Aker ASA Launches Seetee to Invest in Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology
OSLO, Norway, March 8, 2021 — Aker ASA, a Norwegian holding company controlled by billionaire investor Kjell Inge Røkke, announced that it has established Seetee AS, a new company dedicated to investing in projects and companies throughout the Bitcoin ecosystem and which will keep all its liquid investable assets in bitcoin. Seetee is initially capitalized […]
Nym, World’s First Generic Incentivised Mixnet, Releases Whitepaper
February 26, 2021 – In a time when mass surveillance and data harvesting are ever present and not a day goes by without news of companies selling user data for profit, Nym Technologies is building a next generation privacy network that can change the way people use the internet. Chelsea Manning, a famous whistleblower and […]
BlockFi Launches the BlockFi Bitcoin Trust
BlockFi’s investment vehicle will deliver easy access to Bitcoin for institutions and accredited individual investors. Jersey City, NJ, February, 9, 2021 — BlockFi Inc., a financial services company dedicated to building a bridge between cryptocurrencies and traditional financial and wealth management products, today announced the launch of the BlockFi Bitcoin Trust, an investment vehicle for investors seeking […]
Alameda Research Leads $50M Seed Funding Round for an Embedded DeFi Ecosystem on Maps.me
Hong Kong, January 18, 2021 – A seed funding round led by Alameda Research has raised $50M million to create a decentralised finance (DeFi) ecosystem on Maps.me, the world’s leading offline mapping application. Genesis Trading and CMS Holdings also participated in the round. The launch of an embedded multi-currency wallet on Maps.me will unlock DeFi […]
Fireblocks Launches PoS with Blockdaemon and Staked Integrations
Allowing Fireblocks customers to earn 5-15% yield through Polkadot, Tezos and Eth 2.0 New York, January 14, 2021 — Fireblocks announced today it has integrated with Blockdaemon and Staked to add new staking services for over 165 enterprise and institutional customers. The new Fireblocks PoS capabilities will debut with initial support for Polkadot (DOT), Tezos […]
Gemini to Offer Credit Card with Crypto Rewards
New York, January 14, 2021 — Gemini, a crypto exchange and custodian, today announced that it will launch the Gemini Credit Card, a credit card with cryptocurrency rewards. This effort has been accelerated by the acquisition of Blockrize, a fintech startup that has been building a credit card with cryptocurrency rewards. In preparation for launch […]
Bitwise/ETF Trends Survey Indicates Growing Number of Financial Planners Investing in Crypto
San Francisco, January 12, 2021 — Bitwise Asset Management, a leading provider of crypto index funds, and ETF Trends, a leading source of exchange-traded fund news, tips, webcasts, and investing ideas, today released the findings of the Bitwise/ETF Trends 2021 Benchmark Survey Of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Cryptoassets. Nearly 1,000 financial advisors answered a series […]
Blockstream Welcomes Six New Members to Liquid Federation
Victoria, British Columbia, January 3, 2021 — Bitcoin infrastructure provider Blockstream announced six new members to the Liquid Federation: Coinos, Komainu, Nym Technologies, Sideswap, Vulpem Ventures, and Watchdog Capital. With these new additions, there are now a total of 59 members in the Liquid Federation, including cryptocurrency exchanges, trading desks, infrastructure providers, gaming companies, and […]
Tether to Go Live on Hermez, an Ethereum Layer 2 Solution
January 11, 2021 – Stablecoin Tether (USDT) is launching on Hermez Network, an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution that uses ZK-Rollups. Hermez will work with key projects ahead of its official launch to provide significantly cheaper payments and token transfers to millions of users around the world. “Hermez is excited to welcome Tether tokens (USDt) […]
Bakkt to Become a Publicly Traded Company at $2.1 Billion Valuation
ATLANTA & CHICAGO, January 11, 2021 — Bakkt Holdings, LLC (“Bakkt”), the transformative digital asset marketplace launched in 2018 by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) and a marquee group of investors and strategic partners, and VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (NASDAQ: VIH) (“VIH”), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Victory Park Capital (“VPC”), today announced that […]
Grayscale Investments Names Michael Sonnenshein Chief Executive Officer
The firm expects to double its staff size and launch multiple new products in 2021 New York, January 7, 2021 — Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, today announced that Michael Sonnenshein has been named Chief Executive Officer. Sonnenshein has been with Grayscale for seven years and served in his previous role […]
ShapeShift Integrates Decentralized Exchanges, Removes KYC Requirements
Denver, CO — January 6, 2020 — In order to better protect users while increasing transparency in the digital asset economy, ShapeShift, an international, non-custodial cryptocurrency leader, today announced it has integrated decentralized exchange protocols into its platform. Now, ShapeShift’s customers will be able to trade directly with these external protocols, rather than trading with […]
CoinDesk Acquires TradeBlock, the World’s Leading Crypto Index Provider
New York, January 5, 2021 — CoinDesk, the global leader in crypto and blockchain news, events, data and research, today announced it has acquired TradeBlock, the world’s foremost provider of digital asset reference rates. With this acquisition, CoinDesk is positioned to be the leading source of crypto news, information and data for the financial industry. […]
Ukraine Chooses Stellar to Build Its National Digital Currency
San Francisco, January 4, 2021 — On December 28 the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation, within which they will work on the development of a strategy for virtual assets in Ukraine. Under the Memorandum, the Ministry of Digital Transformation and SDF […]
Blockstream Launches Jade, an Open-Source Hardware Wallet for Bitcoin and Liquid Assets
Victoria, British Columbia, January 3, 2021 — Bitcoin infrastructure provider Blockstream unveiled Blockstream Jade, a fully open-source Bitcoin hardware wallet for storing bitcoin and Liquid assets securely offline. Out of the box, Blockstream Jade will support Bitcoin as well as all Liquid assets issued on the Liquid Network. This includes L-BTC, major issuances such as […]
Preserve Your Crypto Profits in Silver with Vaultoro Exchange
CARDIFF, December 30, 2020 – Cryptocurrency exchange Vaultoro is known for enabling its traders to secure profits and store them in physical, insured, and audited Swiss gold bullion. On December 17th 2020, Vaultoro announced the support of silver bullion on its exchange, instantly making itself accessible to both cryptocurrency and precious metals investors. Vaultoro CEO […]
OKEx Launches Real-Time Settlement, Allowing Users to Improve Capital Efficiency
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Dec. 29, 2020 — OKEx, a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, is pleased to announce the launch of real-time settlement for all perpetual swaps, futures and options contracts that is coming soon to the platform. This exciting new feature will provide a better trading experience for users, improve the capital efficiency of […]
World Economic Forum Global Council on Cryptocurrencies Publishes Inaugural Review
New Advisory Body Draws on Global Network of Experts to Advance Understanding of Cryptocurrencies and Highlight its Applications in Finance and Beyond GUERNSEY, Jersey, Dec. 17, 2020 — The World Economic Forum and its first cryptocurrency focused global council (“the Council”) today announced the release of its inaugural report, “Crypto, What Is It Good For? […]
Hyperledger Turns Five, Releases 2020 Annual Report
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2020 — Today, Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, turns five. Hyperledger launched on December 17, 2015, supported by 21 founding members. It now closes 2020 as a community of over 200 members with 16 named projects, 20 labs projects, five regional chapters and 20 Hyperledger Certified Service Providers […]
Babylon Project Issues Blockchain Based Certificates to Hackathon Participants Using Certificado
San Francisco, CA – Dec 17, 2020 – The Babylon Project has issued verifiable and immutable certificates of participation to all active attendees of its 2020 blockchain hackathon using a decentralized application built by the members of its developer community. Participants can easily claim and verify their certificates in the Discord group by simply calling […]