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The DMCC said it onboarded the Solana Foundation as one of its ecosystem partners for technical support and to build a robust ecosystem. The Solana Foundation has joined the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) as an ecosystem partner. The DMCC, a free economic zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will receive technical support and business development aid from the Solana Foundation. An official announcement states that Solana Foundation’s support would be provided to the DMCC Crypto...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently completed a public consultation on stablecoins regulations. As the city of Hong Kong prepares for mainstream adoption of digital assets through a regulated manner, the officials are grappling with cases of crypto-related scams. In a bid to ensure maximum protection of investors’ funds, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury Christian Hui has noted that trading of retail stablecoins is not yet allowed. With the regulations...

ApeX is celebrating the launch of the Telegram bot by introducing a referral campaign. ApeX Protocol, a multichain decentralized derivatives protocol has introduced a Telegram bot dubbed ApeX Bot. According to a Press Release shared with Coinspeaker, ApeX Bot is designed to facilitate seamless derivatives trading transactions. Notably, this is the first-ever layer-2 Decentralized Exchange (DEX) bot that supports derivatives trading and it is unique as a protocol that offers advanced...

Circle, a stablecoin issuer, has introduced the USDC stablecoin into the Polkadot ecosystem of parachains. This move signifies a significant extension of the accessibility of this dollar-backed stablecoin across different blockchain networks. As detailed on Circle’s official website, developers and users can now readily access Polkadot USDC. That means the stablecoin can be seamlessly transmitted to parachains within Polkadot by leveraging the XCM protocol through Circle...

Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire expressed delight at seeing major Web2 companies integrating blockchain technology. USDC issuer Circle has announced its partnership with Southeast Asian technology startup Grab to pilot Web3 customer experiences in Singapore. Established in 2012 as MyTeksi, Grab app is a multinational technology company that operates from out of Singapore and serves the entire South Eastern region. The company has a super-app that allows ride-hailing, door-to-door...

The partnership also includes an integration of Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) with the OKX DEX aggregator to enable USDC cross-chain swaps across Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum and the OP Mainnet ecosystems Global crypto exchange OKX and stablecoin issuer Circle have partnered to bring USDC  features to the OKX Wallet and OKX DEX aggregator. This is according to a September joint announcement by the companies. Strap in for a next-gen USDC experience with #OKXWallet and...

On the 29th of August, Jeremy Allaire – the CEO of Circle, the company that mints and holds governance over USDC – announced that the popular stablecoin would be coming to Base and Optimism within a week. The launch was part of Circle’s plan to improve the utility of USDC by bringing the stablecoin to more blockchains in a native token, eliminating the need for bridged Ethereum tokens. The decision came shortly after the announcement of a new super chain agreement with...

After two years of split governance, the cooperation between the two companies has culminated in a new agreement, with Coinbase even acquiring a minority stake in Circle. Earlier this summer, Circle shared plans to upgrade USDC’s technical capabilities in order to pave the way for present and future projects – and the release of the next upgrade has just been announced. Stable September On the 29th of August, Jeremy Allaire – the CEO of Circle – announced that USDC would be...

CoinspeakerCircle Launches USDC in Chile, Set to Launch Stablecoin on Base Network Soon By integrating the USDC for users in Chile, Circle will be hoping to offer them the stability of the U.S. dollar while also creating diverse payment options for them. Circle Launches USDC in Chile, Set to Launch Stablecoin on Base Network Soon

Solana Labs announced the integration of its decentralized payment protocol – Solana Pay – with e-commerce giant Shopify as a new payment option. The move will enable millions of businesses operating on the Shopify platform to leverage Solana Pay for their payment needs. Initially, USDC payments will be accepted via the integration, but more crypto-assets will added down the line. Solana Pay x Shopify According to the official press release, Solana Pay will essentially...