SCB rolled out a convenient and inexpensive stablecoin wallet that is sure to appeal to tourists in Thailand. Thai fintech SCB 10X has launched a wallet to enable the use of US dollar- and Thai baht-pegged stablecoins. The Rubie Wallet is being trialed by foreign visitors at the Devcon event in Bangkok while it is...Continue Reading

The program will last for 30 days and points will be convertible to Arkham’s native token, ARKM.  Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence has started a points program to woo traders to its newly launched a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, according to a Nov. 14 announcement. Traders can earn points from trading spot crypto and perpetual futures...Continue Reading

According to EDX Markets, its average daily volume rose by 59% over the third quarter of 2024.  Crypto exchange EDX Markets has seen trading activity take off on its platform in 2024, reporting over $36 billion in volume since January from institutional clients.  According to the exchange, its average daily volume rose by 59% over...Continue Reading

Summer Mersinger, a Republican CFTC commissioner who has urged the regulatory to take a more accommodating stance on crypto, is among those under consideration President-elect Donald Trump‘s transition team is considering current and former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officials to chair the financial regulatory agency, according to Reuters News. The CFTC plays a crucial...Continue Reading

US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, in 2022 for laundering Bitcoin connected to the Bitfinex exchange. Ilya Lichtenstein, one of the individuals who admitted to being behind the 2016 hack of the crypto exchange Bitfinex, has been sentenced to five years in prison. In a Nov. 14 hearing in the United...Continue Reading

President-elect Trump has vowed to fire SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and replace him with a more crypto-friendly SEC head.  18 US states have filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chairman Gary Gensler, accusing the financial regulator of “gross government overreach” against the nascent crypto industry. The joint lawsuit against the...Continue Reading

Doodles was a hit on OpenSeas and is making its way as a media franchise with product partnership and a new film.  McDonald’s is bullish on Doodles, the media franchise that began as a non-fungible token (NFT) project. “McCafé x Doodles Holiday cups coming 11/18,” McDonald’s and Doodles have both confirmed in recent posts on...Continue Reading

The Tether-US dollar stablecoin’s market capitalization has topped $126 billion, as approximately $7 billion in new USDt was minted. Stablecoin issuer Tether has revealed a real-world asset tokenization platform dubbed “Hadron,” which allows businesses, asset managers, and nation-states to issue and manage digital asset tokens for real-world financial instruments. According to Tether, users can tokenize...Continue Reading

As wealth inequality widens the generational divide, fractionalized real estate tokens emerge as a promising avenue for younger investors to enter the property market.  Opinion by Denis Petrovcic, co-founder and CEO of Blocksquare. Wealth is becoming one of the most significant indicators of the generational divide, with real estate investing overwhelmingly dominated by the most...Continue Reading

A new Ethereum whale recently bought 18,000 ETH. Is it a sign that ETH’s rally will continue? Ether (ETH) demonstrated a strong 29% impulse move last week as it broke above $3,000 for the first time since August. However, its bullish momentum has slowed despite Bitcoin (BTC) moving by 13% over the past few days....Continue Reading