South Korea to allow institutions to sell crypto donations in 2025

DBS and Standard Chartered will soon launch a trade finance platform for central banks worldwide. The Singapore-based multinational banking entity DBS and Standard Chartered have completed the proof-of-oncept of their blockchain trade finance platform called the Trade Finance Registry.The two entities developed the PoC in collaboration with 12 other banks on top of the blockchain…

The combination of technological advancements, cultural factors, and increasing financial diversification suggests that decentralized prediction markets could thrive on the continent.

Major money transmission network MoneyGram has entered into a strategic partnership with blockchain-based payments firm Ripple, according to a press release on June 17.As part of the two-year agreement, the two firms will become partners in cross-border payments and foreign exchange settlements with digital assets. As part of the agreement, MoneyGram will be able to…

The Australian federal court relieved Block Earner from paying a penalty after an Australian regulator’s legal action over unlicensed crypto yield-bearing products.

U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T has announced the creation of a suite of blockchain solutions designed to work with tech from IBM and Microsoft, according to AT&T’s September 26 press release.AT&T’s blockchain solutions — which will work with the IBM Blockchain Platform for data recording and Microsoft Azure’s blockchain technology — aim to “bring additional transparency…

David Marcus, head of Facebook’s crypto wallet Calibra, stressed Facebook’s intent to be compliant with the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in distributing the Libra stablecoin. As a Cointelegraph correspondent reports on July 16, Marcus delivered his comments at the ongoing hearing on Facebook’s Libra with the Banking Committee of the U.S. Senate.Addressing…

The price of Maker has surged 30% in less than one hour following news of forthcoming listings on Coinbase Pro. 2588 Total views 53 Total shares Support for Maker (MKR), the token underpinning the leading decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol MakerDAO, is set to launch on Coinbase Pro on June 8.The U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange announced…

Galois Capital, New Huo Technology, and Nestcoin are just some of the crypto firms with funds stuck on FTX as the exchange undertakes bankruptcy filings in the United States. 255 Total views 2 Total shares The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX continues to have knock-on effects throughout the crypto industry with multiple crypto-focused companies…

Lawmakers are scheduled to return to the House of Representatives on Oct. 11 to vote on a replacement for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whose position has been vacant for a week. 219 Total views 3 Total shares At the time of publication, half of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States was