Blockchain-powered rewards startup MiL.k stikes a partnership with a retail cluster in Seoul downtown, brings the technology to “millions.” Blockchain rewards platform MiL.k has teamed up with Seoul-based luxury retail space chain Shinsegae Duty Free to provide loyalty points compatibility and management. The new partnership allows Shinsegae customers to connect their existing rewards accounts to […]
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Binance recently added its own leveraged tokens, just weeks after removing similar FTX products from its exchange. Binance has launched new leveraged tokens, giving customers greater price swing accessibility. “Leverage Tokens are a tradable asset that gives users leveraged exposure to the underlying asset without the need of maintaining collaterals, margin maintenance and liquidation risk,” […]
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Despite a nearly double-digit retraction in the combined capitalization of the security token sector, real estate tokens gain over 4% during April. Real estate tokens have continued to post a positive performance for investors, gaining an average of 4.27% during April while top securities tokens suffered losses for the month. The combined capitalization of security […]
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Gibraltar’s government is treating token sales as securities offerings by default unless the issuer can prove otherwise. In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Gibraltar’s minister for digital and financial services, Albert Isola, has welcomed firms wishing to launch security tokens to the jurisdiction. The minister revealed that the British Overseas Territory assumes that all token […]
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Available information seems to indicate that Loom’s future is shaky. According to available information at press time, sources show a highly uncertain future for the Loom Network, a platform-as-as-service blockchain project. Cointelegraph investigated a number of Loom Network communication channels, finding no firm proof of a live project. A May 8 tweet from Bruno Skvorc, […]
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The SEC has proposed a summary judgment that it hopes will conclude the regulator’s lengthy battle with Kik over the firm’s 2017 ICO. A new round of documents have been filed in the lengthy dispute between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and Kik Interactive Inc. over the messaging company’s 2017 initial […]
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Paradigm has incubated its first crypto project — an Ethereum-based DeFi protocol promising fixed-rate lending and interest markets. A researcher from the crypto asset investment firm, Paradigm, has co-authored a whitepaper for a new decentralized finance, or DeFi, lending protocol boasting fixed-interest rates. The whitepaper for Yield protocol was written by Paradigm’s Dan Robinson and […]
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Bitcoin price is struggling to crack $10,000 while other cryptocurrencies are attempting to catch up during the weekend lull. The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization, hit the psychological barrier of $10,000 but immediately rejected. Meanwhile, the sentiment is shifting from fear towards greed as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index […]
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While Facebook’s Libra project appears to have stagnated after facing international pushback from regulators, rival blockchain platform Celo is gaining momentum. Klaytn, the public blockchain platform developed by Ground X, an affiliate of the major South Korean internet company, Kakao, joined Celo’s Alliance for Prosperity on May 8. Celo, a distributed ledger technology, or DLT, […]
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Experts weigh in on the ongoing gold vs. Bitcoin debate: Which asset is more capable in these current times? Is gold faltering as a safe haven? A Coinbase blog post from May 1 suggested that several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, gold’s market efficiency vis-à-vis Bitcoin (BTC) could be slipping. “Bitcoin and gold are fundamentally […]
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