Bitcoin ETF issuer VanEck files for Solana ETF in the US

Days after Digital Currency Group's TradeBlock started winding down operations, investment bank TD Cowen has also announced its crypto unit's closure. 138 Total views 1 Total shares Just over a year after launching its crypto unit, American independent investment bank TD Cowen has announced the shutdown of Cowen Digital, though it has not provided a…

Exciting times lead to exciting posts, many of which bring up valid questions, and maybe some less valuable answers. 564 Total views 3 Total shares Events are unfolding fast as the cryptocurrency market is rocked again, this time by FTX. Facts and non-facts are hard to sort out under these conditions, especially since both seem…

The goal behind an overpriced buyout of the Swiss company was to get a proper European license. 87 Total views 1 Total shares According to the legal team of the FTX investors, trying to return their funds through court, a failed crypto exchange spent “nearly $400 million” to acquire Digital Assets DA AG (“DAAG”). Later…

A crypto platform has announced the launch of the first decentralized application (DApp) on its blockchain.ILCoin says its debut DApp, created on the SHA-256 blockchain, is a game called AGE of ILC — a tower defense game in which players have to obstruct strangers and stop them from stealing their treasure. The game’s developers say…

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped a portion of its Visa and Mastercard holdings and increased exposure in Nubank, the largest fintech bank in Brazil that's also popular among the country's Bitcoin investors.In a securities filing late Monday, the industrials conglomerate disclosed that it had purchased $1 billion worth of Nubank Class A stock in Q4/2021.…

Giving Tuesday marked the start of the season for crypto giving and The Giving Block is leading the crypto fundraising campaign. 82 Total views 20 Total shares After Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday, a day that encourages contributing to charity. 2021 saw a rise in crypto-philanthropy thanks to The Giving…

The partnership introduces Curve Finance's CFMM technology to TON, optimizing stablecoin swaps with reduced price volatility and slippage.

Thailand’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Co. Ltd. (BX.in.th) is closing down all of its trading operations.The exchange announced its decision to discontinue trading on Sept. 2. The official website of the exchange states:“Bitcoin Co. Ltd. has decided to discontinue offering digital exchange services and wallet services at our BX.in.th website in order to focus on…

China’s Ping An Insurance, one of the world's largest insurance company groups, has released a "White Paper on Smart Cities," advocating for blockchain tech, AI, big data, and cloud computing, People’s Daily reports August 22. Ping An Insurance, a Chinese conglomerate with operations in insurance, banking, and financial services, was ranked the third most valuable…