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Switzerland-based tokenization firm Backed Finance has expanded its tokenized short-term U.S. Treasury offering to crypto exchange Coinbase’s Base blockchain, the firm said Friday in a press release.The issuance marks the first real-world asset token issued on the Base network, which also hosts the popular social tokenization platform Friend.Tech.Issued under the Swiss tokenized securities law, Backed’s

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Danny is CoinDesk's Managing Editor for Data & Tokens. He owns BTC, ETH and SOL.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.The Arbitrum blockchain’s first attempt at governance erupted Saturday over a…

Galaxy Digital’s assets under management (AUM) grew to over $3.1 billion in October from $2.2 billion in September, with its Ether-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) cited as one of the main driving forces.The Mike Novogratz-led asset manager reported the preliminary AUM figure on Wednesday.Compared to the equivalent figure in 2020, the firm’s AUM has grown over…

news Calastone, a transactions network for the mutual funds industry, has moved to its own blockchain-based settlement system, the firm announced Monday. The new system, the Distributed Market Infrastructure (DMI), is designed to enable cheaper, “friction-free” trading, settlement and servicing of funds in real-time, the firm said. London-headquartered Calastone serves over 1,800 customers across 41 countries,…

Sep 11, 2020 at 06:00 UTCSTAY TUNED: The ECB, led by Christine Lagarde, could decide Thursday to boost its “quantitative easing” asset-purchasing program to 40 billion euros ($22 billion) a month. (Image: Shutterstock)ECB President: Europe Has Fallen Behind in the Digital Payments GameA European Central Bank (ECB) panel tasked with exploring a central bank digital…

Jan 4, 2021 at 9:06 a.m. UTCEther prices over the last 24 hours(CoinDesk 20)Ether Price Passes $1,150 to Hit Highest Since January 2018Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, chalked up fresh multi-year highs early on Monday after a double-digit rally last week.At around 06:35 UTC, ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, reached…

German regulator BaFin seized 13 crypto ATMs in a raid that spanned a total of 35 locations. The regulator requires crypto ATMS operators to have the appropriate licensing in the country. Germany's financial regulator BaFin seized 13 crypto ATMs in a raid according to a statement by the regulator on Tuesday. The machines were operating

Apr 8, 2020 at 12:21 UTCUpdated Apr 8, 2020 at 12:33 UTCBitcoin Cash Undergoes ‘Halving’ Event, Casting Shadow on Miner ProfitabilityBitcoin Cash – the blockchain that forked off Bitcoin in 2017 – has just reduced its block rewards by half, causing many miners to see gross margins drop to near zero.The world's fifth largest cryptocurrency…

news Red Cat, a maker of data recorders for drones, has partnered with GoChain, a decentralized-web and cryptocurrency startup, to store flight information on a blockchain. Today, Red Cat announced a deal with GoChain, an enterprise blockchain and cryptocurrency company. The partnership will move Red Cat’s drone data analytics and services onto GoChain’s blockchain. By…