Digital Asset Funds Achieve Record $17.8B Inflows in 2024, Reports Coinshares

Digital asset investment products experienced significant buying activity last week, resulting in inflows of $1.44 billion. This brings the year-to-date total to a record $17.8 billion, far exceeding the 2021 figure of $10.6 billion, according to Coinshares. Record Inflows in Digital Asset Funds Amid Price Weakness, Report Shows This week, James Butterfill, lead analyst at … Read more

Standard Chartered-Backed Blockchain Firm Partior Closes $60 Million Series B Round

Blockchain firm Partior announced on July 12 that it had closed a $60 million Series B funding round led by Peak XV Partners. The investment will be used to enhance Partior’s capabilities, including intraday foreign exchange swaps, cross-currency repos, and just-in-time multi-bank payments. Partior Aims to Integrate Ten More Currencies JPMorgan and Standard Chartered-backed blockchain … Read more

Seven Years of Binance: CEO Richard Teng Shares Insights on Achievements and Future Goals

Binance is celebrating its seventh anniversary, reflecting on its growth and achievements in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency industry. In an open letter, Binance CEO Richard Teng shared his insights and perspective on the company’s journey and future. Binance CEO Richard Teng on Successes, Challenges, and the Road Ahead In his reflection shared with Bitcoin.com News, … Read more

Digital Assets Thrive in H1 2024, CME and Glassnode Report Finds

Digital assets showed significant growth in the first half of 2024, driven by increased institutional interest and the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs. According to a report from CME Group and Glassnode, these factors have cemented digital assets as a crucial asset class with unique opportunities and inherent risks. Institutional Interest Drives Digital Asset Growth … Read more

SEC Withdraws Enforcement Action Against Paxos’ BUSD Stablecoin

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to end its investigation into Paxos, a New York-based issuer of stablecoins, suggesting that stablecoins may not be treated as securities in most cases. This decision comes more than a year after the SEC sent Paxos a Wells Notice concerning the BUSD stablecoin, which is backed by … Read more