Announcements

Swiss investment bank UBS AG introduced its digital bond, claiming to be the world’s first publicly traded bond settled on both blockchain-based and traditional exchanges. The bond will be issued on the blockchain platform of SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), not requiring a central clearing counterparty. Issuing the blockchain-based bond will probably encourage more banks to…

One of the most popular crypto wallets MetaMask has partnered with NFTBank to power necessary pricing information with its new NFT portfolio product for about 5000 NFT collections owned by its users. MetaMask intends to resolve NFT pricing complications using an advanced machine-learning algorithm. On October 31, Metamask announced its partnership with NFTBank. As part…

Find Satoshi Lab, the company behind the move-to-earn application STEPN, is releasing membership-based, multi-chain NFT marketplace MOOAR, aiming to establish a self-sustaining ecosystem for its product lineup. MOOAR users will be able to purchase the sneakers necessary to use STEPN (which currently trade on Magic Eden at a floor price of 0.98 SOL, or about…

Global payments company MoneyGram has added a service to its mobile app allowing US customers to buy, sell and hold Bitcoin, Ether, and Litecoin. Via the existing partnership with crypto exchange Coinme, the company expects to expand those cryptocurrency selections over the coming year. The new feature is being enabled by cryptocurrency exchange Coinme, in…

Mike Winkelmann, a digital artist, also known as Beeple, is planning to build his own museum in the US to exhibit digital art, including NFTs. Known for his record-breaking sale of NFT artwork at a Christie’s auction, the artist is now aiming to bring the NFT world to a broader audience by establishing a real-world…

Top crypto news from the Middle East region over the last week (Oct. 22–28, 2022): BitOasis with Mastercard rolls out crypto-linked cards in the MENA region 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…