Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks – Finance Bitcoin News
The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary authority...
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NFT Analytics Platform Cryptoslam Raises $9M From Animoca Brands, Mark Cuban, Sound Ventures – Finance Bitcoin News
On Wednesday, the non-fungible token (NFT) data and analytics platform Cryptoslam raised $9 million in a capital funding round led...
Nasdaq-Listed Company to Pay Dividends in Bitcoin at the Option of Shareholders – Finance Bitcoin News
A Nasdaq-listed company has announced that shareholders can receive dividends in bitcoin. The company claims to be the first one...
Moneygram Invests in Crypto ATM Operator — CEO Bullish on Opportunities Crypto Offers – Finance Bitcoin News
Moneygram has completed an investment in cryptocurrency ATM operator Coinme. “At Moneygram, we continue to be bullish on the vast...
Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Raises $300 Million, Firm’s Post-Money Valuation Taps $13.3 Billion – Finance Bitcoin News
Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea announced the firm has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round led...
Sberbank Launches First Blockchain ETF in Russia – Finance Bitcoin News
Russian banking giant Sberbank has presented the country’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) giving investors access to the blockchain space. The...
Defi Portfolio Tracking Startup Debank Raises $25M From Sequoia China, Crypto.com, Circle – Finance Bitcoin News
Jamie Redman Jamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman...
Bank of Russia to Collect Data on Crypto-Related Transactions Between Individuals – Finance Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) plans to obtain information from commercial banks pertaining to some money transfers between private...
Bank of Russia Wants to Restrict Crypto Investments by Blocking Card Payments, Report Reveals – Finance Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Russia is currently reviewing various ways to prevent Russians from investing in cryptocurrency. One the options...
Mutual Bank in New Jersey to Give Customers the Ability to Buy, Sell and Hold Cryptocurrency – Finance Bitcoin News
Manasquan Bank, a mutual community bank in New Jersey serving residents since 1874, has announced it is partnering with the...
Visa Partners With 60 Crypto Platforms to Let Consumers Spend Digital Currency at 80 Million Merchants – Finance Bitcoin News
Visa’s head of crypto has revealed that the payments giant has partnered with about 60 leading crypto platforms “to launch...
Defi Marketplace and NFT Platform Arcade Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding Round – Finance Bitcoin News
The decentralized finance (defi) marketplace, non-fungible token (NFT) financialization platform, and lending application Arcade has announced the company has closed...
Bank of Russia Sees No Place for Crypto in Financial Market, Finalizes Digital Ruble Prototype – Finance Bitcoin News
In advance of presenting its comprehensive view on crypto regulations, the Central Bank of Russia has indicated that it sees...
Kraken Ventures Raises $65 Million to Invest in Web3, Defi, Blockchain Startups and Protocols – News Bitcoin News
The independent investment fund led by Kraken alumni that’s focused on early-stage companies and protocols, Kraken Ventures, announced the successful...
Lending Platform Ledn Launching Bitcoin-Backed Mortgage Product, Raises $70 Million – Finance Bitcoin News
Global digital asset savings and credit platform Ledn has announced the upcoming launch of a bitcoin-backed mortgage product, calling it...
Russia to Allow Foreign Residents to Own and Use Digital Ruble – Finance Bitcoin News
The central bank of Russia intends to ensure that the digital ruble is convertible to foreign currencies and can be...
Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial – Finance Bitcoin News
Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of...
Visa Launches Crypto Advisory Services — Says ‘Digital Currencies Are Taking Greater Hold in Popular Consciousness’ – Finance Bitcoin News
Payments giant Visa has launched global crypto advisory services. The company’s executive says: “We’ve seen a material shift in our...
Amex, Visa, Citi, Paypal Invest in Crypto Transaction Monitoring and Forensics Platform – Finance Bitcoin News
American Express’ Amex Ventures, Visa, Citi Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Jump Capital, Marshall Wace, Block (formerly Square Inc.), and Paypal...
Bank of Russia Rejects Provision of Crypto-Related Financial Services – Finance Bitcoin News
Russia’s central bank has voiced opposition to the provision of financial services related to cryptocurrencies. The monetary authority believes such...
El Salvador’s President Tells Peter Schiff Benefit of Switching Gold Reserves to Bitcoin – Finance Bitcoin News
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has revealed that his country holds 44,106 oz. of gold in its reserves...
ECB Paper Marks Success Factors for CBDCs, Digital Euro – Finance Bitcoin News
A paper published by the European Central Bank (ECB) discusses various conditions for successful implementation of central bank digital currencies...
