Bitwave Acquires Gilded to Expand Crypto Payment Solutions

Bitwave, a cryptocurrency solutions provider, has acquired Gilded, a payments and accounting platform. Gilded was established in 2018 and has over 130 enterprise clients, including mining companies, non-fungible token exchanges, decentralized autonomous organizations, and accountancy firms. Ken Gaulter, chief technology officer of Gilded, will join Bitwave’s technical team as a result of the acquisition. The […]

Binance.US Faces Regulatory Challenges and Staff Reductions

Binance.US, the American arm of the crypto giant, has recently experienced a significant reduction in its workforce. This downsizing comes shortly after the main company experienced the departures of its top executives due to layoffs and resignations. The company’s president, Brian Shroder, resigned and laid off over 100 employees, constituting one-third of the company’s staff. […]

Premia Blue Launches DeFi Options Exchange on Arbitrum, Offers 50% Commission Back on Referrals

Premia Blue, the first-of-its-kind DeFi options exchange, is now live on Arbitrum. It is designed for traders and liquidity providers of all experience levels, offering unparalleled capital efficiency, user functionality and composability in the DeFi space. Traders can access fully customizable European-style crypto options with market-driven pricing and dual trading modes – AMM and Orderbook. […]

Zodia Custody Sets New Standard for Digital Asset Custody in Singapore

Zodia Custody, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered (STAN), is making significant strides in Singapore’s rapidly growing digital asset custody sector. The company is entering into a strategic partnership with the developer of the Polkadot blockchain, Parity Technologies, to extend institutional support to the Polkadot ecosystem by providing robust custody services for digital assets. Additionally, the […]

Portals Closes Successful $2.5M Seed Round and Seed Extension to Accelerate DeFi Experience

Portals, a DeFi protocol aggregator, has announced the successful close of their Seed Extension, securing $500K. This Seed Extension builds on their recent $2M Seed Round funding, further bolstering their financial footing and allowing the team to accelerate the creation of a DeFi experience that is user-friendly, efficient, and comprehensive. Participants in the Seed Extension […]

CertiK Launches SkyInsights Tool for Improved Crypto Compliance and Risk Insight

CertiK, a blockchain and smart contract security firm, has released SkyInsights, a tool to address the needs of crypto compliance and risk management in the Web3 industry. SkyInsights provides enriched risk insights, involving more than two billion wallet addresses and smart contract labels across over 150 diverse categories. It also offers wallet screening capabilities and […]

Franklin Templeton Applies for Bitcoin ETF, Collaborates with CF Benchmarks

Franklin Templeton, a prominent asset management firm with $1.5 trillion in assets under management, has submitted an application to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking approval for the launch of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This move follows a series of notable developments in the cryptocurrency ETF space, including a court ruling […]

Octav Raises $2.65 Million Seed to Label DeFi Ecosystem

Octav is a data analytics platform that simplifies Decentralized Finance (DeFi) investments for traders, tax professionals, and liquid asset management firms. The platform provides users with a pre-tax facilitator for cost-basis, profit & loss, and more.Octav recently raised a $2.65 million seed to help label the DeFi ecosystem and be the “Quickbooks of crypto.” The […]

Bitget Protection Fund Value Reaches Record High of US$357 Million

Bitget, a top crypto derivatives and copy trading platform, has released its Protection Fund Valuation Report for August 2023. The fund’s value has consistently exceeded US$300 million since November, with a peak of US$357 million in August. Launched in August 2022, the fund is self-funded and provides a financial shield to protect users’ holdings. To […]