The banking giant was one of the early leaders in applying blockchain tech to traditional financial activities, executing over $1.5 trillion of transactions since its inception. Source link
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued a Desist and Refrain Order on Monday to Trage Technologies Ltd., also known as Trage Tech, for alleged violations of securities laws. The DFPI claims that Trage Tech, which operates out of the Marshall Islands and Panama, promoted “Crypto Arbitrage Investment Packages” without proper registration. […] Source CryptoX Portal
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Termina, the SVM-as-a-Service platform by Nitro Labs, has raised a $4 million seed funding round, led by Lemniscap. [NOTE: SVM stands for Solana Virtual Machine — the operating environment for smart contracts on the Solana blockchain.) According to the team: “Recognizing the lack of SVM infrastructure offerings across the market, Nitro Labs got to work on building Termina, with a clear mandate to scale the SVM while empowering developers to create customizable Solana-based networks optimized for performance and privacy. Currently over 20 ecosystem partners are building alongside Termina, including both…
Winegar previously served as the company’s chief revenue office for a number of years. Source
The leading crypto exchange by trading volume is launching a new platform built with high-net-worth clients in mind. According to a new press release, Binance is launching “Binance Wealth,” a platform tailored to wealth managers. “Binance Wealth allows wealth managers to oversee the onboarding of their clients and make investment recommendations, allowing their clients to receive strong support during onboarding and thereafter while retaining full discretionary control, akin to traditional wealth management.” As the name suggests, the new platform will aim to target wealth managers, though it does not set…
Henry Duckworth, co-founder and CEO of AgriDex, said that growing up in Zimbabwe where waves of currency devaluation has plagued the country’s economy and his experience as a commodities trader at trading behemoth Trafigura inspired him to build AgriDex to streamline cross-border payments for agricultural goods producers. Source
Blade Labs, a Qatari tech company, has launched a platform for tokenizing Murabaha contracts, a type of Islamic finance. This innovation allows for broader access to Sharia-compliant financing, both for financial and non-financial institutions. Tokenized Sharia-Compliant Contracts Blade Labs, the Qatar-based tech company focused on blockchain and Web3, recently unveiled a platform for tokenized Islamic […] Source CryptoX Portal
Russia pushed for the creation of a BRICS platform to trade precious metals and diamonds at the BRICS Summit, criticizing excessive global trade regulations. President Vladimir Putin emphasized the need to bypass barriers that stifle the market. The summit also backed a BRICS Grain Exchange to ensure stable agricultural trade, highlighting efforts to boost cooperation […] Source BitcoincryptoexchangeExchanges CryptoX Portal
The People’s Bank of China emphasized the Mbridge platform’s role in improving cross-border payments through the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), aiming to reduce inefficiencies and avoid new barriers. The platform, which targets underserved regions like ASEAN, could reshape global finance and challenge the U.S. dollar’s dominance while requiring careful coordination to maintain […] Source CryptoX Portal