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Stablecoins   -   Nov 05, 2024 US Treasury View: Tokenised Treasuries, Stablecoins and CBDC
US Treasury View: Tokenised Treasuries, Stablecoins and CBDC

The growing interconnection between stablecoins and T-bills used for their backing is raising concerns. While the US Treasury admits the importance of a unified monetary unit for further tokenisation of legacy systems, it believes that the present stablecoin design is not suitable for that purpose.

Sasha Markevich
Ethereum   -   Nov 05, 2024 Ethereum Devs Quit EigenLayer Advisory Positions
Ethereum Devs Quit EigenLayer Advisory Positions

Reputation concerns have led Justin Drake and Dankrad Feist to abandon their post in the restaking protocol.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Bridges and Interoperability   -   Nov 04, 2024 Chainlink Launches Major Upgrade with New Runtime Environment
Chainlink Launches Major Upgrade with New Runtime Environment

According to the project, the upgrade is a paradigm shift that will enable the next economic boom and position Chainlink at its epicenter.

Alexander Mardar
DEX   -   Oct 31, 2024 GMX Launching on Solana with the Help of Chainlink Data Streams
GMX Launching on Solana with the Help of Chainlink Data Streams

The exchange aims to strengthen its market position by tapping into the extensive network of Solana traders.

Alexander Mardar
Regulation   -   Oct 30, 2024 VCs Join Beba's Lawsuit Against SEC for More Clarity on Airdrops
Vc firms beba gensler

Five major venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Multicoin Capital, and Paradigm, are challenging the regulator's stance on digital asset airdrops, supporting a Texas apparel company's argument that free token distributions should not be classified as securities transactions.

Mathilde Adam
US Treasury View: Tokenised Treasuries, Stablecoins and CBDC
Stablecoins   -   Nov 05, 2024 US Treasury View: Tokenised Treasuries, Stablecoins and CBDC

The growing interconnection between stablecoins and T-bills used for their backing is raising concerns. While the US Treasury admits the importance of a unified monetary unit for further tokenisation of legacy systems, it believes that the present stablecoin design is not suitable for that purpose.

Sasha Markevich
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CBDC   -   Aug 10, 2023 DREX: Brazil’s CBDC Platform Named and Supercharged by Smart Contracts
Fabio Araujo DREX digital real

Brazil’s Central Bank has announced the official name of its Real Digital platform. DREX will allow the deployment of smart contracts to make financial services more accessible.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Exchanges   -   Aug 09, 2023 Crypto is More Beanie Baby Than Security: Coinbase Defiant Against SEC
Crypto is More Beanie Baby Than Security: Coinbase Defiant Against SEC

Coinbase has moved to have the SEC lawsuit against it dismissed, arguing simply that it does not trade securities. But as it launches its own Ethereum L2 network, we are getting mixed messages over crypto’s worth and whether or not the SEC asked it to delist all tokens but bitcoin.

Jack Martin
Soramitsu   -   Aug 09, 2023 Blockchain Firm Soramitsu Plans Asia-wide Digital Payment Network
Soramitsu Vivit Tama Asia Bakong

Soramitsu plans to connect its Cambodia-based RTGS system, Bakong, to its cross-chain stablecoin exchange, creating a pan-Asian transfer and payment network.

Alex Harutunian
Coinbase   -   Aug 09, 2023 Base: Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer-2 Network Launches Mainnet Today
Coinbase BASE

Coinbase launches its Ethereum layer-2 network Base with the aim of bringing Web3 technology to more users. It will eventually form part of an interoperable 'Superchain' with Optimism.

Observers
Stablecoins   -   Aug 08, 2023 PayPal Finally Launches Dollar Stablecoin After SEC-related Delays
PayPal PYUSDT stablecoin

On Monday, online payments processor PayPal announced the launch of its long-promised dollar-pegged stablecoin. The token was originally expected in Q1 2023, but was delayed following an SEC notice against issuing partner Paxos.

Jack Martin
Payment System   -   Aug 07, 2023 Apple Savings Top $10 Billion, But Goldman Sachs Reportedly Wants Out
Apple Savings and Goldman Sachs

Apple Card’s high-yield savings account has seen over $10 billion in customer deposits since its launch in April, but banking partner Goldman Sachs allegedly wants to walk away from the arrangement, as it reduces the consumer-facing side of its business.

Jack Martin
Exchanges   -   Aug 07, 2023 Justin Sun Allegedly Drops $209 Million and Urges End to Huobi ‘FUD’
Justin Sun Allegedly Drops $209 Million and Urges End to Huobi ‘FUD’

Justin Sun allegedly transferred $209 million to help stabilize the crypto exchange that he controls. Does the extravagant crypto billionaire possess enough resources to weather the storm?

Sasha Markevich
Newsletters   -   Aug 06, 2023 Sunday Review 06/08/2023
Observers Sunday Review 06.08.2023

This week, a Chinese zoo felt the need to assure the general public that its sun bears were not people in costume, after a video went viral showing Angela the sun bear standing on her hind legs and waving at visitors in a very human-like manner. Conspiracy theorists on social

Jack Martin
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