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Ripple Partners With Onafriq to Enable Faster Cross Border Payments to Africa
Ripple and the Africa-focused payment fintech startup Onafriq recently said they are collaborating to enable crypto-based cross-border payments between Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the U.K., and Australia. Using…
Swan Bitcoin to Terminate Accounts Interacting With Bitcoin Mixing Services
Swan Bitcoin, a bitcoin exchange platform, announced recently that it would terminate accounts of users directly interacting with mixing services. The company explained that this was due to the pressure from banking institutions after the…
CVM Chief: Brazilian CBDC Drex to ‘Kill’ Many Cryptocurrencies
João Pedro Nascimento, president of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), believes that drex, the Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), will “kill” many cryptocurrencies. While established…
Blackrock Outlines Why SEC ‘Must’ Approve Spot Ethereum ETFs
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has outlined why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “must” approve spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Nasdaq, which has filed with the SEC to list…
Latam Insights: Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges Still Allowed to Operate in Brazil, Lightning Strikes…
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Central Bank of Brazil confirms that unlicensed exchanges can still operate in the country; El…
Blackrock Confirms News of XRP ETF Filing Is Fake
Rumors circulated on Monday that Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has registered to launch an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF), following its registration of a spot ether ETF. However, Blackrock quickly denied the rumor,…
Solana, Avalanche, Chainlink Tumble 8%-12% as Crypto Rally Cools Amid Fake BlackRock XRP Trust…
A fake BlackRock XRP Trust filing roiled the crypto market during U.S. afternoon hours, weighing on altcoins as the crypto rally cooled.
Under New Leadership, Terraform Labs Acquires Cross-Chain Analytics Firm Pulsar Finance
In a recent development, Terraform Labs has completed the acquisition of Pulsar Finance, a firm specializing in cross-chain analytics and portfolio management. The acquisition occurs as Terraform’s former CEO Do Kwon remains…
Polymarket Bets Favor Trump for GOP Nomination With an 81% Chance of Winning
This week, the blockchain-based forecasting platform Polymarket’s figures indicate that Donald Trump is leading the race for the Republican nomination in July 2024. Trump is ahead of a group of 13 contenders, which includes a few not…
CPI Report Tuesday Could Provide Next Bitcoin Catalyst
The U.S. government tomorrow will report on October inflation data.