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Only Up! Pulled From Steam After Becoming A Twitch Sensation
1.7.2023
Only Up!, a not-so-endless runner that recently took off on Twitch, has been inexplicably removed from Steam with no warning, but there’s reason to believe it might’ve been removed due to a copyright dispute with an artist claiming the game uses one of their assets.Read more
Video Games And TikTok Are To Blame For French Riots, Says Prez
30.6.2023
French President Emmanuel Macron has a few theories as to why riots have spread across France in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old delivery driver: TikTok, Snapchat, and video games, mostly.Read more
Binance to Lose Euro Transfers as Paysafe Drops Support
30.6.2023
Paysafe will discontinue support for bank transfers of euros to and from Binance, the payments provider announced. The news comes when the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange finds itself under pressure from regulators and banking partners in Europe and elsewhere. Paysafe to Stop Euro Deposits...
Mastercard Introduces ‘Multi-Token Network’ to Support Wider Digital Asset Industry
30.6.2023
Mastercard has introduced its Multi-Token Network (MTN), an app store powered by blockchain technologies for building regulated financial applications. “MTN represents one of Mastercard’s most ambitious projects in the digital asset space to date,” said the payment giant’s head...
Bitcoin Firm Coinbits Suspends Operations Amidst Custodian Prime Trust’s Financial Woes
29.6.2023
The cryptocurrency firm and bitcoin investment app, Coinbits, has announced the suspension of its services due to complications involving the Nevada-based custodian, Prime Trust. Following accusations of insolvency and breaches of fiduciary responsibilities, Nevada’s financial regulators...
Julius Baer Eyes Expansion to Dubai for Crypto Services: Bloomberg
29.6.2023
The expansion would be the private bank's first for its crypto offering beyond its native Switzerland, where it has provided digital asset services since the start of 2020
Swiss Private Bank Julius Baer Targets Dubai for Expansion of Crypto Wealth Services
29.6.2023
Swiss private banking giant Julius Baer Group, that began offering Bitcoin and other crypto services to wealthy clients in May last year, is now expanding its crypto presence in Dubai.
Jonathan Hayes, the bank’s head of crypto development, told Bloomberg that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is...
Tokenization Is Likely to Transform Infrastructure and Financial Markets: Bank of America
29.6.2023
Implementation of blockchain technology will accelerate as the opportunity cost of uncaptured efficiencies increases, the report said
Tether signs MoU with Georgia to develop Bitcoin P2P infrastructure
28.6.2023
The alliance intends to bring a change to the public administration and the business sector
Fortnite Twitch Streamer Shaves Head For $2,500 Only To Have It Taken Back
28.6.2023
A Fortnite streamer recently shaved his entire head, eyebrows included, for a big $2,500 donation from a viewer that wound up taking the money back.Read more
New exchange EDX reportedly switching out Paxos' custody services for Anchorage's
27.6.2023
The new exchange does not custody customer funds itself to avoid conflict of interest – and a hot-button issue with the SEC
Web3 Payment Firm Crossmint Launches Wallet-as-a-Service to Expand NFT Use Cases
27.6.2023
The new API will allow users to create smart contracts and send NFTs via email, with the infrastructure to generate backend wallets for NFT collectors
NEAR Foundation and Alibaba Cloud to offer three key services
27.6.2023
NEAR Foundation has announced that it is partnering with Alibaba Cloud to roll out three key services. These are RPC between developers and users, multi-chain data indexing, and collaboration on tools. Calling this a major milestone, the announcement sheds light on how both partners bring important...
Bybit to provide crypto exchange and custody services in Cyprus
27.6.2023
Bybit recently announced it was gaining a license in Cyprus. The license allows the platform to run its crypto exchange in the region. As the third-most visited exchange, Cyprus is also delighted to offer its custody services in Cyprus. The achievement shows Bybit’s commitment to offering the best...
Fireblocks Adds Support for Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Alibaba Cloud
27.6.2023
Cryptocurrency custody technology provider Fireblocks has started offering support for cloud service providers Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, Alibaba Cloud, Thales and Securosus, the company announced Tuesday
HSBC rolls out cryptocurrency services in Hong Kong: Report
26.6.2023
Three crypto ETFs listed on the Hong Kong Exchange are now reportedly available for trading at Hong Kong’s largest bank
Amazon to invest $100M in generative AI center: Report
25.6.2023
AWS is building a $100 million AI center to keep up with increasing competition in cloud infrastructure services
Banking Giants Crédit Agricole, Santander Seek to Provide Crypto Custody Under French Registration
25.6.2023
A subsidiary co-owned by Crédit Agricole and Santander has registered as a digital asset service provider in France. The registration of Caceis, a company that specializes in offering financial services to institutional investors, allows the two major European banks to tap into the crypto market....
Binance Forced to Stop Providing Crypto Services in Belgium by Financial Regulator
25.6.2023
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The financial regulator in Belgium, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) had forced the cryptocurrency exchange Binance to halt its services in the country alleging that the exchange has violated the law by serving Belgian customers from countries...
Venezuela to Integrate Russian Mir Payments System in De-Dollarization Push
24.6.2023
The government of Venezuela has announced that it is currently working to integrate Mir, a Russian electronic card and transfer payments system. President Nicolas Maduro backed this integration, stating that this move is part of a de-dollarization push. More than 40,000 payment terminals are being...