Announcements

Circle, an issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin USDC, has announced plans to be 100% backed by cash and short-term U.S. Treasuries by September. The company’s most recent attestation showed USDC’s $22 billion supply was backed by only 61% cash and cash equivalents. “Mindful of community sentiment, our commitment to trust and transparency, and an…

One of the world’s largest card payment organizations, Visa, has purchased an NFT for over $150,000, signaling that NFTs are here to stay. Visa said Monday it bought a “CryptoPunk,” one of the thousands of NFT-based digital avatars, for nearly $150,000 in Ether. “We think NFTs will play an important role in the future of…

PayPal announced the launch of crypto services through its platform to its millions of users in the UK as the country becomes just the second country after the US that PayPal has decided to launch the crypto services in. The US online payments giant said Monday it would let British customers buy, hold and sell…

Following the debut success of Kusama Parachain auctions back in June of this year, the Kusama Council is set to approach a further five auctions. The good news is rolling in for the Polkadot team, who’ve been working hard on Parachain auctions on its testnet. In addition to being secured by the central Relay Chain,…

Jack Butcher, a creator of Visualize Value, an online courses platform, launched the “Care Package” project, which enables crypto and NFTs to play a new role in charitable giving for Afghani citizens in particular. With the rising conflict throughout Afghanistan, Jack sought out NFTs as a way to help those in need. The United Nations…

Fitch Ratings said in a note on Monday that El Salvador’s move to embrace Bitcoin as legal tender poses a serious risk to its local insurance companies. As Fitch said, Salvadoran insurers will be under pressure to quickly convert Bitcoin to dollars to avoid price risk; otherwise, they could face steep losses. In June, Salvadoran…