MetaMask to Launch NFT Price Tracking Feature
- The popular web3 wallet has partnered with NFTBank, a firm building NFT price-tracking tools, in order to make the new feature possible.
- NFTBank claims it can offer over 90% accuracy on its prediction thanks to its machine learning algorithm that takes into account floor price, rarity, and bid/ask distribution for NFTs.
November 2, 2022, 6:27 PM
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FTX Considers Launching a Stablecoin
- FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said in an interview it is very likely FTX creates a stablecoin, though it prefers to partner with someone on the project.
- While not many details were revealed, Bankman-Fried noted we could hear something on this topic in the “not-too-distant future”.
October 27, 2022, 1:27 PM
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Fireblocks Launches Payments Engine Following Successful Checkout.com Pilot
- Though officially launched today, the Payments Engine has already been used by Checkout.com during its pilot phase to settle around $1 billion in crypto transactions.
- The solution offers quick access to fiat-to-crypto conversion, cross-border internal settlement, micropayments, and merchant adoption with lower processing fees.
October 24, 2022, 5:29 PM
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Online Bank N26 Launches Crypto Trading With Bitpanda Partnership
- German digital bank N26 will use Bitpanda’s White Label solution to allow select clients to buy and sell close to 200 crypto assets.
- The service will initially be available only to Austrian customers, but N26 plans to expand its reach to other key markets over the next six months.
October 20, 2022, 12:10 PM
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Oct 19, 2022
Brazil’s Largest Digital Bank to Launch Token in 2023
- Powered by Polygon technology, NuCoin will provide NuBank customers in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico with exclusive perks and discounts.
- Brazil’s largest digital bank will select 2,000 loyal customers by the end of the month to participate in the creation process of the digital asset.
Oct 17, 2022
MasterCard to Help Banks Offer Crypto Trading
- The new program will see MasterCard act as a “bridge” between Paxos and financial institutions, allowing them to offer crypto trading services to their clients.
- The payments giant will also assist institutions with regulatory compliance and security, two reasons banks cite for avoiding the asset class.
Oct 11, 2022
Google Cloud to Accept Crypto Payments Through Coinbase Partnership
- Google Cloud will enable crypto payments early next year, though the feature will initially be available only to a select group of customers already active in web3.
- As part of the deal, Coinbase has agreed to move some of its data-related applications from Amazon Web Services to Google Cloud.
Sep 29, 2022
SWIFT Partners With Chainlink on Cross-Chain Project
- The proof-of-concept project will see SWIFT use Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to connect to most blockchain environments.
- CCIP will allow the interbank messaging system to instruct on-chain token transfers, further accelerating the adoption of blockchain technology.
Sep 27, 2022
Galaxy Digital to Provide Crypto Price Data Through Chainlink
- Partnering with Chainlink will allow Galaxy Digital to distribute its crypto pricing data to various blockchains, and help developers build better applications.
- The company noted that its high-quality pricing data will play a valuable role in “unlocking exciting new use cases and driving innovation across the DeFi ecosystem.
Sep 22, 2022
Opera’s Crypto Browser to Integrate Elrond Blockchain
- The more than 300 million users of the Opera web browser will soon have direct access to Elrond’s rich ecosystem of dApps and popular web3 services.
- While Opera’s crypto-focused browser was released back in January, it has already added support for multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Polygon, and more.