Tagged: digital assets

September 1, 2023 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

USDC issued by Circle will reportedly be “native to OP Mainnet and can be considered the official form of USDC for the ecosystem.” Over time, native USDC liquidity may “grow and replace the currently circulating bridged USDC liquidity that comes from Ethereum.” Native USDC will… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 3:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This strategic partnership showcases Copper‘s continued commitment to providing secure and reliable custody services “for innovative blockchain projects and protocols and promoting sustainability.” Copper, a digital asset infrastructure provider, is has officially integrated custody support for Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol‘s new asset, the Sustainable Bitcoin Certificate… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, the institution for digital assets, is redefining daily crypto transactions by unveiling the world’s first Dual Mode capability featuring both debit and credit. This strategic enhancement will further enrich the capabilities and user experience of the pioneering Nexo Card, released in 2022 in partnership… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 6:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SEBA Bank, a full-service, global crypto bank providing financial solutions for the digital age (wealth management, investment, trading, and advisory services), has announced that an approval-in-principle (AIP) from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong has been issued to its regional subsidiary, SEBA… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentina is regarded as one of the world’s “leading” countries for innovation and crypto adoption, according to an update shared by WorldCoin. That reputation was reinforced in August, “as demand for World ID in Argentina drove a new single day record for Orb verifications.” This,… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD),  Jump Trading are no longer working cooperatively on crypto-related initiatives. Robinhood’s entry into the nascent crypto and blockchain sector a few years back had been supported by Jump Trading, a large firm focused on traditional financial services/markets. Robinhood Markets, the retail broker whose… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Armstrong, CEO at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), has shared several ideas that he claims to be most excited about in crypto right now. The Coinbase Chief Executive says that if you’re building something in crypto or thinking about doing so – check it out. They are… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Staking is a core initiative of Chainlink Economics 2.0 that reportedly aims to “bring a new layer of cryptoeconomic security” to the Chainlink Network. Staking enables ecosystem participants, “such as node operators and community members, to back the performance of oracle services with staked LINK… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the past three months, Bitpanda claims it has “called bull on the bear market and increased the number of tradeable crypto assets on their platform from around 230 to 300+, including Arbitrum (ARB), SUI (SUI) and SingularityNET (AGIX).” This means Bitpanda now is “the… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many investors are eager to embrace cryptocurrency, but don’t feel they “have the data to do so safely,” according to an update from Chainalysis. With traditional assets, there are established providers “for a variety of metrics that investors can use to assess opportunity and risk:… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 3:43 pm By Michael Wong  |  

OKX Wallet, a universal crypto wallet available on multiple platforms, has integrated with BaseLend, a decentralized lending protocol on the BASE chain, for seamless crypto lending. The integration allows users to access flexible and transparent borrowing and lending services within the DeFi ecosystem, according to… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

An engineer at Alameda Research recently claimed via social media that he had his “entire life savings” stolen from him by his former boss: Sam Bankman-Fried. Now, after months of recuperation from the “craziness” of the FTX collapse, he’s ready to tell his story. He… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Haven1, an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain network, has announced a strategic alliance with the team at Coinbag, an institutional-grade asset management solution. The alliance will bring the founding members and the highly-skilled team of developers from Coinbag over to Haven1, “bolstering the network’s development in… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Num Finance, the issuer of local stablecoins in Latin America, has launched its newest stablecoin, nCOP. Designed to be pegged to the Colombian Peso, nCOP is now “live on the Polygon network, Num Finance’s primary blockchain partner.” This launch represents a major expansion of the… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, is pleased have collaborated with Taiwan’s New Taipei District Prosecutors Office on “a workshop focused on combating cybercrime within the virtual assets space.” Conducted on August 24, the workshop is part… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The expansion to this new Coinbase-incubated blockchain is set to offer 1inch users access to deeper liquidity, lower transaction costs and higher speeds. Continuing its expansion across the DeFi space, the 1inch Network is glad to share that the 1inch Aggregation Protocol and the 1inch… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitso —which claims to be the leading financial services company powered by crypto in Latin America with 7 million users and 1,500 institutional clients— announced the appointment of Robert Dennis Harrop as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), a British specialist who has worked at… Read More

August 25, 2023 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

B2C2, the crypto liquidity provider servicing institutional clients globally, has successfully completed the acquisition of Woorton, the European firm focused on market making and over the counter transactions in the digital asset industry. This strategic move marks B2C2’s commitment “to enhance client coverage and with… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Komainu, a regulated digital asset custody service provider built by institutions for institutions, announced that it has been granted the operating license by the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai after securing its MVP license last November. Achieving this final step in VARA’s licensing… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

USDC is launching on six new blockchains, and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) says that it is increasing its support for stablecoins with an investment in Circle. Circle will reportedly “take full control over USDC issuance and governance.” Meanwhile, Coinbase and Circle will also “maintain a commercial relationship.”… Read More