Bloomberg has published a huge article going into the activities of the USDT stablecoin issuer. It once again accuses the Tether company assets of being unreliable. In particular, journalists found Chinese companies’ bonds in Tether reserves. A month ago, when everyone started talking about the possible bankruptcy of the Chinese mega-developer Evergrande, several Telegram channels…

Financial services company MoneyGram International has partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization developing Stellar blockchain, to enable consumer’s cross-border transactions using popular stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) and convert directly to and from fiat. According to an announcement published Wednesday, MoneyGram’s network will integrate with the Stellar blockchain to enable cash funding and…

Bank of America, one of the largest banks on Wall Street, has launched its first digital asset research, looking to scale its crypto trading business. Led by Alkesh Shah, Global Crypto, and Digital Asset Strategist at Bank of America (BoA), the bank has released its first report on cryptocurrencies. The report titled “Digital Assets Primer:…

According to blockchain data firm CryptoQuant, between 13:11 and 13:16 UTC Wednesday, a small group of people purchased the massive amount of Bitcoin on the spot market on centralized exchanges. But why the crypto whales placed Bitcoin buying orders of nearly $1.6 billion in a few minutes on an exchange instead of an over-the-counter desk…

October 5, Arab Bank Switzerland announced its plan to integrate staking, custody, and trading services onto XTZ, the Tezos blockchain’s native token, to provide a digital asset environment for institutions, corporations, and high net-worth individuals. This announcement comes amid the token’s recent price surge, which led it to a new all-time high. The press release…

The non-profit Litecoin Foundation has unveiled its OmniLite platform, which offers access to smart contracts, tokenized assets, and NFTs. OmniLite allows you to create your own cryptoassets or tokens. In effect, you can now create DeFi projects on the Litecoin network. There is nothing better for an analyst than to see his forecast come true….

Dubai, UAE & Zug, Switzerland. 6 Oct 2021. Inspirational blockchain venture capitalist CV VC begins Dubai operations with gusto, in partnership with DMCC Crypto Centre. –      Blockchain start-ups have begun to avail of CV VC expertise. Many of the 900 applications to DMCC Crypto Centre from the UAE region intend to participate in the…

UAE-based crypto-asset exchange BitOasis has closed a $30 million Series B funding round led by Chicago-based Jump Capital and Dubai-based Wamda. The round was also joined by Alameda Research, Global Founders Capital, and existing investors, including Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, and NXMH. The new funds will be used to expand the company’s presence in…

A growing list of mainstream financial entities has continued to increase their exposure to crypto over the last year or so, writes Shiraz Jagati on Cointelegraph. The old adage “The crypto market is not for the faint-hearted” was put on full display recently when the total market capitalization of the industry dipped to a relative…

On October 14-15, 2021, Dubai, one of the largest cities in the UAE and a new regional blockchain hub, will host the World of WEB3 Summit, the largest blockchain event in the Middle East. According to a press release, the WOW Summit will become a connection place for thousands of blockchain leaders, developers, crypto traders,…