Tagged: Crypto Transactions

June 23, 2025 @ 6:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dune Analytics continues to solidify its position as a platform for blockchain data analysis, recently unveiling two significant updates: the integration of LayerZero for cross-chain messaging analytics and the strategic evolution of its Spellbook community data pipeline. These advancements indicate Dune’s commitment to empowering analysts,… Read More

June 8, 2025 @ 5:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub  announces its Travel Rule SDK solution is now available for crypto, Fintech, and iGaming businesses. It is designed to be easily incorporated directly into client apps, “enabling companies to automate compliance checks and verify sender/recipient information in real time to ensure Travel Rule compliance.”… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent incident involving Chainlink’s oracle system has rocked the decentralized finance (DeFi) community. On May 29, 2025, over $500,000 in user funds were wiped out on the Avalanche-based Euler market. Omer Goldberg detailed the event in a social media post, highlighting vulnerabilities in DeFi… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Exodus announces the launch of XO Pay, a service that allows customers to buy and sell cryptocurrency directly within the Exodus Mobile wallet. Developed by Exodus and powered “by Coinme’s Crypto-as-a-Service API platform, XO Pay is the self-custody wallet with native on-ramping.” XO Pay eliminates… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinPayments Inc, a firm specializing in digital payments since 2013 and partner of the Stake Sauber Formula 1 Team for the 2025 season, has  announced a partnership with Jetcraft, the global firm focused on business aircraft sales, acquisitions, and trades. Through the blockchain-based collab, Jetcraft… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ryan Breslow, Founder and CEO of Bolt, has unveiled the Bolt Finance & Crypto Super App, now accessible from the Apple and Google Play Stores. With a vision to emulate the transformative impact of WeChat in China, Breslow’s latest venture aims to consolidate and simplify… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis has unveiled Sentinel, an ecosystem monitoring solution designed to enable crypto token issuers with tools to manage compliance risks and support / participate in safer, more transparent markets. As stablecoins and tokenized assets become more widely adopted, Sentinel arrives at an important juncture, addressing… Read More

May 4, 2025 @ 7:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reportedly updated its App Store guidelines, loosening restrictions on iOS apps that facilitate crypto and NFT transactions. This change comes in response to a U.S. District Court ruling in the ongoing antitrust case brought by Epic Games, marking a pivotal moment for digital… Read More

April 29, 2025 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a transformative step toward bridging traditional finance and the digital economy, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has unveiled an initiative to incorporate stablecoins into its global payments network. This move aims to make stablecoin transactions as intuitive and secure as conventional payments, enabling consumers to spend… Read More

April 28, 2025 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech SlowMist, a blockchain security firm, continues to solidify its role in the evolving Web3 ecosystem through innovative incident response, and collaborative defense strategies. Recent updates from Regtech SlowMist highlight their pivotal role in recovering stolen funds, advancing on-chain communication techniques, and fostering global cybersecurity… Read More

April 27, 2025 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move toward enhancing Bitcoin self-custody, Ledger has integrated MuSig2, Bitcoin’s latest multisignature evolution, into version 2.4.0 of its Bitcoin app. This update marks the culmination of a journey that began with Taproot support, advanced through multisig and Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction (PSBT) capabilities,… Read More

April 25, 2025 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH), a financial services company that provides payment, lending and saving solutions, announced a multi-year agreement with Crypto.com, one of the world’s cryptocurrency exchanges, to launch the Crypto.com credit card program in the US. The Crypto.com Visa signature credit card will reportedly… Read More

April 25, 2025 @ 4:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo has launched Spend, a new crypto debit card powered by the Mastercard network. Available through Ledger Live, the app to “securely” manage crypto and NFTs, Ledger users can now “use the Spend debit card to make purchases using their digital… Read More

April 11, 2025 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinList has announced the return of the fiat-to-crypto onramp. CoinList noted that users may fund their USDC account with US Dollars (USD) or Euros (EUR) directly via credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay (ACH, SEPA, and wire deposits coming soon). CoinList also… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, a cryptocurrency payments platform and wallet provider, has officially launched its UK website and wallet app in compliance with the Financial Promotions Regime. The launch gives the UK crypto community access to a “range of consumer crypto solutions, solidifying BitPay’s commitment to a growing… Read More

March 31, 2025 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taxbit, the provider of automated tax and accounting solutions for the digital economy, announced the expansion of its platform to support compliance across the EU’s DAC8 directive and the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). This expansion enables Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Providers (RCASP) in 65+ jurisdictions… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 1:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm SlowMist released a detailed report exposing a critical vulnerability in SwitchyOmega, a widely used Chrome proxy-switching extension, highlighting its potential to steal users’ private keys. The report from SlowMist unveils a tampering incident that compromised user security, traces its origins, and offers… Read More

March 12, 2025 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On March 7, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), in an operation alongside authorities in Germany and Finland, announced the disruption of Garantex, a Russia-based cryptocurrency exchange allegedly known for its deep ties to the global cybercrime economy. This coordinated effort resulted in the… Read More

March 11, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In their Q1 2025 analyst note, PitchBook researchers have shared an analysis of the evolving role of stablecoins in the global financial ecosystem. Released in early 2025, the report underscores the widespread use of these digital assets, which are pegged to stable benchmarks like major… Read More

March 8, 2025 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report from blockchain security and analytics firm Chainalysis  highlights the escalating threat of damaging cyberattacks in the web3 and cryptocurrency sector and offers an extensive blueprint for virtual currency exchanges to strengthen their defenses against these malicious activities. The research report leverages insights… Read More