Tagged: digital assets

February 5, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Celo Foundation is pleased to announce that Circle will launch USDC natively on Celo to further everyday adoption of digital currencies and assets. Celo claims it is a carbon-negative, mobile-first, EVM-compatible blockchain “built for the real world. USDC is the leading regulated digital dollar… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, which claims to be one of the largest institutional digital asset prime broker and the CFTC registered swap dealer, announces a strategic partnership with Fusion Digital Assets, TP ICAP’s FCA registered UK-based wholesale spot cryptoasset exchange. The integration with Fusion Digital Assets provides FalconX… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 6:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to announce the appointment of bas Head of Asia Pacific (APAC) at Gemini. Saad Ahmed will now be expected to “lead Gemini’s strategy and business development efforts in the region.” As noted in a blog post, Saad reportedly “joins… Read More

February 3, 2024 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset platform CoinList recently announced that it has opened up applications for CoinList Seed Winter 2024. CoinList explains that this initiative is intended for development teams that are interested in  getting their crypto projects in front of 10 million crypto “early adopters.” For their… Read More

February 3, 2024 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Head Of Research at CoinShares, has shared the results of the latest digital asset fund manager survey. As noted in the update, 75% of all respondents believe Bitcoin and Ethereum have “the most compelling growth outlook.” As mentioned in the report, digital assets… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kvarn Capital, a digital asset firm licensed under the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA), has chosen Talos as its technology provider to empower Kvarn X, its brokerage platform, to “provide advanced brokerage services to its individual and institutional clients.” This integration includes access to Talos’s… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Celsius Network LLC announced that it has emerged from bankruptcy by completing the transactions under its confirmed plan of reorganization. The plan was reportedly “approved by approximately 98% of the company’s account holders and confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A former UK finance minister on Wednesday (January 31, 2024) has reportedly joined crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to serve as the firm’s global advisor. As reported by CNBC, this latest appointment made by Coinbase is expected to strengthen the digital asset firm’s regulatory position at… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, announced that it has invested in bitSmiley, a stablecoin protocol in the Bitcoin ecosystem. bitSmiley is a company that “provides comprehensive Bitcoin DeFi solutions, aiming to fill the gap of stablecoins and… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh, the modern embedded finance solution that makes digital asset transfers and account aggregation seamless, today announced an investment from PayPal Ventures. This investment helps to reinforce Mesh’s position as a key player “in embedded finance and highlights PayPal’s commitment to fostering innovation in the… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitget, the cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, announces a significant enhancement to its platform wallet security “with the upgrade of Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology, which means that Bitget upgraded all users’ wallet addresses to MPC addresses.” This update exemplifies Bitget‘s dedication “to user security, incorporating… Read More

January 27, 2024 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing and “most secure” crypto platforms, announced it is further strengthening its leadership team with two key appointments that will help position the company for continued growth amid evolving regulatory environments globally. With the appointment of Gilles BianRosa as Chief… Read More

January 27, 2024 @ 4:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TaxBit, the provider of tax and compliance solutions for digital assets, announced today that it has been selected by Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange, as its CESOP reporting solution. Gemini’s decision to integrate with TaxBit expands “the two companies’ long-standing relationship, underscoring its dedication to regulatory… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus, a regulated securities firm, is pleased to announce that TDX, its digital asset organized trading facility, and its financial services at large are now open to retail clients following FINMA approval. In addition to professional clients, retail clients can now “create an account and… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global digital asset banking group Sygnum announced that it has raised more than USD 40 million against an initial ~USD 35 million target in an interim close of its latest funding round, which is named the Strategic Growth Round. As of the completion of this… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo announces its partnership and investment from Brink’s Global Services, a global leader in secure logistics and asset protection. This investment comes after BitGo’s most recent $100M Series C financing “from new, outside strategic investors with a valuation of $1.75B.” Baylor Myers, Vice President of… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) announced recently its activation of crypto capabilities in several new international markets in Asia, Europe, North America and South America with existing clients Hapi and SogoTrade. Bakkt and stock trading platform Hapi have reportedly “broadened their active crypto trading capabilities… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DIFC Innovation Hub, which claims to be the largest start-up and innovation hub in the world operating out of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial centre in the MEASA) region, is collaborating with global Swiss wealth management firm, Julius Baer, and the Financial… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Group, an end-to-end digital asset financial services group in Asia, and OKX, a global Web3 technology company and crypto exchange, announced plans to “create a partnership to promote compliant virtual asset innovation and industry development in Hong Kong.” The planned collaboration is to “include… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 7:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the crypto market experienced a surge in anticipation related to ETFs, “particularly with the growing optimism surrounding the potential approval of US spot Bitcoin ETFs,” the CoinGecko team noted. CoinGecko also mentioned that this optimism appears to have “contributed… Read More