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Travel Firm Backed for USD 50m in Bid to Develop ‘Killer DeFi App’
18.1.2021
Travel industry player Maps.me has taken the DeFi plunge with a USD 50m fundraising effort it has described as “an investment into the embedded DeFi ecosystem.”
In a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, the firm revealed that its backers in the USD 50m drive include the Berkeley and Hong...
Biconomy Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding for Bid to Simplify Blockchain Transactions
11.1.2021
Biconomy aims to enable blockchain developers to provide a simplified onboarding and transaction experience for users of Web 3.0 and blockchain projects
Oasis Protocol Adds Shyft Network in Bid to Attract Institutions to DeFi
7.1.2021
Oasis Labs, creator of Oasis Protocol, appears to be looking to build an institution-friendly version of Ethereum's DeFi ecosystem
Aegis Custody Clears Hurdle in Bid for South Dakota Trust Charter
11.12.2020
Aegis Custody wants to build a tokenized bridge between U.S. investors and trade finance opportunities in Asia
YIELD Raises $4.9M in Bid to Simplify DeFi
10.12.2020
YIELD sets out to simplify the process of investing in DeFi products
Bitcoin ‘Making Progress’ on Bid to Oust Dollar, Morgan Stanley Chief Global Strategist Says
9.12.2020
Bitcoin's success should force governments to grapple with falling public trust in fiat currencies
Stocking Stuffers: Bid on 12 of Crypto’s ‘Most Influential’ NFTs
9.12.2020
Most Influential 2020 features art from Alotta Money, XCopy, Osinachi, Matt Kane, Sarah Zucker, Yonat Vaks and Olive Allen
Aave Launches V2 in Bid to Make Borrowing Against Volatile Assets Less Risky
3.12.2020
DeFi platform Aave has rolled out its second version, with several features that should make it more flexible and more capital efficient
Crypto Exchange Upbit Brings in Withdrawal Delay in Bid to Tackle Fraudsters
27.11.2020
The South Korea-based exchange has announced a 24-hour cryptocurrency withdrawal delay in an effort to protect user accounts from malicious attacks
Thai SEC Revises Net Capital Rules in Bid to Open Liquidity, Support Digital Asset Businesses: Report
18.11.2020
The revised requirements are aimed at adding liquidity to the Thai market, while also allowing digital asset businesses to hold part of their required capital in cryptocurrencies
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Run, Uniswap’s Hemorrhaging Value, Anchorage’s Banking Bid
17.11.2020
Bitcoin is nearing all-time highs in price and market cap last set three years ago
Galaxy Digital Makes Twin Acquisitions in Bid to Strengthen Institutional Appeal
14.11.2020
The cryptocurrency merchant bank has acquired a lending firm and a trading company as it seeks to become the "go to" platform for institutional access to digital assets, the firm said Friday
Kadena Partners With Stablecoin-Maker Terra in Bid to Expand Its DeFi Offering
10.11.2020
The hybrid blockchain maker, Kadena, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Terra and will be adding Terra’s stablecoin Luna to its decentralized exchange (DEX) Kadenswap
Cayman Islands Announces Legal Framework in Bid to Attract Crypto Businesses
2.11.2020
The Cayman Islands is building a regulatory framework for "virtual asset service providers" with some measures already enacted
Verizon’s newsroom to use blockchain in bid for absolute transparency
30.10.2020
News requires an element of trust. Blockchain may be able to help
Australian Firm to Accept Tether in Sydney Stock Exchange IPO Bid
29.10.2020
The Australian capital-raising platform STAX has announced that its client the West Coast Aquaculture Group (WCA) is to become the country’s first business to launch an initial public offering (IPO) that will accept a blockchain-powered token, the stablecoin tether (USDT), as part of...
Spanish lawmakers get cryptocurrency in a bid to promote industry
11.10.2020
All 350 members of Spain’s lower house got 1 euro equivalent in cryptocurrency, and it’s not a donation
Binance Suffers Blow in Bid to Return to Japan as TaoTao Talks Fail
5.10.2020
Crypto exchange Binance has experienced a setback in its bid to return to the Japanese market – after the licensed, Yahoo Japan-backed crypto exchange Taotao said that it had “ended negotiations” with the major trading platform over a proposed return to the Japanese market.
The news comes almost...
Energy Web Is Starting With Ripple in Its Bid to Make Crypto Provably Green
30.9.2020
The non-profit is teaming up with Ripple and the XRP Foundation to show how blockchain ecosystems can be carbon-neutral
Uniswap Launches Governance Token in Bid to Keep Up With Rival AMM SushiSwap
17.9.2020
Decentralized trading platform Uniswap has launched a governance token, UNI, minting 1 billion coins to be released to the public over the next four years. Read more: SushiSwap Will Withdraw Up to $830M From Uniswap Today: Why It Matters for DeFi