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Circle Partners With SBI Holdings to Launch USDC in Japan
29.11.2023
Circle, a payment services company, and SBI Holdings, a conglomerate of financial companies, have partnered to bring liquidity services for the use of USDC, one of the largest stablecoins in the cryptocurrency market, to Japan, and promote the local use of stablecoins in the Web3 industry. Circle...
Standard Chartered Bank Begins Offering Digital Yuan Exchange Services in China
29.11.2023
Standard Chartered Bank (China) has become one of the first foreign banks to participate in China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The bank explained that as an international bank rooted in the Chinese market for 165 years, Standard Chartered is optimistic about the development...
Amazon launches ‘Q’ — a ChatGPT competitor purpose-built for business
29.11.2023
Employees in HR, legal, product management, design, manufacturing and operations departments will benefit from Q, said AWS CEO Adam Selipsky
Crypto Payment Provider Alchemy Pay Secures Iowa Money Services License
28.11.2023
The Singapore-based payment gateway Alchemy Pay has been granted the money services license by the U.S. state of Iowa. Both this license and the money transmitter license obtained from Arkansas nearly two months earlier underline Alchemy’s “dedication to compliance.” Alchemy...
Standard Chartered to Participate in Trials of China’s Digital Yuan CBDC – Here’s What You Need to Know
27.11.2023
  Source: Adobe/amixstudio Standard Chartered, a British multinational bank, will initiate exchange services for China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan, as it is set to participate in its trials. On November 27, Standard Chartered announced that it is set...
Nine Blocks Relocates HQ to Dubai, First Crypto Hedge Fund to Obtain VASP License from VARA
27.11.2023
Nine Blocks Capital Management has become the first crypto hedge fund to obtain a Virtual Asset Management and Investment Services license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), the company announced in a press release Monday. The next global hub Established in February...
Bitcoin User Claims Hack Triggered Record $3M Bitcoin Fee, 139 BTC Lost
27.11.2023
Bitcoin hack drained user’s wallet and forced record $3 million transaction fee payment. Image by Myst, Adobe Stock. A Bitcoin user has come forward claiming they were the victim of a hack that led to the record-breaking $3 million Bitcoin transaction fee paid last week. The anonymous user...
Standard Chartered China Offering Exchange Services for Digital Yuan
27.11.2023
HTX resumes withdrawal services via ERC20 Blockchain
27.11.2023
HTX has announced that it has resumed withdrawal services; however, it is restricted to selecting cryptocurrencies, including, but not limited to, LINA, HOT, FTT, MASK, and NEXO. More tokens will eventually get support for the same functionality, and HTX has said that it will make those...
OKX launches crypto exchange, wallet services in Brazil
27.11.2023
The global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 service provider launched a local exchange and Web3 wallet in Brazil as the country continues its competitive crypto streak
HTX Resumes Bitcoin and Ether Services After $30 Million Hack
27.11.2023
Source: HTX Digital asset exchange HTX has resumed deposits and withdrawal services for major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and others after it was drained for $30 million. In an announcement on Nov 26, the exchange said services have been restored for certain virtual...
Vitalik Buterin Plans to Redesign Ethereum Staking, Praises UTXO Payment Model
27.11.2023
Source: ETHWORLD / YouTube In a recent interview with the NFT platform Defiant during his visit to Turkey, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin tackled the issue of staking centralization within the Ethereum network. Buterin highlighted the necessity to revamp Ethereum’s staking mechanism...
China Links Digital Yuan to ‘World’s Biggest Commodities Market’
27.11.2023
Source: kitti/Adobe A state-owned Chinese bank will link the digital yuan to the “world’s biggest small commodities market” via the latter’s payment platform. Per the People’s Daily, the new “cross-border” CBDC drive is the brainchild of the Bank of China and the city of Yiwu. Not to be confused...
Circle Signs MoU With SBI Holdings to Expand USDC Circulation in Japan
27.11.2023
Source: Pexels Circle, stablecoin issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), has joined forces with Tokyo-based financial services firm SBI Holdings to facilitate the strategic expansion of USDC into the Japanese market. This collaboration, solidified through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed...
Circle and SBI Holdings partner to boost USDC circulation in Japan
27.11.2023
The agreement was made in a memorandum of understanding, but SBI Holdings must first register as an electronic payment instruments service provider in the country
Crypto exchange HTX reinstates Bitcoin services after $30M hack
27.11.2023
Justin Sun said he expects functionality for other cryptocurrencies to gradually be reinstated with full services returning by next week
Hong Kong’s Victory Securities to Offer Digital Asset Services in Retail Markets
24.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Hong Kong’s investment management firm, Victory Securities has obtained approval to offer digital asset services to retail clients expanding the country’s number of cryptocurrency licences. In a Nov 24 press release, the company made the announcement that it obtained a license from...
Wallet of Satoshi Exits US Market Amidst Record-Breaking Month, Leaving Customers to Seek Alternatives
24.11.2023
On Friday, Wallet of Satoshi, a provider of Lightning Network payment services, announced its departure from the U.S. market, though it refrained from providing specific reasons. The firm informed its U.S. clientele that they could “withdraw and transfer” their funds to a different...
HTX to Resume Limited Deposit Services Today and Launch a Site-Wide Airdrop Event
24.11.2023
Source: HTX HTX (formerly known as Huobi Global) announced that deposit services for major chains will be gradually resumed on their platform, beginning today, complemented by an airdrop event as a gesture of gratitude to its users. According to the announcement, HTX has completed the necessary...
Vienna-Based Raiffeisen Bank Expands Services to Include Crypto Trading
23.11.2023
Raiffeisen Bank. Source: Adobe / Cristi Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank is set to launch crypto trading services in 2024, joining a slew of European banks breaking into the digital asset custody business. The 130-year-old bank announced plans for the service in April upon signing a letter of intent...