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KPMG in Canada Makes First Direct Crypto Investment — Adds Bitcoin, Ether to Corporate Treasury
8.2.2022
KPMG in Canada has added bitcoin and ether to its corporate treasury in what the company called a “first-of-its-kind investment.” KPMG said: “This investment reflects our belief that institutional adoption of crypto assets and blockchain technology will continue to grow...
Position Exchange: Crypto Bonds Powered by Smart Contracts
30.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Position Exchange is pleased to announce the release of its Bonds feature. Dive deeper into this game changing DeFi product. What is a Bond? A bond is a fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower (typically corporate or governmental). A bond...
Bitfarms Buys the Dip: 1,000 Bitcoin Added to Treasury as BTC Falls While Mining Hardware Prices Remain High
10.1.2022
Global bitcoin mining company Bitfarms has bought the dip and added 1,000 bitcoins to its balance sheet while the prices of mining hardware remain high. The company’s corporate treasury now holds more than 4,300 bitcoins. Mining Company Buys the Dip Bitfarms Ltd. has taken advantage of...
Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin, Now Holding 124,391 BTC
31.12.2021
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has bought more bitcoin for its corporate treasury. The latest purchase for 1,914 coins has raised the company’s total cryptocurrency holdings to 124,391 bitcoins. CEO Michael Saylor recently said that he expects the price of the cryptocurrency to eventually reach...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reveals Why He’s Pro Dogecoin Amid Debate Over Web3, Ethereum, Decentralization
25.12.2021
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has explained why he’s pro dogecoin as the debate over web3, Ethereum, and decentralization intensifies. In the same conversation, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey insisted that he is not anti-ETH. “I’m anti-centralized, VC-owned, single point...
Bitcoin.com Wallet Adds Support For Multisig (Shared) Wallets
10.12.2021
The Bitcoin.com Team is excited to announce support for shared (multisig) wallets for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in the Bitcoin.com Wallet. That means you can protect your most valuable wallets with a unique form of two-factor authentication, set up a corporate treasury, safely introduce your kids...
Crypto Conference DeFiCon 2021 to Be Hosted on December 18-19 in Brooklyn, NYC
5.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The next crypto conference lighting up the season is DeFiCon 2021, hosted on December 18-19 in Brooklyn, NYC. As a nonprofit conference, DeFiCon steers away from the typical corporate and for-profit conference model. All of DeFiCon’s net proceeds will be donated to charity....
New Grimes Song Declares Elon Musk As 'Greatest Gamer' But Crappy Boyfriend
4.12.2021
Grimes released a new song off her upcoming album Book 1. The track is titled “Player of Games” and appears to be a not-so-subtle song about the musician’s four-year relationship and recent break up with 50-year-old Tesla CEO and internet troll Elon Musk. Read more
Microsoft to Offer Mesh, a Corporate Metaverse for Teams
5.11.2021
Microsoft has announced the launch of a metaverse-inspired feature for its Teams app called Mesh. Mesh will allow users to introduce personalized avatars in digital worlds, making meetings more immersive. The platform is being announced on the heels of Facebook’s pivot to becoming...
Faze Clan Going Public In Deal That Is Somehow Worth $1 Billion
26.10.2021
Fresh off a big crypto scam involving a number of its members only four months ago, Faze Clan announced today that the group is about to become a publicly traded company, meaning fans will soon be able to buy shares. Their initial valuation? Oh, $1 billion.Read more
Nigerian Agency Finally Registers Blockchain Start-up, Blames Employee for Rejection of First Application
23.10.2021
Just a few days after reports emerged that it had refused to process a company registration application by Flint API limited, the Nigerian agency Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has now registered the blockchain start-up. The agency however blames an unnamed employee for the failure to process...
Nigerian Agency Refuses Blockchain Start-Up Application — Says Tech Not Recognized by Government
21.10.2021
Nigeria’s company registration agency, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), reportedly rejected an application for registration by a start-up on the basis that blockchain is yet to be recognized by the Nigerian government. Decision Disappoints Blockchain Community According to a report...
Chainalysis Adds Bitcoin to Balance Sheet — Its First Cryptocurrency Acquisition
20.10.2021
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has announced that it is adding bitcoin to its corporate investment portfolio. This is the company’s first acquisition of cryptocurrency, the CEO revealed. Chainalysis is valued at $4.2 billion. Chainalysis’ First Acquisition of Cryptocurrency...
Destiny 2 Maker Ditches Corporate Anti-Worker Policy
30.9.2021
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons announced yesterday that the studio behind genre-defining franchises like Halo and Destiny would be getting rid of mandatory arbitration clauses in its developer contracts moving forward. The news comes as the anti-worker policies face renewed criticism across the games...
Wargaming Community Manager Quits, Alleging 'Toxic Corporate Culture'
10.9.2021
If you’ve been having a bad few weeks, and really in 2021 who hasn’t been, it’s important to sit back, take a deep breath, take stock of your surroundings and realise that you’re probably making smarter decisions than Wargaming are at the moment.Read more
Corporate brands target NFTs and adoption continues to skyrocket
30.8.2021
Apart from creating their own digital collectibles, major brands are also acquiring popular NFTs amid the growing popularity of nonfungible tokens
Fed’s Vice Chair Says Tapering May Happen in 2021, Senator Joe Manchin ‘Alarmed Over Record Amount of Stimulus Injections’
6.8.2021
The U.S. central bank’s vice chairman Richard Clarida explained on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve could begin tapering large asset purchases this year. Also, that the first interest rate hike since the onset of Covid-19 could happen in 2023. Meanwhile, despite members of the Fed saying...
Crypto Exchange BitYard Undertakes Brand Refresh With New Logo and Slogan ‘Grow Your Future in the Yard’
22.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BitYard, the world’s leading cryptocurrency derivative exchange based in Singapore, announced a refreshed corporate visual identity: a new logo highlighting ‘B’ & ‘Y’, a fresh slogan, and a vivid color palette. While ‘B’ conveys...
Shapeshift to Dissolve Corporate Model, Platform Airdrops FOX Tokens to Community of Users
16.7.2021
Founded on July 1, 2014, Shapeshift has been offering global trading of a variety of digital assets for seven years. Following the company’s recent anniversary, it announced Shapeshift is evolving into a community-owned decentralized platform. Shapeshift founder Erik Voorhees explained in...
Allied Payment Network Embeds Bitcoin Service, Will Hold BTC in Corporate Treasury
7.7.2021
Payment service provider Allied Payment Network has partnered with New York Digital Investment Group, the bitcoin subsidiary of $10 billion asset manager Stone Ridge. Financial institutions using Allied’s platform will be able to offer their customers the option to buy, sell, and hold...