Month: June 2021

DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, has launched its first security token offering (STO) on its cryptocurrency exchange. The DBS Digital Bond is priced at 15 million Singapore dollars. “We expect asset tokenization to increasingly become more mainstream,” said a DBS executive. DBS’ First Security Token Offering DBS announced Monday its first security token offering (STO) on the DBS Digital Exchange (Ddex). The DBS Digital Bond, priced at 15 million Singapore dollars (US$11.37 million), comes with a six-month tenor and coupon Read more …

Ethereum gained pace above the $2,550 resistance zone against the US Dollar. ETH price is trading in a positive zone and it could rally if it breaks the $2,750 resistance. Ethereum is slowly moving higher and it broke the key $2,500 resistance zone. The price is now trading well above $2,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key rising channel forming with support near $2,640 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The Read more …

Spain has not been a stranger to the popularity of cryptocurrencies, and with this popularity, also comes the attention of people and organizations wanting to capitalize on the subject. Spanish tribunals have been flooded lately with lawsuits involving cryptocurrency scams related to bitcoin and ethereum based platforms, and the people using these to scam other users for millions of euros. Cryptocurrency-Related Scams Flood Tribunals in Spain Tribunals from Spain are now being flooded with cryptocurrency scam-related cases, that Read more …

Bitcoin price started a steady increase above the $36,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC even broke $37,000 and it is now showing positive signs. Bitcoin gained bullish momentum above the $35,000 and $36,000 resistance levels. The price is currently trading well above $36,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $36,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could Read more …

U.S. banking corporation BNY Mellon is gearing up to offer crypto custody services out of Dublin where it has just established a digital hub. The news coincided with a stark warning issued by a top central bank official in Ireland who said people should only buy bitcoin if they’re prepared to lose money. BNY Mellon to Provide Custody for Digital Assets Through Dublin-based Unit Following a decision to enter the cryptocurrency space announced in February, the Bank of New York Read more …

Statistics now show the Eth2 deposit contract has more than 5.2 million staked ether worth over $13 billion locked into the smart contract. The contract launched on November 4, 2020, and three weeks later, the contract met the required threshold to initiate the Beacon Chain. It’s not cheap to become a validator these days, as today’s exchange rates show the 32 ether to get started will run a user more than $84k. More Than $13 Billion Worth of Ether Locked Read more …