KuCard Expands to Support Multiple Virtual and Physical Cards, Enhancing User Convenience and Accessibility

• 6 months 1 day ago
• Cryptocurrencies

KuCard, a Visa debit card by KuCoin, will support multiple virtual and physical cards starting from July 1st, 2024, enhancing convenience and accessibility for KuCard users. This exciting update allows users to manage multiple cards seamlessly, all eligible for its generous cashback program.

Collaboration Between BDF and HKMA Unlocks New CBDC Cross-Border Opportunities

• 6 months 1 day ago
• Cryptocurrencies

The BDF and the HKMA have been maintaining a close partnership in promoting financial innovation. The latest collaboration is the HKMA’s participation in Wave 2 of the European Central Bank (ECB)’s Eurosystem exploratory work1, marking an important milestone as a major central banking institution outside the Eurosystem participating in the initiative.

Zand Bank and Taurus Sign a Strategic Partnership Covering All Types of Digital Assets

• 6 months 2 days ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Taurus SA (“Taurus”) is pleased to announce that Zand Bank PJSC (“Zand”) has selected Taurus as a strategic partner covering all aspects of its digital asset infrastructure: custody, tokenization, and blockchain connectivity.

Paxos Secures Full Approval to Offer Digital Payment Token Services from Monetary Authority of Singapore; DBS to be Primary Banking Partner

• 6 months 4 days ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain & tokenization infrastructure platform, received full approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Singapore entity, Paxos Digital Singapore Pte. Ltd. to offer digital payment token services as a Major Payments Institution. The approval enables Paxos to issue stablecoins in line with MAS' upcoming stablecoin framework.

Clearstream, DekaBank, and DZ Bank Successfully Issue Tokenised Bonds on DLT at ECB Trials

• 6 months 5 days ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Clearstream, DekaBank and DZ Bank have jointly issued two tokenised €5-million bonds using distributed-ledger technology (DLT). The issuances took place in the context of the ECB trials aimed at exploring the potential of DLT for settling wholesale transactions in central bank money.

Conio, in Partnership with Mesh, Launches Europe's First Open Banking Solution for Bitcoin: a Unified Gateway to Leading Global Crypto Platforms

• 6 months 5 days ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Mesh, a US-based fintech company offering integrations with over 300 leading exchanges and wallets that recently completed a $22 million Series A round and received a $6.5 million strategic investment from PayPal Ventures, and Conio, the Italian fintech company backed by Poste Italiane and Banca Generali, which introduced Italy's first Bitcoin and digital assets wallet, announce today the launch Europe’s first Open Banking solution for Bitcoin.

BVNK Launches Layer1, a Self-Custody Infrastructure for Stablecoin Payments, Fast Tracking Market Entry for Fintechs

• 6 months 1 week ago
• Cryptocurrencies

BVNK, global stablecoin payment provider, announces the launch of a new product, Layer1. This self-hosted, self-custody digital asset infrastructure helps businesses launch stablecoin payments quickly and securely, while keeping full control and privacy over their digital assets.

UK’s Young Voters Call for Crypto to Be Moved Up the Political Agenda

• 6 months 1 week ago
• Cryptocurrencies

According to new data released today ahead of the upcoming general election, more than a third of young adults in the UK believe crypto is an important electoral issue. Research commissioned by Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, and conducted by Focaldata reveals 34% of both 18-24 and 25-34 year-olds think the growth of the crypto industry should be front of mind for the country’s politicians.

Sumsub Partners with 21 Analytics to Add Self-Hosted Wallet Verification to Its Crypto Travel Rule Solution

• 6 months 2 weeks ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, is pleased to announce a new partnership with 21 Analytics, a Swiss-based Travel Rule compliance software provider.

Ripple Collaborates with Archax to Bring Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Tokenized Real World Assets to the XRP Ledger

• 6 months 3 weeks ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, and Archax, the UK’s first Financial Conduct Authority regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, today announced an extension to their existing collaboration which is expected to bring hundreds of millions of dollars of tokenized real world assets (RWAs) onto the XRP Ledger (XRPL) over the coming year and establish the XRPL as one of the leading blockchains for RWA... more

Transact365 Expands to Now Offer 10 Crypto Processing Solutions

• 6 months 3 weeks ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Transact365, a UK-based global payment service provider powering merchants across the globe, has announced it is further expanding its crypto processing solutions. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, with offices in the Philippines, Indonesia and Canada Transact365 offers a global payments solution platform for merchants across a range of leading industries.  

Bitpanda Expands Partnership with Deutsche Bank

• 7 months 2 days ago
• Cryptocurrencies

European Crypto Sector Grows by 94% with 1.6M New Users in Q1 2024 Vs Q1 2023

• 7 months 2 days ago
• Cryptocurrencies

An analysis of crypto trading app download trends on the Google Play Store by app growth solutions company, SplitMetrics, suggests that the cryptocurrency sector has bounced back following a challenging year in 2023.   

Zilliqa Integrates with Fireblocks to Expand Access for Institutional Finance

• 7 months 3 days ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Zilliqa, the high-throughput, low-fee layer 1 blockchain platform, is delighted to announce its integration with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for building blockchain applications and managing digital asset operations.

Coinbase Derivatives and Coinbase International Exchange Data Now Available Through Coin Metrics’ Market Data Feed

• 7 months 6 days ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Coin Metrics, a leading provider of crypto financial intelligence, is pleased to announce that it has added data from Coinbase Derivatives and the Coinbase International Exchange to its Market Data Feed.