Author: Donald Munn

While the SEC in the US is yet to give the green light to any of the approximately 20 Bitcoin spot ETFs issued by companies that have applied for them, Fidelity, the US investment fund with 800 billion in assets under management, looks poised to launch one in Europe. BREAKING: Fidelity just launched a #Bitcoin ETF in Europe! Wen USA??? — Bitcoin Archive (@BTC_Archive) February 15, 2022 An ETP listed in Germany and Switzerland  The ETP (Exchange Traded Product) was reportedly launched a few days ago at Frankfurt’s Deutsche Börse Xetra and is expected to start trading on the SIX…

ETH staked on Ethereum 2.0’s Beacon Chain are repeatedly setting new records.  $29 billion: a record high for Ethereum 2.0 While at the end of last year there were 8.8 million ETH on the Beacon Chain, there are now almost 9.5 million ETH with a value of more than $29 billion. This is almost 10% of all existing ETH in the world.  The most significant increase occurred in 2021 when they rose from one and a half million to almost nine million, but this increase did not stop at all in 2022 either, despite the fact that ETH locked on…

Yesterday, MasterCard officially announced the launch of a new payments-focused advisory service, specifically covering Open Banking, Open Data, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Currencies, Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). The business world is facing an influx of #innovation. To help businesses evolve we have expanded our preeminent #payments-focused consulting service with new practices dedicated to Open Banking, Open Data, Crypto & Digital Currencies, and Environment, Social & Governance (ESG). — Mastercard News (@MastercardNews) February 15, 2022 Mastercard embraces innovation The company admits that the business world is changing a lot, with innovations generating rapid digital transformation to chase changing consumer preferences and…

Rainbow, the Ethereum mobile wallet startup that allows people to buy or make transactions in the NFT, web3 and DeFi sectors, has just announced that it has closed an $18 million Series A funding round.  The success of the Ethereum Rainbow wallet The funding was led by Seven Seven Six, the venture capital firm founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. “Many crypto users, myself included, regard Rainbow as the best designed wallet. The talent of their team, their approach to design and the advocacy of their users position them as leaders in the crypto wallet space”, said Alexis Ohanian, the…

Even though the crypto market has had a bumpy start to the year, overall, one promising project has had its foot firmly on the gas and is developing at top speed in 2022. RBIS, the native token of ArbiSmart, was first listed in January and the process is gaining momentum, as more A-list exchanges add the token, increasing liquidity and driving RBIS demand. In addition, the FCIS licensed project is on the cusp of introducing a stream of new utilities in the coming months that should further push up the price.   Looking at the story so far ArbiSmart’s primary utility…

A major conference on the world of non-fungible tokens, NFT Conference, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 4 and 5 April 2022. Details of the NFT Conference in Lisbon Speakers include big names in the industry such as Sorare, The Sandbox, Async Art, World of Women, Nonfungible.com, Consensys, OVR, Rarible, Rekt, Metapurse and hundreds of crypto artists. Also worth mentioning are the parties, the fact that you can participate as a cosplayer and of course the many panels on gaming, metaverse and an interesting curatorship for the artwork on display during the event. How to attend the Non Fungible…

Binance Labs launches Season 4 of its Incubation Program, the program supporting startups and promising projects in the blockchain world. Binance Labs Incubation Program Season 4 Season 4 of Binance’s incubation program for the most promising projects on the web3 is now open. On the official Binance website, it is possible to apply for support from the world’s largest crypto exchange.  This session is dedicated to:  Infrastructure: Middleware, layer 1 & 2, bridge/cross-chain DeFi Blockchain analytic tools Security and privacy Compliance and Reg Tech DAOs Participating will allow projects to have many advantages that are not only focused on financial…

Unfortunately, today we have to report on yet another scam, this time in Spain, that tries to leverage the potential and popularity of Bitcoin. The CNMV’s warning about the Bitcoin scam going on in Spain At the heart of the affair is the CNMV, Spain’s securities regulator.  In the last few hours, the office has issued a notice, mainly addressed to its fellow citizens, informing them, through an official statement, of the presence of someone posing as a non-existent CNMV anti-fraud department, asking for information and offering to sell Bitcoin on its behalf.  How the scam works The press release…

Ripple is collaborating with the Digital Euro Association (or DEA) to support Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs. The partnership aims to use Ripple’s blockchain-based infrastructure already used in a pilot project with Bhutan’s central bank.  Ripple partners with Digital Euro Association for CBDC development Ripple, the company behind the sixth largest crypto by market capitalization XRP, has announced its collaboration with the Digital Euro Association (DEA) for the development of CBDCs.  We’re excited to join the Digital Euro Association as a supporting partner to further develop our work with #CBDCs! This is one part of our larger goal to…

Binance Chain and Binance Smart Chain are evolving and changing their names to BNB Chain.  The change has been announced by the world’s largest exchange on its official channels. What is the BNB Chain of Binance As explained by Binance itself, BNB stands for Build and Build. Binance’s token also changes its name and only the term BNB remains and no longer Binance Coin. It will remain the blockchain’s governance token, which is necessary to execute transactions. The BNB Chain will be composed as follows:  BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Chain Governance, previously known as the Binance Chain; BNB Smart…