The London-based company has also tokenized an abrdn market fund in euros, pounds and dollars and has “a pipeline of several hundred million dollars worth of funds coming in to be held in that tokenized money market fund and where people can receive a yield based on the money market fund,” which is live, he said. Source
Upland, a blockchain-based real estate collecting and trading game, has secured an additional $7 million in its Series A funding round. This investment is led by EOS Network Ventures and marks its first foray into the world of crypto gaming. Upland expands crypto gaming metaverse The fresh capital injection from EOS, with participation from existing investors C3 Venture Capital and Animoca Brands, is earmarked for expanding the Upland game. Upland’s standout feature is enabling players to purchase and sell digital versions of real-world properties on a virtual map. The funding…
In the next three days, our team at NewsBTC will cover xDay 2023, an event organized by MultiversX in the Palace of Parliament, Romania. Formerly known as Elrond, the project rebranded in 2022 and focused on the Metaverse, scalability, and global adoption by simplifying users’ access to crypto. During the event’s final day, security audit firm Runtime Verification announced the launch of PI Squared, a universal ZK Rollup that will run on the MultiversX blockchain. The scaling solution is backed by technology developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space…
Circle has announced the launch of two new products enabling web2 developers to create and deploy decentralized applications easily. The Circle Gas Station and Circle Smart Contract Platform products will provide developers a way to access USDC balances and transactions on multiple blockchain networks. The product will support multiple blockchain networks, including Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Algorand, Stellar, and others, allowing developers to choose the best fit for their use cases. The product will also enable cross-chain interoperability and composability, enabling dapps to interact with each other and existing protocols…
Many people across the globe are surfing the internet to understand the implications of the Bitcoin spot ETF approval and how they can maximize the benefits. The buzz around the potential introduction of Bitcoin (BTC) into the mainstream financial sector through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has gained the interest of everyday investors. According to insights from Google Trends, there has been an increased surge in searches related to the “spot Bitcoin ETF” for a five-year window, with the global search volume projected to hit a peak of 100 this week. Similarly,…
Dogecoin (DOGE) has found itself in a precarious position, with its price being squeezed into a narrow range, hinting at a potential decisive breakout in the near future. Market analysts closely monitor the crypto’s struggle to breach a longstanding resistance trendline, as an upside breakout could trigger a fresh rally, while a continuation of the current stalemate may lead to a further decline. Earlier this week, DOGE encountered its fifth rejection from a persistent resistance trendline that has thwarted its upward momentum. The rejection left its mark on the daily…
Starting from the first quarter of 2024, the crypto custody service will be operated by Zodia Custody – the leading institution-first digital asset custodian by Standard Chartered. British multinational services company Standard Chartered PLC (LSE: STAN) is planning to launch a crypto custody service for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) to institutional clients in Dubai, UAE. The service will be available as soon as the first quarter of 2024. In addition, the bank has ambitious plans to establish a cryptocurrency settlement network. Standard Chartered marked its presence in the UAE back in…
Scroll, a new contender in the zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) space that works to scale the blockchain, has confirmed the launch of its mainnet. The team behind Scroll announced the launch in an Oct. 17 post and added that existing applications and developer tool kits on Ethereum can now migrate to the new scaling solution. “Everything functions right out of the box,” the Scroll team said. After more than two years of building, we are thrilled to announce the launch of Scroll Mainnet. As we open the doors to…
CryptoQuant has revealed in its latest report that the Bitcoin market cap could rise by as much as $1 trillion after launching the spot ETFs. Bitcoin Could See A 165% Rise When The Spot ETFs Launch Yesterday, fake news of the approved iShares Bitcoin spot ETF took the sector by storm, as all cryptocurrencies observed sharp rallies. At the peak of this surge, BTC had approached the $30,000 level. However, when the market realized the truth about the announcement, the asset quickly retraced to the levels it was at before…
ProShares introduced a trio of Ethereum futures ETFs in the recent weeks. Presently, the company is gearing up to provide a distinctive offering. ProShares’ Short Ether Strategy ETF (SETH) from the fund group is poised to commence trading shortly, following the debut of the initial Ethereum futures ETFs by about two weeks. SETH, scheduled for listing on the NYSE Arca exchange, aims to achieve daily investment outcomes that mirror the inverse of the daily S&P CME Ether Futures Index performance, as indicated in a filing made on Friday, Oct. 13.…