Month: March 2021

Uphold obtains FINRA approval to acquire US broker-dealer

March 31, 2021

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The acquisition will reportedly allow Uphold to launch fractional equities in the United States in 2021. 1408 Total views 12 Total shares Cryptocurrency wallet and trading platform Uphold has received regulatory approval to purchase JNK Securities, a U.S. broker-dealer. In an announcement from Uphold today, the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, gave the […]

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Kava launches Hard V2 to become first full lending protocol in the Cosmos ecosystem

March 31, 2021

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Shortly after the launch of Stargate, Cosmos ecosystem chains are entering the DeFi arena. 3769 Total views 22 Total shares Kava, a DeFi-centric blockchain project built on the Cosmos SDK, has announced the concurrent release of Kava 5.1 and Hard Protocol V2, which marks the full launch of two-sided lending markets on the Kava blockchain. […]

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Terra Virtua releases ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ NFTs to coincide with movie release

March 31, 2021

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Nonfungible tokens seem to be popping up everywhere lately — so why not on the big screen? Digital collectibles and virtual reality platform Terra Virtua is planning to launch today a line of Godzilla vs. Kong nonfungible token (NFT) collectibles created in collaboration with film production giants Warner Brothers — among the first-ever NFT drops […]

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Enjin secures $18.9M funding for Polkadot-based NFT blockchain

March 31, 2021

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Amid the expanding nonfungible token metaverse, Enjin is set to debut the first-ever NFT blockchain built on Polkadot. 2706 Total views 31 Total shares Crypto exchange platform Crypto.com has reportedly led an $18.9 million private funding round for Enjin’s new NFT blockchain platform. Enjin announced the news on Wednesday with DFG Group, BlockTower and Arrington […]

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Bitcoin on ‘inevitable path’ to reach gold’s market cap – Mike Novogratz

March 31, 2021

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Galaxy Digital’s billionaire CEO told CNBC he’s shocked at the speed of cryptocurrency adoption. 2972 Total views 23 Total shares Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to meet or exceed gold’s market capitalization amid a rapid wave of retail and institutional adoption of the digital asset.  In an interview with […]

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Australians can now exchange solar energy credits for beer with blockchain

March 31, 2021

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Victoria Bitter has partnered with blockchain energy trading platform Power Ledger to allow customers to earn beer with surplus solar energy. 5570 Total views 36 Total shares Asahi’s Australian lager beer subsidiary Victoria Bitter has taken a step toward sustainability by allowing customers to earn a pint with solar energy via blockchain. According to a […]

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Goldman Sachs readying Bitcoin product for clients — BTC bounces above $58K

March 31, 2021

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Crypto assets will be available to Goldman Sachs investors at some point in quarter two, comments from an incoming senior executive quoted by CNBC suggest. 11468 Total views 57 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) and some altcoins will soon be available to Goldman Sachs clients, according to a new media report. Released by CNBC on Wednesday, […]

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Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559: Is the squeeze worth the juice?

March 31, 2021

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Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559, set to be bundled together with the “London” upgrade in July, has caused as much excitement as fear and panic. On the surface, EIP-1559 is nothing more than a change in Ethereum’s gas fee structure. And to spice it up, it has also been labeled as Ethereum’s scarcity engine, or burn […]

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UK crypto firms must now submit yearly financial crimes reports

March 31, 2021

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Financial crimes reporting obligations are irrespective of a crypto firm’s total annual revenue. 8917 Total views 34 Total shares The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has included cryptoasset businesses under the financial crimes reporting umbrella eight months after initially announcing plans to do so. The FCA made this known via a policy statement issued on […]

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Digital euro could take four years, says ECB president Christine Lagarde

March 31, 2021

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The ECB will decide whether to proceed with digital euro pilots by mid-2021, Lagarde said. 4673 Total views 30 Total shares It could be a while before European Union gets a central bank digital currency, if it gets one at all. In a Wednesday interview with Bloomberg Television, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde laid out the […]

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