DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, has launched its first security token offering (STO) on its cryptocurrency exchange. The DBS Digital Bond is priced at 15 million Singapore dollars. “We expect asset tokenization to increasingly become more mainstream,” said a DBS executive. DBS’ First Security Token Offering DBS announced Monday its first security token offering (STO) …
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Cryptocurrency Related Scams Flood Tribunals in Spain
Spain has not been a stranger to the popularity of cryptocurrencies, and with this popularity, also comes the attention of people and organizations wanting to capitalize on the subject. Spanish tribunals have been flooded lately with lawsuits involving cryptocurrency scams related to bitcoin and ethereum based platforms, and the people using these to scam other …
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Bitcoin and Ethereum fees slump to six-month low
Bitcoin and Ethereum transaction fees have declined down to $7.20 and 4.80 respectively. The transaction fees of Bitcoin and Ethereum have slumped to six-month lows as the markets cool after the recent crypto downturn. According to BitInfoCharts, the average price of performing a transaction using Bitcoin has fallen from an early-April all-time high of $62.77 …
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Miami crypto conference predicts attendance exceeding 50,000
Miami is expanding as a crypto hub by hosting this year’s Bitcoin 2021 event. The Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami has been touted as the largest Bitcoin event in crypto history, with organizers expecting a huge turnout. The event, running for three days from June 3 at the Mana Convention Center in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, …
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Thailand to target DeFi in latest regulatory clampdown
A new DeFi yield farming platform in Thailand has rattled regulators. In their latest effort to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, Thailand’s financial regulators have turned their sights towards decentralized finance, or DeFi. According to a June 1 report from Bangkok Post, Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that any activities related to DeFi …
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Singapore’s DBS Bank launches digital bond security token
Institutional or accredited investors signed up to the DBS Digital Exchange will be able to access secondary markets for DBS’s digital bond. Singapore-based multinational banking corporation, DBS Bank, has launched its first-ever security token offering, or STO, by issuing a digital bond. The DBS digital bond has been priced at $11.35 million and comes with …
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Community members integrate play-to-earn features into Dark Forest game
Players can now earn xDAI by broadcasting planet locations in the space strategy game. Players of the decentralized real-time strategy game, Dark Forest, have introduced new and innovative ways of earning cryptocurrency within the virtual ecosystem. The play-to-earn plugin “Broadcast Market” was integrated into the game on May 31, according to a tweet by programmer …
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BitMEX and Human Rights Foundation provide $150K grant to Bitcoin scaling researcher
BitMEX has collaborated with a non-profit Human Rights Foundation to provide a $150,000 grant to Korean-based Bitcoin scaling researcher Calvin Kim. Popular crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has announced a $150,000 grant for Calvin Kim — a Korean-based Bitcoin scaling researcher. The grant provides a second instance of support in which BitMEX has backed Kim’s research, …
BNY Mellon Sets Up Crypto Unit in Ireland as Central Bank Says Bitcoin Is ‘of Great Concern’
U.S. banking corporation BNY Mellon is gearing up to offer crypto custody services out of Dublin where it has just established a digital hub. The news coincided with a stark warning issued by a top central bank official in Ireland who said people should only buy bitcoin if they’re prepared to lose money. BNY Mellon …
More Than 5 Million in Ethereum Worth $13 Billion Rests in the Eth2 Staking Contract
Statistics now show the Eth2 deposit contract has more than 5.2 million staked ether worth over $13 billion locked into the smart contract. The contract launched on November 4, 2020, and three weeks later, the contract met the required threshold to initiate the Beacon Chain. It’s not cheap to become a validator these days, as …
Marathon’s Bitcoin Mining Pool Will ‘No Longer Filter Transactions’ — Marapool Begins Signaling for Taproot
On Monday, the publicly-listed enterprise mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings announced the company has adopted the latest codebase offered by Bitcoin Core developers that features Taproot. Marathon is now signaling for Taproot according to the announcement. The North American bitcoin miner further noted that the firm’s mining operation Marapool will “cease filtering transactions.” Marathon Adopts …
Binance NFT Marketplace looks to capture market share via ‘100 Creators Campaign’
In an effort to attract users, Binance is casting a wide net to bring in artists, celebrities, and athletes. In an increasingly crowded marketplace for marketplaces, Binance is going on the offensive with a business development push aimed at bringing “100 Creators” to their forthcoming NFT platform. In a press release today, Binance announced a …
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Bitcoin rejects near $37.5K, on-chain data shows capitulation from short-term holders
On-chain data shows short-term Bitcoin holders continue to capitulate while long-term investors have been buying the dip in anticipation of the market moving higher. Bitcoin started the week off with an abrupt bullish breakout to $37,500, a level some analysts have identified as a crucial ‘line in the sand’, but the rally was short-lived as …
Andreessen Horowitz Discusses Raising Third Crypto Fund to $2 Billion, Sources Say
In May 2020, back when the crypto economy was still tumultuous from the coronavirus outbreak fears and gloomy global financial outlook, in general, the private venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) revealed the 500 million-dollar “Crypto Fund II.” A report published on May 27 by the tech writer Eric Newcomer indicates that Andreessen Horowitz is …
Binance Smart Chain Faces yet Another Flash Loan Attack: Belt Finance Loses $6.3 Million
Belt Finance, a Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized lending protocol, lost $6.3 million in a flash loan attack last week. The attackers took advantage of a series of inefficiencies in the smart contract to manipulate the price of the set and obtain profit from a series of transactions. This is just the last of a series …