The Bahamas launches world’s first CBDC, the ‘Sand Dollar’
The central bank digital currency (CBDC) became available to all 393,000 residents of The Bahamas on October 20, making...
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PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network
The new service makes PayPal one of the largest U.S. companies to provide consumers access to cryptocurrencies, which could...
Fed Reserve Chair says Central Bank needs to issue digital currency right not first
During an International Monetary Fund (IMF) panel discussion, the Federal Reserve chairman said that he is less concerned about...
‘Still so early’ – 7% of Americans have bought Bitcoin, study finds
According to Statista, only 7% of Americans have previously used Bitcoin (BTC), with investors anticipating its valuation to increase...
Securitize goes license shopping with acquisition of SEC-registered broker-dealer
Broker-dealers in the U.S are able to buy and sell securities, both for themselves and for their clients, while...
SBI e-Sports to host STO through issuance platform, Boostry
The company recognized that younger generations are increasingly immersed in digital culture, and looked to both, facilitate and capitalize,...
PwC: Blockchain technology has the potential to boost global GDP up $1.76 trillion by 2030
Blockchain technology has long been associated with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, but there is so much more that it...
As 75 exchanges shut down in 2020, will DeFi end centralized exchanges?
User-friendly, less cumbersome decentralized (DeFi) exchanges are taking the place of centralized exchanges…
Sologenic, tokenized 40K+ stocks, and the upcoming DeFi X SOLO event of 2020
Sologenic is a daring DeFi project underpinned by the SOLO token, which is the key to tokenizing other real-world...
Former Morgan Stanley exec joins Gemini crypto exchange
Major American cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is expanding the company’s business in the Asia-Pacific region with a new high-profile hire....
Security Token market report: September 2020
In the month of September, three new security tokens began trading on international trading platform MERJ, bringing the total...
Thailand’s central bank issues $1.6 billion worth of government bonds on IBM blockchain
Previously, the issuance process took 15 days, and now it takes just two days.
‘Talos’ goes live with institutional digital asset trading platform
For digital assets to realize their full potential, supporting services and technological infrastructure need to be developed. Young U.S.-based...
Diginex goes public on Nasdaq following special-purpose acquisition
Diginex is the parent of a number of different crypto and blockchain-focused entities, including crypto exchange Equos and Digivault—the...
Digital currencies may ‘erode’ dollar’s role in global finance: report
Specifically, countries could use their own digital currencies to engage in bilateral trade while bypassing the US dollar.
Realio to help launch ‘Valentus Digital’ with tokenization of $250M fund
U.S. based Valentus Capital Management, in conjunction with Realio, announced its intent to develop a digital securities platform called...
Binance CEO says he fully expects DeFi to cannibalize his crypto exchange
In designing Binance Smart Chain, the company had to sacrifice elements of decentralization to compete against Ethereum and protect...
Cambridge study shows 100M people worldwide use crypto-based assets
It’ll only be a matter of time before the world at large has integrated it into the day-to-day life...