“Institutional crypto exchange, EDX Markets, announces its partnership with Anchorage Digital, a renowned regulated crypto platform. EDX will leverage Anchorage’s financial services and infrastructure solutions for its upcoming venture EDX Clearing, aiming to integrate traditional finance structures into the digital asset landscape.”
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Bridging Crypto and Traditional Finance: EDX Markets Teams Up with Anchorage Digital
EDX Markets, a major institutional crypto exchange, is partnering with regulated platform Anchorage Digital. The goal of this collaboration is to bridge traditional finance and the digital asset landscape with the launch of EDX Clearinghouse. This initiative aims to enhance security, governance, risk, and compliance solutions in cryptocurrency.
Anchorage Digital Integrates Snapshot: Balancing Convenience and Decentralization Debate
Anchorage Digital integrates the off-chain, gasless multi-governance client Snapshot, allowing its token-holding community to participate in governance proposals without hefty gas fees. This move aims to bring convenience and accessibility to users amid growing cryptocurrency popularity, while sparking debates over balancing convenience against decentralization and security guarantees.
Anchorage Digital Introduces Snapshot Voting: Decentralized Power or Institutional Influence?
Anchorage Digital, a digital asset trust bank, plans to offer decentralized voting (Snapshot) to its customers, meeting the increasing demands from institutional investors for participation in digital governance. Snapshot voting aims to consult users, enabling them to influence a project’s direction and promoting greater decentralization.
Anchorage Digital Enhances Crypto Governance with Snapshot Voting: Pros, Cons & Conflicts
Anchorage Digital integrates Snapshot voting for custody customers, aiming to improve participation in crypto governance. Supporting over 60 ERC-20 tokens, the off-chain platform eliminates interoperability issues and streamlines protocol interactions. Snapshot’s gasless voting feature enhances accessibility, reflecting the growing importance of efficient crypto governance mechanisms.
Navigating Fiscal Shortfalls: Marathon Digital’s Q2 Results and The Resilience of Crypto Mining Industry
“Despite missing Q2 revenue projections, Marathon Digital sustained minor share price dips, highlighting complex market dynamics in cryptocurrency. Marathon boosted their hash rate and Bitcoin production, while also selling 63% of mined Bitcoins for a $23.4 million profit, navigating both the promise and challenges of crypto realities.”
Power Play in Crypto: Bitmain and Anastasia Digital’s Equity Stakes in Core Scientific
“Bitmain and Anastasia Digital potentially plan to acquire equity stakes in Core Scientific, the world’s second-largest publicly listed bitcoin miner, amid its imminent bankruptcy. Core’s funding for acquiring Bitmain Antiminer units comprises of $23 million cash and $54 million in equity, hinting Bitmain’s first interest in a publicly listed miner.”
Downfall of Prime Trust: Highlighting the Risks of Cryptocurrency Self-Custody
“The downfall of cryptocurrency custodian Prime Trust underscores the risks of self-custody and highlights a dearth of proficient custodians in the crypto sector. With the mishandling of technology leading to “integration failure” and assets left stranded, regulators are now considering the need for investment advisers to use qualified custodians for digital assets. Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, continues to call for clarity on digital assets definitions.”
Institutional Dominance Over Crypto: A New Era or Just a Temporary Flare?
“San Francisco-based crypto bank, Anchorage Digital, reports an 80% rise in its assets under custody in Q1 2023, indicating a shift towards institutionalization in the crypto market. Large institutions like BlackRock apply strategies towards cryptocurrencies, potentially changing the crypto market dynamics.”
Crypto Market Maturation: Adapting to Regulations and Catering to Institutional Investors
The cryptocurrency market is evolving towards maturity and adapting to regulatory mandates, with traditional finance standards becoming the norm to accommodate institutional investor demand. Lincoln Bartlett, Head of Trading at Anchorage Digital, notes that safer environments, increased regulatory scrutiny, and advanced trading platforms are essential for crypto’s broader adoption.
Figure Technologies Stumbles in Quest for Federal Bank Charter: A Tale of Regulatory Hurdles and Crypto Industry Prognosis
“Figure Technologies, after a challenging three-year process marked by regulatory scrutiny, has withdrawn its application to become a federally chartered bank in the U.S. The hindrance emerges amidst an uncertain banking landscape for digital asset companies and post the downfall of some related regional lenders.”
SEC’s Crypto Custody Rule: Controversy Engulfs Traditional Finance, Crypto Sector & Regulators
The SEC’s proposal requiring investment firms to safeguard client assets, including cryptocurrencies, with approved custodians faces pushback from organizations like JPMorgan and the Small Business Administration. Critics argue the rule is “illegal, infeasible, and dangerous,” with concerns over unique custody logistics for crypto assets and potential limitations on service options.
Apollo-backed NovaWulf Bids for Bankrupt Crypto Lender: Market Shift or Risky Venture?
Apollo Global Management, a leading private credit investor, has partnered with crypto investment firm NovaWulf in a bid to acquire bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network. With support from a consortium that includes Gemini Trust, the acquisition aims to restructure and rescue the lender using blockchain technology, amidst concerns about security and trust in the platform.
Lack of Audits and Independent Boards: Crypto Firms Risking Collapse?
A recent Bloomberg report reveals that numerous influential crypto firms do not work with external auditors and independent boards, raising questions about transparency and professionalism in the cryptocurrency space. This lack of regulation persists despite the high-profile collapse of the FTX exchange and Alameda Research due to poor management and misappropriation of funds.