Standard Chartered, Coinbase deepen alliance to build institutional crypto infrastructure

Standard Chartered, Coinbase deepen alliance to build institutional crypto infrastructure

Standard Chartered and Coinbase are expanding their partnership to develop trading, custody and financing services aimed at institutional crypto clients. Standard Chartered and Coinbase have expanded their partnership to build crypto infrastructure for institutional clients. As part of the partnership, the duo will explore offerings across trading, prime services, custody, staking and lending, the British…

Read More
CFTC pulls ‘actual delivery’ crypto guidance, giving flexibility to exchanges

CFTC pulls ‘actual delivery’ crypto guidance, giving flexibility to exchanges

The CFTC has scrapped its guidance on how crypto is delivered in a transaction, giving “way more flexibility for exchanges,” says StarkWare’s Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos. US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline Pham has scrapped “outdated guidance” on the delivery of crypto, which has been applauded for offering exchanges more flexibility. “Eliminating outdated and…

Read More
Bitcoin miners could boost corporate adoption as crypto treasury buys slow

Bitcoin miners could boost corporate adoption as crypto treasury buys slow

Bitcoin miners Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Platforms and Hut 8 are already in the top ten largest public companies holding Bitcoin. Bitcoin miners, which can acquire the cryptocurrency at below-market costs, could be in the best position to shape corporate adoption as accumulation by crypto treasury companies slows, says BitcoinTreasuries.NET. Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies are…

Read More
Animoca, Solv to help Japanese Bitcoin companies generate yield

Animoca, Solv to help Japanese Bitcoin companies generate yield

Solv generates Bitcoin yield through lending markets, liquidity provisioning to automated market maker pools, and participation in structured staking programs. Web3 gaming giant Animoca Brands has partnered with decentralized finance platform Solv Protocol to help large Bitcoin holders in Japan generate yield from their holdings. The partnership aims to combine Solv’s infrastructure with Animoca Brands’…

Read More
Circle moves toward privacy-focused stablecoin with USDCx project

Circle moves toward privacy-focused stablecoin with USDCx project

A new Circle–Aleo stablecoin project highlights the growing demand for privacy features as firms weigh blockchain use against the risks of transparency. Stablecoin issuer Circle is developing a privacy-enhanced version of its US dollar-pegged USDC token, aiming to spur institutional adoption by offering greater confidentiality than traditional public blockchains allow. The new stablecoin, called USDCx…

Read More