Taiwan central bank starting wholesale CBDC trials, but not in a rush to launch coingeek.com 12 July 2024 09:20, UTC The Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Yang Chin-long, has said that central bank digital currency (CBDC) is not a race or an international competition, and the central bank…
Ant Group’s blockchain units increased registered capital to $500M coingeek.com 12 July 2024 04:33, UTC Ant Group, the Chinese giant behind the world’s largest mobile payment platform, Alipay, has expanded the registered capital of its two blockchain subsidiaries to 3.6 billion yuan. The move was first reported by Chinese ‘crypto’ news outlet ODaily, but…
Exclusive: Bank of Israel waiting for digital euro ahead of digital shekel launch reuters.com + 1 more 10 July 2024 11:37, UTC JERUSALEM, July 10 (Reuters) – The Bank of Israel (BOI) remains committed to plans for a digital shekel currency to improve Israel’s payments system and foster innovation, but is unlikely to launch…
Web3 infrastructure startup ThirdFi secures $2m in token funding backed by Chainlink crypto.news 10 July 2024 13:12, UTC Distributed web3 infrastructure startup ThirdFi has raised $2 million in token funding backed by Chainlink, Techstars, and others. ThirdFi, a web3 infrastructure startup aimed at making decentralized finance more accessible via API, has secured $2 million…
Crypto Investment Firm Hypersphere Unveils $130M Market Fund coindesk.com 10 July 2024 13:31, UTC The Atlas fund is staffed by alums of high-frequency trading firm Millennium and hedge fund Bridgewater. Hypersphere intends to employ the multimanager approach used at Millennium and Bridgwater to provide investors with niche trading strategies while keeping volatility low. Cryptocurrency…
Standard Chartered’s crypto arm eyes buying billionaire’s crypto OTC firm: Report cointelegraph.com 10 July 2024 07:50, UTC cointelegraph.com
Tesla's $5.7 Billion Blow to Short Sellers: Stock Surge Fuel Gains Amid Potential Bitcoin Accumulation cryptoglobe.com 10 July 2024 07:34, UTC Tesla (TSLA) has emerged as a top performer in the S&P 500, inflicting significant losses on short sellers who have bet against the electric vehicle manufacturer that has invested in Bitcoin. Since releasing…
