digital assets

DraftKings Shutters NFT Marketplace Amid Legal Headaches
DraftKings Shutters NFT Marketplace Amid Legal Headaches
July 30, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Online betting service DraftKings said is closing down its three-year-old non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The company announced Tuesday (July 30)  it was shuttering the marketplace,...

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Swiss Lenders Aim to Fill Crypto Payment Gap
Swiss Lenders Aim to Fill Crypto Payment Gap
July 23, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Following the collapse of two crypto-friendly American banks, European lenders are reportedly filling that space. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (July 23), two Swiss banks...

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Report: State Street Considering Several Blockchain-Based Projects
Report: State Street Considering Several Blockchain-Based Projects
July 17, 2024  |  Blockchain

State Street is reportedly looking at a number of options for settling payments on blockchain. The financial services and banking firm is considering creating its...

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Web3 This Week: BlackRock CEO Calls Bitcoin ‘Legitimate,’ Mainstream Off-Ramps Grow
Web3 This Week: BlackRock CEO Calls Bitcoin ‘Legitimate,’ Mainstream Off-Ramps Grow
July 17, 2024  |  Blockchain

Traditional financial operations are centralized, regulated and audited. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are, well, pretty much the opposite, relying instead on cryptographic algorithms and decentralized...

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Instant Payments Versus Stablecoins: The Race to Rule Real-Time Transactions
Instant Payments Versus Stablecoins: The Race to Rule Real-Time Transactions
July 11, 2024  |  Payment Methods

The future of money movement is accelerating globally. With real-time payments on the U.S. RTP® Network and in Europe setting new usage records, and awareness...

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Mastercard and Nuvei Team to Provide Digital Asset Offramp
Mastercard and Nuvei Team to Provide Digital Asset Offramp
July 11, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and Canadian FinTech Nuvei have teamed to help consumers turn digital assets into fiat currency. The collaboration, announced Thursday (July 11), is open to...

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Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
July 10, 2024  |  Blockchain

Crypto is as crypto does. And crypto is, by all appearances, trying to do better. The European Union’s (EU) landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (MiCA)...

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Crypto’s Three Priorities for 2024: Interoperability, Acceptance, Regulation
Crypto’s Three Priorities for 2024: Interoperability, Acceptance, Regulation
July 04, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Halfway through 2024, and the cryptocurrency and blockchain space finds itself at a critical juncture.  It is the same critical juncture, or at least one...

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Digital Asset Fund Outflows Slow, Signaling ‘Sentiment Is Turning’
Digital Asset Fund Outflows Slow, Signaling ‘Sentiment Is Turning’
July 01, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital asset funds have seen outflows for three consecutive weeks, although the outflow slowed during the most recent week. After experiencing outflows of $600 million...

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