Announcements

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has successfully completed a digital payments test in collaboration with JPMorgan’s blockchain and cryptocurrency unit Onyx. The trial run included testing the widely anticipated JPM Coin, a digital currency backed by the American investment bank JPMorgan. Bahrain’s central bank revealed it is committed to improving the customer experience for…

Future FinTech Group announced in Abu Dhabi the launch of FTFTX, the innovative global crypto market data platform that provides investors with real-time and reliable market data. The data is available for Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Litecoin, TRON, and other cryptocurrencies via the website and FTFTX App on mobile devices. According to a press release, Future…

CoinMENA, the digital assets exchange focused on the MENA region, announced the live integration of Chainlink Price Feeds – decentralized data feeds of asset prices on various cryptocurrencies, FX rates, and traditional assets. CoinMENA is referencing Chainlink Price Feeds during all fiat-to-crypto transactions on the exchange. According to a press release, CoinMENA’s integration of Chainlink…

Recently, some social media posts started to claim that Amazon has begun a “presale” of its own crypto tokens. However, the online retail giant officially called them fake, while an internet security firm Avast said that such messages are part of scams targeted to steal money and harvest personal data. For instance, a Facebook post…

Bahrain’s Rain Management, the first licensed crypto-asset service provider in the Middle East, announced the appointment of Talal Al Zain as the newest board member. Bringing over 35 years of experience in banking and financial services internationally, his wealth of knowledge in international finance has asserted him as a business leader throughout the region. Commenting…

Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, revealed Thursday that it will gain the excess extraordinary shares of Swipe, a prominent crypto Visa card supplier. As a result, users of Binance will obtain the ability to spend their coins in more than 70 million areas worldwide.   On July 6, 2020, Binance initially reported acquiring a…