The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority released a joint statement on March 15 on the stability of the Swiss banking system and Credit Suisse. The problems of “certain banks in the USA” do not pose a risk for the Swiss financial system, they wrote. The statement was reportedly produced at the request of Credit Suisse. The regulators said Credit Suisse meets all capital and liquidity requirements, but “if necessary, the SNB will provide CS [Credit Suisse] with liquidity.” However, Credit Suisse still “meets the capital…
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Meta Winding Down Support for NFTs on Facebook, Instagram – Bitcoin News
U.S. tech giant Meta is giving up on operations with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) amid ongoing turbulence in the crypto space. The company allowed creators to share digital collectibles on its leading social media platforms last year. Meta Platforms Cutting Off Support for Non-Fungible Tokens California-based technology conglomerate Meta is winding down support for digital collectibles on its platforms. The company owns social media networks Facebook and Instagram to which it introduced NFTs less than a year ago. Meta provided the option to share non-fungible tokens amid the growing popularity of…
In About-Face, Crypto Exchanges Abandon Support for STG Token Reissuance
Stargate Finance’s original STG token is gaining support again after StargateDAO canceled its plans to reissue STG following a dispute with FTX liquidators. Source
Meta Will End Support for NFTs on Instagram, Facebook
“A big thank you to the partners who joined us on this journey and who’re doing great work in a dynamic space,” Kasriel tweeted. “We learned a ton that we’ll be able to apply to products we’re continuing to build to support creators, people, and businesses on our apps, both today and in the metaverse.” Source
Crypto Exchange Giant Rolls Out Support for Two Under-the-Radar Altcoins
Digital asset exchange giant Crypto.com is rolling out support for two under-the-radar altcoins as the crypto markets continue to crater in the wake of crypto-friendly bank Silvergate’s announced shutdown. Customers of the Singapore-based exchange can now trade Liquity (LQTY) and Gelato (GEL), according to an announcement from the firm. Liquity is a decentralized Ethereum (ETH)-based lending protocol powered by its stablecoin LUSD. The protocol uses ETH as collateral, and LQTY, its native token, can be used for liquidity mining and staking. LQTY stakers can earn LUSD from fees on loan issuance, and…
Bitcoin keeps liquidating longs as BTC price action gives up $22K support
Bitcoin (BTC) traders remain sensitive even to small price movements as data shows liquidations climbing. As BTC/USD approaches $21,600 on March 9, those who are long BTC are seeing positions evaporate. Longs begin to disappear with BTC at three-week lows Despite consensus forming around Bitcoin retesting $20,000, small shifts in price are still taking their toll on traders. According to data from monitoring resource Coinglass, March 8 alone saw $24.4 million of BTC longs liquidated, the highest tally in almost a week. Bitcoin liquidations chart. Source: Coinglass This coincided with…
Binance NFT adds Polygon network support to its marketplace
Binance NFT, the nonfungible token (NFT) arm of crypto exchange Binance, has announced that the Polygon network has been included in its supported blockchains within the marketplace. According to the announcement, the move further expands the NFT ecosystem within the Binance community. With the new integration, users of the Binance NFT marketplace can trade NFTs on various blockchains like Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain and Polygon using their Binance accounts. We’ve now added support for Polygon on the #Binance NFT Marketplace! Users can now buy, sell, deposit and withdraw NFTs on…
Solana (SOL)-Based Altcoin Skyrockets 266% After Earning Support From Top Crypto Exchange
A Solana (SOL)-based altcoin is exploding in price after earning surprise support from top Korean cryptocurrency exchange UpBit. According to UpBit, the crypto change is adding support for Access Protocol (ACS), which is a new content monetization crypto project built on top of Solana and Ethereum scaling solution Starknet. UpBit, which has the largest trading volume of any exchange in Korea, says trading of ACS on its platform is to begin March 7th. News of the listing sent the price of Access Protocol soaring by 296%, from a low of…
China’s WeChat adds support for digital yuan payments
WeChat has joined the growing list of Chinese platforms supporting the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan (e-CNY). The move is expected to boost digital yan adoption in the country. WeChat, a Chinese social media, instant messaging and payments solution from the stables of Tencent, has integrated the digital yuan into its platform, joining the growing list of firms and merchants that already support the CBDC. Per sources close to the matter, via WeChat, Chinese residents can now pay their utility bills and other goods and services…
Robinhood Wallet rolls out on iOS with Android support to follow
Trading platform Robinhood has launched its Web3 wallet on Apple’s App Store, becoming available to iOS users in over 130 countries. Robinhood shared the news in a Mar. 1 post, stating that users would no longer need to sit on a waitlist to access the new multi-chain, self-custody wallet. It added that it will be supported on Android “later this year.” #RobinhoodWallet is now available to everyone with iOS: https://t.co/yUdL8jCgJN pic.twitter.com/q7RIWBJUIT — Johann Kerbrat (@JohannKerbrat) March 1, 2023 Since the beta launch of the Robinhood Wallet in September, the trading…