UBS Digital Cash Pilot Completes, Paving the Way for Blockchain Payments

November 9, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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UBS has unveiled a major breakthrough with UBS Digital Cash, a blockchain-based solution poised to revolutionize cross-border payments. UBS Digital Cash: A Blockchain-Driven Shift in Global Payments Financial giant UBS announced on Thursday the successful pilot of UBS Digital Cash, a blockchain-based multi-currency payment solution aimed at enhancing transparency, efficiency, and control in cross-border transactions […]

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Tether’s Investment Arm Announces Completion of Funding for Middle Eastern Crude Oil Trade

November 8, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Tether’s Investment division is announcing the financing of a $45 million physical crude oil transaction between a major oil company and a commodity trader. In a new announcement, the USDT-stablecoin issuer says that this transaction is Tether Investments’ first crude oil transaction in the Middle Eastern region, marking Tether’s expanding role in global commodities trading. […]

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JPMorgan Set to Launch Instant Settlement for Euro-Dollar Conversions

November 7, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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The bank’s token, JPM Coin, which already processes $2 billion in transactions every day, will be used for the settlement processes. JPMorgan Leveraging Blockchain for Cross-Border Settlement JPMorgan, the largest bank in the U.S. has set out plans to provide quick settlement for currency exchanges between the dollar and the euro. Over time, the bank […]

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Google Cloud becomes main validator on Cronos blockchain

November 7, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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Google Cloud will contribute to Cronos’ decentralization and security, along with other notable validators like Crypto.com and Blockdaemon.

Google Cloud has become the main validator of the Cronos blockchain, showcasing the growing adoption of cryptocurrency by global technology giants.

As an expansion of its strategic partnership with Cronos Labs, Google Cloud will become the main validator on the blockchain, aiming to bring more technical innovation and increase developer adoption on the network.

The partnership is a sign of Google Cloud strengthening its commitment to the Web3 space, according to Rishi Ramchandani, the head of Web3 APAC at Google Cloud. He wrote:

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Web3 Gaming Hype Fizzles: Developer Blames Unrealistic Expectations

November 7, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Riccardo Sibani, Chief Product Officer (CPO) at the Web3 gaming platform My Neighbor Alice, believes the hype surrounding Web3 gaming has cooled due to unfulfilled promises and unrealistic expectations. Web3 Gaming Needs Time to Deliver on Promises Sibani, a blockchain developer, further argues that the mismatch between retail and traditional investor expectations has contributed to […]

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The future of money and backbone of globalization 2.0 is the cost of consensus

November 6, 2024 Coin Telegraph

The future of money is the cost of consensus, and the economy of the future will usher in the next era of globalization.

Opinion by Ben Lilly, managing partner and head of research at Jlabs Digital

When it comes to Ether, or even Bitcoin, for that matter, what is the most basic reason to hold it? Before reading on, take a moment to consider the reasons beyond the more routine motivations related to hedging and speculation.

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Cathie Wood Says Trump Victory Will Put Blockchain and Four Other Technologies on Steroids

November 6, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood thinks blockchain and a handful of other technology sectors could grow under a Donald Trump administration. Wood says in a new YouTube video that federal deregulation could drive tech innovation. “If Trump’s elected and they do the decreasing regulation, getting government spending down, and expectations of government spending [is] down, […]

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BBVA Debuts Tokenized Fund in Spain’s Sandbox

November 4, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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BBVA is launching a tokenized fund integrated into the Spanish securities regulator’s sandbox. The fund will be open only to BBVA employees to research the benefits of applying blockchain technology to these applications. BBVA to Experiment With First Blockchain Tokenized Fund Tradfi institutions are now open to testing decentralized technologies and applying them to existing […]

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Stablecoin Issuer Tether’s USDT Potentially Seeing Rise in Adoption in Sanctioned Countries: Report

November 3, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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The world’s largest stablecoin by market cap is reportedly potentially seeing a rise in adoption amongst sanctioned nations. Citing data from market intelligence platform Chainalysis, Bloomberg reports that stablecoin issuer Tether’s USDT is seeing increased usage at time zones correlated with major cities in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including sanctioned nations such […]

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Banking Giant UBS Rolls Out Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum (ETH)

November 3, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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UBS Asset Management is unveiling its first tokenized investment fund on the leading smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH). In a statement, the global wealth manager and multinational investment bank says the UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (uMINT) will be made available through authorized distribution partners. The Swiss firm with over $5.7 trillion in […]

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