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Binance to Opt Out of Ruble Payment Deal with Advcash Amid Russian Exit
2.11.2023
Binance is planning to end its partnership with the payment provider Advcash, putting a stop to the ruble-based transactions, according to the Wall Street Journal. This move is in line with the crypto exchange’s ongoing strategy to exit the Russian market. Binance’s collaboration with...
New Deal Includes All The Batman Arkham Games And Gotham Knights For $15
31.10.2023
A new Humble Bundle deal from WB Games gives you the chance to buy the entire Batman Arkham series, Gotham Knights, Mortal Kombat 11, and more for less than $20.Read more
SEC’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Looking Like ‘a Done Deal’ in January, Says Bernstein
31.10.2023
Global asset management firm Alliancebernstein’s research arm expects the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve its first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in early January 2024. Noting that the regulator “has been actively responding with edits/comments on...
Anthropic’s $2 Billion Deal With Google Brings Hope to FTX Creditors
29.10.2023
A few weeks back, a coalition of creditors from FTX, known as the “FTX 2.0 Coalition,” shed light on how the defunct exchange’s vested interest in Anthropic could significantly enhance their compensation. Now, Anthropic has successfully secured $2 billion in funding from Google....
What’s the Deal With Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Advice of Counsel’ Defense
27.10.2023
And why is it causing so much controversy in court?
Unicoin Makes History: Acquires Luxury Resort in Largest Ever Crypto-Property Deal
26.10.2023
Disclaimer: The text below is an advertorial article that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content. The Eden Grand Resort is currently under development and set to occupy 64,000 square meters of land in Chonburi, Thailand. However, while the expansive lot, which aims to be filled...
Chinese Energy Giant PetroChina Sets New Precedent with e-CNY Crude Oil Deal
25.10.2023
In a historical first, PetroChina – a Chinese-state-owned oil and gas company – has officially completed its first international crude oil trade using the digital yuan (e-CNY).
The Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX) announced the transaction on Friday, confirming that PetroChina...
Singapore Firm Strikes Cross-border Digital Yuan Deal with Chinese Bank
24.10.2023
A Singaporean payments firm has sealed a “cross-border” digital yuan cooperation deal with a major Chinese bank, in another breakthrough for the CBDC.
Per the Shanghai Securities News, the deal was concluded by Thunes, a global payment infrastructure provider, and the China Construction Bank...
FTX Creditors' Lawyers Promote Deal Giving Investors 90% of What's Left in SBF's Empire
23.10.2023
A deal was secured to pay those who had money at defunct FTX as much as 90% of the assets that remain, and now the lawyers representing some creditors are trying to get enough of those investors on board to make it happen
Chinese digital yuan CBDC used for first time to settle cross-border oil deal
23.10.2023
CBDC and de-dollarization saw major strides last week with the 1-million barrel deal on the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange
Tokenization of RWAs Gets Boost with DTCC Deal to Buy Blockchain Startup Securrency
20.10.2023
Securrency provides institutions with blockchain-based regulatory technology on top of existing legacy systems to enable digital asset adoption in a compliant manner
Economists Warn Direct Iran-Israel War Could Trigger Global Recession
20.10.2023
Bloomberg’s economists have warned that a direct war between Iran and Israel could trigger a global recession. “Soaring oil prices and plunging risk assets would deal a substantial blow to growth, and take inflation a notch higher,” they said. “The wider the conflict spreads, the more...
'He broke his word' — Ex-ConsenSys staff sue founder over employee equity deal
20.10.2023
ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin has been named in a new lawsuit filed in New York by over two dozen former ConsenSys employees
US Clearinghouse DTCC Acquires Blockchain Startup Securrency in $50 Million Deal
19.10.2023
Today, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) agreed to acquire blockchain startup Securrency Inc. in a deal worth around $50 million, according to a Bloomberg report.
The acquisition is part of DTCC's broader push into blockchain technology and services for functions like post-trade...
Every Franchise Xbox Now Owns After Buying Activision
13.10.2023
On October 13, Microsoft completed its nearly two-year-long process of consuming Activision Blizzard King. And while it will take months and years for Xbox and all the parties involved to sort everything out and start bringing past Activision Blizzard games to Game Pass, for now, we can tally...
Xbox Series S Starter Bundle Might Be Best Gaming Deal Of 2023
12.10.2023
Microsoft’s getting ready for the holiday shopping season with a new Xbox Series S bundle that includes three months of Game Pass Ultimate at no additional cost. When you consider how many great games are available on Game Pass and how solid the tinier Xbox Series S is as a console, this...
Court Approves Genesis and FTX $175 Million Settlement Deal Despite Outrage from Creditors
12.10.2023
A United States court has approved the settlement terms of bankrupt digital asset lender, Genesis and FTX's sister company, Alameda Research.
A Court filing on Oct 11 shows judicial accent cloaked the agreement which was entered by both companies in the course of the bankruptcy...
FTX co-founder Wang discusses plea deal, knowledge of financial concepts at SBF trial
10.10.2023
On the final day of his testimony, FTX co-founder Wang discussed talking to the feds and his interpretation of the “FTX is fine” tweet
Israeli Crypto Firms Scramble to Deal With War, in Between the Sirens
10.10.2023
Few operational disruptions were reported, but some crypto employees were getting called up for reserve duty. Executives and developers coped with the stress of attending funerals, responding to security warnings and encountering supermarket shortages
The Best October Prime Day Deals On Storage Upgrades For PS5, Xbox, Switch, And PC
10.10.2023
Larger install sizes and the diminishing role of physical media in modern games means that you can almost never have too much storage. Fortunately, adding another terabyte (or two) to your console’s capacity is way more affordable than it once was. Read more