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NFT Infrastructure Provider Rarify Gets $10 Million Investment in Series A Funding Round Led by Pantera Capital
5.3.2022
Rarify, a startup that helps third parties include NFT elements in their tech platforms, has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Pantera Capital, a leading cryptocurrency-based venture capital firm. The company has now reached a reported valuation of $100 billion...
Infura Mistakenly Leaves Venezuelan Users Without Metamask Support
4.3.2022
Infura, the service provider of Metamask, one of the most used smart contracts-based wallets, blocked the access of Venezuelans to the Ethereum blockchain. Reports about this happening circulated on social media, attributing it to the existence of sanctions that the infrastructure provider might...
A16z Investing $70M In Ethereum Staking Provider Lido Finance
3.3.2022
The firm also used Lido to stake a portion of a16z Crypto’s ether holdings on the Beacon chain
Payment services provider Shift4 acquires The Giving Block for $54 million
1.3.2022
Shift4 has more than 425 software integrations and over 200,000 merchant customers
Shift4 Buys Crypto Donation Firm The Giving Block for Up to $300M
1.3.2022
The deal is for an up-front payment of $54 million and potential payment of up to $246 million
Data Shows Ruble-Denominated BTC Volume Rising, BTC-RUB Prices Jump as High as $46K
28.2.2022
Amid the conflict in Ukraine with Russia, bitcoin trade volumes tied to Russian ruble pairs have surged in recent days. Metrics recorded by the crypto analytics provider Kaiko indicate that ruble (RUB)-denominated bitcoin volume reached close to 1.5 billion rubles four days ago, on February...
How to Avoid the Five Most Common Crypto Tax Mistakes I Cointelli
24.2.2022
The 2022 U.S. tax season is upon us and cryptocurrency traders need all the help they can get. Here are five common crypto tax misconceptions you should look out for, courtesy of crypto tax software provider, Cointelli. “You don’t have to pay taxes on crypto” One very common...
VAF Compliance Is a Forensic Service Provider That Can Help You Pass KYC/AML for Crypto Banking
23.2.2022
At VAF Compliance a team of experts is ready to help with all of your virtual assets compliance needs. Connect with VAF today; the leading virtual assets compliance company serving the Middle East and customers worldwide. What Is VAF Compliance? The crypto, NFT and metaverse spaces are hot...
Swiss index provider launches new product tracking 10 DeFi tokens
23.2.2022
“Incorporating fundamental metrics in index creation offers investors the possibility to allocate in the most efficient DeFi tokens based on rational economic indicators," said Compass Financial Technologies CEO Guillaume Le Fur
London Stock Exchange acquires cloud-based technology provider Tora in $325M deal
22.2.2022
The LSEG specifically outlined Tora's exposure to digital assets as part of the reason for the acquisition
Streaming Service Sling TV Adds Crypto Payment Support for Monthly Subscriptions
22.2.2022
The American streaming television service Sling TV has announced the company is now accepting cryptocurrency payments from customers paying their monthly subscriptions. Sling TV detailed the company is leveraging the crypto payment provider Bitpay and will accept seven different cryptocurrencies...
Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million
20.2.2022
Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series...
Bank of Spain Approves Its First VASP License
18.2.2022
The Bank of Spain, the central bank of the country, has recognized the first cryptocurrency platform that will be able to operate and provide officially approved services in the country. The first exchange to receive this approval was Bit2me, which is now approved to act as a virtual asset service...
Alchemy Pay Adds Euros Pay-in Offerings via Paytend
18.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, February 2022 – Leading fiat and crypto payment solutions provider, Alchemy Pay (ACH), announces its partnership with the Europe-based digital bank, Paytend. Alchemy Pay’s client crypto services, such as exchanges and investment platforms, will now offer...
Merkle Standard Chosen as Launch Customer, Orders 4,449 of Newest BITMAIN 188 TH/S S19 + “Hydro” Mining Rigs
10.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. (Irvine, February 9, 2022) – Sustainable Bitcoin mining company Merkle Standard has executed a purchase order for the high-performance, liquid-cooled mining rigs from Bitmain Technologies Ltd. The leading ASIC hardware provider will supply 4,449 of new S19 Pro + Hydro machines...
El Salvador Switches Tech Providers — Chooses Alphapoint to Operate Chivo Bitcoin Wallet
2.2.2022
On February 2, 2022, the blockchain infrastructure provider Alphapoint has announced that the Salvadoran government has chosen the firm to operate the bitcoin wallet Chivo. The bitcoin wallet is the largest fintech application in the country and Alphapoint “supports the frontend and backend...
EverRise Expands DeFi Security Infrastructure to Fantom and Avalanche
26.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. EverRise, the blockchain bridging and security solution provider that brought the buyback to crypto, expanded to the Fantom and Avalanche blockchains over the weekend. With the addition of these two blockchains, the EverRise token (RISE) and ecosystem is now available on a total of...
Binance Becomes the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Industry’s First to Join the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA)
24.1.2022
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, today announced that it has joined the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), a nonprofit corporation focused on identifying, validating, mitigating, and neutralizing cybercrime threats....
Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks
14.1.2022
The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary authority announced. The tests are part of an experiment carried out together with the Bank for International Settlements and Switzerland’s financial services...
175-Year-Old News Cooperative the Associated Press Plans to Launch NFT Marketplace
11.1.2022
On January 10, 2022, the Associated Press (AP), the American non-profit news cooperative founded in 1846, has announced the news agency is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The AP NFT market was built by the distributed ledger technology provider Xooa and on top of the Polygon...