, has published an update on upgrading one of the world’s largest digital assets, USDC, which is an (Ethereum) ERC-20 compliant token. Kim explains that USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vladimir Zhuravlev, a Gravity Tech and Waves Association developer, notes that for several years, the Odyssey hackathon (held in the Netherlands) had offered opportunities for software engineers to collaborate on various projects. Zhuravlev revealed that this year, Odyssey was hosted online for the very time… Read More