Africa holds unique opportunities for crypto adoption, says Binance CEO

Changpeng Zhao says challenges such as currency devaluation, difficulty in making cross-border payments and remittances, and the need for financial freedom are driving crypto adoption in Africa. As the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Binance has continued to attract customers from across Africa, one of the fastest-growing destinations for crypto adoption. Binance CEO […]

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Sovereign Wealth Fund Hiring Blockchain Talent to Invest in Web3, Pantera Capital Raises $600M for 4th Fund from Endowment

Funds continue to flow into the cryptocurrency market, with Pantera Capital being the latest to raise funding for its another crypto venture fund. Pantera Capital has raised $600 million for its fourth venture fund, according to tech news site The Information, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The fund is expected to […]

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Pacific island nation Palau partners with Ripple on digital currency project

The project is aimed at coming up with a viable cross-border payment and U.S. dollar-pegged digital currency strategy for the country San Francisco-based blockchain solutions provider for cross-border payment enterprises Ripple has partnered with the Palau on a sovereign virtual currency strategy. The firm shared a tweet of a blog post confirming the news earlier […]

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US Regulators Making “Policy Sprints” For Unified Crypto-Asset Approach

Neither the author, Kingsley Alo, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. A coalition of US banking regulators released a joint statement yesterday regarding a “Crypto-Asset Policy Sprint Initiative”. The consortium consists of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the […]

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Jack Dorsey’s TBD Is Building A Bridge Between Fiat and Crypto with Decentralized Identifiers

The whitepaper of social media giant Twitter and payment processor Square CEO Jack Dorsey’s decentralized Bitcoin exchange has been published. Calling for an inclusive economy, the TBD team talked about the need to build on-ramps where everyone can access and participate in the economy. Thirteen years ago, the Bitcoin whitepaper was published, which “changed everything,” […]

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