The stringent measures that appear to have been established against crypto in New York, the acceptance of stablecoins for bail bonds is a win. The city of New York is currently planning to add stablecoin payments as a form of bail. According to a May 10 bill, the city is proposing legislation that will allow defendants to use fiat-backed stablecoins for bail bonds. Noting that current methods allow the use of cash, credit cards, and insurance, the new bill seeks an amendment that will make...
Read More »Standard Chartered Signs MoU with DIFC to Launch Digital Asset Custody Services in Dubai
Both parties look forward to partnering on opportunities that support their visions and promote a thriving digital asset ecosystem. Banking corporation Standard Chartered plans to launch digital asset custody services in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). While the plans are still subject to regulatory approval, Standard Chartered said the new digital asset custody services in Dubai will focus on institutional investors. Also, one of the banking corporation subsidiaries,...
Read More »Milady NFT Floor Price and Milady Meme Coin Surges after Tweet by Elon Musk
With a market capitalization of approximately $126 million, the Milady Meme Coin saw its trading volume rally above $199 million. Tech billionaire and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, has once again proved his influence in the meme coin industry through a tweet of Milady NFT. As a result, the price value of Milady-related tokens skyrocketed in the past 24 hours with increased demand demonstrated by a sharp uptick in traded volume. For instance, the floor price of Milady NFTs jumped...
Read More »Binance Launches Capital Connect for VIP Program Users
Binance noted that it will provide crucial information through Capital Connect including assets under management (AUM) of different funds, their performance records, and minimum investment amounts. The leading centralized exchange with more than $38 billion in daily traded volume Binance has continued to re-invent the financial markets for the betterment of the globally unbanked population. The exchange takes pride in more than 120 million global registered users who actively trade more...
Read More »PEPE Whale Puts Attention to Turbo – ChatGPT Created Memecoin
Memecoin Turbo, created entirely from scratch using ChatGPT 4, has gained massive momentum with its market cap reaching $100 million within 10 days of launch. A whale holding a massive quantity of the frog-themed memecoin PEPE has recently generated a new trade in a token dubbed Turbo (TURBO), created by using ChatGPT’s language model for just $69. A whale, who was an early investor in Pepe coin and earned $14.5 million in profits, has been aggressively buying Turbo since the beginning of...
Read More »BNB Chain L2 Boba Network Achieves Record Transaction Volume in April
Boba said its users on BNB Chain are saving around 80% on transaction fees by using its network. Boba Network said today its Layer-2 scaling solution had achieved mass adoption on Binance’s BNB Chain, with its transaction volume more than quadrupling in April compared to the previous month. The network’s developers revealed that Boba processed 2,863,240 transactions throughout April, averaging around 100,000 per day. The network handled 585,818 transactions in March, up from just 99,362 in...
Read More »Chiliz Launches Layer-1 Blockchain to Foster Transition of Sports Brands to Web3
Chiliz is also looking to attract developers interested in building Web3 sports projects by holding hackathons. Leading blockchain provider for the sports industry Chiliz has announced the launch of its Chiliz Chain public mainnet. This marks the next step in the firm’s mission to help sports teams and brands build direct relationships with their fans and communities from around the world using blockchain technology. Chiliz Chain is a Layer-1, interoperable blockchain ecosystem and is...
Read More »President Biden Digs at Wealthy Crypto Investors
Biden’s latest action against crypto has garnered several opposing reactions from the crypto community. The 46th elected president of the United States Joe Biden has announced his intention to close tax loopholes for “wealthy crypto investors”. He tweeted requesting Congress to cut loopholes that help the crypto tycoons. Biden also accused MAGA House Republicans of supporting wealthy crypto investors and failing to support the food safety inspections budget. The president made this...
Read More »Cboe Files Third Attempt at Securing Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval from SEC
Chicago Board Options Exchange parent Cboe has again filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF with the SEC despite being rejected in late January. In a recent regulatory filing, Cboe Global Markets made its third attempt to list the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). On Tuesday, the Chicago Board Options Exchange parent company sought approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The latest regulatory filing reflects the Cboe’s struggle for a US Spot Bitcoin ETF. The SEC...
Read More »Jane Street and Jump Crypto Withdraws from US amid Regulatory Uncertainty
The exit of Jane Street and Jump Crypto will contribute to the liquidity crunch in the market segment and this outlook is unhealthy for the industry. Market-making firms Jane Street Group and Jump Crypto are retreating from crypto trading in the United States due to regulatory uncertainty in the country. According to a report from Bloomberg, people familiar with the situation stated that Jane Street is taking a step further by lowering its global cryptocurrency ambitions. On the other...
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