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Web3 Applications Will Increasingly Be Built on Custom Blockchains, Says Ankr’s Head of Product
16.12.2022
As blockchain developers compete for traffic and resources for their respective dapps (decentralized applications), the downside to this, according to some in the industry, can be a poor user experience which in turn undermines the mass adoption cause. Therefore, unless current blockchains —...
Finder.com sued by Australian regulator over its crypto yield product
16.12.2022
ASIC claimed a crypto yield-bearing product from Finder’s registered exchange was unlicensed, the firm disagreed but refused to say if it would fight the suit
Report: Chinese Company Launches Digital Currency Insurance Product
13.12.2022
The Suzhou branch of the Chinese insurance company China Pacific Insurance, together with the Bank of Communications, recently announced the launch of a digital currency account insurance product. The launch comes at a time when the number of personal digital currency wallets created in the Chinese...
India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Should Be Able to Do Anything Cryptocurrency Can Do With No Risk, Official Claims
6.12.2022
An Indian central bank official claims that if there is anything cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether can do, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should be able to create a product that will do the same job without the associated risks. “This is essentially what we are doing in the CBDC...
North Korean Lazarus Group Linked to New Cryptocurrency Hacking Scheme
5.12.2022
The Lazarus group, a North Korean hacking organization previously linked to criminal activity, has been connected to a new attack scheme to breach systems and steal cryptocurrency from third parties. The campaign, which uses a modified version of an already existing malware product called...
Onchain Analysis Verifies the Number of BTC Held by Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust
24.11.2022
After Grayscale Investments shared information concerning the company’s product holdings, people questioned why the firm wouldn’t share the public addresses associated with the crypto assets it holds. However, on Nov. 23, OXT researcher Ergo published a Twitter thread featuring...
US senators urge Fidelity to reconsider its Bitcoin offerings after FTX blow-up
22.11.2022
The crypto-skeptic senators suggested the FTX collapse made it “abundantly clear” that the digital asset industry has "serious problems."
Apple’s Job Listings Suggest Metaverse Product is Coming – Crypto Integration Coming Soon?
18.11.2022
Recent job postings by Apple suggest that the tech giant aims to build a 3D world for its yet-to-be-announced mixed-reality headset.
Apple’s VR and mixed reality headset is no longer a secret, but new job listings reveal the company is ramping up its work to bolster the device with...
Jason Guthrie, Head of Digital Asset Product for WidsomTree, on FTX bankruptcy and Digital Funds | Ep. 178
15.11.2022
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Jason Guthrie, Head of Digital Asset Product for WidsomTree, talks about the FTX bankruptcy, tokenizing bonds, bringing traditional assets on chain, and making crypto more accessible to everyone....
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Matrixport's BTC Fixed Income Product Affected by FTX's Collapse
11.11.2022
The firm faces no risks of insolvency, Matrixport's spokesperson told CoinDesk
Google Cloud Is Running a Solana Validator, Blockchain Node Engine to Support SOL Chain Next Year
6.11.2022
After Google Cloud announced that it would offer a product called the “Blockchain Node Engine” and further noted that Ethereum would be the first blockchain supported, the company revealed it was running a Solana validator on Nov. 5, 2022. Google said that the cloud division is currently working...
Bakkt Acquires Turnkey Platform Apex Crypto to Bolster Digital Asset Footprint
4.11.2022
Digital asset manager Bakkt Holdings, Inc., announced on Thursday that the company has acquired the firm Apex Crypto from Apex Fintech Solutions. Bakkt detailed that the acquisition of the turnkey crypto platform aims to “bolster Bakkt’s cryptocurrency product offering and expand...
Fidelity Opens Waiting List for Retail Crypto Product
3.11.2022
The firm has opened the waiting list for Fidelity Crypto, its retail focussed investment product
Crypto Exchange Coinbase's Chief Product Officer Steps Down Amid Restructuring
2.11.2022
Chatterjee will continue to serve Coinbase in an advisory role through at least February 3, 2023
Freeway reveals key factors leading to platform withdrawal halt
26.10.2022
The crypto yield platform said one of its trading strategies "appears to have failed" forcing the firm halt services earlier this week
Plaid Unveils ‘Wallet Onboard’ Tool, Promises Crypto Product Push
20.10.2022
Online Bank N26 to Offer Crypto Through Bitpanda's Trading Product
20.10.2022
Austrian N26 customers will be the first to have access to around 100 cryptocurrencies via the bank’s app, with more to follow in the coming months
South African Financial Sector Regulator Declares Crypto Assets a Financial Product
20.10.2022
According to a general notice published in a government gazette, crypto assets are now treated as financial products under South Africa’s Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act. Declaration of the crypto assets as financial products means crypto asset service providers...
Finder’s Experts Predict Bitcoin Will End the Year at $21K, Panel Expects BTC to Hit $79K by 2025
20.10.2022
Following the recent xrp and ether prediction forecasts by crypto and fintech experts chosen by the product comparison web portal, finder.com, Finder’s latest handful of specialists have produced a predictions report for bitcoin. The group of 55 Finder’s experts think bitcoin will...
South Africa declares crypto to be a financial product subject to financial services law
19.10.2022
The declaration marks the beginning of the long-awaited process of regulating crypto assets, which will produce benefits such as consumer protection and AML/KYC compliance