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Ripple’s successful $500 million strategic funding round that valued the company at $40 billion reportedly included rare and stringent protections for investors. Guaranteed Returns and Put Options According to a Bloomberg report, Ripple’s successful $500 million strategic funding round, which valued the company at $40 billion, included unusual protections for investors. These concessions reportedly gave … Read more
Oobit has expanded its crypto payments platform to the United States, enabling Americans to connect self-custody wallets to pay at Visa-supported checkouts worldwide. Oobit Enters U.S. Market, Tapping Bakkt Infrastructure for Nationwide Coverage According to the note shared with Bitcoin.com News, Oobit’s expansion into the United States marks the company’s largest global rollout to date, … Read more
Blackrock has filed for the Ishares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, pulling institutional finance deeper into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) economy just as tens of millions of ETH sit locked in validators generating yield for participants. World’s Largest Asset Manager Steps Into Ethereum Yield Products With Staked ETH ETF Filing Blackrock is taking another swing at ethereum … Read more
Binance suspended an employee after an internal investigation found he misused insider information to post misleading content about a token launch on the company’s official futures account. Details of the Misconduct Binance announced on Dec. 8 that it had suspended an employee accused of using insider information for personal financial gain. The suspension followed an … Read more
A recent report by the Blockchain Research Lab examines the advantages of tokenized gold versus current leveraged paper gold platforms, predicting that tokenization will prompt gold investors to exit the legacy system and destabilize global gold institutions. Tokenized Gold to Cause Liquidity Crisis as Investors Shift The Facts A recent report by the Blockchain Research … Read more
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the Central Bank of Argentina prepares to allow banks to offer crypto services, Kraken implements local payments in Colombia, and YPF plans to accept crypto payments in Argentina. Central Bank of Argentina … Read more
According to metrics, the tally of ETH burned from fees has sailed past the 6 million mark, meaning that as of Dec. 7’s exchange rates, more than $18 billion in value has effectively gone up in smoke since the London hard fork on Aug. 5, 2021. ETH Bonfire Surpasses 6M ETH Since 2021’s London Upgrade … Read more
According to local media, the central bank is examining the possibility of issuing a new ruleset to allow banks to enter the cryptocurrency business. Local analysts say this would open the door for more people to use crypto and stablecoins. Report: Central Bank of Argentina Mulls Opening Banks to Crypto The Facts The Central Bank … Read more
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) slipped slightly this month, with total distributed value falling 1.09% as $268 million quietly exited the sector since the first of November. Worldwide RWA Value Eases Lower Tokenized RWAs—onchain versions of traditional financial (TradFi) instruments like treasuries, commodities, private credit, public equity, and corporate debt—continued expanding in breadth even as total … Read more
Pakistan announced plans to launch its first government-backed stablecoin as a key step in integrating virtual assets into its national economy. Regulatory Push Pakistan plans to launch its first government-backed stablecoin as part of a strategic effort to integrate virtual assets into the national economy, the country’s top regulator announced on Dec. 6. Bilal Bin … Read more