Icecap, a platform that offers investment-grade diamonds represented by non-fungible blockchain tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, has announced a new option for holders of its diamond-based tokens wherby the diamond can be enjoyed as jewellery while in an investment portfolio. 

Andreas Ruf, CEO of InfiniGold explains his firm’s approach to offering traditional gold products supported by blockchain technology.

Blockchain technology company Currency.com has launched a new feature on its tokenised securities trading platform, which for the first time will enable users to trade and invest in tokenised government bonds using fiat money, bitcoin (BTC) or ethereum (ETH). 

One-year-old startup the Diamond Standard Co has launched the world’s first fungible diamond commodity product – a universal asset to secure any digital transaction.

Avaloq, a provider of software as a service (SaaS) and business process as a service (BPaaS) solutions to banks and wealth managers, has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), an open source blockchain initiative.

The US’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended the trading of Bitcoin Tracker One (CXBTF) and Ether Tracker One (CETHF) issued by XBT Provider AB in Sweden, citing a lack of current, consistent and accurate information which has resulted in confusion amongst market participants regarding these financial instruments.

Wealth Chain Capital, a crypto investment company, is to launch an ETF aimed specifically at the emerging cryptocurrency market.

MV Index Solutions (MVIS), and financial technology company Amun have launched the Amun Crypto Basket Index (ticker: HODL5), a digital assets index designed to accurately track the top crypto assets.

Baanx.com, an emerging Cryptobank network focused on offering fiat and crypto mobile banking services for the blockchain era, has agreed a USD2 million investment deal with LDJ Cayman Fund as part of its current Token Pre-Sale for qualified, accredited institutions and individuals. 

Aussie ETF provider BetaShares is to expand its global shares product suite via the launch a range of new international ETFs.