Australia to Prioritize Wholesale CBDC Over Retail
The Reserve Bank of Australia made a strategic commitment to prioritize work on a wholesale CBDC.
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BNB Chain introduces gasless stablecoin payments initiative
BNB Chain partners with major CEXs and wallets to introduce gasless stablecoin transfers, enhancing cross-chain liquidity.
BNB Chain to Promote Gasless Stablecoin Transactions With Exchanges, Wallets, and Bridges
BNB Chain has announced new developments aimed at becoming the core infrastructure for stablecoin payments and digital financial transactions. This initiative focuses on gasless transactions across centralized exchanges, wallets, and bridges…
The Agenda explores the future of biometrics, privacy and Big Tech with Privado
Biometric verification is an everyday part of life, but Privado chief product officer Sebastian Rodriguez says users should be curious about how service providers use their data.
Arthur Hayes predicts short-term market crash on rate cuts: Token2049
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes disclosed significant holdings in Ether, Ethena and Pendle, expressing confidence about the next ETH bull market.
MoneyGram and Stellar join CEX.io for global crypto cash conversions
CEX.io’s collaboration with MoneyGram and Stellar offers users expanded cash-in and cash-out options through USDC conversion.
Bitcoin Toughest Time Over: Why Q4 Could Be A Game-Changer
An analyst has explained how the worst could be behind for Bitcoin, and Q4 may bring back bullish momentum if history is anything to go by. Q3 Has Historically Been The Worst Time For Bitcoin Investors In a new post on X, Capriole Investments…
Ethereum Is the Microsoft of Blockchains, ETH Underperformance May Reverse Into Year-End: Bitwise
The Ethereum blockchain has the most active developers, the most active users and a market cap that is five times larger than its nearest competitor, the report said.
Kamala Harris presidency may push US crypto firms abroad: Nansen CEO
Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik discusses the contrasting impacts Trump and Harris presidencies could have on crypto businesses globally.
Fiat Currencies Will Be Irrelevant Within a Decade
Following on from my April article titled “Democracy Fails Without Cryptocurrency,” I believe that we will see a complete collapse of traditional fiat currencies within the next ten years. These government-issued and controlled monies will be…
Vitalik Buterin sings at Token2049, highlights low L2 fees as ETH milestone
In the past, Buterin was forced to pay over $800 for a single privacy-preserving transaction, but this is no longer the case thanks to the development of Ethereum layer 2s.
1inch reveals new cross-chain swap feature
1inch claims that the feature has built-in security against maximal extractable value (MEV) attacks.
Dogecoin Sees Surge In Transactions: Is a Massive Breakout on the Horizon?
Amid the sluggish price performance, Dogecoin is now seeing a rise in one of its major metrics. Recently, data from the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock revealed that the asset has recently exhibited a surge in transaction activity. For…
Bitcoin price can see $64K 'very quickly' on Fed rate cut — Research
Bitcoin stands to enjoy a return to its strongest bull market performance thanks to a perfect storm of macroeconomic shifts and standard cycle timing, Capriole Investments predicts.
Fed Rate Cut Could Crash Crypto Markets, But Era of Central Banks is Over: Arthur Hayes
A rate cut could add to inflation and strengthen the Japanese yen, crashing markets, Hayes explained.
Pudgy Penguins CEO unfazed by SEC actions against the NFT sector
While the SEC focuses on investor protection, Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Schnetzler believes that investors should also hold some form of accountability for their purchases.
Bitcoin Holds Above $60K as Traders Warn of Sell-Off on 50 Basis Point Fed Rate Cut
Traders betting on Fed fund contracts are pricing in a 65% implied probability of rates cut to a 4.5-5% range. PLUS: Circle announces partnership with Polymarket
Nigerian Think Tank, Japanese Tech Firm Partner on Blockchain Research
XRP To Have ‘The Mother’ Of All Bull Runs, Analyst Sets Double-Digit Target
The recent XRP price action has sparked a broader bullish sentiment among crypto investors and analysts. The cryptocurrency’s 10% surge in the last week has driven the price above levels not seen in nearly a month, continuing its green performance…
Ethereum ETFs would’ve ‘done better’ if launched in January: Bitstamp exec
Bitstamp’s Bobby Zagotta said Ether ETFs came at a “burdened moment” for risk assets but was optimistic things would pick up at the end of the year.
Crypto poised for boost if Fed cuts rate by 50 bps, says hedge fund boss
If the Fed cuts rates by just 25 bps, “crypto will likely fall along with that,” said CEO of crypto hedge fund Asymmetric, Joe McCann.
CFTC eyeing Polymarket, betting platforms amid elections, says chair
If an offshore entity’s “footprint” in the US is big enough, they must register their derivative contracts or risk facing enforcement actions, says CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam.
Google Cloud launches Ethereum-compatible blockchain RPC service
Google Cloud’s Blockchain Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is compatible with only Ethereum for now, but support for more blockchains is coming.
California passes package of laws to combat election deepfakes
California governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills aimed at battling deepfake election content while on stage at a conference in San Francisco.
Circle Partners With Sony to Introduce USDC on Soneium
Circle, a financial services company, and Sony Block Solutions Labs, a Sony Group company, have partnered to launch USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, on Soneium, an Ethereum L2 blockchain. The collaboration includes the launch of Bridged USDC on…
BitGo to Enter Stablecoin Market With Reward-Bearing USDS Coin
BitGo says USDS is an "open participation" stablecoin that provides rewards to institutions for providing liquidity to the ecosystem.
BNB Price Set to Outperform: Is a Breakout Coming Soon?
BNB price started a fresh increase above the $542 resistance zone. The price is now consolidating gains and might aim for more gains above $550. BNB price started a fresh increase above the $540 resistance zone. The price is now trading below $550…
Crypto Analyst Reveals Key Insights into Bitcoin’s Bull-Bear Transition Phase
Bitcoin has long been characterized by its cycles of bull and bear markets, each marked by the trajectory of its price movements. However, the crypto appears to be in a transitional phase, according to a CryptoQuant analyst under the pseudonym…
XRP Price Eyes Critical Upside Break: Is a Surge Imminent?
XRP price is still facing many hurdles near $0.600. The price is consolidating gains and might aim for a clear move above $0.5920 and $0.600. XRP price remained supported near the $0.5620 zone. The price is now trading below $0.5850 and the…
Triple Bottom Formation: Is Ethereum Set For Major Upswing In Q4?
The cryptocurrency market, led by the largest cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), surged on Tuesday to levels not seen in over a month in anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) imminent announcement of its first interest…