At the StarkWare Sessions 2023, Visa’s head of crypto business Cuy Sheffield said that the corporation aims to create a “muscle memory” to settlements by enabling clients to convert digital assets to fiat currency on its platform. In a fireside discussion during the conference, Sheffield said: “We’ve been testing how
Zodia Custody, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered, and SBI Digital Asset Holdings have come to an agreement to form a joint venture in Japan that would serve as a custodian for crypto assets for institutional customers in Japan. SBI Digital Asset Holdings (SBI DAH) and Zodia Custody, which has the
While in Sri Lanka this week to film an edition of his “Meet the Drapers” TV programme with local businesses, billionaire investor and venture capitalist Tim Draper allegedly sought to persuade the government and central bank to accept bitcoin. According to Bloomberg, on Tuesday the billionaire met with Sri Lankan
In order to settle a $38.6 million debt to the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), the once-prominent bitcoin miner Core Scientific signed an agreement to transfer 27,403 of its mining equipment to the latter. A few days before the holidays in 2022, the firm filed for bankruptcy. Over 27,000
The protracted bear market in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies led to a dramatic decrease in the value of WisdomTree’s digital asset holdings in the fourth quarter of 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the total value of the cryptocurrency funds managed by WisdomTree was $136 million. Down from $163 million
Overstock has a significant stake in the tZERO Crypto exchange, which will close on March 6 according to a tweet from the exchange on February 3. While the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other authorities determine the legal status of crypto assets. The business said it will
The first phase of Australia’s multi-year strategy to regulate Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies has been unveiled. Through this new approach, the government wants to make sure the regulation of cryptocurrencies safeguards users, according to Assistant Treasurer Stephan Jones. The release cites shoring up enforcement, boosting user protection, and creating a structure
Twitter users who regularly provide content might now start to feel rewarded for their efforts. The new CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk, revealed on Friday that content producers would soon begin getting a cut of the income earned by advertising that appears in their reply threads. No more details beyond
In a new class action lawsuit, Logan Paul and the NFT project CryptoZoo are accused of rug pull. In September 2021, the NFT-based game CryptoZoo was announced. With the promise of “an autonomous ecosystem” that would allow virtual ZooKeepers to purchase, sell, and trade exotic animals on the blockchain, hatching
The market has reached a point of no return. A new report on non-farm payrolls in the United States is now available. The number of individuals working in the U.S.’s industrial, construction, and retail sectors. The government statistics show that in January, a staggering 517k new employment were created. The
