Blockchain/Bitcoin
Mastercard Taps Circle for Payment Settlement Pilot With USDC Stablecoin
Circle and Mastercard announced an engagement to use the USD Coin (USDC) to facilitate crypto-to-fiat conversions in a pilot programme to expand the ability of issuers and crypto businesses to enable customers to spend their crypto assets. The engagement will
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Sygnum Bank and Artemundi Tokenise a Picasso Worth CHF 4 Million
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum and Artemundi, an art investment pioneer, have partnered to tokenise Picasso’s Fillette au béret painting. This marks the first time the ownership rights in a Picasso, or any artwork, are being broadcast onto the public
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Mt Pelerin Selects Tezos to Power Its Open Source Asset Tokenisation Platform
Mt Pelerin’s cryptocurrency mobile app Bridge Wallet has launched support for Tezos with a zero fees on-ramp and off-ramp for XTZ, the native cryptocurrency of the Tezos blockchain. The firm said that it is “dedicated to building bridges between the
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Austrian Crypto Tax Solution Provider Blockpit Bags US$10 Million in Series A Fundraise
Blockpit, an Austria-based provider of legally compliant and audited tax reports for the treatment of crypto assets, announced that it has received US$10 million during a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by MiddleGame Ventures (MGV) with
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Central Bank Digital Currency: Non-Implementation Poses Risks Too, Warns Swiss Bankers Association
At a time when central banks around the world are ramping up digital currency plans, Switzerland’s inactivity and possible “non-implementation” of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could, in the long run, jeopardize the country’s competitiveness, and turn it into
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Visa Customers Spent More Than US$1 Billion on Crypto-Linked Cards in 2021
Visa revealed that its customers had spent more than US$1 billion on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of 2021. The payments giant reported that it had partnered with 50 leading crypto platforms on card programmes that make it
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Crypto Firm Circle Eyes IPO Through SPAC Merger, Bolstered by US$1.1 Billion in Capital
Cryptocurrency company Circle is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) via a merger with Concord Acquisition Corp, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) in a deal that values the firm at US$4.5 billion. The transaction is anticipated to close
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Deutsche Börse Group Acquires Majority Stake in Crypto Finance AG
Deutsche Börse Group has acquired a majority stake in Crypto Finance AG, a financial group under consolidated FINMA supervision that offers trading, storage, and investment in digital assets to institutional and professional clients. Through the acquisition, Deutsche Börse further extends
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Digital Asset Inks Deal to Connect Daml-Driven Apps Into the Nasdaq Marketplace
Digital Asset announced a new partnership with Nasdaq to enable Daml-driven applications on the Nasdaq Marketplace Services Platform. Nasdaq and Digital Asset customers will be able to leverage applications built in Daml, a multi-party application platform, and connect them seamlessly
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Instimatch Teams up With FQX to Roll Out eNotesTM for Its Institutional Client Base
Instimatch Global, a Swiss digital platform for institutional short-term money market trading, is partnering with Swiss Fintech FQX to augment its core offering by introducing eNotesTM, a disruptive short-term financing and payment tool. The company currently offers trading of unsecured
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