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Vitalik Buterin’s Plans, Changpeng Zhao’s Hooks, Michael Saylor’s Shoppings and 20 Crypto Jokes
2.12.2023
This week in crypto: Vitalik Buterin said he plans to redesign Ethereum staking and praised the UTXO payment model, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor bought an additional $593 million worth of BTC, Reddit renounced Moons’ contract completing the decentralization of the token, and Bitfinex’s...
Bitfinex’s Tokenized Bond Falls Short of Investment Target, Raises Only $1.5M of Expected $10M
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / prima91 Bitfinex’s recently-launched tokenized bond have fallen short of expectations, raising only $1.5 million of its initial target of $10 million. Bitfinex Securities, the branch responsible for listing tokenized real-world assets, introduced the ALT2611 Tokenized...
Tether’s ‘new era for capital raises’ Bitfinex bond flops
29.11.2023
The ALT2611 tokenized Tether bond from Bitfinex has only managed to raise 15% of its target two weeks after launch
Former Binance CEO CZ Released on $175 Million Bond, Sentencing Hearing Set for February 2024
22.11.2023
Source: GeekWire/ Taylor Soper The founder and former CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has been released on a $175 million personal recognizance bond. This follows his guilty plea to charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act. A plea made during a court appearance where federal...
Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Released on $175M Bond, Will Be Sentenced in February
22.11.2023
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has been released from custody on a $175 million personal recognizance bond
CZ released on $175M bond, could return to Dubai
22.11.2023
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao posted a $175 million bond with a condition he returns to the U.S. two weeks before his sentencing
Philippines to Sell Tokenized Treasury Bond Next Week
16.11.2023
The Bureau of the Treasury has set a minimum target of 10 billion pesos
Dear Video Game Industry, Please Name A Woman
14.11.2023
It’s been nearly a decade since GamerGate, the misogynistic game industry tantrum that harassed women under the guise of demanding journalistic ethics—yet 2023 has felt like we’re not that far past it at all. Read more
Today in Crypto: SC Ventures’ Platform to Enable First-Ever Tokenized Singapore Dollar Government Bond Fund, Pundi X Reveals ‘Pay via Email’ Feature
14.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Alex Yeung Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Banking news SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and venture arm of banking giant Standard Chartered...
Arthur Hayes Insists Bitcoin Has ‘Proven to Outperform Bonds During Times of War’
11.11.2023
In an environment of surging U.S. deficits and monetary easing, former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes delivered a critical review this week of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s fiscal and monetary strategies. Hayes highlighted the complexity and rise of bond yields and the role of bitcoin as...
Hitman Devs Had To Convince James Bond People Their 007 Game Wouldn't Be Another Shooter
8.11.2023
We’ve known for some time now that IO Interactive, the studio behind the fantastic Hitman games, is working on a new James Bond game. And while that team seems like a perfect match and a new Bond game seems long overdue, according to IOI, the team had to assure the folks who own the spy franchise...
Top Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – SNAPCAT, SATS, PEPEGO
7.11.2023
DEXTools Logo / Source: DEXTools X Account Blue-chip cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP) and BNB (BNB) are consolidating on Tuesday as traders take stocks of gains in recent weeks and eye commentary from Fed policymakers later in the week. But with US stocks pushing up...
China’s Digital Yuan Scores Taiwan First with Bond Offering
7.11.2023
China’s digital yuan has completed another historic CBDC first, with a Taiwan-based firm “successfully” issuing e-CNY bonds. The offering, an ultra-short-term financing bond, was launched by Xiamen Xiangyu Group (XMXYG), a Mainland Chinese financial firm based in Xiamen that also...
Top Crypto Gainers Today on Uniswap – SNAPCAT, PEPETA
4.11.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating in the mid-$34,000s, as market participants digest Friday’s weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which caused a dump in US government bond yields and the US Dollar Index (DXY), and a pump in US stock prices. Weaker yields/USD and stronger stock prices tend...
Bitcoin Bounces as US Jobs Market Slows – Where Next for the BTC Price?
3.11.2023
Economic data released earlier on Friday revealed a larger-than-expected slowdown in the US jobs market in October, triggering downside in US bond yields and a pump in the US stock market and price of Bitcoin (BTC), which was last around $34,600. The latest jobs report revealed that the...
Etherfuse Launches ‘Stablebond’ Tokenized Bond Offering for Retail Investors in Mexico
1.11.2023
Etherfuse, a platform focused on improving decentralized blockchain infrastructure, has made a groundbreaking announcement to unveil ‘Stablebond’ at Solana’s breakpoint conference in Amsterdam. Live from the heart of Amsterdam, I got to introduce Stablebonds at @SolanaConf...
Blockchain Startup Etherfuse Rolls Out Tokenized Bonds in Mexico Targeting Retail Investors
31.10.2023
The company is targeting the second-largest and most liquid bond market in LatAm
Big Xbox Shakeup Might Avoid Another Redfall Debacle
26.10.2023
Today Microsoft announced a re-organization within its Xbox division that will see ZeniMax and Bethesda Game Studios report more directly to head of game services, Matt Booty. The shift comes after vampire shooter Redfall was so poorly recieved that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer went on a...
World Bank, Euroclear Join Forces to Unveil Digital Native Security Issuance on Blockchain
26.10.2023
Belgium-based bank Euroclear has launched the first digital native security on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange together with the World Bank. The €100 million digital bond – Digitally Native Notes (DNN) – issuance by the World Bank involves the distribution and settlement of fully...
Bitfinex Launches 36-Month Tokenized Bond
25.10.2023
Bitfinex Securities, a subsidiary of the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the launch of a tokenized bond. This development represents a significant step in the convergence of traditional finance and the world of blockchain and digital assets. ????Bitfinex Securities Announces...