Tagged: distributed ledger technology

June 28, 2021 @ 1:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Mysterium Network will be integrating PARSIQ‘s “collateral-free” staking service, called the IQ Protocol Node operators and MYST token holders will be able to take advantage of the benefits of an “industry-first” staking solution developed by IQ Protocol integration, according to a release shared with… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Internet browser Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA), and Celo, an open-source blockchain or DLT ecosystem that aims to make decentralized financial (DeFi) solutions and tools more accessible to smartphone users, have confirmed that Opera will be adding Celo Native Asset (CELO), Celo Dollar (cUSD), and Celo Euro… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 12:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s Instimatch Global, a digital platform for institutional short-term money market trading, is teaming up with Swiss Fintech FQX to complement its main offering by providing  eNotes™, which is described as a disruptive short-term financing and payment tool. As noted by its management: “FQX provides… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital Asset has teamed up with Nasdaq in order to bring Daml to the Nasdaq Marketplace Services Platform. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, the integration of Daml with the Nasdaq Marketplace Services Platform will aim to create new opportunities for customers interested… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 7:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NEM Ventures has expanded its early-stage ecosystem after the launch of Symbol. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the NEM Ignite Incubator Program is now preparing promising or high-potential blockchain startups for market entry on Symbol. NEM Ventures, which is the VC… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Chainalysis, a leading blockchain analysis firm, is pleased to confirm that they’ve acquired $100 million in capital via a Series E round that was led by Coatue, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.2 billion. Previous investors Benchmark, Accel, Addition, Dragoneer, Durable Capital… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM), which is focused on supporting the fast-evolving blockchain-based security tokens sector, has released their monthly market report from May 2021. Published on June 24, 2021, the report from STM notes that they’ve provided a truncated market report which… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hg Exchange (HGX), a private securities exchange established by a group of capital market intermediaries, reveals that it has graduated from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Fintech Regulatory Sandbox with a Recognized Market Operator (RMO) license. With its RMO permit, HGX may now serve… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the leader in crypto-asset risk management solutions, revealed on Tuesday (June 22, 2021) that it has completed a pilot with Banco Santander in identifying or detecting suspicious activity linked to digital assets. As mentioned in a release, this pilot is “helping Santander understand the… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Diogo Mónica, Co-founder and President of Anchorage, notes that Anchorage Digital is pleased to confirm custody and staking support for Flow (FLOW). Diogo writes in a blog post, dated Tuesday (June 22, 2021), that for as long as Anchorage has existed as a company, it… Read More

June 22, 2021 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Swiss Federal Council, the seven-member executive council that constitutes the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland, announced recently that the DLT Act has come “fully into force” and the agency also  issued… Read More

June 19, 2021 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Chainlink (LINK), the developers for decentralized Oracles and various other solutions for blockchain and smart contract platforms, are announcing that registration is currently open for Chainlink’s Summer 2021 Smart Contract Developer Bootcamp. The Chainlink team notes that the program is designed to… Read More

June 15, 2021 @ 3:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the main international standard-setter for the prudential regulation of banks and provides a forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters (with 45 members comprising central banks and bank supervisors from 28 jurisdictions), has initiated a public consultation on… Read More

June 14, 2021 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Roxe, a global payment network, revealed on Friday (June 11, 2021) that it has officially launched  the Roxe Payment Protocol (RPP), which is described as an open, decentralized and peer-to-peer payments protocol developed to offer wholesale foreign exchange rates to individuals, payment firms, banking institutions… Read More

June 14, 2021 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken notes that customers looking to support their “favorite” Kusama projects can now, “for the first time,” take part in Parachain Slot Auctions (or “Parachain Auctions”) directly via the Kraken platform. Kusama is described as a “scalable” network of specialized or purpose-built… Read More

June 14, 2021 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amro Partners, the leading Build to Rent and PBSA investor and operator, has introduced a Venture Capital division that aims to invest in transformational Proptech and Fintech initiatives that address major pain points and promote new, customer-focused business models. Supported by a family office, Amro… Read More

June 11, 2021 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKEx, a leading digital currency spot and derivatives exchange, recently announced that it has completed the integration of Polygon, a full-stack scaling solution allowing more Ethereum (ETH)-compatible apps to be developed and connected. OKEx is reportedly one of the first crypto exchanges to integrate this… Read More

June 11, 2021 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based Zilliqa Research Pte. Ltd., the “high” security, high speed, and low fee Layer 1 blockchain protocol firm, and its sister company Zilliqa Capital Pte. Ltd, the tech firm whose goal is to become the “central business and investment hub” for Zilliqa, recently announced that… Read More

June 11, 2021 @ 1:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning network Fetch.ai will be working with IOTA, in order to connect Autonomous Economic Agents to IOTA network’s rich data sources. As mentioned in a blog post by Fetch.ai, dated June 10, 2021, for the first time ever, this draws “a clear,… Read More

June 11, 2021 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Justin Giudici, Head of Product at the Telos Foundation, which supports the development of Telos (TLOS), a high-performance blockchain that has evolved into one of the most promising crypto-focused platforms in the digital assets space. Guidici talked about what makes Telos… Read More