Announcements

FTX plans to issue its own stablecoin at some point, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said without providing further details. He also hinted at a potential acquisition of the crypto exchange Coinbase. Meanwhile, crypto exchange Huobi said it would delist the stablecoin HUSD. Crypto exchange FTX is reportedly working on creating a stablecoin. In an interview with…

Crypto exchange Binance has confirmed its role as an equity investor in Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. The exchange also told Decrypt it is creating an internal team to help Twitter fight bot accounts using blockchain and crypto technology. The world’s largest crypto exchange revealed it has invested $500 million as one of the equity…

SEBA bank, a Switzerland-based crypto-friendly bank, has announced an NFT custody solution that gives institutional investors the ability to hold NFT collections without managing private keys themselves. SEBA says it’s the first regulated bank to offer NFT custody. The bank will enable clients to store any Ethereum-based NFTs, which includes popular blue-chip collections like Bored…

Сrypto platform BitOasis and Mastercard have partnered to launch a series of crypto card programs in the MENA region to enable the use of cryptocurrencies at points of sale and across e-commerce platforms. It will allow BitOasis customers to link their crypto wallet balances to physical or virtual cards and make fiat payments across 90…

Cash App users can now send and receive Bitcoin payments instantly via the Lightning Network, the company announced. Previously, this Lightning function on the popular payments app was limited but now Cash App users can send and receive Bitcoin via the fast solution. Michael Rihani, Cash App Bitcoin Product Lead, announced on Twitter that Cash…

Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines with more rules for crypto assets, Web3 games, and NFTs. The tech giant’s ban on peer-to-peer NFT trading de facto remains. Apple also reaffirms its longstanding policy preventing links to alternative payment methods. According to the new rules published on Oct. 24, the tech corporation has no…