“This transaction demonstrates how public blockchains are a powerful technology for financial institutions, making transactions faster and safer,” Niccolò Bardoscia, head of digital assets trading and investments at Intesa Sanpaolo, said in a LinkedIn post. Source
Javier Milei, the libertarian President of Argentina, has revealed the new policies that will be applied to cement the economic victories he has achieved in Argentina. In an interview, he stated that now, with the recent approval of the omnibus law, the country has reached phase two of its economic plan, which entails having zero […] Source CryptoX Portal
Nomura, a global financial services group, Laser Digital, a digital asset-based business, and GMO Internet, the parent company of stablecoin issuer GMO-Z, have partnered to explore the issuance of U.S. dollar and yen based stablecoins in Japan. The partnership also contemplates the development of a platform to offer stablecoin issuance services to other companies. Nomura, […] Source CryptoX Portal
Bitcoin’s fourth halving event has drawn significant attention to its comparison with gold regarding scarcity, as highlighted by Glassnode analysts. According to Glassnode, this event marked a historic moment where Bitcoin’s (BTC) issuance rate fell below that of gold for the first time, emphasizing a pivotal shift in the narrative surrounding the two assets. As reported, the halving event on Saturday reduced block subsidies, with the issuance dropping from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC per block. This translates to an issuance of approximately 450 bitcoin per day, further underlining the…
Tokenization company PV01, helmed by founders of crypto market maker B2C2, has completed its first tokenized bond sale under English law, the team said Tuesday, marking a crucial step towards a goal of creating a bond market on blockchain rails – including corporate debt. Source
Analysts at CryptoQuant found that Bitcoin demand from “permanent holders” has outpaced BTC issuance for the first time in history, adding fuel for the potential price rally. Bitcoin‘s demand from long-term holders has surged past issuance levels for the first time in the cryptocurrency’s history, according to a recent research report from CryptoQuant. The cohort of long-term holders is now adding around 200,000 BTCs per month, analysts say, adding that the figure is far exceeding the monthly issuance of approximately 28,000 BTC. Bitcoin issuance | Source: CryptoQuant Analysts at CryptoQuant…
Notably, Vitalik Buterin, the influential co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, is one of three members of the executive board of the Ethereum Foundation, according to its website. The organization is described as a “non-profit that supports the Ethereum ecosystem,” and part of a “larger community of organizations and individuals that fund protocol development, grow the ecosystem and advocate for Ethereum.” Source
The expansion to the Cosmos ecosystem, an interoperability network, is expected to boost the adoption of FRAX and sFRAX in diverse applications, including trading, savings, payments and collateral, while offering Cosmos users a decentralized alternative to USDC, the world’s second-largest dollar-pegged cryptocurrency. Source
A large part, 50.1% of STRK’s supply, has been allocated to the Starknet Foundation for community airdrops, grants and donations. 24.68% of STRK’s total supply will be distributed to early contributors and investors, while 32% has been assigned to developer StarkWare’s (its developer) employees, consultants and developer partners. Source
Jupiter has 550 tokens and more than 5,550 trading pairs listed, CoinGecko data shows. The USD Coin (USDC)/Solana (SOL) pair was the most active, with $166 million in volume. The platform routes orders to several Solana-based exchanges and executes the best available price for an asset when a trade is requested. Source