Tagged: digital assets

September 12, 2023 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex and Tether Chief Technical Officer Paolo Ardoino will be deposed as part of a class-action lawsuit against both firms and their related executives. This past Monday, a New York judge reportedly made the decision to deny Ardoino’s request to further delay his deposition until… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fineqia International, a digital asset and fintech investment business, announces that its analysis of global Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with digital assets as underlying collateral revealed a 51% growth in total Assets Under Management (AUM) in the year-to-date (YTD) period amid renewed interest by investors…. Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jett Tang, the executive producer of The Next Crypto Gem, a Reality TV series that premieres September 7, 2023, has shared key insights with Crowdfund Insider. Jett Tang claims that he is focused on moving Web3 towards mainstream adoption. That’s why he has launched this… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socket, an interoperability protocol that allows asset and data transfer across chains for decentralized applications (dapps), announced a $5 million strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures, the venture arm of one of the world’s largest crypto platforms, and Framework Ventures, a crypto-native venture capital firm known… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Austin Federa, head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, recently noted that firms such as Visa (NYSE: V)  expanding their stablecoin capabilities via the Solana network enhances the perception of the crypto space, which has witnessed numerous scandals and lawsuits during the last few months…. Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HAYVN, a digital asset-focused financial institution delivering Payments, Trading, Custody, Asset Management and Research, announced a partnership with crypto hardware manufacturer, Ledger. The partnership will see HAYVN “provide safe and robust off-ramping rails to users of Ledger’s Ledger Live service.” Ledger Live allows users “to… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

State lawmakers in Wyoming have reportedly passed 28 different blockchain-related bills since the year 2019. However, cryptocurrency revenue has been quite limited, even though there have been several different initiatives that were introduced. As covered, crypto VC investments have also shifted towards infrastructure development and… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modulus is beginning its recruitment drive in order to support global expansion efforts amidst the rise of digital asset sector. Modulus, a US-based developer of technology powering Wall Street, international banks, digital asset exchanges, and global regulatory commissions, revealed its plans for worldwide expansion. The… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Travis Kling, a former L/S Equities Portfolio Manager that fell down the “Crypto rabbit hole” who’s now running the Ikigai fund, notes that as summer officially draws to a close, you may have been “away from the screens over the last few months.” Travis has… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill from CoinShares notes that have been minor outflows, but inflows for Bitcoin. So, is negative sentiment “on the turn?” As noted in the update from CoinShares, digital asset investment product flows cooled off, with relatively minor outflows totaling US$11.2 million. This run of negative… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) is introducing a crypto-asset lending platform that’s meant for larger institutional investors. This, according to a company representative statement issued on Tuesday. As first reported by Reuters, Coinbase has acquired $57 million in capital for its new virtual currency… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matteo Greco, Research Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International (CSE:FNQ), has shared key insights with CI. SEC vs Service Provider Developments Keeps Market Volatility Up Bitcoin (BTC) closed last week “around $26,000, a 0.5% decrease in price from… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange Gemini is attempting to encourage various other creditors behind a plan to get more money from bankrupt cryptocurrency lending company Genesis‘ parent firm, the Digital Currency Group (DCG), This, according to an update from the Information shared this past Friday. The latest… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Keyrock, a digital asset market maker, is announcing the selection of eight web3 and Fintech startups for the 1st edition of its acceleration program in partnership with Tenity, a prominent global accelerator and incubator for fintech. The first edition of Keyrock’s Accelerator Program will “start… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 1:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic – which claims to be the global leader in crypto-asset risk management – is pleased to announce that it is collaborating with Provenance Blockchain Foundation in order “to integrate the Provenance Blockchain into its wallet intelligence tool.” With Elliptic Lens, companies transacting on the… Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 8:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Rebuildingsociety is pleased to announce a new service for the approval of financial promotions for crypto-asset firms. Building on their experience as a Network Principal, rebuildingsociety.com is used to reviewing and approving third-party financial promotions. They are also familiar “with the ‘high-risk… Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, which claims to be a leading institution-first digital asset custodian whose shareholders include Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings and Northern Trust, has recently appointed Jonathan Hugh as “the firm’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.” As part of his role, Jonathan will be “responsible… Read More

September 2, 2023 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The new solution allows Binance users in 9 countries in the region to transfer funds from crypto to bank accounts more easily, quickly and cost-effectively. Binance, which claims to be the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider and biggest exchange by trading volume (and… Read More

September 2, 2023 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Users in Germany and the UK can now link their PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) account directly to Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) in order to buy cryptocurrencies, “providing a hassle-free, trusted, and secure purchasing and withdrawal option.” Coinbase now offers their German and UK users a quick and hassle-free method… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank has reportedly become the first settlement bank for HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong’s first licensed retail virtual asset exchange, as it starts “offering fiat-currency deposit and withdrawal services to investors who hold a ZA Bank account.” As part of its “Banking for Web3” ambition,… Read More