Announcements

21Shares announced its physically-backed Bitcoin ETP in the Middle East, with the listing of 21Shares Bitcoin ETP on Nasdaq Dubai. The firm said this is 21Shares’ first entry into the Middle East – one of the world’s fastest-growing crypto markets and a key region on 21Shares’ global roadmap. Listed on Nasdaq Dubai, the 21Shares Bitcoin…

Two giants of traditional finance, JPMorgan and Visa, are linking up their global private blockchains – Liink and B2B Connect – to simplify payments between nations. As Forbes reported, JPMorgan’s Liink is a network specifically designed for cross-border transfers and is offered under the bank’s blockchain and payments initiative, Onyx. Onyx provides a platform for…

Google now enables some Ethereum wallets to have Ether (ETH) balances tracked directly from the Google search engine, saving you the time to visit Etherscan. The feature was first announced on Oct. 11 by Google Ventures’ Principal Han Hua on Twitter. The new feature works via block explorer Etherscan, a website that provides data on…

According to a TechCrunch report, OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, is starting to support Avalanche. The platform will now allow creators to mint, list, and trade NFTs on the Avalanche layer 1 network. Avalanche, which is well-known as a DeFi chain and often mentioned as a challenger to Ethereum, is making its steps in the…

Google stated it will use Coinbase to accept crypto payments for cloud services early next year, CNBC reported. Google Cloud will let customers pay for its services using ten cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Tether. Google announced the deal at Cloud Next, a conference where Google pitches its computing business to companies. According to…

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the long-awaited crypto tax framework on Oct.10. The document is meant to formalize information sharing between the 38 member countries, through automatically sharing crypto-related taxpayer information between jurisdictions. According to a release, the information sharing intends to, “target any digital representation of value that relies on…