QNB has joined JPMorgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments platform, becoming the first bank in the country to use blockchain for real-time USD corporate payments. Qatar National Bank (QNB), the country’s largest lender, has adopted JPMorgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments platform to process U.S. dollar corporate transactions. This makes it the first bank in Qatar to extend its…
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The White House has withdrawn Brian Quintenz as Donald Trump’s pick to chair the commodities regulator, Politico reports. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED The Trump administration has reportedly pulled Brian Quintenz’s nomination to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Politico reported on Tuesday, citing two people who knew of the decision ahead of its…
Key Takeaways The White House has withdrawn Brian Quintenz’s nomination to chair the CFTC, ending his potential leadership of the derivatives regulator. Brian Quintenz is a former CFTC commissioner known for his active role in crypto regulation discussions and his support for presidential policies. Share this article The White House withdrew Brian Quintenz’s nomination for…
Societe Generale’s digital asset arm is now live on Morpho and Uniswap, moving its regulated EURCV and USDCV stablecoins beyond centralized exchanges and into the heart of decentralized lending and spot markets. Summary Societe Generale-FORGE has deployed euro and dollar stablecoins on Morpho and Uniswap. Users can borrow against BTC, ETH, and tokenized money market…
Kazakhstan has established the first state-sponsored crypto fund, the Alem Crypto Fund, which made its initial investment in BNB. Kazakhstan has launched the Alem Crypto Fund, the country’s first state-backed fund to make an initial investment in digital assets. The fund’s choice to invest in Binance Coin (BNB) instead of Bitcoin (BTC) has been praised…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto pundit Amelie has highlighted how XRP, which has ties to Ripple, could benefit from the US-UK crypto collaboration. Community members continue to make a strong case for the altcoin’s utility even amid increased competition in the crypto space. How Ripple’s XRP…
Key takeaways: If Ether price hits $4,350, over $1 billion in short (bearish) positions face liquidation risk. BitMine Immersion expanded holdings to $10.6 billion, targeting 5% of the total Ether supply. Ether ETFs saw $547 million in inflows, reinforcing institutional demand amid declining onchain activity. Ether (ETH) struggled to hold above $4,200 on Tuesday despite…
Key Takeaways REXShares’s Solana staking ETF ($SSK) has reached $338 million in assets under management. $SSK is the first US-listed ETF to combine spot Solana exposure with on-chain staking rewards. Share this article REXShares’s Solana staking ETF has reached $338 million in assets under management as the SEC prepares to decide on multiple spot Solana…
Tether reinforced its belief in Bitcoin as a primary reserve asset with its latest acquisition—a $1 billion purchase that brings its total stake to $9.7 billion amid a soaring USDT supply. Summary Tether bought 8,889 BTC worth $1 billion in Q3, raising reserves to $9.7 billion. The move follows a pattern of end-quarter Bitcoin acquisitions….
