Tagged: digital assets

April 9, 2025 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the company’s previously announced reorganization and domestication from the Cayman Islands to Delaware and proposed “listing on the Nasdaq Global Select… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hedera has recently announced that the Chainlink standard for cross-chain interoperability is live on mainnet. Developers can leverage the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to build apps that can transfer tokens, “send messages, and initiate actions across the multi-chain economy.” Chainlink CCIP supports 46+ other… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, the U.S. federally chartered digital asset bank, is announcing that it has deepened its relationship with BlackRock to provide digital asset custody in order to meet growing digital asset demand from retail and institutional clients. Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. is being named “an… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant move within the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, Cap, a stablecoin company, has secured $11 million in seed funding from a group of  investors, including asset management firm Franklin Templeton. The investment round also attracted participation from trading firm Susquehanna, investment firm Triton… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SOL Strategies Inc., a Canadian company dedicated to investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem, released its March 2025 operational update. Leah Wald, CEO, stated: “March represented a significant month for SOL Strategies, marked by our strategic acquisition of Laine’s validator network… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euroclear is pleased to announce its participation in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Project Ensemble. Project Ensemble, launched in March 2024, is a HKMA initiative aimed at fostering and “shaping the tokenization ecosystem in Hong Kong.” This project brings together professionals and industry veterans… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Twinstake has joined the IOTA Genesis Validator Set, which is described as an institutional-grade staking solution for a “secure future.” When the IOTA Foundation selected its Genesis Validators for IOTA Rebased, it wasn’t just seeking network participants—it was curating what it claims is the “bedrock”… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial world is undergoing a fundamental shift. A new report by Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) projects the market for tokenized real-world assets to grow from “$0.6 trillion today to $18.9 trillion by 2033… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The INX Digital Company, Inc. announces that it has entered into an arrangement agreement with OpenDeal Inc., a company better known as Republic, in connection with a transaction that values the company’s equity at up to $60 million (assuming the Rollover Share Limit is achieved)…. Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global enabler of digital assets decisioning, is pleased to announce the integration with the layer 1 blockchain MANTRA into its suite of screening and investigation compliance solutions. The integration connects blockchains into a unified financial network that is monitored in real time, enabling… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX has noted that regulatory compliance is a top priority for them. As the crypto industry evolves, OKX claims that they “remain committed to meeting and exceeding regulatory standards.” They work closely and on an “ongoing basis with regulators to ensure their… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 7:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has submitted its response to the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) thematic peer review on the implementation of its global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities. In this response, Circle outlines the importance of “having domestic regulations that allow consumers to benefit from global stablecoins while… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) announced that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved the application of its UK subsidiary, Galaxy Digital UK Ltd, a license to execute derivatives trading through its London office. This approval marks an expansion of Galaxy’s global trading… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, announced the expansion of its Digital Asset Platform with the launch of its Digital Asset Data Insights product, designed to securely and efficiently “deliver both on- and off-chain data across… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announced a new regional partnership with Kraken, one of the world’s digital asset platforms. The extended partnership sees ClearBank provide Kraken’s UK based clients with GBP clearing services “enabling on and off ramps into the digital… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Canton Network announced that Flowdesk is joining as a key participant in the development of an on-chain collateral and margin management solution for bilateral derivatives. Flowdesk joins Digital Asset, QCP, and a group of counterparties in building infrastructure “that leverages the Canton Network’s privacy-preserving… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has officially obtained a Restricted Dealer registration in Canada, reaffirming its commitment to serving Canadian crypto investors while adhering to “enhanced investor protection guidance for crypto exchanges.” Kraken also welcomes Cynthia Del Pozo as their new General Manager for North America. Cynthia will lead… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors have witnessed considerable activity in early 2025, with significant financial moves, regulatory shifts under the Trump Administration, as well as technological advancements shaping the landscape. From Clanker’s $13 million earnings in just five months to the US Securities and Exchange… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinList is back in the U.S. and they’re bringing token sales with them, according to an update from the digital assets platform. CoinList’s return to the United States has officially begun—starting with a public token sale product for accredited investors. The digital assets firm noted… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced that Ripple USD (RLUSD) has been integrated into Ripple’s  payments solution, Ripple Payments, driving enterprise “utility and demand for the asset.” RLUSD is described as an “enterprise-grade,” USD-denominated stablecoin created with utility, and… Read More