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World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16
13.9.2024
World Liberty Finance is helmed by Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, and the 18-year-old Barron Trump is the project's "DeFi visionary.”
Grayscale Launches XRP Trust — Cites Potential to Transform Legacy Financial Systems
13.9.2024
Grayscale Investments has created a new trust for XRP, allowing accredited investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency known for facilitating cross-border transactions. The Grayscale XRP Trust functions like other single-asset crypto investment vehicles, holding only XRP. Grayscale’s...
DeFi Lending Giant Sky Sets Vote to Offload Wrapped Bitcoin as Justin Sun Concerns Linger
13.9.2024
The action could impact $200 million of DeFi loans in the Sky ecosystem should the proposal pass
Coinbase Launches Wrapped Bitcoin for Ethereum and Base Networks
12.9.2024
Coinbase has unveiled Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC), giving users a gateway to decentralized finance (defi) apps on Ethereum and Base, using bitcoin (BTC). The cbBTC token is essentially a wrapped version of bitcoin, fully backed by BTC held in Coinbase’s custody. Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin...
Stablecoins Increasingly Used for Savings, Payments in Emerging Countries, but Crypto Trading Still Leads: Report
12.9.2024
The report surveyed more than 2,500 cryptocurrency users in Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey, Indonesia and India
Stablecoin Giant Circle Is Moving Its Headquarters to New York City
12.9.2024
The USDC issuer will move into One World Trade Center, and New York Mayor Eric Adams – who has sought to make the city a crypto hub – will attend the Friday ribbon cutting
YieldNest Unveils First Liquid-Restaking Token on BNB Chain as Return-Boosting Strategy Gains Ground
12.9.2024
Restaking protocol YieldNest is introducing ynBNB, the first liquid-restaking token on BNB Chain
WeWork Founder's Climate Firm Refunds Crypto Token Holders After Failed Launch: Forbes
12.9.2024
Flowcarbon, which raised $70 million from investors like Andreessen Horowitz, aims to tokenize carbon credits, but the token never launched
Crypto for Advisors: Tokenization of Real World Assets
12.9.2024
Real World Assets could help stabilize crypto volatility impacts on performance while streamlining portfolio management
Microsoft Promises No games Cancelled Amid 650 More Xbox Jobs Cut
12.9.2024
Microsoft is laying off another 650 employees from its Xbox gaming division, the company announced in an overnight companywide memo. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer stressed that no new games were being cancelled or studio closed as a result of the latest round of cuts. Read more
Coinbase’s Wrapped Bitcoin cbBTC Goes Live
12.9.2024
The token will initially be offered on Ethereum and Coinbase’s Base networks, with plans to expand to more blockchains in the coming months
Uniswap CEO denies bribe allegations for protocol deployment
12.9.2024
The reaction comes after users took to X to complain about Uniswap asking for as much as $20 million for protocol deployment.
Open Oracle Network DIA Launches Lumina to Bolster Web3 Data Infrastructure
12.9.2024
DIA, an open oracle network, has launched a new oracle architecture called Lumina. The design aims to enhance trustless data infrastructure for Web3, offering improvements in scalability and decentralization. DIA Introduces Lumina: A New Trustless Oracle Architecture According to the statement...
The Middleman’s Shadow in the Tokenization Complex
11.9.2024
In the world of crypto, digital assets, and the dream of decentralization, the middleman is a figure of scorn. We speak of peer-to-peer networks with no need for gatekeepers. Yet, whether we like it or not, intermediaries haunt every corner of this landscape, says Fadi Aboualfa, head of research...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Second Day of Inflows, Adding Nearly $117M
11.9.2024
The spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted gains on Tuesday, marking their second consecutive day of inflows. Spot ether ETFs also performed well, amassing $11.44 million during the trading session. Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs See Gains as Market Inflows Persist Data from sosovalue.xyz...
Binance.US Chooses Fireblocks to Bolster Crypto Custody, Staking Services
11.9.2024
The exchange will use Fireblocks to power hot and cold custody, customer deposits and withdrawals, and further expand staking services
Ripple Renews NYU Abu Dhabi Partnership for Blockchain Research
11.9.2024
Ripple has renewed its partnership with NYU Abu Dhabi to support blockchain research and innovation. This partnership aims to foster talent development, advance digital asset adoption, and integrate blockchain technology into startups and established institutions in the UAE. Ripple has funded...
Tokenized RWA Platform Huma Finance Gets $38M Investment, Plans Expansion to Solana and Stellar’s Soroban
11.9.2024
Huma's payment-finance platform aims to address the liquidity needs of trade financing using blockchain technology for faster settlement
US lawmakers divided in first Congressional hearing on DeFi
11.9.2024
Pro-crypto Representatives noted the need for a freer financial system, while more skeptical lawmakers blamed DeFi for crime, scams and tax evasion
Standard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ethereum Custody in UAE
11.9.2024
Standard Chartered has launched a digital asset custody service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority. The service aims to provide secure storage for digital assets, initially focusing on bitcoin and ethereum. Brevan Howard Digital is the first...