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The third-largest bank in France, as well as one of the leading banks in the whole world, Societe Generale, has issued its first structured product as a security token. The bank has chosen Tezos’ blockchain as the underlying network. Following the first covered bond security token issuance for 100 million euros on Ethereum’s blockchain back in April 2019, Societe Generale issued its first structured product as a security token registered on the Tezos public blockchain....

Roughly two years after adding Tether (USDT) to its blockchain, TRON has reached a significant milestone by outplacing Ethereum as the network with the highest amount of USDT on it. As of now, over half of all the Tether in circulation is on Justin Sun’s brainchild. TRC-20 USDT Surpasses ERC-20 USDT CryptoPotato reported back in 2019 the partnership between TRON and Tether – the company behind the largest stablecoin provider. Launching on TRON came as a diversification for...

Paying homage to Satoshi Nakamoto and his message embedded in the Bitcoin Genesis Block in 2009, Coinbase has done the same today. On the day they’re set to become a publicly traded company, the exchange asked a large Bitcoin mining pool to embed a note in the Bitcoin blockchain in regards to the latest stimulus bill.  When launching the Genesis Block of the first-ever cryptocurrency in January 2009, the anonymous creator(s) embedded the following message referring to the...

Ahead of the long-anticipated public listing for his company, Coinbase’s CEO Brian Armstrong asserted that US regulators are wrong in believing cryptocurrencies are primarily used for illicit transactions. He added that the industry wants to be treated on the same playing field as traditional finance when it comes down to legislative frameworks. Armstrong on Crypto Misconceptions The belief that digital assets are mainly used for illegal transactions has been going on for...

After launching ETPs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, Europe’s largest crypto investment firm, CoinShares, has continued expanding its portfolio with the addition of an XRP exchange-traded product. As with the previous similar initiatives, the XRP ETP will be listed on the regulated Six Swiss Exchange, and each unit will be backed by physical tokens. CoinShares Launches XRP ETP Despite the ongoing legal case in the US against the country’s securities regulator, Ripple’s...

With the crypto and perhaps the entire financial world focused on Coinbase’s direct listing scheduled to occur today, Binance announced it will list the stock token after the Nasdaq public listing is complete. Binance to List COIN/BUSD CryptoPotato reported the latest initiative from the world’s leading crypto exchange Binance in which the company introduced zero commission tradable stock tokens. The so-called Binance Stock Tokens enable holders to qualify for economic...

A month after the Dallas Mavericks began accepting Dogecoin payments for tickets and other products, the team’s owner, Marck Cuban, said they have sold more than 120,000 DOGE in merchandise and vowed to hold the meme coin. Additionally, the celebrity adoption continues with the US restaurateur Guy Fieri. As a result, DOGE has skyrocketed by almost 80% in a day to a new all-time high of roughly $0.14. Mavs Update on DOGE Payments Following the massive craze around the Shiba...

Ether could double-down on its recent bull run by surging 500% more which will take it well within a five-digit price territory, suggested a former hedge fund manager and popular crypto analyst, Teeka Tiwari. He further claimed that Ethereum could surpass bitcoin as the most valuable crypto due to the high levels of utilization. ETH to $13,000? The Ethereum blockchain is arguably the most used network in the cryptocurrency space. From several stablecoins running on top of it...

With bitcoin, ether, and more alternative coins reaching for the stars with new records in the past 24 hours, the cumulative market capitalization of all crypto assets surged to new record levels above $2.2 trillion. Interestingly, this means that the total crypto market cap exceeded that of the world’s most valuable company – Apple. Crypto Market Cap Surpasses Apple’s After weeks of suffering beneath the $60,000 price line, bitcoin finally emerged victorious today. In a...

It goes without saying that this week’s highlight is the direct listing of Coinbase shares on Nasdaq. It is scheduled to take place on April 14th. Without any further ado, let’s have a look at the most important things you need to know about it. Will Coinbase do an IPO? This is, without a doubt, the question that most people are interested in. The short answer is – no, Coinbase will not do an initial public offering. However, it will have its direct listing on Nasdaq Global...