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Multi-Billion-Dollar Asset Manager Hamilton Lane Pioneers Private Credit Fund Launch on Solana
23.7.2024
Hamilton Lane has become the first asset manager to introduce a private credit fund on the Solana blockchain, broadening its presence in the digital asset sector. By collaborating with Web3 protocol Libre, the firm aims to make its Senior Credit Opportunities Fund (SCOPE) available to a wider range...
Single Entity Risk Questioned as Coinbase Dominates ETH and BTC ETF Reserve Storage
23.7.2024
The day before the spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were introduced, Coinbase posted on X to clarify its position regarding spot BTC and ETH ETFs. The company mentioned that it holds assets for ten out of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs and eight out of nine ether ETFs. Gabor Gurbacs, founder...
India Maintains Crypto Tax Regulations in 2024/25 Budget
23.7.2024
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2024-25 Union Budget keeps the existing cryptocurrency tax regulations unchanged, disappointing local crypto advocates. They argue that reducing the 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) is essential for reviving the struggling crypto industry in India....
Kamala Harris Urged to Embrace Digital Assets
23.7.2024
The Digital Chamber, a crypto advocacy group, has called on U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to support the digital asset industry with three requests. The group urged her to promote pro-digital asset language in the Democratic Party’s platform, choose a vice-presidential candidate with...
Marathon Digital fined $138M for non-circumvention agreement breach
23.7.2024
Marathon Digital has been fined $138M for breaching a non-disclosure, non-circumvention agreement with former executive Michael Ho
Spot Ethereum ETFs Set to Launch: Blackrock Highlights Rising Demand for Digital Asset ETFs
23.7.2024
Spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to debut on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, following approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, announced that its Ishares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) will commence trading on Nasdaq...
Hive Digital to expand operations to Paraguay for the first time
23.7.2024
Bitcoin miner Hive Digital has plans to build a 100-megawatt mining facility in Paraguay powered by the nation’s Itaipu hydroelectric dam
Cross-Border Digital Ruble Payments May Become a Reality in 2026
22.7.2024
Generalized international settlements using the Russian digital ruble will not be available until 2026, according to statements from Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market. Aksakov stated that in 2025, authorities plan to expand the current pilot stage...
Romance Hot Cyborgs And Dance To '90s Boy Bands In Warframe's Most Surprising Expansion Yet
22.7.2024
Over the weekend, Digital Extremes hosted Tennocon, its annual convention dedicated to all things Warframe, and unveiled the first extensive look at the shooter’s upcoming 1999 expansion. The free update, which is set to arrive this winter, almost looks like an entirely different game, and will...
The Digital Chamber pens letter to Vice President Kamala Harris
22.7.2024
“Over 50 million Americans own crypto,” the advocacy letter stated while calling on Kamala Harris to deviate from the Democrats' current party line
US leads $1.35B weekly surge in digital asset inflows: CoinShares
22.7.2024
CoinShares reports an unprecedented inflow into digital asset investment products, signaling growing investor confidence and positive market sentiment
Metaplanet completes Bitcoin buying goal with another $1.2M purchase
22.7.2024
Since its first Bitcoin purchase, the company's stock price surged 810% from about $0.12 to $1.10
What we know about Kamala Harris' views on crypto
21.7.2024
With Joe out of the race, all bets are off
What we know about Kamala Harris' views on crypto
21.7.2024
With Joe out of the race, all bets are off
Bitforex to Reopen Withdrawals Months After Team Members’ Detention Rendered Platform Inaccessible
20.7.2024
Digital asset platform Bitforex has announced that users will soon be able to withdraw their assets. However, all trading functions will remain suspended during this period. Additionally, the platform will cease all types of services and products and undergo a “comprehensive...
Rho Markets Pauses Platform After Attacker Siphons $7.6 Million in Digital Assets
20.7.2024
The digital asset security platform Cyvers Alerts disclosed on July 19 that Rho Markets’ liquidity layer on Scroll had been exploited after hackers took control of an oracle access control. Cyvers reported that the attacker held $7.6 million across multiple chains, with USDC and USDT pools...
Jordan Launches National Blockchain Technology Network
20.7.2024
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship in Jordan has launched a national blockchain technology network in partnership with Jordanian blockchain company Blockexe. The implementation of blockchain technology in Jordan’s government sector aligns with the Jordanian Digital Transformation...
Kazakhstan pays for rail line to China using programmable CBDC
19.7.2024
The second phase of the Kazakhstan central bank digital currency pilot focused on control of its many potential uses
EU releases crypto-asset classification tools to help firms comply with MiCA
19.7.2024
EU regulators introduce standardized crypto-asset classification under MiCA with a new test and guidelines to ensure uniformity across the market as regulations begin to come into play
South African Exchange Luno Leverages Fireblocks’ Enterprise-Grade Digital Asset Platform
19.7.2024
South African crypto exchange Luno has announced that it is integrating its platform with Fireblock’s enterprise-grade digital asset transfer platform. Aleks Andjelopolj suggested that leveraging Fireblocks means Luno users will experience the same immediate transaction settlement enjoyed...