Tagged: digital assets

February 23, 2025 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus SA, a global enabler of digital asset infrastructure, is announcing the publication of an open-source confidential token standard for debt and equity tokenization in collaboration with the Aztec Foundation. This initiative marks a step forward in enabling FIs to issue tokenized versions of financial… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services provider, and BitGo Trust Company, Inc., an infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, are pleased to launch their trading and settlement solution with its first live client. Through this partnership clients are able to trade… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sol Strategies Inc., a Canadian company dedicated to investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem, announced its selection as an approved staking provider for Tetra Trust, Canada’s First Licensed Digital Asset Trust Company. This integration reportedly enables Tetra’s institutional clients, “including 3iQ’s… Read More

February 20, 2025 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global enabler of crypto-asset compliance and risk management, is pleased to announce a collaboration with the DFINITY Foundation, a  key player focused on decentralized technology. This partnership aims to establish various new benchmarks for security and compliance across the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP)… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings, and Northern Trust, recently partnered with Kiln, an enterprise-grade staking service provider. This allows its institutional clients to benefit from Kiln’s staking services, providing institutions greater flexibility. Zodia Custody’s clients will now have access to… Read More

February 18, 2025 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cactus Custody announces the completion of its SOC 1 Type 1 attestation, underscoring its focus on maintaining operational standards, accurate financial reporting, as well as digital asset security. This latest milestone for Cactus Custody reflects their ongoing commitment to providing secure, reliable custody solutions that… Read More

February 18, 2025 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered Bank (LON: STAN), Animoca Brands, and HKT have entered into agreements to establish a joint venture with the intention to apply for a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in the new regulatory regime in order to issue “a Hong Kong… Read More

February 17, 2025 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish, one of the regulated digital asset exchanges, announced it has integrated with algorithmic crypto trading execution tool provider Anboto Labs, to enhance the trading experience for institutional investors. Mutual customers can now leverage Anboto Labs’ Order Execution Management System (OEMS), a “suite of advanced… Read More

February 17, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With Bitcoin price surpassing $100K, it’s arguable that 2025 is starting strong for the crypto industry. Regulatory developments in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, combined with regime change in the United States, could set the stage for more institutional and mainstream adoption of stablecoins…. Read More

February 16, 2025 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc., an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group, and TerraZero, is pleased to announce that Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has acquired and renewed contracts with government agencies as well as law enforcement organizations. BIG is… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the platform to “democratize” value creation in digital assets, Kiln claims that it has  been committed to building the best infrastructure products and tools. They have announced the launch of Kiln Ventures, their initiative to support the next generation of onchain builders. ‍With Kiln… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo Inc. is reportedly considering a potential initial public offering, according to sources familiar with the matter. BitGo might be getting ready to join a number of other crypto-focused  companies that are now anticipating more support for their ongoing plans from regulatory authorities. The Palo… Read More

February 12, 2025 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, and others, has announced a partnership to support Polymesh. Zodia Custody, which claims to be an institution-first digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, Emirates NBD and… Read More

February 12, 2025 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda has reached another regulatory milestone, securing approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate in the United Kingdom. Bitpanda is a top Fintech success story emerging from Austria. Alongside the MiCAR license, this means that Bitpanda will aim to cement its position… Read More

February 9, 2025 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the fourth quarter of 2024, crypto venture funding experienced a modest rebound from the preceding quarter, with deal value increasing by 13.6% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to $2.5 billion. This, according to a report from the researchers at PitchBook. However, the total number of crypto venture… Read More

February 9, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) noted that the past year has seen significant growth in the adoption of USDC, a stablecoin that has solidified its position as one of the most widely used digital tokens globally. Coinbase revealed in a blog post that this growth is… Read More

February 9, 2025 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO Group Inc., a technology solutions provider for capital markets, announces that its Series-A Preferred Equity Security (TZROP) will be “fully tokenized” in March 2025 and become the “first” digital asset security to be custodied by its Special Purpose Broker-Dealer, tZERO Digital Asset Securities, one… Read More

February 8, 2025 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent analysis by CoinGecko has shed light on the current state of publicly traded blockchain companies. The research report highlights that there are 46 noteworthy companies in this space, with the majority listed on the NASDAQ exchange. Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange led by Brian… Read More

February 6, 2025 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of Gemini’s mission to offer “trusted” information to institutional and retail investors, they have released a crypto trends report, “2025 Trends: Data-Driven Insights Into the Crypto Market,” in collaboration with Glassnode, an analytics firm specializing in on-chain assets. Gemini states that the report… Read More

February 6, 2025 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) announced it is now included in the set of staking providers integrated with BitGo Trust Company, Inc., a provider of digital asset custody services, enhancing how investors optimize their staked digital assets. This partnership combines Galaxy’s blockchain infrastructure, lending… Read More