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Analysts Fear European Digital Identity Wallet Implementation Might Lead to Mass Surveillance
21.11.2023
A group of analysts and companies have raised their voices against the risks that the upcoming European Digital Identity Wallet implementation might bring to Europeans’ privacy. Article 45 of a leaked Eidas document (Electronic Identification, Authentication, and Trust Services) indicates...
Concero Collaborates With Bitcoin.com and Integrates VERSE Onto the Platform
20.11.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Concero.io announces a partnership with bitcoin.com ‘s Verse Ecosystem and takes the next step in tackling centralisation within the industry. With synergies of both companies being aligned around self-custody and ease of use, this collaboration will allow users to interact with...
Aave Companies transformed into Avara
20.11.2023
It is indeed a landmark occasion, the transformation of Aave Companies into Avara. Aave Companies had Aave, Lens, GHO, and more under its umbrella brand. The company has taken over Los Feliz Engineering (LFE), the inventive team responsible for Family. They will now all be actively involved...
Report: US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Fined for Refusing to Localize Russian Users’ Data
18.11.2023
The U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was recently hit with a fine exceeding $11,000 by a Russian court. The fine stems from the crypto exchange’s refusal to comply with a law that requires foreign companies to localize data of their respective Russian users or customers. Localizing...
Disney Does NOT ‘Partner’ With Crypto Companies
17.11.2023
Language matters and crypto continues to play fast-and-loose with it, to its long-term detriment
The Quest to Stabilize GHO — Navigating Challenges to Reach $1 Peg Amidst Aave’s Corporate Rebrand
17.11.2023
The blockchain technology enterprise Aave Companies, recently rebranded as Avara, is still navigating challenges in stabilizing its stablecoin GHO, which is currently struggling to sustain its desired $1 peg. The project’s Liquidity Committee is actively working on strategies to strengthen...
JPMorgan Explores Fund Tokenization for Personalized Portfolio Management
17.11.2023
Source: Pixabay JPMorgan and Apollo have collaborated with several blockchain firms to showcase a “proof of concept”, demonstrating how asset managers can tokenize funds using the blockchain of their preference. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, the companies said that blockchain...
Futu Holdings Subsidiary PantherTrade Seeks Crypto Trading Platform License in Hong Kong
17.11.2023
Source: Pixabay So far six companies, including Panthertrade (Hong Kong) Limited, a subsidiary of Futu Holdings (US: FUTU),have filed for a virtual asset trading platform license in Hong Kong. PantherTrade recently submitted its application, unveiling plans for a platform named...
Aave Companies rebrands to Avara, acquires Ethereum self-custody ‘Family Wallet’
16.11.2023
Liquidity protocol Aave’s parent company has been rebranded to Avara as it looks to streamline its suite of infrastructure products to attract a broader Web3 user base
Head of Dubai’s Digital Asset Regulator Steps Down – What’s Going On?
16.11.2023
Image Source: Pixabay The head of Dubai’s cryptocurrency regulator, Henson Orser has left the role to pursue new interests amid looming domestic fines on digital asset companies for a breach of rules. According to a Bloomberg report Orser, who was the head of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority...
Infura forms associations with 18 companies
16.11.2023
Infura, a top Web3 API supplier, has formed associations with 18 internet framework businesses such as Microsoft, Tencent Cloud, Grove, and Covalent. This is for developing Infura’s decentralized infrastructure network (DIN). DIN will be a decentralized RPC-as-a-service provider to work on Web3...
Some crypto companies might be too excited for Bitcoin’s halving
16.11.2023
Bitcoin's halving is months away, and cryptocurrency companies are getting excited. Don’t be surprised if some companies fail as they rush products to market
Web3 Firm Infura Recruits Microsoft, Tencent, and Others To Build Decentralized Infrastructure Network
15.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Microsoft, Tencent, and 16 other Web2 companies have partnered with blockchain software company Consensys, with the goal of decentralizing the Infura network. The Infura network is currently the key point of access to Ethereum for much of the DeFi industry. With this collaboration...
Mediation to begin in FTX, BlockFi Case, Judge Rules
14.11.2023
In a court filing on November 13th, U.S. bankruptcy judge Michael Kaplan ended an automatic stay on proceedings between bankrupt crypto companies FTX and BlockFi, paving the way for mediation in their claims settlement. BlockFi’s forced bankruptcy FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was found...
Binance Client Execs Abducted and Forced to Empty Crypto Wallets, CZ Freezes Funds
13.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Executives from a client company of Binance were kidnapped to Montenegro and lured into a massive $12.5 million crypto robbery. According to Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, the kidnappers lured senior staff from one of Binance’s client companies onto a ‘business trip’...
FTX Bankruptcy Team Sues Crypto Exchange Bybit for $1 Billion – What’s Going On?
12.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Ascannio FTX’s bankruptcy advisers have filed a lawsuit against crypto exchange Bybit Fintech and its two affiliated companies. The lawsuit aims to recover approximately $953 million worth of cash and digital assets that were withdrawn from Sam Bankman-Fried‘s...
Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures Partners With SBI to Establish Digital Asset Joint Venture in UAE
11.11.2023
Standard Chartered’s ventures arm, SC Ventures, and Japanese conglomerate SBI Holdings are collaborating to establish a digital asset joint venture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “The joint venture will focus on investing in companies across the digital assets spectrum including...
Standard Chartered and SBI Holdings Collaborate on $100 Million Crypto Investment Venture
9.11.2023
Source: Pixabay SBI Holdings and Standard Chartered’s investment arm, SC Ventures, have joined forces to set up a $100 million joint venture in the United Arab Emirates targeting crypto startups. In a statement released on Thursday, the two companies announced the launch of their Digital Asset...
Ritual Raises $25M for AI Decentralization, Targets Universal Access with DeFi Integration
9.11.2023
Ritual raises $25M to build a decentralized AI network. Image by ipopba, Adobe Stock. Ritual, a startup building a decentralized platform for artificial intelligence, has raised $25 million in a seed funding round. The funding was led by venture capital firm Archetype, with participation from Robot...
Why is Elon Musk firmly against creating crypto tokens for his companies?
8.11.2023
Who does not know the name ‘Elon Musk’ and his influence in the crypto space? He was one of the whales in driving the price up for BTC and DOGE during the 2020 crisis. Other than the crypto world, he is known for his electric cars at Tesla and rocket launches at SpaceX. Many crypto …