The Bank of Spain has registered eToro as a virtual asset exchange and electronic wallet custody services provider in the country. The Israel-based social trading and investment firm announced the development today (Friday), noting that it secured the registration about a month ago. eToro Secures Spanish Registration eToro said the registration, which was granted to […]
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Archax Looks to ‘Redefine Digital Asset Trading for Institutional Investors’ With Launch of New Exchange
Archax, a company based in the United Kingdom geared towards servicing the digital asset sector, has just announced the official launch of what it calls an ‘Innovative Crypto Exchange’ that ‘redefines digital asset trading for institutional investors’. What it Offers Archax notes that by launching this platform, it hopes to ‘solidify’ itself as a leading example […]
Google Pay Rewards and Cashback: Maximizing Benefits for Users
Cashback and rewards programs have developed as important incentives to recruit and retain consumers in the fiercely competitive digital payment industry. Google Pay, a well-known mobile payment platform, is no different. Google Pay has a dedicated user base and is a prominent player in the digital payment ecosystem because to its innovative rewards and cashback […]
FMevents Expanding Globally: Shape the Future of Our Events
FMevents continues to expand in 2023, hosting marquee events that have redefined the industry. Despite this success, the team is looking to keep improving and wants your feedback on future events. As the group takes bold steps moving forward, they value the input of attendees as instrumental, ultimately shaping the future of all events. Consequently, […]
Bank of Italy Picks Polygon to Experiment with Institutional DeFi
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Known for prolific business networking, Polygon Labs hit another adoption milestone. This time, the Bank of Italy (central bank) selected Ethereum’s scaling network to interface financial institutions with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. With crypto […]
Progress Report: How Lightning Network, Liquid Network and Stacks are Tackling the Scalability Challenge?
A key challenge in the world of cryptocurrency is scalability, specifically when it comes to transaction processing speed. Blockchains, for example, often struggle with low scalability or capacity. To put it into perspective, the Bitcoin blockchain can only handle a maximum of seven transactions per second (TPS), a stark contrast to the robust processing capability […]
Israel Turns to DAOs after Proposing Rules for Stablecoins, Crypto Investments
Israel is now looking into decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) in its latest efforts to bring the digital assets industry under its watch. DAOs are blockchain-based organisations that operate based on rules coded into smart contracts. Uniswap, Augur and MakerDAO are top examples of such organizations. Israel Eyes DAO Regulation On Wednesday, the Israeli Ministry of […]
Saving Blockchain’s Soul: Why Digital Asset Innovation Is No Longer Out of Reach for SMEs
Blockchain technology has long been lauded for its promise of decentralisation, security, and scalability. But despite these lofty ideals, adoption has been slow. The complexity involved in implementing blockchain solutions has proven to be a significant obstacle, particularly for small and medium-sized firms (SMEs). There are currently hundreds of blockchains in existence: some public, some […]
A temperature check on crypto as market eyes end of rate hiking cycle
Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve increased interest rates 0.25% Wednesday, but the market is anticipating the hiking cycle is coming to a close Optimism is flowing in crypto markets, which saw crushing losses in 2022 as rates rose swiftly While the Fed has said it no longer forecasts a recession, this could be a double-edged […]
Kinesis Partners with Valaurum to Produce Circulating Physical Gold Bills
Kinesis Money, the 1:1 gold and silver-backed monetary system, has established a global collaborative relationship with Valaurum, the manufacturer of the patented Aurum® gold bill, to produce a series of Kinesis gold bills containing small, practical amounts of gold for investment portfolios and global spending. Kinesis and Valaurum will be issuing a line of co-branded […]