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Foresight Ventures Acquires Majority Stake in The Block
14.11.2023
Foresight Ventures, a Singaporean Web3 VC firm, has announced it acquired a majority stake in The Block, a cryptocurrency-focused news outlet. The deal, which values The Block at around $70 million, will allow the news platform to purchase the stake belonging to former CEO Mike McCaffrey, who...
Ripple Partners With Onafriq to Enable Faster Cross Border Payments to Africa
14.11.2023
Ripple and the Africa-focused payment fintech startup Onafriq recently said they are collaborating to enable crypto-based cross-border payments between Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the U.K., and Australia. Using Ripple’s platform helps Onafriq achieve its goal of making...
Bitcoin Price Prediction – $120,000 by End 2024 Says Top Bank But Bitcoin ETF Token Reels in $500,000 And Can Explode 10x
13.11.2023
Monday, November 13, 2023 – The Bitcoin price predictions are rolling in, and among the most bullish is $120,000 by the end of 2024 from Standard Chartered Bank – but Bitcoin ETF Token has raised $500,000 and could gain 10x at launch. Since Sunday, the crypto industry has been focused on...
Institute of Crypto-Assets Launches in Paris to Advance Research and Education in Blockchain Technology
10.11.2023
Source: iStock The inaugural Institute of Crypto-Assets, focused on research about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, has been officially opened at the Léonard de Vinci Center in Paris. On November 8, the Institute of Crypto-Assets officially opened its doors at the Léonard de Vinci Center...
Crypto-Focused VC Lightspeed Faction Announces $285 Million Fund for Startups
10.11.2023
Source: Shutterstock Lightspeed Faction, a blockchain-focused venture capital (VC) firm, has revealed plans to launch a new $285 million fund aimed at investing in early-stage projects within the crypto industry. The VC, consisting of team members from prominent entities including Amber Group...
Circle Revamps Stablecoins USDC, EURC With Upgrade Focused on Gas and Security
10.11.2023
Circle has announced a new v2.2 upgrade for its usd coin and euro coin digital stablecoins. The changes aim to significantly reduce gas costs, enable new use cases, and bolster security. Circle Unveils 2.2 Upgrade for Stablecoin Suite Circle unveiled the latest upgrade in a blog post on Thursday...
HSBC Announces Plans to Offer Digital Assets Custody Services for Institutions
10.11.2023
HSBC, the London-based financial institution, announced its plans to launch an institution-focused digital assets custody service in 2024. Zhu Kuang Lee, chief digital, data and innovation officer at HSBC, explained that the bank had experienced an increasing demand for these services from asset...
Visa launches global AI advisory practice focused on generative systems
8.11.2023
Visa’s new AI advisory practice will leverage more than 1,000 analysts and consultants around the globe
Robinhood to Launch Crypto Trading Services in EU in the “Coming Weeks”
8.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Rafael Henrique Robinhood has revealed plans to introduce cryptocurrency trading services in the European Union (EU) in the near future. Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of the popular brokerage firm, made the announcement during the company’s third-quarter earnings report....
Jack Dorsey’s Block Reports Strong Q3 Earnings; Profits from Bitcoin Holdings Surge
3.11.2023
Block, the Bitcoin-focused fintech company led by Jack Dorsey, reported robust financial results for the third quarter of 2023, surpassing analyst expectations and marking a profitable period. The firm recorded $5.62 billion in revenue for Q3 2023, a notable achievement driven by strong growth...
Deutsche Telekom Becomes Validator of Privacy-Focused Aleph Zero, More to Come
2.11.2023
Privacy-enhancing layer-1 blockchain Aleph Zero has announced Deutsche Telekom’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Deutsche Telekom MMS, as its newest validator. Talking to Cryptonews, execs from the two companies discussed the relevance of supporting blockchains, what it means when a major company...
Celestia Project Surpasses $370M Market Cap Following Highly Anticipated Launch
1.11.2023
Celestia , a project focused on data availability in blockchain, launched its mainnet on Tuesday. Originating from a 2019 research paper by Mustafa Al-Bassam, the project has seen its market capitalization reach over $370 million overnight. The buildup to Celestia’s mainnet launch was defined...
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...
US State Regulators Grant Money Transmitter Licenses to Crypto Startup Bastion
31.10.2023
Institutional-focused crypto custody firm Bastion has obtained money-transmitter licenses (MTLs) in New Hampshire and Arkansas. 1/ We’re happy to share that we received our first two Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in New Hampshire and Arkansas and can now support fungible assets in both states....
Prosecutors Probe Sam Bankman-Fried’s Memory in FTX Case Without Jury
27.10.2023
Federal prosecutors questioned Sam Bankman-Fried in an ongoing hearing on Wednesday about his message deletion practices and the alleged use of customer funds while he was CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. FTX Founder Faces Intensive Cross-Examination by Prosecutors in Ongoing Trial...
Report: Crypto Custodians Are Evolving to Provide More Services
27.10.2023
A report issued by Ccdata, a digital asset-focused research firm, describes that crypto custodians have been evolving to introduce new use cases for their institutional customers. These new use cases include staking services, tokenized real-world assets (RWA) custody, and investment product-related...
Lesser-known Johnson Wins Speaker Job as Crypto-focused Lawmakers Return to Old Roles
26.10.2023
After several failed attempts, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives dug deep into their roster to elevate a less prominent and less controversial lawmaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), as the new Speaker of the House
Bitcoin-Focused Businesses Record Significant Gains as BTC Price Surges
24.10.2023
Bitcoin has seen an astonishing surge of more than 10% this week, reaching an all-time high price of $35,900. This surge has had a domino effect on stocks linked to the crypto asset, propelling them to impressive multi-week highs.
One of the standout performers is MicroStrategy, the largest...
Report: Africa-Focused Crypto Trading App Shut Down — Co-Founder Says Only Nigerian Users Affected
22.10.2023
The Africa-focused crypto trading app Vibra has reportedly stopped working in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. Reports that the app is not working in the three countries contradict the co-founder’s claim that only users from Nigeria are affected. Resign or Get Fired An Africa-focused crypto trading...
DeSci-focused DAO community funds cancer research
17.10.2023
VitaDAO community agreed to fund an early-stage cancer research through the launch of a biotech company named Matrix Biosciences