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Russian bank Sber to complete its first digital currency deal
15.6.2022
Sber was initially planning to launch its blockchain-enabled digital asset platform and the Sbercoin stablecoin by spring 2021
Jewel Bank Approved as Bermuda's First Digital Asset Bank as Premier Burt Readies to Take Nation Into Stablecoins
7.6.2022
The Bermuda-based bank will take advantage of crypto-friendly regulations to service global digital asset firms
Russia’s First Digital Financial Assets Expected This Year, Lawmaker Says
18.5.2022
The first digital financial assets based on Russian blockchains may be issued as early as this year, a high-ranking parliamentarian announced. Three platforms are already registered as issuers, said Anatoly Aksakov, who chairs the Financial Market Committee at the State Duma, the lower house...
Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million
20.2.2022
Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series...
Fireblocks acquires stablecoin payments platform First Digital
16.2.2022
Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov said his company wants to “help every business become a crypto business,” referring to their ability to accept digital payments
Russian central bank registers nation’s first digital asset manager
3.2.2022
In late 2021, Bank of Russia deputy governor claimed the bank would allow crypto investment only via foreign firms
Precious Metals Firm Kitco Launches Gold-Backed Tokens Built on Ethereum
5.8.2021
On August 4, the precious metals firm Kitco Gold announced the launch of a gold-backed stablecoin which will leverage an audit process via Cohen & Company with monthly attestation reports. Kitco has partnered with Tradewind Markets, First Digital Trust, and Stably, an asset tokenization...
Bank of Russia forms first digital ruble testing group
30.6.2021
Twelve Russian banks including Sberbank, VTB and Tinkoff Bank will help the Bank of Russia test the digital ruble in January 2022
First Digital Trust announces $2.15M funding for Asian digital payments service
22.4.2021
The funding will be used to develop debit and credit card payment rails in Asia
Bank of Japan begins first digital currency proof of concept
5.4.2021
The first phase of Japan's CBDC pilots will be completed by March 2022, the central bank states
Smells like NFT spirit? Look Labs launches first digital fragrance
28.3.2021
An NFT version of Cyber Eau De Parfume is now available for auction on Rarible. The NFT was designed in collaboration with Montreal-based artist Sean Caruso
I Miss the Game Boy Camera, My First Digital Camera
20.1.2021
Unless you grew up in a time after cameraphones arrived, there’s a very good chance your first digital camera was a weird Game Boy accessory. The Game Boy Camera was definitely my first digital snapper, and while its technical capabilities were extremely limited, it still managed to excel at other...
State-Backed Agricultural Bank of China Launches the First Digital Yuan ATMs
12.1.2021
The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), one of China’s “big four” banks, is embarking on a pilot program to enable the first digital yuan ATMs. The banking institution deployed the first machines in selected branches in Shenzhen. ATMs Will Work With a Smartphone App According to...
China Central Bank Official Reveals Results of First Digital Yuan Pilots
7.10.2020
An official for China’s central bank has unveiled usage statistics of state-backed digital currency trials that were conducted in three Chinese cities. Speaking virtually at the Sibos 2020 conference on Monday, Fan Yifei, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said the bank opened 113,300...
Bitcoin.com Exchange to List Aspire and Aspire Gas as Newest Digital Asset Creation Platform Comes to Market
30.9.2020
Aspire (ASP) is the first digital asset creation platform to resist both mining exploits and 51 percent attacks common to proof-of-work blockchains. Its fees are a tiny fraction of creating assets on Ethereum or other platforms due to its innovative Aspire Gas (GASP) blockchain Both tokens will...
BnkToTheFuture Steps Away From Banks Citing Mounting Risk to Clients’ Assets
5.8.2020
The online investment platform is moving clients' crypto and fiat assets to a Hong Kong-based trust company
Thai Central Bank Taps Cement Company for First Digital Currency Payments
20.6.2020
The Bank of Thailand is integrating a CBDC payments system into the financials of the country’s oldest cement company in an extension of its Inthanon project
Venture Studio Invests $3 Million in Crypto Firm First Digital Trust
10.3.2020
The investment from Taiwan-based Nogle is intended for First Digital Trust to develop its existing crypto asset platform
Legacy Trust’s Crypto Spin-Off Receives $3M to Roll Out Asian Settlement Platform
9.3.2020
First Digital Trust has won backing from Taiwan-based Nogle for its upcoming Asia-focused crypto settlement solution for institutions
New Settlement Layer to Offer Asian Crypto Institutions Local Alternative to Silvergate Bank
21.2.2020
The new settlement layer is intended save Asian institutional traders from taking the "scenic route" via U.S. banking regulations