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Thailand's KBank Starts $100m Fund Targeting AI and Web3
14.9.2023
Thailand-based Kasikornbank (KBank), one of the major banks in South East Asia, has launched a fund worth $100m targeting AI and Web3 globally
Islamic Coin in Pact With CoinDesk Indices to Discuss Sharia-Compliant Benchmarks
14.9.2023
Islamic Coin is the native currency of HAQQ, a network focused on developing a Shariah-compliant financial ecosystem
US Inflation Posts Biggest Monthly Increase in 2023 as CPI Rises 0.6%
13.9.2023
The U.S. Department of Labor released new data today showing a 0.6% increase in the consumer price index (CPI) for August. This is the largest monthly rise in U.S. inflation so far this year. The report showed that prices have gone up by 3.7% compared to August of last year, slightly higher than...
Phishing Attack on Cloud Provider With Fortune 500 Clients Led to $15M Crypto Theft From Fortress Trust
13.9.2023
A phishing attack on Retool led to the theft, which helped spur Fortress Trust’s agreement to sell itself to Ripple, sources said
Polygon enters a new partnership, XRP criticizes SEC, Borroe.Finance takes spotlight
13.9.2023
Polygon ($MATIC) just entered a partnership to expand its services in Asia, leaving many token holders excited. Likewise, XRP has slammed the SEC over the duo’s recent legal tussle. Investors now seem interested in Borroe.Finance is one of the standout projects among the new ICOs 2023. These...
SEC Charges Stoner Cats Over $8M Unregistered NFT Offering: Mila Kunis-Backed NFT Project to Pay $1M Penalty
13.9.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Stoner Cats 2 LLC (SC2) with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that raised about $8 million from investors to finance an animated web series. SEC Slaps Stoner Cats 2 With...
Unity Bosses Sold Stock Ahead Of Scummy Dev Fees Announcement
13.9.2023
Yesterday, the cross-platform game engine company Unity announced a controversial new Runtime Fee, which would charge developers per installation for games built with the Unity engine after those games reached a certain threshold. Everyone disliked that, and Unity’s stock prices took a pretty...
What Correlations Tell Us About the Value of Multi-Asset Crypto Portfolios
13.9.2023
Max Freccia of Truvius does some number-crunching to evaluate the benefits of expanding beyond the biggest cryptos
Coinbase CEO Confirms Exchange Will Support Lightning, Which Dramatically Speeds Up Bitcoin Payments
13.9.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the crypto exchange will indeed add support for the Lightning Network, one of the biggest endorsements yet for the blockchain that makes bitcoin (BTC) a more realistic option for payments by dramatically speeding up transactions
Digital Trading Platform MetaComp Offers Clients Stablecoin-to-TradFi Security Path, Claiming Singapore First
13.9.2023
Trading volume has climbed to around $50 million since the service was introduced last month
Beleaguered Gemini Earn Customers Will Be Made ‘Nearly Whole,’ DCG and Genesis Say About Remuneration Plan
13.9.2023
A filing on Tuesday states that if the assorted creditor groups vote through the proposed deal, then “Gemini Earn users are estimated to recover approximately 95-110% of their claims.”
Nomura-Backed Custodian Komainu Adds Hidden Road to Crypto Collateral Management Platform
13.9.2023
Ripple Will do 80% of its Hiring This Year Outside the U.S: Bloomberg
13.9.2023
Brad Garlinghouse said the firm will look into hiring in countries where there is regulatory clarity
Defining Oracles: Enablers of the Decentralized Finance World
13.9.2023
Oracles are entities that enable various functions in blockchain structures by providing access to legacy or offchain information systems, acting as data ports for decentralized finance applications. These oracles act as information providers for tasks that require either the posting of data...
Messaging App Telegram Gives Endorsement to TON Project; Token Surges
13.9.2023
The messaging app has made TON its official Web3 infrastructure, giving the network exclusive promotion within the user interface
What Is XRP? A Brief History of the Real-Time Gross Settlement System
13.9.2023
While Ripple has its critics, there exists a passionate ‘army’ of XRP advocates who firmly believe it represents the future of decentralized finance and cross-border settlement. In this Learning and Insights guide, our objective is to walk you through a brief history of Ripple and...
CoinDesk Indices Expands Into APAC Region in Deal With ICE Futures Singapore
13.9.2023
ICE Futures Singapore's bitcoin futures contracts will now be known as CoinDesk Bitcoin Futures contracts
Binance.US CEO Has Left, Crypto Exchange Cuts 1/3 of Workforce
13.9.2023
Zodia Custody Looks to Drive Institutional Access to Polkadot Ecosystem
13.9.2023
The company plans to provide custody for the Polkadot ecosystem, offering digital asset storage services for financial institutions
21co Unwraps New Suite of Wrapped Cryptocurrencies
12.9.2023
21.co, the parent company of crypto exchange-traded products provider 21shares, has introduced a suite of wrapped tokens pegged to top crypto assets across multiple blockchains. The wrapped tokens are designed to increase liquidity and interoperability between different crypto networks. 21co...