Central Banks of France and Switzerland announce successful trial of digital Euro, Swiss Franc
Although the project was a success, the central banks warned that significant rulebooks, contingency procedures and monitoring capabilities were needed...
Day: 8 December 2021
Hong Kong-based Chiron Partners launches $50M Terra fund
Terra’s native cryptocurrency, LUNA, has emerged as one of the best-performing digital assets of the past 11 months. Hong Kong...
Bitcoin rebounds on Wall Street open as exchange BTC reserves plunge after $42K dip
Friday's sell-off made exchanges shed excess BTC even faster than before, data shows. Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from a dip below...
Crypto CEOs request Congress provide regulatory clarity at hearing on digital assets
“We don’t need knee-jerk reactions by lawmakers to regulate out of fear of the unknown rather than seeking to understand,”...
India to Impose Ban on Crypto Payments, Deadline for Declaring Crypto Assets, KYC Rules: Report
The Indian government has reportedly proposed banning the use of cryptocurrency for payments and setting a deadline for investors to...
$11 Billion Added to Stablecoin Economy in 10 Days, UST and OUSD Issuance Swells
During the last week of November, the stablecoin economy had crossed the $150 billion mark for the first time with...
Another Unnamed Investor Offers to Bail Out Collapsed South Africa Crypto Firm
A new unnamed investor has offered to bail out Africrypt, the collapsed South Africa-based crypto investment company, with $5 million....
Cryptocurrency Exchange Huobi Global to Leave China This Month
Digital asset exchange Huobi Global has revealed its intention to exit the Chinese Market. The crypto trading platform with Chinese...
What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’
While built on the idea of connectivity, the Metaverse could instead break the internet apart, but the solution lies in...
French fintech startup Lydia raises $100 million in Series C funding round
The Series C funding round was led by existing investors Tencent and Accel. French crypto-friendly fintech startup Lydia has raised...
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction: BTC/USD Is in Range Bound Move as Bitcoin Holds above $47k
BTC/USD Trades between $47k and $52k as Bitcoin Holds above $47k– December 8, 2021 After December 4 price spike, BTC/USD...
SBI announces crypto joint venture with Swiss digital exchange SIX
The crypto venture is expected to formalize its operation by the end of 2021 and start offering its services by...
Binance Singapore arm acquires 18% stake in private stock exchange
Binance's most recent acquisition is still subject to some regulatory requirements. Binance Asia Services, the Singapore arm of major cryptocurrency...
Visa announces new crypto consulting service for merchants and banks
Visa’s new crypto consulting services to push for mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies. Payments giant Visa is launching new consulting and...
Dogecoin and Ether rank in top 10 news searches on Google in 2021
Dogecoin was the fourth most popular news on Google in 2021 both globally and in the United States.
