BlockRules to launches security token offering for pharma company Verseon
BlockRules, a company enforcing complex compliance rules directly on the blockchain, has announced that the first security token powered by its technology will be for Verseon, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, and BlockRules’ parent company. BlockRules will provide technology and services for token launch,…
Crypto exchange ecosystem OAX partners with KYC-Chain for compliance
OAX Foundation, developer of DEX software and advocate of governance to promote the core values of being open, transparent and decentralized and KYC-Chain today announced an agreement to promote strong governance standard in digital asset trading. Partnering with one of the world’s leading…
AlphaPoint adds DiamondBack stablecoin availability for crypto exchange clients
AlphaPoint, a global provider of asset digitization software and digital asset trading technology for licensed broker-dealers, ATS, and exchange operators, announced today that the DiamondBack stablecoin (DBK) is now available for its technology client network of over 80 exchanges in 35 countries. The DBK…
Waves announces second funding round for Vostok enterprise blockchain project
Waves Platform has announced the details of the second investment round for the Vostok project, which consists of the global Vostok blockchain platform and the Vostok system integrator for enterprise and government IT systems, and already has investors from Europe, Southeast Asia, and…
Blockchain and Crypto and Their Potential Impact on the Finance Industry
Author: Vanessa Koh, International VP of 6X Digital Asset Trading Exchange At the risk of reinforcing the industry’s reputation for hyperbole, the advent of blockchain technology probably ranks up there with some of the most influential technological developments of the 21st century. Propelled…
DX Exchange launching Digital ETFs trading
Following the launch of tokenized digital stocks trading in January, EU-regulated DX.Exchange continues to broaden its platform’s offering and audience. Now, DX.Exchange offers the first tokenized ETFs trading (not CFDs), including Nasdaq-mirrored QQQ, S&P’s SPY, and more. The tokenized ETFs are compatible with the latest guidelines put…
Universal Protocol Alliance launches the Universal Dollar (UPUSD) stablecoin
The Universal Protocol Alliance, a coalition of leading blockchain organizations including Uphold, Bittrex International, Brave, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley, and CertiK, today announced the launch of the Universal Dollar, which was first announced last October. This is the beginning of a series of…
Liberty uses blockchain to combat rise of authoritarianism in Asia-Pacific
Chairman Jikido “Jay” Aeba, Chairman of the Asia Pacific Conservative Union (APCU) and Yasu Kikuta, CEO and Co-founder, today announced the launch of the Liberty Ecosystem, a decentralized federation of local advocacy and economic development organizations seeking to combat the rise of authoritarianism…
JP Morgan successfully tests Quorum blockchain stablecoin JPM Coin
Today it was announced by banking company J.P. Morgan, that this month it became the first U.S. bank to create and successfully test a digital coin representing a fiat currency (in this case, USD). The JPM Coin is based on blockchain-based technology enabling…
Bitcoin exchange service Shakepay launches web dashboard
Shakepay, a service for Canadians to buy and sell bitcoin, announced today the launch of Shakepay Web, a full-featured web dashboard that allows users to fund, exchange, and cash out coins on their laptop and desktop browser. Shakepay Web makes managing digital assets…
Stablehouse.io in development to launch as a clearinghouse for stablecoins
Stablehouse.io, a new venture created by XBTO International, XBTO Ventures and Phil Potter, formerly of Bitfinex and Tether, today announced its intention to launch a clearinghouse for stablecoins. The API-enabled, centralized platform, which is currently in development phase, addresses the key issues of…
IBMR launches a macroeconomic stablecoin for Southeast Asia development
The International Blockchain Monetary Reserve, IBMR.io, a social impact economic development reserve and advisory, announced today the launch of the Asia Reserve Currency Coin (ARCC), a macroeconomic stablecoin that will be used to support and amplify the economic development of emerging markets in…
Staked completes seed funding round for crypto-asset “staking” platform
Staked, a company which enables holders of crypto-assets to compound their holdings through staking and lending, today announced that it raised a $4,500,000 seed round from a group of leading cryptocurrency investors. Pantera Capital led the round with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Global…
Bittrex International joins Universal Protocol Alliance
Cryptocurrency exchange company Bittrex International announced today it has joined a coalition of leading blockchain organizations, including Uphold, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Brave in support of a universal transparent reserve and custody standard that mints and burns Proxy tokens via the Universal Protocol…
Bitspark launches Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) stablecoin
Bitspark, a cryptocurrency money transfer platform, has launched Sparkdex.HKD – the first market-ready cryptocurrency pegged to the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). “Until now, US Dollar stablecoins have dominated the market but there are other national currencies in the world, like the Hong Kong…
