As the U.S. election looms, World Liberty Financial's whitelist goes live with a firm Donald Trump endorsement.
Rebecca DentonHowever, the new venture raises many concerns, given the founders’ dubious reputations and the failures of their previous projects.
Alexander MardarEllison gets two years in prison, Sam Bankman-Fried shares a cell block with Sean "Diddy" Combs, while other FTX execs await their final fates.
Rebecca DentonUSDC's Circle has been making bold moves at home and abroad to secure the SEC's approval of its IPO. The combination of the digital dollar and going public strategy means this major stablecoin issuer introduces a new paradigm to money technology - a public seigniorage.
Eva Senzaj PauramThe patented blockchain is open-source, now been rebranded as "Hiero". Hedera has also launched a new Asset Tokenization Studio, an open-source toolkit that allows tokenized bonds and equities to be configured, issued, and managed on its network.
ObserversAs the U.S. election looms, World Liberty Financial's whitelist goes live with a firm Donald Trump endorsement.
Rebecca DentonBinance gets VASP license in Argentina. Bitwise submits filing for XRP ETF. Canary Funds launches Canary HBAR Trust in the US for institutional investors. Ripple obtains financial services license approval in Dubai. Binance Kazakhstan secures first full trading license. Robinhood launches crypto transfers for European customers. Gemini to close all
The project will distribute approximately 12% of its supply to early users.
What do a famous vampire, TikTok, blockchain, high-end on-chain UX, $DEGEN, Base, and a guy who tokenized himself in 2020 have in common?
An ECB research paper on CBDC adoption strategies and cross border CBDC projects in Asia. Another digital note from HSBC as a new report on the state of tokenization reveals surging trading volumes and a spike in experimentation.
Happy Sunday Observers! Hamster Kombat’s “largest crypto airdrop ever” turned out to be one of the worst airdrops in crypto history. Users were disappointed, as everything that could fail failed, and the rewards of months of tapping turned out much smaller than users anticipated. Things started going south when
TUSD has always raised concerns among DeFi insiders. Now that the SEC's investigation results have become public, its survival is on the line.
The Open Network (formerly Telegram Open Network) team informed validators that the network might face overloads due to the Hamster Kombat airdrop.
Swiss nonprofit BIO Association plans to launch BIO tokens for its biotech network. Ohio state senator introduces bill requiring Ohio to accept Bitcoin for taxes. Ocean launches decentralized mining protocol to combat Bitcoin centralization. FTX restructuring hearing set for October 7. Taiwan's FSC permits pro investors to invest
Alibaba Cloud has collaborated with Avalanche to introduce Cloudverse, a launchpad that assists businesses in creating their personalised metaverse spaces.
Alex HarutunianThe issuer of the largest stablecoin, Tether continues its path to transparency. In the recent quarterly reserve report, the company showed a breakdown for a previously consolidated reserve category that revealed its investments in gold and bitcoin.
Alex HarutunianAt the Dubai Fintech Summit many executives expressed their discontent with the US crypto regulation and gave credits to the UAE legal framework. Coinbase CEO even suggested that the UAE could serve as an international crypto hub for Coinbase.
Sasha MarkevichDigital Asset’s “network of networks” allows normally siloed financial systems and institutional assets to interact and synchronize in previously impossible ways. Participants include BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Cboe Global Markets, Microsoft and many others.
Jack MartinSports Illustrated, the US sports publication, is launching an NFT ticketing platform on the Polygon network.
Alex HarutunianThe US Court of Appeals ruled that Apple’s 30% tax on in-app purchases of NFTs was illegal, a decision that could have major implications for the crypto industry.
Alex HarutunianBitcoin transaction fees are currently sky-high, as the generally drama-free network is hit by a recent craze for NFTs and dodgy meme-coins on the platform. There have even been calls to patch the ‘bug’ that made such ‘abominations’ possible…
Jack MartinRecently SEC was legally obliged to respond to Coinbase's writ of mandamus. Meanwhile, the regulator deleted a possible first-ever definition of digital asset from its rule and the exchange started an open letter to Congress to support pro-crypto legislation.
Sasha Markevich