Stablecoin issuer Circle has partnered with Sony Block Solutions Labs to introduce USDC to Soneium, the Japanese tech giant’s recently launched public Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain. The partnership, revealed on September 16, will see Soneium integrate Circle's Bridged USDC...
Recent data from blockchain analytics firm IntoTheBlock (ITB) reveals a significant surge in Bitcoin outflows from exchanges, with approximately $750 million in assets withdrawn on September 10, 2024. This marks the largest net outflow of Bitcoin (BTC) since May,...
Bitcoin is currently suffering from an identity crisis. Though initially conceived as a decentralized, peer-to-peer electronic cash system, the cryptocurrency has evolved to embody two distinct, sometimes conflicting identities: a store of value akin to "digital gold" and a...
Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has continued to pursue its Bitcoin accumulation strategy aggressively. The company recently purchased 38.464 Bitcoin, valued at approximately 300 million yen ($2 million), bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 398.832 BTC, worth around 3.75 billion...
HTX (formerly Huobi) has announced that it will be removing several USDD trading pairs following recent concerns about the stablecoin's backing and significant collateral withdrawals by the TRON DAO Reserve. In a press release dated September 9, the crypto...
The Spanish multinational banking giant BBVA has begun offering Circle’s USDC stablecoin to its high-profile clients in its Swiss division. BBVA’s institutional and private banking clients in Switzerland can now manage USDC alongside their traditional investments on a single...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has highlighted Japan as a critical market for the company's stablecoin plans, emphasizing the country's supportive regulatory environment. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Garlinghouse emphasized the global potential for stablecoins and Ripple's ambitions to...
Current State of Ethereum Exchange Reserves Ethereum’s exchange reserves—the amount of the cryptocurrency held on exchanges, centralized or decentralized—have hit historic lows over the past few months. Between May and June 2024, over $3 billion worth of Ether was...
Crypto ATMs were introduced as a promising solution to help boost the adoption of digital currencies by encouraging their use in day-to-day transactions. These machines allow users to buy and sometimes sell cryptocurrencies using cash or credit cards and...
Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, will start offering the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, to its customers by early 2025. Anatoly Popov, Deputy Chief Executive of Sberbank, reportedly confirmed the bank's involvement, alongside around 20 other...
