Tagged: dlt

November 11, 2021 @ 2:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zebec Protocol has officially launched on Solana mainnet in order to “redefine finance.” As the first programmable cashflow protocol deployed on Solana, Zebec has been created to support real-time and continuous streams of payments and financial transactions “for payroll, investments and more.” The automatic money… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Ian LeWinter, an experienced producer and President at Film.io. LeWinter told us that he’s looking to challenge the existing order by providing new paths for filmmakers to build, fund, and distribute movies and TV shows. Film.io is a blockchain or distributed… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen, the blockchain data analytics platform, has announced an upcoming integration with Solana, a high-performance blockchain supporting builders with developing crypto apps that scale. Scheduled to go live in Q1 2022, the Solana dashboards on Nansen should give users the option to carefully explore some… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, one of the regulated institutions for crypto-assets, has reportedly acquired a stake in Texture Capital Holdings Corp., which is the parent firm of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member and SEC-registered broker-dealer Texture Capital. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, this investment… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM), which focuses on supporting the blockchain-enabled security token ecosystem, has released the latest security tokens market report outlining the exchange/marketplace performance during the month of October 2021. According to data from stomarket.com, the key highlights from the security tokens… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Last month, Sygnum had reportedly closed the subscription to its first Art Security Tokens (ASTs), representing the ownership rights to Picasso’s Fillette au béret painting. As noted in the announcement, this landmark initiative “enables investors to purchase and trade tokens in this 20th century masterpiece… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Montis Digital, the Archax subsidiary that’s mainly focused on creating digitally-native post-trade infrastructure, has announced the expansion of its senior management team, with the appointment of Steve Higgins and David Gest. Steve Higgins is reportedly joining the Montis team as Head of Operations. He will… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On November 3, 2021 (at 15:00 UTC), Stellar validators had reportedly voted to upgrade the network to Protocol 18, which adds Automated Market Maker (AMM) functionality to the Stellar protocol. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, this makes Stellar one of the earliest… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered payments platform FOMO Pay has entered into a partnership with Merkle Science, a predictive blockchain monitoring and investigative platform, in order to improve its compliance, risk management and threat detection processes. Last month, FOMO Pay had been issued the Digital Payment Token (DPT) Service… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The inherent transparency of blockchains or distributed ledger tech (DLT) networks makes crypto-related investigations a lot easier for law enforcement agencies, when compared to financial investigations involving fiat currency. Blockchains or DLT networks serve as a permanent, publicly viewable ledger of almost all crypto transfers,… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-headquartered crypto-asset custody service provider Hex Trust confirmed earlier this week that James Fok has joined the firm’s advisory board. James brings more than 2 decades of professional experience in capital markets and the financial services sector across high-profile management roles, and also as… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralization is one of the core tenets or value propositions of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). As explained in a blog post by Qtum (QTUM), decentralization is the process by which the “governance activities of an organization are distributed or delegated away from a… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Nick Agar, Founder of AXIA, the organization that is focused on creating a digital ecosystem around the world’s “first” hyper-deflationary virtual currency, called AXIA Coin (AXC). The digital currency‘s developers note that AXIA presents a “unique” economic system, with its breakthrough… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unique Network, a next-gen NFT chain for Polkadot and Kusama, announced that it has secured $11.3 million in the second round of its pre-sale, bringing its total raised to $16 million. The investment round has been led by Web3 investment pioneers Outlier Ventures, who were… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Kava 9 mainnet upgrade is coming, and it’s bringing several key changes aimed at further expanding the Kava Ecosystem by adding more ways for users and projects to bring their assets to Kava. As mentioned in a blog post by the team at Kava… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Sergey Gorbunov, Co-founder and CEO of Axelar, the decentralized interoperability network that connects blockchain ecosystems, applications and users. In August, Axelar had entered into a strategic partnership with Keplr, the largest Cosmos interchain wallet. The partnership had aimed to integrate the… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over 70 financial institutions have reportedly worked with Valk‘s digital transaction and tokenization platform this year. Private market digital platform VALK says that it is “building for expansion after achieving over $4 billion in assets and deals managed on its platform in a year” as… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Fintech firm Ripple is pleased to confirm that UAE-headquartered foreign exchange and worldwide money transfer firm, Al Ansari Exchange has joined RippleNet. Via RippleNet Cloud, which is Ripple’s international Cloud-powered financial network tech, Al Ansari Exchange will be connecting with major money… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gaia EverWorld, an immersive, multi-region fantasy world where players create their own kingdoms, has acquired $3.7 million in capital from well-known blockchain industry investors through a private sale. Inspired by classic games like Pokeman, Clash of Clans, and Age of Empires, Gaia EverWorld aims to… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lukka, an enterprise crypto-asset data and software solution provider, has acquired Blox Finance, the digital currency accounting, tracking and management software subsidiary of Blox, an ETH staking and decentralized infrastructure provider. According to a release, Lukka has purchased Blox blockchain node infrastructure and intellectual property…. Read More