Capital One Seeks Blockchain Patent for ‘Collaborative’ Authentication Tool

Bankruptcy claims exchange OPNX has issued a new governance token dubbed "Open Exchange token" (OX), which is designed to reduce trading fees on the platform.The platform's existing native token, FLEX, surged by 16% after it was revealed in the whitepaper that FLEX can be converted for OX at a ratio of 1:100.OX is an erc-20…

Retail activity has increased ahead of three important crypto catalysts in the coming months.Platforms such as the Block, Paypal and Robinhood all saw an increase in trading activity in the fourth quarter 2023.The share of AI and meme tokens in the total crypto market rebounded in February.Retail investors were likely responsible for the strong crypto

Former U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign raised $3 million in crypto last quarter, much of it in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), according to the Wall Street Journal. Newly released campaign finance data indicates the Republican nominee's recent embrace of crypto helped woo big contributions from some of the industry's major players, including the Winklevoss

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is quietly seeking to become the largest shareholder of a public firm listed in Hong Kong – a move that, if completed, could open the door for Huobi to go public via a reverse takeover. According to shareholding disclosures filed by Pantronics Holdings on Aug. 21 to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the…

Blockchain startup Oasis Labs has teamed up with some notable venture capital firms and hedge funds to launch a new technology startup incubator. Announced Tuesday, the Oasis Startup Hub will focus on aiding firms building "privacy-first computing on blockchain" platforms, according to a press release. Accel, a16z crypto, Binance Labs, Pantera Capital and Polychain Capital will…

news Huobi is replacing its current stablecoin solution with a new ERC-20 token. Also called HUSD, Stable Universal Limited created the new token, which “will be regulated and audited to be 1:1 to the actual value of U.S. dollar,” according to a press release. “In today’s cryptocurrency markets, traders always need access to a safe,…

The U.S. dollar-Japanese yen (USD/JPY) pair has replaced the bitcoin-dollar pair (BTC/USD) as the most traded on the decentralized finance (DeFi) leveraged trading platform Gains Network.Gains Network, initially released on Polygon and later on Arbitrum, allows users to trade financial derivatives of cryptocurrencies, foreign exchange and commodities by matching buy-sell orders using smart contracts.The USD/JPY

South Africa's Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group will look into the use cases of stablecoins as well as their regulatory implications.The group is also exploring the effect of tokenization on markets and will publish a discussion paper by December on tokenization policy.South Africa's Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group will conduct analytical work on use cases for stablecoins

Shortly before Asia equity markets opened on Friday, Bitcoin remained largely unmoved by the latest macroeconomic stirrings, while major altcoins that had dropped during U.S. trading hours steadied, albeit mostly in the red.Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, was recently trading just below $29,200, roughly flat over the past 24 hours. BTC has been…