Announcements

BNB chain, a Layer-1 blockchain by Binance, has announced its own zero-knowledge (ZK) proof scaling technology, called zkBNB. Binance claims zkBNB will improve scalability metrics and transaction speed. Zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs are one of the viable long-term solutions for decentralized blockchain scalability, as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said in his ‘Endgame’ article. It is an…

Franklin Templeton joined the metaverse with a new thematic ETF. The global investment firm has launched The Franklin Metaverse UCITS ETF that tracks the Solactive Global Metaverse Innovation Net Total Return Index. The new ETF will list on the Deutsche Börse Xetra (XETRA) on Sept. 7, and the Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange (LSE)…

Crypto exchange Binance, the issuer of the world’s 3rd-largest stablecoin, BUSD, said it will convert customers’ holdings in rival stablecoins USD Coin (USDC), Pax Dollar (USDP), and True USD (TUSD) into its own stablecoin (BUSD) on September 29 to “enhance liquidity and capital-efficiency for users.” Meantime, Binance has no plans to “auto-convert” Tether (USDT) to…

Renault Korea Motors, the South Korean subsidiary of French automaker Renault SA, announced on Sept. 5 it will be working with metaverse gaming company The Sandbox for Web3 services. The companies will offer customers new ways to experience cars in the metaverse and support marketing collaborations. “This partnership is an excellent example of a collaboration…

British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated cryptocurrency exchanges must play their part in ensuring sanctions are complied with. According to updated guidance from the Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), the agency ordered crypto exchanges to report sanction breaches in the UK. The UK Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated on…

Future Banks Summit KSA 2022 to reveal the future digital innovations in Saudi Arabia’s banking Following the success of the first two editions of Future Banks Summit (FBS), Verve Management announced the 3rd Edition of Future Banks Summit on 27-28 September 2022 at Riyadh Airport Marriott Hotel, Saudi Arabia. (Source: http://ksa.futurebanksummit.com/ ) Future Banks Summit…