Tag: Digital

Getty Images to Release Photography NFTs with Candy Digital

Getty Images is gearing up to launch new photography NFTs to individual collectors. Through its partnership with Candy Digital, the visual content creator, Getty Images, will turn photographs from its 1970s music and culture collection into NFTs. The new collection follows a partnership forged between Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) and Candy Digital in May 2022. At the time, the CEO of Candy Digital, Scott Lawin, argued that the partnership will “creatively bring these iconic and rare photographs from the last two centuries to life for people to experience and collect…

WeChat integrates digital yuan into its payment platform

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WeChat, China’s leading social networking and payment app, has added the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), to its payment services, according to reports in local media. The move aims to help broaden the appeal of the digital yuan. WeChat now supports the fast payment function of the digital yuan wallet, making it the second payment platform to do so after Alipay. This feature enables users to use the digital yuan for payments on certain WeChat mini-programs and other platforms. The pilot version of the digital yuan application’s “Wallet Quick…

China’s WeChat adds support for digital yuan payments 

WeChat has joined the growing list of Chinese platforms supporting the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan (e-CNY). The move is expected to boost digital yan adoption in the country.  WeChat, a Chinese social media, instant messaging and payments solution from the stables of Tencent, has integrated the digital yuan into its platform, joining the growing list of firms and merchants that already support the CBDC. Per sources close to the matter, via WeChat, Chinese residents can now pay their utility bills and other goods and services…

Iran completes pre-pilot phase of central bank digital currency

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Iran is moving forward with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) plans, completing preliminary research for the launch of a potential digital rial. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has successfully completed a pre-pilot phase in the development of Iran’s CBDC, according to an official statement by CBI’s research arm, the Monetary and Banking Research Institute (MBRI). Mohammad Reza Mani Yekta, head of the CBI office for supervising payment systems, announced the news at the ninth annual conference on electronic banking and payment systems on Feb. 20. He noted that…

Voyager Digital dumps 1,449 ETH as the SEC opposes the $1b Binance US takeover deal

On Mar. 4, Voyager Digital, the bankrupt crypto broker, sold 1,449 ethereum (ETH) via Wintermute, a crypto market maker and a proprietary trading platform, and received 2.25m USDC, a stablecoin. Voyager Digital is selling tokens Per onchain data on Mar. 4, Voyager Digital remains one of the largest crypto whales. The broker holds 148,774 ETH worth over $233.5m, 5.17t SHIB, worth $57.78m, 1.44m LINK estimated at $10m, and other tokens and coins, including avalanche (AVAX) and STMX. The liquidation comes when ETH prices are under pressure, sliding from recent highs…

Galaxy Digital Report Predicts Bitcoin NFT Market Could Reach $4.5 Billion by 2025 – Bitcoin News

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As the number of Bitcoin-based Ordinal inscriptions nears the 300,000 mark, Galaxy Digital’s research team published a report on the subject that says the market size of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) built on Bitcoin could reach $4.5 billion over the next two years. The researchers at Galaxy think that new use cases stemming from the inscription trend will “drive growing interest and adoption” for bitcoin. Galaxy Researchers Explore the Potential Use Cases of Bitcoin-Based Ordinal Inscriptions and NFTs At the time of writing, there are more than 288,000 Ordinal inscriptions hosted…

Top US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Acquires Digital Asset Manager With Goal of ‘Bridging the Gap’ to Institutions

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Top US crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired a digital asset manager in an effort to expand further into the institutional investor space. Coinbase purchased One River Digital Asset Management (ORDAM), a subsidiary of One River Asset Management, according to a new press release. ORDAM will now operate as Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM), an independent subsidiary of the US-based crypto exchange. Greg Tusar, Coinbase’s head of institutional product, tells Bloomberg that the acquisition is about strengthening ties with institutions. “This is about wanting to bring more institutional capital into the world…

Digital Assets Under Management 5.25% Higher in February — Grayscale Still ‘Most Dominant Player’ – Featured Bitcoin News

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The value of digital assets under management (AUM) for digital asset investment products in February rose to $28.3 billion, the highest number recorded since May 2022, according to Cryptocompare stats. The increase came against the background of rising U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions against crypto industry players. Bitcoin and ethereum continue to account for the lion’s share of the digital assets under management. Highest AUM Since May The total U.S. dollar value of digital assets under management (AUM) in February rose to $28.3 billion up from approximately…

India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Will Act as Alternative to Cryptocurrency, Says RBI Official – Featured Bitcoin News

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An official of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), says that the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) will act as an alternative to cryptocurrency. He stressed that the digital rupee must possess all the attributes of physical currency, including anonymity. India’s CBDC Update Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Executive Director Ajay Kumar Choudhary provided some updates on India’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) during an interview with CNBC-TV18 on Friday. The Indian central bank is exploring the offline functionality of the digital rupee, Choudhary conveyed. Noting…

Coinbase Acquires One River Digital to Expand Institutional Access to Crypto Assets – Exchanges Bitcoin News

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired One River Digital Asset Management, an institutional digital asset manager and registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This acquisition allows Coinbase “to expand institutional access to digital assets,” the crypto exchange said. Coinbase Expanding Institutional Access to Crypto Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced Friday that it has acquired One River Digital Asset Management (ORDAM), a subsidiary of One River Asset Management. ORDAM is an institutional digital asset manager and registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). One River Digital…