Strategic blockchain investments by HTX Ventures: A mid-year analysis

According to CoinShares, the institutional inflow into crypto products hit $4.5 billion in Q1, which is 11% higher than the intake seen in Q4 2020. This shows that institutional interest is on the rise but the quarter-on-quarter growth has slowed down from the 240% recorded in Q4 2020. As Bitcoin price moves higher, more funds are…

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has recently released a primer on blockchain technology and its possible applications, according to an official press release on the CPC website Aug. 13. According to the statement, the book by China’s Communist Party provides a scientific description of key blockchain features, its origin, future application scenarios, as well…

BlackRock has previously also filed for a Bitcoin ETF, for which the SEC approval window is currently open until Nov. 17. 378 Total views 1 Total shares The world’s largest asset manager filed for a spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Nov. 9, four months after filing for a spot Bitcoin ETF. BlackRock’s filing

One of Europe’s largest banks, Banco Santander, and tech giant IBM have announced an agreement to accelerate the bank’s development of technologies such as blockchain. The news was announced in a press release published on Feb. 13.The five-year global technology agreement is reportedly aimed at enhancing the financial institution’s services using emerging technologies — such…

Voatz, the Massachusetts-based company touting a blockchain-enabled mobile voting app, has been met with public criticism for a lack of transparency, among other things, particularly when it comes to data security. And with the threat of election tampering, the stakes are as high as ever. Voatz has been used in elections in West Virginia; Jackson County,…

GoFundMe axed the “Freedom Convoy Campaign” after some protesters became violent, so organizers turned to the Bitcoin fundraising platform Tallycoin instead. 705 Total views 21 Total shares Truckers protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Canada have turned to Bitcoin-based crowdfunding platform Tallycoin, following a barrage of mounting political pressure from all sides that culminated in…

Institutional investors have rallied around XRP and other altcoins this past week, with nearly $33 million being injected in XRP investment products. 3360 Total views 37 Total shares Institutional investors have rallied around XRP this past week, with the assets under management, or AUM, or XRP investment products nearly doubling.According to CoinShares’ weekly digital asset…

The U.K.-based mining firm's announcement comes amid the country's Financial Conduct Authority cracking down on crypto exchanges. Galaxy Digital has issued a $20 million loan to U.K.-based crypto mining company Argo Blockchain for building a data center in West Texas.In a Tuesday announcement from Argo, the firm said it had secured £14 million — roughly…

FinCEN has warned U.S. banks that it is closely watching how they respond to crypto risk exposure with their AML programs. The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) director Kenneth Blanco has warned banks to think seriously about their cryptocurrency risk exposure.During the virtual 2020 ACAMS anti-money laundering Conference in Las Vegas this week, Blanco…