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India’s Central Bank Governor Warns Crypto Poses Higher Risk to Emerging Markets
6.11.2023
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has once again warned about the threats that cryptocurrencies pose to global financial stability, particularly for emerging market economies. Speaking at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2023 in Mumbai, Das stressed the importance...
Banking Giant Standard Chartered’s Crypto Custody Firm Zodia Launches in Hong Kong
31.10.2023
British banking giant Standard Chartered-owned crypto custody firm Zodia is launching services in Hong Kong. “The Hong Kong government and the regulators see digital assets as the future and also want Hong Kong to be a hub,” the crypto firm’s CEO emphasized. Zodia has already expanded into...
Ripple Records 3 Million NFTs Minted on Its XRP Ledger – Adoption on the Rise?
30.10.2023
The XRP Ledger has successfully minted 3 million NFTs using the XLS-20 standard. This marks a significant feat in the NFT landscape. $XRP Ledger Smashes Big Milestone. #CryptoNews via @coinjupiter — Coin Jupiter (@coinjupiter) October 30, 2023 Based on data from Bithomp, a total of 3,357,404...
Standard Chartered-owned crypto platform Zodia launches in Hong Kong
30.10.2023
Demand for crypto in Hong Kong is mainly driven by institutional investors rather than retail customers, Zodia CEO said
Standard Chartered-Backed Crypto Custody Zodia Launches in Hong Kong
30.10.2023
Zodia Custody, the crypto security firm owned by British banking giant Standard Chartered, is expanding its services to Hong Kong. Zodia Custody’s foray into Hong Kong marks its latest stride into the Asia-Pacific region after announcing plans to expand into Singapore last month. Established...
Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador can become the 'Singapore of the Americas': VanEck advisor
29.10.2023
VanEck strategy advisor Gabor Gurbacs expects a wave of new investment capital and immigration will push El Salvador’s economic growth in the coming years
Economist Peter Schiff Says US Dollar Will Tank — Warns of USD Owners Getting Destroyed
29.10.2023
Economist Peter Schiff has warned that the U.S. dollar will tank, taking the U.S. economy and the American standard of living down with it. Noting that everyone who owns U.S. dollars could “get destroyed,” he cautioned: “We are getting very close to a crash in Treasuries. That...
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Venture into SWIFT Alternative for CBDCs
27.10.2023
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered’s venture arm SC Ventures are exploring a solution that aims to enable seamless communication between blockchain-based transactions, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The two banks are actively testing the concept using...
Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Markets Gains Registration in Ireland
27.10.2023
Ireland is emerging as an attractive destination for crypto firms; Coinbase designated the country as its EU hub earlier this month
Zero-Knowledge WaaS a Prospective Standard Configuration for Web3 Application-Layer Products — Pengyu Wang
26.10.2023
According to Pengyu Wang, the founder of Particle Network, developer solutions known as zero-knowledge wallet-as-a-service (ZK-WaaS) embody Web3 principles and “are highly performant” which in turn makes them “an evergreen solution that will become the industry...
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Ventures Test SWIFT Killer for Stablecoins and CBDCs
26.10.2023
The UDPN currently comprises about 25 organizations, including banks from the U.S, Australia, Latin America and Europe, running around ten proof-of-concept tests in parallel
Standard Chartered, Deutsche Complete First Stablecoin Swaps on UDPN Blockchain
24.10.2023
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered Bank’s VC arm, and German banking giant Deutsche Bank have executed the first stablecoin swaps on the Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN), per a report published Monday.
UDPN is a blockchain-based messaging system supporting government-regulated digital...
Nový standard, nebo mizerná optimalizace? Nároky Alana Wakea 2 hráče zaskočily
23.10.2023
Pokud se chystáte hrát survival horor Alan Wake 2 na počítači, připravte se, že pro optimální zážitek budete potřebovat novější stroj
U.S. Crypto Regulatory Fog Keeps Standard Chartered Rooted in UAE, Asia
18.10.2023
Standard Chartered chose Dubai to launch crypto services from. However, reading between the lines, almost anywhere is preferable to the U.S. – that’s the message coming from banks and large institutions
Ethereum Price Prediction as Standard Chartered Forecasts $8K Price By 2026 – Will Ether (ETH) Break Below This Key Support Level?
11.10.2023
Ether (ETH) is back to trading flat in the $1,550 area after seeing a sharp reversal lower from earlier session highs in the $1,630s.
The cryptocurrency’s sudden intra-day reversal comes after ETH/USD found strong resistance at its 21 and 50DMAs, though Ether is for now finding support above...
Ether Could Hit $8K by End of 2026: Standard Chartered
11.10.2023
Emerging uses for the Ethereum network in gaming and tokenization should help drive a 5X in ether's price over the next three years, said the bank
Standard Chartered’s Research Predicts Ethereum to Hit $8K by 2026 and Eyes $35K Long-Term
11.10.2023
Ethereum might soar to $8,000 by 2026, suggests a fresh investors memo penned by Standard Chartered’s lead on forex and crypto research. Geoffrey Kendrick, alongside his analytical squad at the bank, pinpointed Ethereum’s stronghold in smart contracts, gaming, and tokenization as...
Analyst Warns of US Dollar Collapse, Predicts Bitcoin Owners to Benefit
10.10.2023
Global financial services firm Jefferies has warned of “the collapse of the U.S.-dollar paper standard to the benefit of both gold bullion owners and also owners of bitcoin.” He explained that the Federal Reserve, and other G7 central banks, “will not be able to exit from...
Russian Banker States SWIFT ‘Needs to Be Killed’
3.10.2023
Andrei Kostin, head of the VTB Bank, one of the biggest banks in Russia, has stated that the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the standard messaging system for fiat payments, “needs to be killed.” Kostin remarked that the actions of the U.S. and...
Bitfinex to Enhance Clients' Assets Security Using Zodia Custody's Interchange Product
28.9.2023
Zodia's Interchange allows clients to keep their assets on its platform, while their holdings are mirrored and available on an exchange for trading