The head of the bank’s Onyx Digital Assets platform, Tyrone Lobban said there is added caution post-FTX, but JPMorgan’s strategy hasn’t at all changed. Source
Tokenization Is 'Killer App' for TradFi: JPMorgan
Month: April 2023
‘Not the Right Time to Stop’ Rate Hikes, ECB Chief Economist Says – Finance Bitcoin News
Current indicators suggest the European Central Bank (ECB) should raise the interest rate in May, the monetary authority’s chief economist said. Future increases will depend on the economic data but this is still not the right time to stop, according to Philip Lane who believes the bank has to bring inflation back to the 2% target “in a timely manner.” Leaving Interest Rate at Current Level Would Be ‘Inappropriate’ Despite Falling Inflation, Lane Says Inflation in the euro area has dropped significantly between October, when it peaked at 10.6%, and…
CoinList Set to List SUI as Mainnet Launch Date Approaches
The Sui Network is adjudged to be a protocol that makes digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible to everyone. American token launchpad and trading platform CoinList is set to list SUI, the native token of the much anticipated Sui Blockchain network. As announced by the trading platform, the listing will take place on May 3 which will coincide with the scheduled date that the Sui network will be launching its mainnet. “Our mission at CoinList is to empower builders at any stage in their journey, and connect them…
Deutsche Bank Posts Q1 2023 Results to Earn 11th Consecutive Quarterly Profit amid Global Banking Crisis
German banking powerhouse Deutsche Bank posted commendable Q1 2023 figures and remained on track to outperform revenue growth targets. Deutsche Bank registered its 11th straight quarterly profit according to its Q1 2023 earnings report released Thursday. For the period-ended March 31st, the German banking giant posted a net profit of 1.158 billion euros, or $1.28 billion. In addition, Deutsche’s net profit attributable to shareholders also comfortably surpassed the consensus estimate of 864.54 million euros, up from Q1 2022’s 1.06 billion euros. Deutsche’s first-quarter revenue came in at 7.7 billion euros, up from the…
First Mover Americas: Lots of Bitcoin Futures Traders Cash Out
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 27, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Source
DAO of DeFi Protocol PancakeSwap Votes For “Aggressive Reduction” of CAKE Token Inflation
The “version 2.5” tokenomics proposal would move CAKE toward a “deflationary model” by slashing the token rewards paid to traders and stakers by over 68%. The so-called CAKE “emissions” on Syrup Pool, PancakeSwap’s main liquidity pool on BNB Smart Chain, would drop by 94% under the proposal. Source
Standard Chartered’s Zodia raises $36M
Global banks continue to expand their cryptocurrency-related capabilities, with the British multinational bank Standard Chartered raising new funding for its crypto platform Zodia. Standard Chartered-backed crypto custody subsidiary Zodia Custody has raised $36 million in a new series A funding round, Bloomberg reported on April 27. Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings has led the fundraise, becoming Zodia’s second-largest shareholder, Zodia Custody CEO Julian Sawyer reportedly said. Prior to the funding round, London-headquartered Zodia was backed exclusively by Standard Chartered and Northern Trust, with Standard Chartered owning a 90% stake in…
Bitcoin advocate cracks known 12-word seed phrase in minutes
A systems architect cracked a seed phrase and won a 100,000 Satoshi bounty, or 0.001 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $29, in just under half an hour. Cointelegraph spoke to Andrew Fraser in Boston, who underscored how critical it is to keep a Bitcoin wallet seed phrase secure and offline. A seed phrase or recovery phrase is a string of random words generated when a wallet is created that can access the wallet, similar to a master key. Fraser brute forced a 12-word seed phrase that Bitcoin educator “Wicked Bitcoin” shared on…
Cross-Chain Bridge Stargate's Volume Soars as Airdrop Hunters Set Sights on LayerZero Token
Volume on the Stargate cross-chain bridge has surged by 30% in the past 24-hours as investors attempt to meet the criteria for a rumored LayerZero airdrop. Source
BTC Price’s Negative Correlation With Dollar Index Strengthens Ahead of U.S. GDP Data
“The market eyes growth at 2% – shouldn’t move markets too intently given the backward nature of the data point – would need to be a big beat/miss to the move rates expectations and the USD, gold, Nasdaq,” Chris Weston, head of research at foreign-exchange brokerage Pepperstone, said in a tweet. Source