Global payments provider Visa (V) is expanding its stablecoin settlement platform to new blockchains and stablecoins, the company announced on Thursday. The firm will now support two dollar-pegged tokens, PayPal USD (PYUSD) and Global Dollar (USDG), through a partnership with Paxos. It is also adding the euro-backed EURC, issued by Circle Internet (CRCL), giving partners … Read more
BISON, the crypto trading platform owned by Boerse Stuttgart Group, will add six new cryptocurrencies to its offering by the end of July, bringing the total to 32. Users will be able to buy and sell Lido DAO (LDO), Binance Coin (BNB), Avalanche (AVAX), Ondo (ONDO), Pepe (PEPE) and NEAR Protocol (NEAR) without paying trading … Read more
VERT, a Brazilian securitization and fund manager, said on Wednesday it debuted a blockchain-based platform to handle private credit transactions on the XRP Ledger (XRP) and its Ethereum-compatible sidechain, bringing more tokenized real-world assets to the ecosystem. The platform’s first transaction was the issuance of a BRL 700 million, or $130 million, Agribusiness Receivables Certificate … Read more
VERT, a Brazilian securitization and fund manager, said on Wednesday it debuted a blockchain-based platform to handle private credit transactions on the XRP Ledger (XRP) and its Ethereum-compatible sidechain, bringing more tokenized real-world assets to the ecosystem. The platform’s first transaction was the issuance of a BRL 700 million, or $130 million, Agribusiness Receivables Certificate … Read more
EDX, which operates an institutional focused crypto exchange in the U.S. backed by the likes of Citadel, Fidelity and Virtu, has launched a global trading platform featuring perpetual futures, according to a press release on Tuesday. EDX International, based in Singapore, is offering trading in 44 cryptocurrency pairs, including bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), Solana's SOL … Read more
Microsoft Designer app, which was so far only available in preview, was released globally on Wednesday. The app is available across Android and iOS mobile platforms and on Windows desktops and is free to download and install. The Designer platform was first announced last year and has been available on the Web and via the … Read more
Global bank messaging network SWIFT is planning a new platform in the next one to two years to connect the wave of central bank digital currencies now in development to the existing finance system, it has told Reuters. The move, which would be one of the most significant yet for the nascent CBDC ecosystem given … Read more
China is accelerating efforts to establish a massive blockchain network, despite its strict anti-crypto stance. The goal is to allow the government of China to engage in blockchain-related activities, especially in a cross-border setting. The Chinese government has launched the ‘Ultra-Large Scale Blockchain Infrastructure Platform for the Belt and Road Initiative’. Announced in 2013, China’s … Read more
Epic Games announced the launch of its app store on iOS in the European Union as well as on Android globally, on Friday. Dubbed Epic Games Store, the app store has made its debut with games such as Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe, and Fall Guys. The launch of the app store in iOS was possible … Read more
With an evident expansion of the global crypto economy underway, the industry of crypto mining has emerged as an integral part of the overall Web3 ecosystem. Jack Dorsey, the founder and former CEO of X (formerly Twitter) has realised the potential of the growing crypto mining business and has forayed into the industry. Dorsey, through … Read more