Blockchain/Bitcoin
9 Top-Ranked Crypto Blockchain Project Coins You’ve Probably Never Heard of Before
Cryptocurrencies have been all the rage this year with total market capitalization surging 132% since the beginning of the year. Given this crypto frenzy, it is quite remarkable how some of the top marketcap ranking firms have eluded mainstream attention.
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Crypto Hedge Fund Industry Assets Surge to Record US$3.8B
Last year, cryptocurrency hedge fund assets nearly doubled to hit a new record as the industry delivered outstanding performance. Amid a crypto market bull run, total assets under management (AuM) of crypto hedge funds surged from just over US$2 billion
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Red Bull Racing Honda Selects Tezos as Its Official Blockchain Partner
Red Bull Racing Honda has confirmed a new multi-year technical partnership with Tezos, a Luxembourg- based decentralised, open-source blockchain network, as the team’s official blockchain partner. As part of this initiative, Red Bull Racing Honda will launch the team’s first
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NatWest, Deutsche Bank and Others Trial Blockchain-Based Intraday FX Swaps
Eleven banking groups including NatWest Group, Deutsche Bank, Bank of Ireland and Banca Mediolanum have trialed a solution for intraday FX swaps. The banks plan to support the initiative further with live transactions expected in 2021 or early 2022. This
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Norilsk Nickel Owners Continue Tokenization of Physical Assets
Interros, Nornickel’s largest shareholder, has entered the consortium of investors for the Atomyze blockchain platform, Interros head Sergey Batekhin told reporters. Earlier, Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and nickel, issued the first metal contract tokens to its
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FiCAS Appoints Chief Growth Officer, Christine Schmid Joins the Board of Bitcoin Capital
FiCAS, a Swiss-based crypto investment management boutique, has appointed Niklaus Neddermann to lead the design and implementation of new business initiatives and organic growth more broadly. Niklaus Neddermann began his career as a financial market analyst at the Swiss National
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FQX Secures $4.7 Million Seed Funding to Scale Its Promissory Note Infrastructure
FQX, a Swiss-based fintech focused on electronic negotiable instruments, has secured US$4.7 million in seed funding to scale their eNoteTM infrastructure. Earlybird led the round with participation of SIX Fintech Ventures, the non-strategic corporate venture arm of SIX, and the
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Boerse Stuttgart Digital Appoints Moneyfarm’s Senior Exec to Its Board of Directors
Boerse Stuttgart Digital Holding, Germany’s trading platform for digital assets and the parent company for the digital business of Boerse Stuttgart Group, announced the appointment of Dr Oliver Vins to its board of directors from 1 June 2021 onwards. Dr
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Crypto Firm Circle Raises US$440 Million, Considers US$4 Billion SPAC Deal
Circle, creator of the second largest stablecoin USDC, announced it has raised US$440 million in financing from leading institutional and strategic investors. The financing included investments from leading private equity, institutional and strategic investors, including Fidelity Management and Research Company,
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RIDDLE&CODE Granted Crypto License From Austrian Regulator
RIDDLE&CODE Fintech Solutions, an Austrian blockchain interface solutions provider, has obtained a license as a “service provider for virtual/cryptographic tokens” from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). The crypto firm is reportedly one of the first fintech companies in Austria
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