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Wrapped Bitcoin Tops $1B After 900% Increase In Two Months

October 8, 2020

The recent DeFi bull-cycle has pushed the total value locked (TVL) of popular Bitcoin (BTC) tokenization protocol Wrapped BTC (WBTC) up by 900% to surpass $1 billion. The milestone comes four weeks...

Ex Morgan Stanley Exec Joins Gemini Crypto Exchange

October 8, 2020

Ex Morgan Stanley exec joins Gemini crypto exchange. Major American cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is expanding the company's business in the Asia-Pacific region with a new high-profile recruit. Andy Meehan, ...

Grammy-Nominated Record Producer Jumps On The Bitcoin Bandwagon

October 8, 2020

Grammy-nominated record producer jumps on the bitcoin bandwagon. Murda Beatz, known for his popular music collaborations with Drake, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, and others, has purchased Bitcoin. Announcing t...

Square Makes Massive Bet on Bitcoin, Buys 4K BTC Worth $50 Million

October 8, 2020

Square Inc., a payments company founded and run by Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, has made a significant purchase of a little over 4,700 bitcoins worth nearly $50 million. Having met financial obligations to share...

South Korea’s CBDC Will Begin Distribution Phase Next Year

October 7, 2020

South Korea's CBDC will begin distribution phase next year. The South Korean central bank announced today that it will start the distribution phase of its central bank digital currency, or CBDC, pilot scheme ...

Cloudbet Introduces Second Major Stablecoin With USDC

October 7, 2020

Cloudbet introduces second major stablecoin with USDC. USD Coin was added to the portfolio of coins available to customers by the innovative crypto sportsbook and casino, marking the operator's second major s...

Google Cloud Joins EOS Blockhain Community

October 7, 2020

Google Cloud has joined the EOS blockchain community with the intent of becoming a block producer. This would require approval of the EOS community. EOS, which has often been criticized for excessive cent...

China-Based Notaries Use Blockchain To Manage Client’s Cases

October 6, 2020

China-based notaries use blockchain to manage client's cases. After its launch in January, 40 companies have used Shanghai's blockchain-powered notary platform to handle over 3,000 cases. The "Hui Cun" platf...

DBS And Standard Chartered To Launch Blockchain Platform To Fight Trade Finance Fraud

October 6, 2020

DBS and Standard Chartered to launch blockchain platform to fight trade finance fraud. DBS and Standard Chartered have completed the proof-of-concept of their blockchain trade finance platform called the Trad...

Binance’s Partnership Talks with Japanese TaoTao Fail

October 6, 2020

Crypto exchange giant, Binance has failed to enter into an agreement with the Japanese digital asset platform, TaoTao for establishing a local joint venture. Reported by Coindesk on Tuesday, the negotiations...