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NYDIG Brings Bitcoin to $6 Trillion Global Insurance Industry — Partners With Starr, Liberty Mutual, New York Life
9.4.2021
New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), the bitcoin investment arm of Stone Ridge Asset Management, is creating bitcoin-powered products and services for the $6 trillion global insurance industry. The company has formed strategic partnerships with major insurers, including Starr, Liberty Mutual...
Can a digital pound CBDC retake London’s financial hub status post-Brexit?
9.4.2021
Could a digital pound accelerate Britain's growth post-Brexit and retake London's status as the European financial hub?
Swedish Central Bank Releases the First Study About Its CBDC E-Krona Pilot
9.4.2021
The Swedish central bank keeps making steps towards modeling its e-krona pilot project by issuing a detailed report of the results of phase one for the path ahead. Riksbank is still optimistic about launching its central bank digital currency (CBDC), but there are hurdles to clear out on the road....
Paypal Cofounder Peter Thiel Thinks China Is Using Bitcoin as Financial Weapon Against the US
9.4.2021
According to Paypal cofounder Peter Thiel, the Chinese government, which detests the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status, could be using bitcoin as a financial weapon against the U.S. While he concedes that China has no intentions of making the yuan renminbi a reserve currency, Thiel still...
GBTC Holder Says Not Enough Being Done to Eliminate Discount on Shares— Proposes an Alternative Solution
9.4.2021
A privately-held investment firm from Chicago, Marlton Partners, has urged Grayscale Investments to embrace the modified Dutch auction tender offer for GBTC shares. According to Marlton, such a tender offer “would materially narrow — if not eliminate — the discount to net asset...
Fidelity Says Bitcoin Adoption Will Keep Accelerating — ‘We’ve Reached a Tipping Point’
9.4.2021
Fidelity’s head of digital assets says that bitcoin adoption will continue “at an accelerated pace,” noting that “we’ve reached a tipping point.” He explained that investors are increasingly drawn to bitcoin “Particularly, in an environment where...
State Street Collaborates With Pure Digital to Launch Cryptocurrency Trading Platform
8.4.2021
State Street, one of the largest asset management firms, is collaborating with crypto startup Pure Digital to set up a cryptocurrency trading platform. “Pure Digital will be a fully automated, high throughput OTC market for digital assets and cryptocurrencies with physical delivery and bank...
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Makes Its 4K Ultra HD Debut June 8
8.4.2021
With the rest of Final Fantasy VII being remastered, retooled, or remade, it would be silly for the computer-animated tie-in movie not to get its due. Today Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced the 4K Ultra HD remaster of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, complete with HDR support...
NFTs Come to Live in Uquid Shop as NFTD
8.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Uquid Shop, the largest digital asset eCommerce platform is ready to buy and sell digital art, Social & Digital Content, Copyright Products, and Digitals Products involving non-fungible tokens(NFT). Uquid non-fungible tokens are known as NFTD. Scheduled to take place in 2021...
Digital yuan campaign planned for contested island in the South China Sea
8.4.2021
Participants will receive a discount for every central bank digital currency expenditure worth 100 yuan
The Ledger Solution Is Your Secure Gateway to All Crypto Services
8.4.2021
Everyone already knows that a hardware wallet is critical to protect your digital assets, but did you know that Ledger offers much more than that? By combining the hardware wallet with the Ledger Live app you can buy, sell, lend, swap and stake multiple cryptocurrencies – all in one place....
JPMorgan Boss Says ‘Emerging Issues’ Like Cryptocurrencies ‘Need to Be Dealt With Quickly’
8.4.2021
JPMorgan’s boss Jamie Dimon has a bone to pick with cryptocurrencies, shadow banking, and the financial technology (fintech) economy. In a letter to JPMorgan shareholders, Dimon explained that banks are “playing an increasingly smaller role in the financial system”...
China using Bitcoin as ‘financial weapon’ against United States: Peter Thiel
8.4.2021
Peter Thiel has urged the U.S. government to reappraise China’s relationship with Bitcoin from a geopolitical perspective
Mark Cuban says NFTs could disrupt electronic signature firms
8.4.2021
The billionaire has proposed using NFTs during Dallas Mavericks games and is a major investor in the marketplace Mintable
PBoC and HKMA Partner to Test Digital Yuan
7.4.2021
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have entered into a collaboration to examine the digital Yuan for conducting cross-border transactions. The tests are being conducted in mainland China. The Head of Research at the PBoC, Wang Xin, expressed his interest...
Sweden’s central bank completes first phase of digital currency pilot
7.4.2021
The Riksbank said that CBDC technology still requires further investigation
How banks can identify money laundering involving crypto, explained
7.4.2021
What are the tools that banks and financial institutions need to identify money laundering involving crypto? This explained guide reveals all
Goldman Sachs CEO believes Bitcoin regulations are set for a 'big evolution'
7.4.2021
Goldman Sachs CEO David Soloman has forecast a big evolution in how the U.S. government regulates cryptocurrency
DEX Barter Smartplace Launch: A New Era of NFT Trade
7.4.2021
At Barter Smartplace, collectors can use barter exchange as the best way to build a collection. Trade coins for paintings, sculptures for digital art, a 1960s car for a collection of several gold coins, and many more exchange options are now available through barter. What Is Barter Smartplace?...
Bitcoin-Pegged Token Crafted by Binance Swells, BTCB Now Commands $2.3 Billion Market Cap
7.4.2021
Over the last twelve months wrapped or synthetic bitcoin projects have swelled a great deal. The digital token called wrapped bitcoin, for example, has 141,503 WBTC in circulation today, but the token called the Bitcoin BEP 2 (BTCB) has gathered some steam. Currently, there are 39,719 BTCB out...