The Ministry of Digital transformation in Ukraine has stated that it has no intention to come up with measures to regulate crypto mining in the country, CoinDesk reports. On Feb 7, the ministry released a document on digital assets outlining Ukraine’s approach on crypto assets. According to the document, the major aim for the government […]
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Algorand’s PoS Blockchain Launches First Stablecoin In Partnership With Tether’s USDt
Tether has teamed up with Algorand to issue the US dollar pegged USDT on the proof-of-stake (POS) DLT platform, Cointelegraph reports. In a press statement issued on Monday Feb. 10, Tether said that it aims at taking advantage of the innovative aspects of the blockchain which are present on Algorand 2.0 like immediate confirmation of […]
Matthew Le Merle, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Fifth Era and Keiretsu Capital – Interview Series
Matthew Le Merle is co-founder and Managing Partner of Fifth Era and Keiretsu Capital – the most active early stage venture investors backing almost 200 companies a year. He is Chairman of Securitize (Europe) and CAH, Vice Chairman SFOX and an advisor at Warburg Pincus. He is also the Co-Author of Blockchain Competitive Advantage, a […]
German Bank von der Heydt to Issue Security Tokens, Offer Custodial Services
In February of 2020, private bank Bankhaus von der Heydt announced a successful collaboration with FinTech and blockchain services provider, Bitbond. The two have collaborated to develop a technical infrastructure for the custody of digital assets, and have now announced the completion of its first custodial transactions. Moving forward, the bank aims to issue security […]
Cred and Litecoin Foundation Partner To Offer Up To 10% Interest on LTC Collateral
A press release from February 10th announces that the Litecoin Foundation and Cred have closed a partnership to offer interest on Litecoin (LTC) collateral. This means Cred customers will be able to stake their coins and this way, earn an annual percentage rate of up to 10%. The partnership also enables holders of LTC to […]
Gemini Custody Adds Chainlink (LINK), Up 666% In Last Year, And GNT, NMR, OXT, STORJ
The Gemini crypto exchange’s custody products now support Golem (GNT), Chainlink (LINK), Numeraire (NMR), Orchid (OXT) and Storj (STORJ). The Winklevoss twins’ company entered the crypto custody market in September last year, by offering its clients an institutionally oriented solution. In the beginning, it supported 18 cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and others […]
Exclusive: EBO Launches No-KYC Trading App for Ethereum Tokens
The Zug-based company described itself as “ideal” for those who “are seeking alternatives to Coinbase.”
Fairmint Launches with High Hopes for the ‘Continuous Securities Offering (CSO)’
Companies are always trying to come up with new ways to bring ease and efficiency to raising capital. With regards to blockchain based endeavours, we have seen the ICO, IEO, the STO, and now, what is being called the CSO. This novel way of raising capital is the brainchild of funding portal, Fairmint – A […]
SEC Commissioner Peirce Releases Rule 195 Details
This week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce put forth a new proposition dubbed Rule 195. The proposed regulation would set forth new rules regarding digital assets and their classifications. As such, the rule could represent a dramatic shift in the US’s policy on cryptocurrencies. Commissioner Peirce released her new crypto bill at a speech held in […]
SEC Commissioner Peirce Releases Token Safe Harbor Proposal – A Time Limited Exemption for Tokens
This week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce put forth a new proposition dubbed the Token Safe Harbor Proposal, also known as Proposed Securities Act Rule 195 – Time-limited Exemption for tokens (“Safe Harbor Proposal”). The proposed regulation would set forth new rules regarding digital assets and their classifications. As such, the proposal could represent a dramatic […]
