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Komainu, a joint cryptocurrency custody venture between Nomura, Ledger and Coinshares, has raised $75 million in a strategic investment from Blockstream Capital Partners, the company announced in a press release Thursday. The deal is new in that it is funded by Bitcoin (BTC). Komainu will establish its own BTC treasury to manage crypto provided by […]

PK Press Club — Komainu Holdings Ltd., a cryptocurrency custodian backed by Nomura Holdings (NYSE:) Inc., secured $75 million investment from Blockstream Financial partners (WASHINGTON:). This financing, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will be used to propel Komainu’s global growth and integrate technologies designed by Blockstream Corp. for collateral management and tokenization. The investment

Malaysia could introduce crypto and blockchain legislation to regulate the sector and keep pace with other jurisdictions, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to Abu Dhabi. “I proposed several months ago how our agencies, including Security, Treasury and Bank Negara, would study how Malaysia could explore this issue so that we

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly topped $100,000 for the fourth time on Wednesday, with trader sentiment shifting from fear to greed as the price hovers between $90,000 and the six-figure level. The largest cryptocurrency may require multiple attempts to reach $100,000, previous CoinDesk research has shown. Since hitting an all-time high of around $108,000 on Dec. 17,

Crypto traders are once again optimistic, expecting bitcoin (BTC) to surpass record highs amid volatile trading ahead of pro-crypto President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. The price of bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, rose 11% from Monday’s low below $90,000. It jumped almost 3% in the past 24 hours, surpassing $100,000 at one point, according

PK Press Club– Bitcoin extended its rally for a third straight session on Thursday, hovering near the critical $100,000 level, supported by general market optimism following weaker U.S. inflation data. rose 2.5% to $99,478.4 as of 1:12 a.m. ET (06:12 GMT). The token rebounded strongly this week, reaching a high of $100,499.8 on Wednesday, but

Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP, which failed to reach new highs during the 2020-21 bull run due to regulatory challenges, is seeing its fastest rise in years, token experiencing record activity. The cryptocurrency’s price jumped 50% to a seven-year high above $3 this month, extending last quarter’s 240% rise, according to data source CoinDesk. Prices have increased

Indian telecom and technology company Jio Platforms (JPL) is taking significant steps to improve the digital experience of its more than 450 million users. Jio Platforms is a wholly owned subsidiary of energy giant Reliance Industries. Reliance is run by one of Asia’s richest men, Mukesh Ambani, and his family. Jio has partnered with Polygon

PK Press Club – EOS was trading at $0.8748 at 6:47 p.m. (11:47 p.m. GMT) on the PK Press Club index on Wednesday, up 10.07% on the day. This is the largest one-day percentage increase since January 15. This increase pushed the market capitalization of EOS up to $1.3428 billion, or 0.04% of the total

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of the leaders and laggards of the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3607.26, up 3.6% (+125.91) since 4 p.m. ET Tuesday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XLM (+9.8%) and HBAR (+7.0%). Laggards: ETC (+0.8%) and POL (+1.3%). The