Tag: Digital

Kazakhstan central bank reviews digital tenge pilot successes, next steps

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The digital tenge, Kazakhstan’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), has been declared a success after a month-long pilot project. A host of business, regulatory and technical improvements are lined up for it in 2024. During its pilot run, the digital tenge was used to provide schoolchildren with free lunches in Almaty through the local Onay! card, which was originally designed for use in the transit system. The Kazpost postal system operator served as the intermediary for those transactions. Plastic cards were issued to members of focus groups by four local…

Worldcoin expands, Saudi Aramco considers digital assets, and more

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Traditional financial firms are increasingly connecting services, portfolios and operations with digital assets, taking advantage of the crypto winter to build and find a market fit for crypto-related solutions. Recent examples include Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm, DWS, which announced a new venture with Galaxy Digital and Flow Traders to jointly issue a euro-denominated stablecoin. In another development, oil company Saudi Aramco signed an agreement with financial services firm SBI Holdings about a possible collaboration on digital assets and co-investment in SBI’s digital asset portfolios. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom,…

Nearly Half of Crypto Users Rely on Digital Assets to Earn Extra Income

Binance surveyed 1,172 of its registered users in jurisdictions where it is allowed to operate and found that 45 percent rely on crypto to earn an extra income. Binance Holdings Ltd, the leading cryptocurrency exchange by daily traded volume and globally registered users, recently surveyed its registered users to understand top use cases for crypto assets. Notably, the cryptocurrency exchange conducted the survey on 1,172 randomly distributed in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. The survey happened between November 15, 2023, and December 6, 2023, on the…

Circle: 51% of Consumers Latin America Use Digital Assets for Purchases

Latin America has identified that regulated, blockchain-based financial services will soon be the order of the day. The world of finance, as we have it today, has changed drastically, and stablecoins and tokenized data may be at the center of this change. So much so, that what used to be a difficult task for businesses and private individuals, especially in international payments and settlements, has now become significantly easier. For clarity, transactions worth over $7 trillion were settled globally using stablecoins in 2022 alone.  Showing even more potential this year,…

Galaxy Digital CEO Expresses Bullish Sentiment On XRP

Galaxy Digital Chief Executive Officer Mike Novogratz has shared his recent optimistic view on XRP, its army, and Ripple, asserting that he was wrong about his earlier skepticism towards them. Related Reading: Analyst Places XRP As The Top Coin For The 2024-2025 Bull Run Mike Novogratz’s Recent View On XRP And Ripple The Galaxy CEO revealed his optimism about the XRP token in a recent podcast known as Real Vision on Sunday. He previously doubted the token’s potential because he believed it would not last in the crypto market.  Novogratz…

Digital asset investment inflows hit $43m in 11th consecutive week

According to a Dec. 11 CoinShares report, digital asset investment products have hit the 11th consecutive week of inflows at $43 million.  When comparing regions, Europe led with $43 million in inflows, while the U.S. followed with $14 million, half of which was allocated to short positions. Bitcoin as a focal point As stated in the report, Bitcoin (BTC) remains a crucial focus, attracting $20 million in inflows, bringing the year-to-date total to $1.7 billion. Notably, short positions on Bitcoin received $8.6 million in inflows, reflecting concerns about the sustainability…

Coinbase and Conio Partner to Bring Digital Assets to Italian Banks

The partnership between Coinbase and Conio is indicative of a larger trend in Europe that sees traditional banks and other financial institutions accepting cryptocurrencies more and more. The well-known US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and Conio, an Italian cryptocurrency wallet provider partly owned by two large Italian companies, have formed a new alliance. This partnership aims to make a variety of digital assets more easily accessible to banks and other financial institutions across Italy. Conio will make use of Coinbase Prime to provide institutional-grade liquidity support for crypto-friendly banks looking to…

Digital Asset Brokerage Nonco Raises $10M Seed Funding Led by Brian Brook’s Valor Capital and Hack VC

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Hive Digital says BTC miners bought last Dec have already paid themselves off

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Bitcoin (BTC) miner Hive Digital Technologies says the move to acquire a fleet of Bitmain mining rigs last year has already paid for itself, due in large part to a significant increase in the price of Bitcoin.  In a Dec. 8 statement, Hive Digital wrote that it had been acquiring mining rigs since the collapse of FTX, a decision it believes will put it in a favorable position for the upcoming Bitcoin halving, currently slated for April 2024. 276.3 Bitcoin produced from ASIC and GPU mining operations, representing an average…

On-Chain Diversified Indexes Set to Transform Digital Asset Investments

For advisors and their clients, on-chain products offer simple, diversified, accessible exposure to some of the most important themes in digital assets. For now, many of these themes (like DeFi, the Metaverse, crypto, or liquid staking) are not widely available off-chain. Furthermore, these products are available to previously underserved constituencies globally (except in jurisdictions that impose restrictions on such products). And while it is sometimes possible for users to replicate the basic strategies of our tokens independently, doing so would mean numerous transactions, associated transaction fees and sometimes burdensome tax…