Australia to require crypto firms to hold financial services licenses

Ether's (ETH) price has broken out for the first time in 23 days in its Bitcoin (BTC) pair. It follows a high-profile announcement from Visa to use USDC, a stablecoin based on the Ethereum blockchain.Although ETH/BTC saw a strong technical breakout, the uptrend has been fueled by firm fundamental catalysts, buoying the short-term bull case…

Saudi Arabia’s forthcoming regional development project, NEOM, has partnered with Animoca Brands to push Web3 in the region and a potential $50 million investment deal. 272 Total views 3 Total shares Web3 games developer Animoca Brands and Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Investment Fund announced a new partnership on Oct. 30 to drive Web3 development in the

The Hong Kong government aims to expand its fintech dominance in DeFi and the metaverse despite challenges in the current landscape.

Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst believes BlackRock has an even chance of getting its Bitcoin ETF green-lit, as Grayscale looks more likely to win its case against the Securities and Exchange Commission. 709 Total views 1 Total shares Investment management firm BlackRock has a 50% chance of getting its spot Bitcoin (BTC) Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)…

In this week’s newsletter, read about Meta’s plans to expand their nonfungible token (NFT) testing on Instagram and Facebook. Check out how soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo is planning to introduce his fans to Web3 through NFTs and how the rap legends Snoop Dogg and Eminem featured Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) characters in their latest…

Iran could unveil its state-backed cryptocurrency at the Electronic Banking and Payment Systems conference in Tehran this week, local English-language news outlet Al Jazeera reported on Jan. 27.Iran, which has faced fresh sanctions from the United States since November, had previously planned to use blockchain-based financial tools as a way of sidestepping restrictions on its…