MetaMask launches pilot self-custody debit card with Mastercard

    Popular decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet MetaMask has partnered with Mastercard and digital payments company Baanx to launch a self-custody debit card pilot program for select users in the United Kingdom and the European Union, with plans to roll out the product in other regions over time. The card allows users to self-custody their funds until…

    Brazil poised to launch world’s first spot Solana ETF ahead of global markets

    The first Solana spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) could officially debut for trading on the Brazilian stock exchange, ahead of all the other global jurisdictions. The first spot Solana ETF is currently awaiting approval by the Brazilian stock exchange, B3, after it was reportedly approved by Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) on Aug. 7. According to Manthan Dave,…

    Canada needs to overhaul crypto regulations — Coinbase exec

    Coinbase country director for Canada Lucas Matheson took the stage at the Blockchain Futurist Conference on Aug. 13 to discuss the state of Canadian digital asset regulation and promote the newly expanded Stand With Crypto initiative. Matheson argued that although Canada’s regulatory framework is already robust, the country still needs to modernize crypto regulation. The…

    DBS Bank launches blockchain-powered treasury tokens pilot

    Multinational banking and financial services company DBS Bank collaborated with digital payment provider Ant International on a new blockchain-based treasury and liquidity management solution. On Aug. 13, DBS Bank announced the pilot launch of DBS Treasury Tokens, which Ant International will use for instant and multicurrency treasury and liquidity management. The new DBS Treasury Tokens…

    Ethereum L2 ecosystem processes a record 12.4M transactions in a day

    Ethereum’s layer-2 scaling ecosystem has just reached a new daily transaction all-time high. According to data from Growthepie, an Ethereum layer-2 block space analytics platform, aggregated daily transactions across the scaling ecosystem hit a record 12.42 million on Aug. 12. Leon Waidmann, head of research at the Onchain Foundation, commented on the milestone in a post on X on…

    Why Web3 gaming needs a Steam-like platform for growth

    As Web3 games continue to gain attention, OKX believes that a Web3 version of Steam — one of the most successful digital game distribution platforms in Web2 — is necessary to support the development of the crypto gaming ecosystem. In July, the company launched OKX GameSphere as part of its efforts to accelerate Web3 gaming….