Announcements

Square CEO Jack Dorsey announced on Twitter the fintech company to create a new standalone business that will act as a platform for developers to build decentralized finance (DeFi) projects based on Bitcoin. The new business will combine the efforts of CashApp, Seller, and Tidal in the same goal of decentralized financial services. Dorsey named…

Crypto app CryptoSpend announced Wednesday that Visa to issue a physical debit card that will allow Australians to spend their Bitcoin at local shops. Sydney-based digital assets startup gets approval from the global payment giant to release a spending card down under. According to the Australian Financial Review, CryptoSpend co-founders said that the new card…

According to a company statement, the financial index provider S&P Dow Jones has launched five new cryptocurrency index products, bringing its total number of crypto indices to eight. It’s the first major expansion of S&P’s crypto benchmarking tools since entering the market in May. Headlining the tranche is a “broad digital market (BDM)” index that…

As Gulf News reported, the United Arab Emirates plans to implement a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as early as 2023, as outlined in a road map for the UAE economic future. According to the three-year plan for 2023-2026 that announces the launch of its digital currency, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) intends…

The U.S. Federal Reserve singled out a surge in the price of cryptocurrencies for the first time in its overall assessment of the stability of the financial system. According to Bloomberg, the regulator noted the rise reflected the increased risk appetite by investors. The brief comment about “the surge in the prices of a variety…

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank argue to the G20 that central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDC) will benefit worldwide development. In a new joint report, they have proposed to create a cross-border network of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), underpinned by efficient technological integration and proactive…