Bank of America: Innovation to Expand Decentralized Finance Functionality Over Time
9.2.2023
Developer activity and adoption is the key to success, the report said
90% of BNY Mellon's Institutional Clients are Interested in Digital Assets: Report
9.2.2023
The bulk majority of Bank of New York Mellon's clients are interested in investing in digital assets despite the recent market meltdown.
Citing a 2022 study of the custodian bank's clients, BNY Mellon's head of advanced solutions Michael Demissie said clients are "absolutely interested"...
Bitcoin Exchange LocalBitcoins to Close, Citing Market Conditions
9.2.2023
The Finnish exchange is set to close this month as it reacts to the "ongoing very cold crypto winter."
First Mover Americas: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Suggests SEC Could Ban Staking
9.2.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 9 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Crypto Protection Firm Coincover Raises $30M
9.2.2023
Silicon Valley investment firm Foundation Capital led the funding round
German DekaBank plans to launch tokenization platform by 2024
9.2.2023
DekaBank’s partnership with Metaco is not about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin but the tokenization of bonds and stocks
Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Takes Two-Thirds Haircut to Settle Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms' Debt
9.2.2023
The miner had recently warned it might stop paying off the debt to BlockFi
LocalBitcoins closes down the P2P crypto exchange service
9.2.2023
LocalBitcoins’ customers have 12 months to withdraw their cryptocurrencies from the LocalBitcoins wallet but are advised to do so immediately
Digital Gold Traded for Digital Rubles by Russia’s Rosbank
9.2.2023
Rosbank has brokered Russia’s first deal involving the exchange of tokenized gold with the digital version of the Russian national fiat currency, the ruble. The successful transaction demonstrates the growing interest in digital financial assets and the need for digital ruble payments, the banking...
Billionaire Coinbase CEO Sounds Alarm Over Rumoured SEC Ban on Crypto Staking for Retail Customers
9.2.2023
Brian Armstrong - the brains behind Coinbase - hit back at rumours of an incoming US crypto staking ban.
Taking to twitter. The Coinbase CEO argued that staking is vital. Ensuring users can contribute to the running of decentralised networks while also boosting scalability and network security....
Chiliz launches layer-1 blockchain to expand fan token ecosystem
9.2.2023
Fan token platform Chiliz validates the genesis block of its new layer-1 EVM compatible blockchain to mark its five year anniversary
Here’s a list of countries that love the metaverse the most
9.2.2023
56.8% of metaverse-related tweets coming from Vietnam were positive sentiments that show support for the concept