WonderFi (WNDR), Coinsquare and CoinSmart as a combined entity will have a total of 1.65 million users and more than $600 million in assets under custody. On Monday, April 3, three Canadian crypto exchanges – WonderFi (WNDR), Coinsquare and CoinSmart – announced their plan for a merger thereby creating the country’s largest regulated crypto trading platform. Executives from the respective exchanges said that the merger would help them function effectively while giving a new edge in...
Read More »SEB and Crédit Agricole CIB Launch Blockchain-based Digital Bonds Platform
The two banks also assure of plans to allow the platform to accommodate central bank digital currencies in the future. Earlier, Crédit Agricole CIB and SEB jointly announced the launch of a new public blockchain-based platform, so|bond. According to the announcement, the platform will be focused on improving the efficiency of issuing digital bonds, albeit with a little twist of sustainability. That is, while the network is not exactly fixated on green bonds, it still aims to be...
Read More »Crypto Startup Li.Fi Raises $17.5M in Series A Funding
Li.Fi said that the fundraise will help them execute their long term strategy of getting more users into the Web3. In the latest development, Li.Fi – the multichain liquidity and data gateway provider – raised a total of $17.5 million in Series A fundraise co-led by crypto native investment firms Superscrypt and CoinFund. This fundraise comes at a time when the global macro environment is uncertain and liquidity has been drying up. Li.Fi Series A Funding Li.Fi said that the fundraise will...
Read More »Tesla (TSLA) Shares Plummet 6% Following Lower than Expected EV Deliveries
According to the company, it has plans to produce a total of 1.8 million vehicles with the total delivery expectations pegged around that figure. American multinational electric vehicle manufacturing company Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) recorded a bearish close of its stock on Monday following the publication of its first quarter delivery numbers. The figures, unveiled over the week showed the company delivered a total of 422,875 electric vehicles in the quarter with a total production of...
Read More »Google on Path of Multi-Year Saving by Cutting Employee Services and Other Goodies
Google’s chief of finance referred to the 2008 times when the expenses were growing faster than the revenue, and thus they have decided on an internal rejig in that regard. Big-tech companies across the globe have been cutting additional costs amid the tightening macro environment. Ruth Porat, Google finance chief, said in a companywide email that the company is making cuts to employee services. In a Friday email titled “Our company-wide OKR on durable savings,” Porat said that these are...
Read More »SEC to Organize Investor Education Events to Create Financial Literacy
US government agencies have been actively encouraging similar ideas associated with financial literacy since 2003 when April was formally appointed the National Financial Capability Month. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed a series of education events focussing on underrepresented communities and others- but indicated that competitors should be educated to practice caution while using crypto. In an April 3rd announcement, the SEC disclosed that it...
Read More »BTC Stumbles Following Silvergate Bank Debacle
Bitcoin and Ethereum took some nasty dips in early March due to negative news surrounding popular digital currency bank Silvergate Capital. Silvergate Has Sent Ripples Throughout the Space The company announced a net loss of more than $1 billion, and other crypto-based companies – like Paxos and Coinbase – were quick to step away from it and cut off all business with the firm. In addition, Silvergate stock fell by more than 60 percent. The good news – according to...
Read More »OKX Crypto Exchange and Manchester City’s Rúben Dias Launches OKX Collective Dubbed ‘Train Like Dias’
According to Haider Rafique, Global Chief Marketing Officer at OKX, the launch of Train Like Dias is a true testament that Web3 can revolutionize anything without limits. The OKX cryptocurrency exchange, a Seychelles-registered crypto firm that ranks second in daily traded volume, in partnership with Rúben Dias, a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City, has announced the launch of an immersive metaverse fan experience dubbed Train Like Dias....
Read More »Re7 Capital Partners with Republic Crypto to Launch $100M Fund
VCs remain the major source through which institutional investors access crypto. Venture capital (VC) firm Re7 Capital has tapped web3 advisory and crypto infrastructure firm Republic Crypto to launch a $100 million fund for liquid tokens. The fund, which is dubbed RxR Opportunities Fund, is one of the early initiatives of the 2022 strategic joint venture between the two firms. According to The Block, the fund will allow eligible investors to have access to a limited number of hand-picked...
Read More »PancakeSwap DEX Launches Version 3 with Improved Performance & Lower Fees
The PancakeSwap DEX Version 3 also looks to introduce a “VIP” trading rewards program and a position manager feature down the stretch. PancakeSwap DEX has launched Version 3 on Ethereum and BNB Chain, offering improved performance and lower fees. According to reports, Version 3 introduces four different trading fee tiers of the cheapest on-chain trading fees among the decentralized exchange’s contemporaries. Notable counterparts, in this case, include Uniswap and SushiSwap. PancakeSwap’s...
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