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Russia and China Carry Out Most Settlements in Yuan and Ruble, Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin Says
24.5.2023
The larger portion of payments between Russia and China are now processed using the currencies of the two countries, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin revealed. Moscow and Beijing intend to increase mutual trade beyond the $200-billion target this year, added the head of the Russian government....
Fantom Foundation Removes $2.4M MULTI from SushiSwap Liquidity Pool
24.5.2023
The Fantom Foundation – the team developing the Fantom blockchain – removed millions of dollars in liquidity from a trading pool for the native token of Multichain on Wednesday, compounding concerns over the cross-chain bridging protocol’s stability
NFT marketplace enables cross-chain purchases on multiple networks
23.5.2023
Nonfungible token marketplace NFTrade now supports cross-chain purchases on Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche and BNB Chain
Expert Claims Proposed BRICS Common Currency Poised to Undermine US Dollar Dominance
20.5.2023
A recent report from China’s Global Times reveals that Zhou Yu, an international finance research director at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the proposed BRICS cross-border currency is a significant step in challenging the dominance of the U.S. dollar. Zhou asserts...
NY Fed and MAS publish joint CBDC cross-border payment project results
19.5.2023
The researchers built on their separate projects to demonstrate cross-border payments using illiquid currencies with an intermediate “vehicle” currency
Blockchain developers launch $50M fund to increase Wormhole adoption
18.5.2023
Wormhole is a cross-chain messaging protocol often used to transfer assets from one blockchain to another
Borderless Capital Leads Wormhole-Powered $50M Cross-Chain Fund
18.5.2023
Among the other investors are Jump Crypto, Arrington Capital, the Solana Foundation and Aptos Labs
Russian Companies ‘Actively’ Using Crypto, Russia to Adopt 4 Relevant Laws, Official Says
14.5.2023
Russian lawmakers intend to soon approve four bills designed to regulate various aspects of cryptocurrencies, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament announced. Meanwhile, Russian companies are already using digital assets in cross-border settlements, the official noted. Russian Legislature...
BTC price risks $27K loss as Bitcoin trend lines brew 'bullish cross'
11.5.2023
BTC price action offers little relief to Bitcoin bulls despite U.S. macro data releases showing inflation subsiding
deBridge delivers DLN API & boosts cross-chain performance in dApps
10.5.2023
deBrige, which is basically a framework for superior functioning cross-chain interoperability, has gone ahead and successfully delivered the DLN API. This will provide the opportunity for decentralized applications to be able to make it possible to carry out quick and deep liquid cross-chain...
DeFi Broker Prime Protocol Introduces Bridgeless Cross-Chain Token Transfers
9.5.2023
The protocol aims to eliminate the need for token bridges, wraps and swaps to make moving crypto tokens between blockchains safer
Iran Sets Up Platform to Facilitate Crypto Payments for Imports
3.5.2023
Authorities in Iran are taking steps to make crypto payments easier for companies importing goods in the sanctioned country. A dedicated platform has been established to allow local businesses to transfer cryptocurrency for the purpose of cross-border settlements. Iran to Use Cryptocurrencies...
PLEXUS joins Chainlink BUILD to boost cross-chain adoption
3.5.2023
PLEXUS is ecstatic to announce that it has decided to integrate successfully with the Chainlink Build program. Through this, they intend to accelerate the process of the ecosystem’s overall development as well as the future acceptance of their cross-chain DEX aggregator. This will...
XRP, Stellar, and IOTA to reign cross-border payments
2.5.2023
The US Federal Reserve has some time before it makes a move to the upcoming ISO 2022 Regulation. However, notable players like Ripple, Stellar, and IOTA are already on a path to tap that market and dominate in the region worth approximately trillion dollars. The low-value cross-border payments...
Je na zemi a nereaguje, nestřílejte. Červený kříž má pravidla pro hráče
2.5.2023
Hráči by měli dodržovat „pravidla války“ i na virtuálních bojištích, přimlouvá se hnutí Mezinárodní červený kříž. Hráči by měli mít povědomí o tom, co se děje ve skutečných válečných konfliktech a jak se v nich správně chovat
‘Evil Crypto’ Can Be Used in Foreign Trade, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Says
1.5.2023
Cryptocurrency may be bad for investors but it can be useful in international settlements, according to a top government official in Moscow. Russian authorities intend to set up a special committee that would issue permits to operators employing crypto in foreign trade transactions, he indicated....
Syria Urges BRICS to Lead in Ditching Dollar, Talks Yuan Adoption With China
1.5.2023
BRICS nations can lead efforts to abandon the U.S. dollar in international settlements, according to President Bashar Assad of Syria. At a meeting with China’s top diplomat for the region, the leader of the war-torn Middle Eastern country called for using the Chinese yuan for cross-border trade....
FDIC alleges Cross River engaged in 'unsafe' lending practices
30.4.2023
Cross River is yet to admit nor deny the allegations that it “engaged in the unsafe or unsound banking practices” related to its lending activity in 2021
World’s Largest Regional Organization to Switch to Settlements in National Currencies
29.4.2023
A China-led regional organization that covers more than half of Eurasia intends to transition to settlements in the currencies of its members. While the plan is to abandon the U.S. dollar in mutual payments, participating nations are yet to consider a common currency. Shanghai Cooperation...
Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Cross-Border Transfers
28.4.2023
The set of verification standards uses technology from the CipherTrace, the well-known blockchain analytics platform Mastercard agreed to acquired in late 2021