Hashgraph Association to explore digital asset use cases with Qatar stakeholders

Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network enabled an atomic swap of a tokenized carbon credit for cash in a bank account.

South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. will issue its affiliate cryptocurrency, KLAY, direct to Samsung smartphone users.According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) citing people familiar with the plans on Sept. 5, the latest edition of Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 10 will feature a cryptocurrency wallet — and free coins. “KlaytnPhone” will come with free cryptoKLAY…

Capital markets platform iSTOX has joined Singapore’s regulatory sandbox to launch digitized securities trading in late 2019, the firm announced in a tweet on May 24.Following its addition to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s FinTech Regulatory Sandbox on May 1, the Singapore-based company will start providing service for the trading of digitized securities starting…

Shapeshift CEO Erik Voorhees believes any asset manager who is ignorant of Bitcoin “needs to seriously check their premises.” Shapeshift CEO Erik Voorhees has drawn a metaphorical line in the financial sand, stating that every asset manager should understand Bitcoin now based on its astonishing rate of return.Vorhees made the comments while retweeting data shared…

Israeli banks should not deny services to firms involved with cryptocurrencies, according to Israel's attorney general Avichai Mandelblit.Instead of halting financial services for all crypto firms, banks should closely examine each case for indicators of money laundering risks or other illicit financial practices, Mandelblit told the Tel Aviv District Court.Mandelblit’s stance purportedly opposed to a…

The crypto space is taking a breather after the recent sharp run. However, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) recently tweeted that he is positive that Bitcoin (BTC) will resume its rally to $16,000 “soon-ish.” This suggests that CZ believes the market has bottomed and is in the process of resuming the uptrend. Furthermore, the long-term…

Pubkey, a Bitcoin bar in New York City, hosted the former US President and 2024 Republican nominee for a campaign stop on Sept. 18.

Ripple continues its effort to bring financial inclusion to struggling markets. 1381 Total views 3 Total shares Ripple announced a contribution of $10 million to Mercy Corps to help it use digital assets in its work on financial inclusion in emerging markets during the annual Swell conference.Mercy Corps is a non-governmental, humanitarian aid organization that…

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao is aiming to stockpile $1 billion for an industry recovery fund. 738 Total views 3 Total shares Binance intends to allocate $1 billion for a proposed industry recovery fund, while its CEO revealed intent in a new bid for assets of bankrupt cryptocurrency lending firm Voyager by its United States-based business.Speaking…