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Hong Kong-based First Digital Group launches redeemable USD-backed stablecoin
1.6.2023
The Hong Kong trust company says the new FDUSD combines the stability of the U.S. dollar with the reliability of Asian regulation
First Digital Unveils USD Stablecoin as Hong Kong Crypto Rules Kick In
1.6.2023
The stablecoin is issued by a registered trust owned by First Digital
.SWOOSH delivers the first digital-creation collection
18.4.2023
Nike’s latest platform, .SWOOSH, delivers its very first digital creation collection, going by the name of Our Force 1 (OF1). This collection was duly created by the .SWOOSH community. The collection is split up into two digital boxes, one of them being the Classic Remix Box and the other being...
Nike is Releasing Its First Digital Sneaker Collection on .Swoosh
18.4.2023
The virtual sneaker, called Our Force 1, is a play on the brand's iconic Air Force 1 design
Latam Insights – Inflation Skyrockets in Argentina, El Salvador Processes Digital Assets Licenses, Venezuelan Crypto Corruption Probe Continues
17.4.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue: Inflation in Argentina goes over 100%, El Salvador issues its first digital assets licenses, and the crypto-linked corruption probe in Venezuela...
El Salvador Issues Historic First Digital Asset License to Bitfinex Crypto Exchange – Here's What You Need to Know
12.4.2023
With the aim to further boost the crypto-friendly nation’s exposure to cryptocurrencies, El Salvador has handed its first digital asset license to Bitfinex. The latest move by the country’s regulator National Digital Asset Commission (NDAC) makes the exchange the first international digital asset...
El Salvador Grants First Digital Asset License to Bitfinex
11.4.2023
Tokenized shares and yield-bearing assets are potential products that could be launched under the new regulatory framework approved by the Central American country
Central Bank of Brazil to Test Security and Transaction Privacy Levels of the Digital Real
10.2.2023
The Central Bank of Brazil will focus its first digital real tests on determining the levels of privacy and security that can be achieved with the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure. The tests will be conducted later this year and will set up a simplified operation...
Designer Sean Wotherspoon Launches First Digital Wearables Collection on MNTGE
7.2.2023
The inaugural collection takes inspiration from vintage pieces in the Nike collaborator's own closet
Indian Central Bank RBI Begins First Digital Rupee Pilot Today
1.11.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is launching its first digital rupee pilot on Nov. 1. with the participation of nine banks. “Settlement in central bank money would reduce transaction costs by pre-empting the need for settlement guarantee infrastructure or...
Citi Ventures Backs Its First Digital Asset Manager, Co-Leading a $6M Round in Xalts
6.10.2022
Accel co-led the round for the startup building institutional-grade digital asset products
Sango – The First Digital Monetary System Built on Bitcoin
28.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Sango, the Central African Republic’s crypto-initiative, has set off a wave of excitement in the crypto space, fuelling curiosity and anticipation. Supported by a comprehensive Legal Framework, Sango will enable the creation of both the digital and physical infrastructure that would...
Sberbank to Conduct First Digital Asset Transaction on Own Platform
19.6.2022
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is going to carry out the first transfer of digital assets on its own dedicated platform within a month, a top executive revealed this week. The announcement comes after earlier this year, the bank was authorized to issue digital financial assets. Sberbank...
Russian bank Sber to complete its first digital currency deal
15.6.2022
Sber was initially planning to launch its blockchain-enabled digital asset platform and the Sbercoin stablecoin by spring 2021
Jewel Bank Approved as Bermuda's First Digital Asset Bank as Premier Burt Readies to Take Nation Into Stablecoins
7.6.2022
The Bermuda-based bank will take advantage of crypto-friendly regulations to service global digital asset firms
Russia’s First Digital Financial Assets Expected This Year, Lawmaker Says
18.5.2022
The first digital financial assets based on Russian blockchains may be issued as early as this year, a high-ranking parliamentarian announced. Three platforms are already registered as issuers, said Anatoly Aksakov, who chairs the Financial Market Committee at the State Duma, the lower house...
Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million
20.2.2022
Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series...
Fireblocks acquires stablecoin payments platform First Digital
16.2.2022
Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov said his company wants to “help every business become a crypto business,” referring to their ability to accept digital payments
Russian central bank registers nation’s first digital asset manager
3.2.2022
In late 2021, Bank of Russia deputy governor claimed the bank would allow crypto investment only via foreign firms
Precious Metals Firm Kitco Launches Gold-Backed Tokens Built on Ethereum
5.8.2021
On August 4, the precious metals firm Kitco Gold announced the launch of a gold-backed stablecoin which will leverage an audit process via Cohen & Company with monthly attestation reports. Kitco has partnered with Tradewind Markets, First Digital Trust, and Stably, an asset tokenization...