Xapo Bank Starts Offering Interest-Bearing Bitcoin Accounts in UK
Xapo Bank has become the first UK bank to offer interest-bearing accounts for both Bitcoin and fiat currencies.
DeSci Project StarChain Achieves Major Milestone By Unifying 500 Terabytes of Astronomical Data
Zug, Switzerland, 5th August 2024, Chainwire
BC.GAME Partners with Cloud9 as the Organization Expands Esports Portfolio with Entity Acquisition
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, 5th August 2024, Chainwire
Morgan Stanley Will Allow Clients to Access Bitcoin ETFS
Morgan Stanley has informed its financial advisors that select clients will soon be able to access spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
France’s Regulator Starts Accepting Crypto Asset Service Providers Applications
The AMF, France’s financial markets regulator, is now accepting applications for crypto asset service providers (CASPs), six months before the implementation of Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations.
Futu Securities International Starts Offering Crypto Trading Services in Hong Kong
Futu Securities International, a prominent online brokerage based in Hong Kong, has recently launched cryptocurrency trading services for its retail clients.
MicroStrategy Reveals its Bitcoin Reserves Have Risen to 226,500
In the second quarter of this year, MicroStrategy reported a net loss of $102.6 million or $5.74 per share.
South Korea’s Regulator Requires Crypto Exchanges to Pay a Supervisory Fee
Major cryptocurrency operators in South Korea will now need to pay a supervisory fee as part of the recently implemented Virtual Asset User Protection Act.
Hong Kong’s Largest Brokerage Firm Launches Crypto Trading
Futu Securities International, the largest online brokerage in Hong Kong, recently announced that it now offers cryptocurrency trading for its 22 million customers.
The Philippines Chooses Venom for Groundbreaking National Blockchain Initiative
Manilla, Philippines, 1st August 2024, Chainwire
Ethereum ETFs Post $77.2M in Outflows
Ethereum ETFs experienced net outflows of $77.2 million on July 31.
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust Starts Trading
Grayscale Investment’s smaller version of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust officially began trading yesterday after receiving approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Tether’s First Half Profits Reach $5B
Tether, the issuer of a popular stablecoin, yesterday announced record net profits of $5.2 billion in the first half of the year, driven by the surge in the market cap of their flagship cryptocurrency, USDT.
Ethernity Launches the First Entertainment-Focused Layer 2 Chain on Optimism’s Superchain
Los Angeles, United States, 31st July 2024, Chainwire
SEC Charges BitClout Founder with Fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused BitCloud founder Nader Al-Naji of fraud for using investors’ funds to pay for luxuries, including rent for a mansion in Beverly Hills.
