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South Korea’s “Bit-Island” Jeju announced the Blockchain Hub City Development Research Service on Aug. 13.An island with blockchain ambitionsLocal news outlet JejuDomin reported on Aug. 14 that Jeju announced the Blockchain Hub City Development Research Service on Aug. 13. Furthermore, the author of the report stated that cloud services provider Tilon will carry the research.…

In recent weeks, most of the cryptocurrency market has been doing poorly except for a few select altcoins. One of them is Yearn.finance (YFI), which was discussed in an earlier article. The other large-cap cryptocurrency doing well is Binance Coin (BNB), as the token of the cryptocurrency exchange dropped to $18 and immediately ran to…

United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has abruptly imposed a minimum deposit amount of 1,000 British Pounds ($1,240) for United Kingdom account holders, staff reportedly confirmed in private emails on July 16.Report: Coinbase Suspends Faster Payments Deposits in U.K.Coinbase, which previously allowed U.K. users to deposit fiat funds via the country’s Faster Payments settlement system, has…

Crypto hardware wallet supplier Ledger has signed an agreement with crypto payment startup Crypto.com to allow users to pay for its products with crypto, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Dec. 19.Hong Kong-based Crypto.com has reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ledger that will enable Ledger to adopt their service…

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) — the country’s central bank — is purportedly going to impose new regulations for the use of digital currencies in a bid to deter users from evading currency controls.As local business-focused publication Business Report reported on Dec. 2, SARB’s deputy governor, Kuben Naidoo, said that the new rules will…

Coinbase layer-2 network Base has notched a record number of daily active addresses amid a surge in growth of the new “basenames” service. 

Carbon exchange AirCarbon launched a global tokenized carbon credits trading platform in Singapore.Business news outlet Business Times reported on Oct. 30 that the platform will allow firms such as airlines to buy and sell tokens representing carbon offset credits or Eligible Emission Units (EEUs), approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).The first token representing…

The new bank will be subject to heightened scrutiny from the OCC for at least three years. 1380 Total views 21 Total shares In an announcement on Wednesday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted SoFi a conditional license to operate as a national bank in the United States.The OCC is the…

The German bank Commerzbank is the first full-service bank in the country to receive a crypto custody license from local regulators. 372 Total views 5 Total shares The German bank Commerzbank has been granted a crypto custody license by local regulators, according to an announcement released by the lender on Nov. 15. Commerzbank says it is