Six commercial UAE and Saudi Arabian banks have joined a digital currency project meant for cross-border interbank transactions. Six commercial banks from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have joined a digital currency project, major Saudi Arabian financial news portal Argaam reports on Feb. 5 Referring to comments from the UAE central bank […]
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Crypto exchanges have reportedly started the year with smaller trading volumes, marking new lows that have not been recorded since 2017. Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges have dipped to new lows in January, according to an analysis published by crypto and blockchain research firm Diar on Feb. 4. Since the beginning of the year, digital […]
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sponsored Multi-blockchain crypto collectible game will celebrate the Chinese New Year with new creatures and surprises. The players will get red envelopes as traditional gifts. Decentralized crypto collectible game Blockchain Cuties, which is already available on three different blockchain platforms — Ethereum, EOS and Tron — has announced a celebration of Chinese New Year for […]
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Predictive analytics firm Endor has onboarded Charles Hoskinson, who will deliver guidance and counsel in respect to the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries. Cardano (ADA) CEO and Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Charles Hoskinson has joined predictive analytics firm Endor. The company announced the appointment in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 4. Established in 2014, […]
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American retail corporation Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary Medici will assist the municipality of Tulum to create a land registry system. Retail giant Overstock.com’s blockchain-based land registry subsidiary has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Mexico to develop a digital land records platform. The news was revealed in a press release published by Nasdaq on Feb. […]
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Social media giant Facebook has reportedly acquired a blockchain startup, marking an apparent first for the company. Social media network Facebook has reportedly acquired Chainspace in its first apparent blockchain-related acquisition, Cheddar reports on Feb. 4. Sources purportedly told Cheddar that Facebook acquired Chainspace, a small blockchain startup, in an ‘acquihire,’ or an acquisition of […]
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Bitcoin has remained stable over the past 7 days, some cryptos are seeing moderate gains. Monday, Feb. 4 — crypto markets have continued trading sideways over the past 24 hours, while Bitcoin (BTC) has been reasonably stable over the past 7 days, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Market visualization from Coin360 The major cryptocurrency Bitcoin […]
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Swiss-based crypto bank Seba partners with bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG to implement its Finstar system as their open-banking platform. Switzerland-based crypto bank Seba Crypto AG has signed an agreement with Swiss mortgage bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG to use its core banking system, Finstar, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports on Jan. 31. The partnership will allow for […]
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The new president of the Swiss Crypto Valley Association declared that the crypto winter has damaged Switzerland’s position as a global blockchain hub. The recently elected president of the Swiss Crypto Valley Association (CVA), Daniel Haudenschild, declared that the crypto bear market has damaged Switzerland’s position as a global blockchain hub. Haudenschild made his comments […]
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Béatrice Collot, Head of Global Trade at HSBC, said that transparency and instantaneity are two central strengths of blockchain. Transparency and instantaneity are the main strengths of blockchain technology, an HSBC executive claimed in an interview with French business and tech journal L’Usine Digitale, Feb. 4. Béatrice Collot, Head of Global Trade and Receivable Finance […]
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