Tagged: digital currencies

September 25, 2023 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon has added WalletConnect support for Solana, a blockchain known for its speed and cost-effectiveness. WalletConnect is described as being “a secure protocol that simplifies blockchain interactions by eliminating the need for private keys or passwords, enhancing both security and user experience.” Users are now… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) announced the results of a study—”verified” by Radius Insights—showing that Robinhood reportedly offers the “lowest cost” to trade crypto on average. The analysis compares prices quoted from various platforms and exchanges, “including Cash App, Coinbase Advanced, Coinbase, Crypto.com, and Kraken, concluding that customers… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 6:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the trading and investing platform, has announced that its application for registration under the CySEC CASP (Crypto Asset Service Provider) Register in Cyprus has been approved. The registration will enable eToro to “offer regulated crypto services to all EU countries on a cross-border basis… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill from CoinShares notes that outflows over the last 9 weeks aggregate to almost $0.5 billion The CoinShares team also mentioned that digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling $54 million last week, “with outflows for 8 out of the last 9 weeks that… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is announcing the launch of the Coinbase Prime Web3 Wallet. As a digital asset management service provider, Coinbase developed institutional capabilities for their clients. They claim to have always kept security and utility top of mind, and today marks another step in that… Read More

September 17, 2023 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledger recently announced that the ‘Earn’ section is now available to all their users on Ledger Live Desktop. Ledger noted in a blog post that the mobile app will follow soon. As explained in the update from Ledger, the ‘Earn’ section of the Ledger Live… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Certain executives working at the US division of Binance are reportedly leaving at a time when the crypto firm is struggling with heightened regulatory scrutiny, the WSJ reported this past Thursday, citing sources familiar with the issue. Krishna Juvvadi, head of legal, and Sidney Majalya,… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solve.Care, which claims to be a pioneering global healthtech company renowned for its blockchain-based digital healthcare platform, has announced a partnership with Binance Pay, the contactless, borderless, and secure cryptocurrency payment technology developed by Binance, to enable users to use crypto payments “for healthcare services… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Safello, the crypto exchange in the Nordics, announces the integration of Apple Pay and Google Pay, “expanding its payment options and providing customers with a seamless and secure method to purchase cryptocurrencies.” Following Safello’s recent agreement with Worldpay, “enabling the processing of card payments for… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins are digital currencies which are pegged to major (and relatively stable) fiat currencies like the US dollar, Euro, the British pound (among others). Recently, the team at S&P Global provided a deep dive report into valuation and depegging of stablecoins. As explained in the… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise-grade staking platform Kiln announced that Coinbase Cloud has integrated Kiln’s On-Chain Platform into its product offering, “marking a significant milestone for Coinbase Cloud in streamlining and simplifying the Ethereum staking process.” Kiln On-Chain is a suite of smart contracts designed “to connect integrators and… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 10:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In response to the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Morocco, Binance Charity will airdrop up to $3 million in BNB to Binance users “identified as living in the areas affected by the tragedy.” Identification of the users will be “based on Proof of… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) and broader digital assets market is experiencing increased volatility. Matteo Greco, Research Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International (CSE:FNQ), notes that Bitcoin (BTC) had “closed last week around $25,850, a 0.5% decrease in price from… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) provided a clarification following a an update indicating that the exchange operator will be suspending business operations for consumers residing in India. As widely reported, Coinbase India clients will cautioned via an email message that crypto services will no longer… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI is issuing this update to caution the general public regarding the theft of approximately $41 million in virtual currency from Stake.com, an online casino and betting platform. The FBI has confirmed that this theft took place “on or about September 4, 2023, and… 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 11, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) have advanced policy and regulatory recommendations “to identify and respond to macroeconomic and financial stability risks associated with crypto-assets.” Crypto-assets have been in existence “for more than a decade and have displayed significant volatility…. 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 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Faruk Fatih Özer, the former Chief Executive of collapsed Turkey-based cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, has reportedly been sentenced to 11,196 years in prison on Thursday (September 7, 2023). Stealing around $2 billion from his clients led to the CEO of one of Turkey’s biggest virtual currency… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

evolutionQ, a quantum-cybersecurity company, is pleased to announce a contract to contribute to a Bank of Canada research project involving quantum-safe cybersecurity technologies for greenfield digital currencies. This work highlights the commitment of evolutionQ “to understanding the risk posed by quantum computers to emerging financial… Read More