Search
Binance Stablecoin BUSD Tops $100M but Lags Behind Rivals
11.3.2020
Binance USD, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, has surpassed $100 million in market capitalization, chipping away at a market still dominated by Tether's TUSD
Lesser-Known Exchange Inflates Paxos Standard Daily Trading Volume to Record Highs
3.3.2020
While it seems Paxos Standard (PAX) experienced a sudden surge in trading volumes, the stablecoin’s own issuer questions that very data
Trump’s Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Says US Should Be Proactive on Digital Dollar
14.2.2020
Judy Shelton, President Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, told lawmakers that digitizing the U.S. dollar could help maintain the currency’s ascendancy in global commerce
Standard Chartered Invests More Money in Newly Rebranded Trade Finance Startup
28.1.2020
Standard Chartered has invested in Contour, the recently-rebranded Voltron blockchain trade finance platform digitizing letters of credit for financial institutions
Binance Exchange Is First Client for Paxos’ New Dollar Gateway
12.11.2019
The regulated firm is opening up its stablecoin-to-USD swaps facility to third parties, starting with Binance
Standard Chartered & IFFCO Completed Palm Oil Trade Using Dltledgers Platform
5.11.2019
In a development that could eventually have far-reaching implications for businesses, IFFCO Singapore and Standard Chartered completed a palm oil trade using the blockchain platforms powered by dltledgers. The deal in question was not only about palm oil but also its extracts. However, the more...
IMF Has Another Trick Up Its Sleeve When Fiat Fails – Its Own Coin SDR
14.10.2019
Virtually everybody knows what a dollar is, but not as many know about the SDR. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights is an international, monetary reserve system created specifically to address limitations of gold and standard fiat currencies such as the USD....
Why the Birth of Bitcoin Can Be Traced Back to 1971
1.9.2019
The world economy is a complex system that has undergone many different phases in the past century. As strange as it may sound today, there have been times when banking crises were rare, pay was rising alongside productivity, and the U.S. dollar would buy a certain amount of pure gold. Despite...
Cryptocurrency News from the UK: CryptoNewsZ’s Weekly Update
31.8.2019
There is a lot going on in the crypto land, but what shines the brightest, is what we offer you, for you to stay abreast with the latest crypto affairs. Here are a few handpicked crypto stories that are shaping the crypto sphere in the land where they say the ‘sun never sets’- the United...
How to Create Non-Fungible Assets and Collectible Tokens With Bitcoin Cash
22.8.2019
On August 21, James Cramer, the developer behind the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP), announced the launch of the Electron Cash SLP version 3.5. The latest release allows people to create a new type of SLP token called NFT1, a non-fungible token that can be grouped together by a single ID....
Standard Chartered Conducted First Transaction on Oil Industry by Using Voltron Blockchain Platform
8.8.2019
In a recent announcement, the bank said it had effectively accomplished the first international LC (letter of credit) transaction on the oil business-focused blockchain Voltron platform. It is the pilot exchange for PTT Group, PTT International Trading, and IRPC Public Company Limited, which...
Standard Chartered Completes First Transaction on Oil Industry Blockchain Platform Voltron
7.8.2019
Standard Chartered Bank has completed the first international letter of credit transaction on the oil industry blockchain platform Voltron
Facebook Hires Standard Chartered Bank Lobbyist for Crypto Project: Report
14.6.2019
Facebook's hiring spree for its upcoming cryptocurrency continues with the addition of a senior bank lobbyist from Standard Chartered