Tokenization to unlock interoperability across payments, investments

CipherTrace seeks to fill the “blind spot” in crypto compliance with the launch of Armada. 1103 Total views 34 Total shares April 28, CipherTrace launches Armada, a product designed to eliminate risky cryptocurrency blind spots for banks and financial institutions.Unlike other products by CipherTrace and many similar products by its competitors, Armada focuses on the…

The Empire State made two appearances on the regulatory stage last week, and neither was entirely reassuring. On April 25, bill S8839 was proposed in the New York State (NYS) Senate that would criminalize “rug pulls” and other crypto frauds, while two days later, the state’s Assembly passed a ban on non-green Bitcoin (BTC) mining. The…

Among the more than 11,000 listed cryptocurrencies exist a few projects that offer a revolutionary use case capable of improving the way society operates through the integration of blockchain technology. One such project is Helium (HNT), a decentralized peer-to-peer 5G wireless network that made headlines on Aug. 10 thanks to the successful completion of a token…

Crypto investment managers had $62.5 billion in assets under management at the end of 2021, with Bitcoin products attracting sizable investments. 567 Total views 24 Total shares Institutional cryptocurrency funds attracted record inflows in 2021, as demand for digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) continued to grow during a volatile and often…

More and more cryptocurrency addresses have been added to the United States Department of the Treasury’s list of Specially Designated Nationals, which are marked as being possibly associated with the global drug trade. According to the Kingpin Act, U.S. companies and individuals are banned from any type of commercial relationship with addresses on the list…

Customers of major crypto exchange Binance can now purchase crypto directly using debit and credit cards via payment processing firm Koinal.2.5% fee for buying crypto from Visa and MasterCardBinance users can now buy crypto using their Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards, the company announced in a blog post on Sept. 25.Using Koinal, Binance…

One of the biggest trends in recent months has seen Bitcoin flow out of exchanges into wallets. Generally, this is interpreted as a bullish sign — indicating that investors are optimistic about further growth in cryptocurrency prices. But delve deeper, and there’s more to this than meets the eye. The crypto industry has grown immeasurably over…

Four South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges are reportedly facing stricter regulation as they aim to renew their banking accounts. As local industry media TheBchain reports on July 29, the new requirements come after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released recommendations on virtual currency regulations.Per the report, South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges Bithumb, Upbit, Coinone and Korbit…

Solana (SOL) bulls have largely ignored its overvaluation risks as the blockchain asset goes after another milestone price level.The SOL/USD exchange rate almost reached $200 on Sept. 7 as investors continued to treat Solana as a long-term competitor to Ethereum, the world's leading smart contracts platform. More bullish evidence came on Monday after Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF),…