CZ confirmed that Binance did encourage CommEX to have a similar design and technical features to Binance. Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has denied claims that he may be the owner of CommEX, a company whose identity continues to raise suspicion. CZ issued the disclaimer on Thursday in line with the growing speculations around the ownership of the mysterious company. Recall that earlier this week, CZ announced that Binance was leaving Russia. In the announcement, he stated that the decision has to do...
Read More »France Tests CBDC Cross-Border Payments with Singapore and Switzerland
As part of Project Marina, the three banks have collaborated with the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), for conducting CBDC cross-border settlements. The central banks of France, Switzerland, and Singapore collaborated with the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) to conduct a joint test for cross-border payments with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). On Thursday, September 28, the central bank – Banque de France – issued a report. Payments in CBDCs Project Mariana, a...
Read More »Crypto.com Teams Up with PayPal and Paxos to Boost PYUSD Position
Despite entering the list of approved digital assets, PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin may not experience the instantaneous adoption initially anticipated following the launch. Crypto.com, a Singapore-based digital assets trading platform, has formed a strategic alliance with PayPal and Paxos to strengthen its global standing as the preferred exchange for the PayPal stablecoin PYUSD. The move builds on the existing business relationship between PayPal and Crypto.com, enabling users to fund their...
Read More »Celsius Network Valuation Consultant Approves Value of Debtors’ Assets and Liabilities
Officially, the valuation as of the end of May is correct and Celsius will pay creditors $2 billion in Bitcoin and Ether tokens. A mathematician working for Celsius Network’s valuation advisor Stout Risius Ross LLC has confirmed that the fair value of some debtors’ assets and liabilities as of May 31, 2023, is correct. Joel E. Cohen, in a declaration at the New York bankruptcy court, detailed the methods used to analyze the valuation and arrive at the conclusion. Cohen noted in the...
Read More »Binance France Urges Users to Convert Fiat to Crypto
The global crypto exchange has been facing intense regulatory scrutiny. Most of its regulatory issues are in Europe Binance has urged customers in France to convert their fiat currency on the exchange to crypto. This comes on the heels of the crypto exchange losing its euro banking partner Paysafe. As part of the partnership, Paysafe provided Binance France with infrastructure for euro deposits and withdrawals via SEPA bank transfers. The companies announced the drawing end of their...
Read More »Binance Exits Russian Market, Sells Business to CommEX
The new development comes a day after CommEX officially launched on September 26, 2023. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has exited the Russian market, selling its business operations to CommEX, a digital assets trading platform. While Binance did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, the company assured its Russian users that all their assets are safe and will be securely protected during the transition process, which is expected to span up to a year....
Read More »BIS Chief Urges Countries to Establish Legal Frameworks for CBDCs
According to the report, in some countries, central banks are directing their attention toward wholesale CBDCs, which are designed to facilitate the settlement of interbank transfers and other wholesale transactions. Agustin Carstens, the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has urged countries to take immediate action in establishing clear legal frameworks to support the implementation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The BIS chief made this appeal...
Read More »MoneyGram Announces Non-Custodial Wallet to Facilitate Cross-Border Transactions
The new MoneyGram non-custodial wallet will provide a more flexible way for users to handle funds and make transactions cheaper. International peer-to-peer payments and money transfer giant MoneyGram International has announced its intention to launch a non-custodial wallet to bridge crypto and fiat. According to MoneyGram, users will be able to exchange funds between fiat currency and the USDC stablecoin. The MoneyGram wallet confirms the payment company’s interest in crypto. According to...
Read More »Particle Network Records Huge Success with WaaS V2, Sees Over 15M Wallet Activations in One Year
The success highlighted by the feat reinforces the popularity of WaaS. Web3 infrastructure provider Particle Network has said that its rollout of Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) V2 is proving to be a huge success. According to a recent press release, the company saw more than 15 million wallet activations in under a year since it launched the service. The success highlighted by the feat reinforces the popularity of WaaS, but more importantly, it is also a testament to the ever-growing demand...
Read More »WAGMI Games to Launch Its Founder’s Pack on OpenSea on September 27
Each pack contains a narrative-driven, playable character for WAGMI Defense, the inaugural mobile game from WAGMI Games. The community-driven Web3 entertainment franchise WAGMI Games has revealed that its upcoming Founder’s Packs will be launched exclusively on the NFT marketplace OpenSea on September 27th. These Founder’s Packs, comprise 10,000 unopened card packs. It’s developed in collaboration with Gadget-Bot, the renowned art studio behind designs in popular franchises like...
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