Mastercard chief digital officer believes tokenization needs TradFi rules to go mainstream

Mastercard believes that blockchain technology can revolutionize payments, but it needs “financially-regulated applications” and “central bank-backed money” to achieve mainstream adoption, according to chief digital officer Jorn Lambert. In an interview with PYMNTS, Lambert expressed confidence that digital assets and blockchain technology could become integral to the Internet of finance but stressed that mainstream adoption […]

Nasdaq refiles BlackRock’s spot-Bitcoin ETF application, names Coinbase as surveillance-sharing partner

Nasdaq has resubmitted BlackRock’s spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing on July 3 after clarifying that it intends to enter a surveillance-sharing agreement (SSA) with Coinbase — which will serve as the spot-Bitcoin exchange required by the SEC. The move mirrors the other applications filed by Cboe Global Markets on behalf of global asset manager Fidelity […]

Binance spot trading plunges 70% following regulatory pressures and reintroduction of Bitcoin fees

Binance’s spot trading volume reportedly declined nearly 70% during the second quarter after the exchange reintroduced fees for its most liquid Bitcoin (BTC) pairs, per data from Kaiko. In March, the exchange abandoned its Binance USD (BUSD) zero-fee trading for TrueUSD (TUSD) due to the regulatory challenges facing the BUSD stablecoin. Soon after, its spot trading […]

Transform Your Crypto Trading with Golteum

The post Transform Your Crypto Trading with Golteum appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The crypto market involves buying and selling cryptocurrencies on exchanges to profit from their price fluctuations, and as they gain more mainstream acceptance, an increasing number of investors are turning to this market to diversify their portfolios and potentially earn significant […]

Deep Dive Into Pepe Coin (PEPE) And Alex The Doge (ALEX)

The post Deep Dive Into Pepe Coin (PEPE) And Alex The Doge (ALEX) appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized the financial world, and meme coins have emerged as a unique and intriguing subset of this digital landscape. Pepe Coin (PEPE) and Alex The Doge (ALEX) are two noteworthy meme coins that have […]

DeFi salaries soar despite industry turmoil

Salaries for decentralized finance (DeFi) engineers rose to an average of £142,500 during the fourth quarter of 2022 despite the issues the industry faced during the period, according to a July 3 press statement shared with CryptoSlate by talent advisory firm Durlston Partners. Durlston Partners attributed the increased salaries to the sector’s maturation, adding that […]