Tagged: digital assets

May 15, 2024 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it has added J. Christopher Giancarlo, former Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to its board of directors. A key figure in the financial services industry, and a passionate blockchain technology advocate,… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), which recently received a Wells Notice from the SEC, has announced a series of new features offered by Robinhood Crypto specifically designed for its customers in Europe, including staking, localized apps, crypto rewards for new customers, and updated Learn & Earn modules. These… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys announced the launch of Smart Transactions, a new technology rolling out to all MetaMask users globally as an optional feature. This reimagined transaction experience reportedly offers better transaction success rates, reduces gas costs, and protects users “from harmful MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) attacks such… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish, which claims to be one of the “fastest-growing,” regulated digital asset exchanges, announced its integration with Hidden Road, the global credit network for institutions. The integration provides Hidden Road’s broad institutional customer base “with access to Bullish exchange’s low-cost liquidity and best execution in… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 1:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Building a successful crypto portfolio requires diversification, and that applies to meme coins as well, according to an update from Bitpanda. However, actively researching and managing “a basket of individual meme coins is a time-consuming endeavor,” Bitpanda notes while adding that this is where the… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crossover Markets, a digital asset technology firm focused on meeting the unique liquidity requirements of institutions, and Talos, the provider of institutional technology for trading digital assets, announced that Crossover’s CROSSx institutional crypto trading venue has been integrated with the Talos trading platform, joining Talos’s… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, the digital assets firm which claims to be focused on ensuring regulatory compliance, security and privacy, is now a member of Adan, an association bringing together professionals in the digital asset and blockchain sector throughout France and Europe. Eric Anziani, President and COO of… Read More

May 12, 2024 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse, the Swiss-based pioneer in crypto-financial services, is pleased to announce the addition of Starknet (STRK) trading and custody to its platform. This latest development underscores Bitcoin Suisse’s commitment to “providing its clients with access to innovative blockchain projects and investment opportunities.” Starknet is… Read More

May 10, 2024 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  BlockFi says they have engaged Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) as their distribution partner to ensure continuity of crypto withdrawals available to their eligible BlockFi Interest Account (BIA), Retail Loan, and Private Clients. As previously reported, BlockFi emerged from bankruptcy as of October 24, 2023. BlockFi filed… Read More

May 8, 2024 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENA (and Türkiye) region, has announced Chainalysis as a key council member of the Digital Asset Lab. Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, will “join professional services firm PwC, digital asset transfer and direct custody technology platform Fireblocks, and… Read More

May 8, 2024 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A year after the start Bitpanda first enabled trading for Raiffeisenlandesbank NÖ-Wien, they are pleased to announce that their partnership will now be rolled out “across the North and East of Austria to an additional 55 Raiffeisen banks in Lower Austria and Burgenland.” The core… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 7:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm OKX‘s investment arm OKX Ventures has announced a strategic investment in four consumer-oriented products from Web3 venture studio EVG. According to a blog post by OKX, these reportedly “include multi-chain SocialFi infrastructure Open Social Protocol, decentralized collaboration network Zeek, strategy card game… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has launched Revolut X, which is described as a standalone / independent cryptocurrency trading platform that’s offered to the Fintech firm’s UK retail clients. Revolut launched in the United Kingdom, providing fund transfers back in 2015 and started enabling users to purchase, hold and… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tradias GmbH, which claims to be one of Europe’s leading trading firms specializing in cryptocurrency trading and digital asset services, announced an integration with Talos, the  provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets, that would deliver the liquidity provision services of tradias “to institutional… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, which claims to be one of the industry’s leading digital asset custodians, today announced the integration of The Open Network (TON), a decentralized and self-governing blockchain network, into its infrastructure. Access to Tether’s newly launched USDT-TON has now “been fully integrated directly into Copper’s… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced it has surpassed the 100 million global user mark – the latest significant milestone for the company founded in 2016 and the industry leader in regulatory compliance, security and privacy. This milestone was reached in the immediate wake of Crypto.com’s latest Fortune Favors… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This past week, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) reported first-quarter revenue which beat analst forecasts, which is mainly attributed to the Bitcoin, Ethereum and wider crypto markets rally leads to surge in profit Coinbase announced better-than-expected revenue for its Q1 2024 earnings report that was released on Thursday… Read More

May 3, 2024 @ 6:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Obligate has announced a partnership with XBTO, an enabler of digital assets and crypto finance. This collaboration is launched with the issuance of “a $1 million USDC tokenized bond by BermudAir, marking the beginning of their partnership.” The funds from this issuance will be “utilized… Read More

May 2, 2024 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MAS-regulated custodian Propine has announced its support for Fathom Dollar’s FXD, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and designed to bridge the $5 trillion trade finance gap. This development positions FXD at the forefront of real-world assets (RWA), leveraging the power of blockchain to… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to welcome today (Tuesday) the listing of Asia’s first Spot Virtual Asset (VA) ETFs, adding to the diversity of products in Hong Kong’s markets and further “supporting the city’s position as the region’s leading ETF marketplace… Read More