Tagged: digital assets

August 31, 2020 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ontology, a high-throughput or “high-performance” blockchain platform, has integrated its services with Fintech Plaid, which offers a data network that powers the financial technology tools used by millions of people. Following the integration, ONTO (Ontology’s native token) wallet users will be able to access Open… Read More

August 30, 2020 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Qtum (QTUM), a platform for developing decentralized applications that aims to leverage certain technical aspects related to the security of the Bitcoin (BTC) network while providing smart contract functionality (somewhat similar to Ethereum), claims that there are only a few pieces of… Read More

August 30, 2020 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gabriel J. Shapiro, a US attorney focused on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture, governance, Infosec, and digital assets, is arguing that it’s pretty much “pointless” to be a lawyer in the crypto and blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) space. He points out that professionals… Read More

August 28, 2020 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange in terms of trading volume, is questioning or wondering why we have many small-cap altcoins (alternative coins besides Bitcoin, the flagship digital currency) that are outperforming BTC and other major virtual assets. Binance confirms that Bitcoin surged past the… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venezuela is experiencing one of the worst economic crises in history. The South American country’s national currency, the Bolivar, has become practically worthless due to extremely high levels of hyperinflation (about 10,000,000% during 2019). Venezuela’s residents are also suffering due to serious socioeconomic challenges, as… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 9:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase recently announced it has appointed Marcus Hughes as the new General Manager for its European division. According to Coinbase, Hughes served as General Counsel for the crypto platform’s international operations and in his upcoming role, he will be responsible for continuing to… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Exchange, a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform that’s not regulated in any jurisdiction, revealed on August 27, 2020, that it will be offering calendar spread contracts on Bitcoin (BTC) futures. Calendar spread trading for Bitcoin or BTC futures is scheduled to begin on Delta Exchange… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized finance (DeFi) projects continue to secure funding, despite the economic uncertainty created due to COVID-19. As covered, capital secured by DeFi lending projects surged 150% in April of this year, but more general Fintech and digital assets initiatives had recorded a 57% drop in… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitGo, digital asset financial services provider, announced on Wednesday it has formally applied before the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for a New York Trust to operate as an independent, regulated qualified custodian under New York State Banking Law. BitGo reported that… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Our attitude or approach towards cryptocurrency investments are determined by our understanding or knowledge of basic financial concepts (financial literacy) and our ability to assess the potential risks involved with investing in Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets. This, according to researchers Georgios Panos and… Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 7:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Messari, an online database for the digital asset sector that offers key data insights, pricing, and research on cryptocurrencies, has argued that Yearn.Finance’s YFI token is one of the least costly or reasonably priced assets in the emerging decentralized finance (DeFi) sector…. Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Aave protocol, an open-source and non-custodial DeFi protocol to earn interest on digital asset deposits while also being able to borrow assets, has been awarded an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license by the UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Aave Ltd received… Read More

August 22, 2020 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Blockchain Research Lab published a report on August 20, 2020, in which it noted that previous studies have alleged or found that cryptocurrency exchanges use wash trading to “falsely signal their liquidity.” The team at Blockchain Research Lab said they had monitored twelve digital… Read More

August 22, 2020 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase claims it wasn’t targeted by “any of the attack transactions and lost no funds” when Ethereum Classic (ETC) recently suffered 51% attacks. A 51% attack on a blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform can take place when a malicious… Read More

August 21, 2020 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm Chainalysis reports that East Asia is home to the world’s largest cryptocurrency market. It reportedly accounted for more than 30% of all digital currency transactions during the past year. As mentioned in Chainalysis’ latest report: “East Asia-based addresses have received $107 billion… Read More

August 21, 2020 @ 4:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Billon Group Ltd. has raised £2 million supported by the Future Fund scheme, a COVID support program designed to help struggling early stage UK firms. According to the company, Billon secured investment commitments from angel investors and VCs of £1 million matched by the UK… Read More

August 21, 2020 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin.com, a website that encourages people to use Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and claims that more than 11 million cryptocurrency wallets have been opened via its platform, reveals that it will be working with Cred. San Francisco-based Cred is a blockchain-powered licensed lender that was founded… Read More

August 21, 2020 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange OKEx notes that the recent surge in the digital asset market, which is being led by Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, has been driven by the explosive growth of the decentralized finance or DeFI ecosystem. The OKEx team confirms that Ethereum (ETH) experienced… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 12:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ontario, Canada’s Tahinis Restaurants, which claims to be the world’s best Middle Eastern restaurant, revealed that it has converted its entire cash reserves into Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency. The company explained that it experienced significant challenges during the historic market crash in March 2020,… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

It is no secret that China has long been working on a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Today, there is a video circulating on Twitter of an individual using the digital RMB.   China is starting to test the Digital RMB and educate its citizens…. Read More