Polygon prices look poised to rise by at least 30% in the wake of a key Jan. 18 upgrade that would push a considerable portion of its native MATIC token out of circulation.Dubbed EIP-1559, the improvement proposal originally came to light as part of Ethereum's so-called London Hard Fork...
Despite the strict stance of Russian market watchdogs over the digital currency ecosystem, TCS Group, the parent company of private Russian bank Tinkoff has made a majority acquisition in Aximetria, a startup that offers users an opportunity to invest in cryptocurrencies.
Founded in 2018 by Alexey Axelrod, Aximetria ranks...
There’s financial technology (fintech) companies out there targeting all sorts of different segments of the population, as well as companies at various stages of growth.
A new company recently emerged that is targeting a popular startup niche, wanting to exclusively help early-stage SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies with their financial needs.
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Fidelity Digital Assets — the crypto wing of Fidelity Investments which has $4.2 trillion assets under management–shared their “two sats” on the future of the digital assets space. The key takeaways touched upon miners’ behavior and Bitcoin (BTC) network adoption. In the annual report released last week, the group...
Y Combinator’s newly announced plan to invest more capital into startups that take part in its accelerator program is more controversial than many first assumed.
By raising its so-called “standard deal” to include an additional $375,000, the U.S. program and investing group with hundreds of companies in each of...
Blockchain investment firm CoinFund has appointed former United States commodities regulator J. Christopher Giancarlo as a strategic adviser — a move that should help the Brooklyn-based company navigate the complex, ever-changing regulatory requirements in its home country. Often referred to as “Crypto Dad” by the blockchain community for his...
Coinbase is launching a cryptocurrency derivatives service for its clients, announcing the acquisition of derivatives exchange FairX.
The acquisition will lay the foundation for Coinbase to open up the cryptocurrency derivatives market. By integrating with FairX’s existing partner ecosystem and infrastructure, Coinbase will be the first platform to offer...
UBITS, a B2B online learning platform for upskilling employees in Latin America, has raised $25 million in funding led by Riverwood Capital.
Julián Melo and Marta Forero founded UBITS in Bogota, Colombia, in 2018 after the pair came up with the idea of “creating the Netflix for corporate training...
Fintech startup Seashell has raised $6 million in seed investments from some of crypto’s biggest venture funds and project founders as it seeks to build out an inflation-resistant finance app — a timely initiative as consumers struggle with the pressures of rising costs. The investment round was co-led by...
