Tag: Digital

Banking Giant HSBC Files Trademarks for a Wide Range of Digital Currency and Metaverse Products – Featured Bitcoin News

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Banking giant HSBC has filed trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a wide range of digital currency products and services, including those related to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). HSBC’s Trademark Applications for Crypto-Related Products and Services HSBC has filed two crypto-related trademark applications for its name and logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Mike Kondoudis, a USPTO-licensed trademark attorney, noted in a tweet Friday that HSBC’s trademark applications indicate the bank’s plans for a number of digital products…

Monthly NFT Sales Are 80% Lower Than Last Year, Digital Collectibles Interest Plummeted in 2022 – Bitcoin News

Like most crypto projects this year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) felt the pain of 2022’s crypto winter as sales are down a great deal and blue-chip NFTs have been slashed in value. For instance, last month, there was roughly $534 million in NFT sales compared to the $2.77 billion in NFT sales sold in Dec. 2021. The NFT Industry Takes a Hit in 2022 — Sales and Google Searches Down Significantly 2022 hasn’t been kind to non-fungible token (NFT) holders, and statistics show that interest in the subject has dropped a…

ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023 – Finance Bitcoin News

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a new report on the progress of its investigation into the possible launch of a digital euro. The research will continue next year with the regulator planning to make a decision whether to proceed to the realization of the project in the fall of 2023. ECB to Develop Rules for Digital Euro Distribution Through Intermediaries The eurozone’s central bank has released a second report on the advance of the investigation phase of its project to issue a digital version of the common European…

Digital euro settlement, distribution options detailed in latest progress report

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Progress continues on the creation of a digital euro, and the European Central Bank (ECB) has documented it in a second progress report that described design and distribution options recently approved by its governing council. The report considered four crucial issues, roughly in keeping with the timeline the ECB set for itself that tentatively culminates in a decision on whether to transition from the investigation to the realization phase of work in Q3 2023. The report outlined the roles of the Eurosystem and intermediaries and established that supervised intermediaries would…

Private Banks to Manage Future Digital Euro Wallets, Transactions

“Their responsibilities would include offering user-facing services, such as opening accounts or wallets, payment instruments and onboarding and offboarding, encompassing know-your-customer and anti-money laundering checks. They would also provide devices or interfaces to pay with a digital euro in physical stores, online or person-to-person,” the report said. Source

Consumers are crypto-curious —one in five own digital currency: Accenture

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Over the last year, the crypto space has endured lasting market volatility and scandals, which have negatively affected consumer trust in the industry. However, an end-of-the-year report from Accenture revealed that consumers are still holding crypto – and for the long term. According to Accenture’s 2022 Global Consumer Payments report, while many consumers still prefer traditional payment methods such as cash or credit card, one in five surveyed consumers now own a cryptocurrency. For those that hold crypto 28% say the choice to enter the crypto space is due to…

Busan city drops global crypto exchanges from its digital exchange plans

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Busan, the blockchain city of South Korea, has moved a step closer to forming a local crypto exchange, but it has dropped most of the global centralized exchange partners. The drastic decision comes in the wake of the recent colossal failure of centralized exchanges. The city announced the steering committee comprising 18 local blockchain experts but none of the five exchanges that had agreed earlier this year to assist the city in establishing its first official digital asset exchange. The five exchanges included Binance, Crypto.com, Gate.io, Huobi Global and FTX.…

Voyager Digital Accepts Bid from Binance.US to Acquire Its Assets

Binance is set to make a $10 million deposit, while also promising to help Voyager cover other expenses up to a maximum of $15 million.  Bankrupt crypto lender, Voyager Digital, has announced an agreement with crypto exchange Binance.US that will see the latter acquire its assets. The agreement was shared moments earlier, via a press release with the deal reportedly worth $1.022 billion. According to Voyager Digital, it found Binance.US to have offered the “highest and best bid for its assets.” This was after carefully reviewing all bids and determining…

Binance.US set to acquire Voyager Digital assets for $1B

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According to a new press release published on Dec. 19, cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US will acquire assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital for $1.022 billion. After a review of strategic options, the firm said that Binance.US represented the “highest and best bid for its assets.” The $1.022-billion bid consists of the fair market value of Voyager’s cryptocurrency portfolio at a to-be-determined date in the future, along with an additional consideration equal to $20 million of incremental value. “The Company’s claims against Three Arrows Capital remain with the bankruptcy estate, and…