Visa, a global payment giant, has announced a new $100 million generative AI initiative to invest in companies focused on developing AI technologies and applications related to commerce and payments. Generative AI is a type of AI technology that can produce various types of content, including text, imagery, audio and synthetic data. Visa has been […]
On October 2, nine Ethereum futures ETFs were launched in the US, but initial trading volumes were low according to industry experts. Eric Balchunas, a Bloomberg ETF analyst, said that the volume was “pretty meh” and less than $2 million had been traded by midday. This was compared to the first Bitcoin futures ETF, BITO, […]
Friend.Tech is an upcoming web3 platform that allows users to monetize their social connections. Since its inception, the platform has recorded significant traction and has facilitated over 9.2 million cumulative transactions. As of Monday, the platform had recorded total protocol fees of about 10,749 Ethers and a total inflow of approximately 214,985.878 ETH worth around […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first Ether-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US, making the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization more accessible to institutional investors. However, the products come with some drawbacks, as evidenced by the low trading volume. Two years ago, the crypto industry celebrated a milestone when the […]
Coinecta, a decentralized Web3 launchpad, has announced its entrance into the Cardano ecosystem. The platform offers a middleman-free fundraising model for cryptocurrency protocols, with its core native cryptocurrency asset, CNCT token, set to be released soon. The CNCT token will be stakable, and the IDO launchpad will accept both Cardano’s core ADA token and Djed, […]
Recent advancements in Hong Kong’s crypto space could provide a potential boost to the East Asian region, which has been largely affected by a China-wide ban on crypto trading activities since 2019. According to a report from Chainalysis, East Asia’s share of crypto transaction value dropped from around 30% in 2019 to less than 10% […]
UBS Asset Management, a major global fund management company, has launched its first “live pilot” of a tokenized money market fund on the Ethereum blockchain. The company is using its proprietary service, UBS Tokenize, to explore on-chain processes such as subscriptions and redemptions. This pilot program is part of the broader Project Guardian, an initiative […]
Grayscale Investments has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its Ethereum Trust (ETHE) to a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Ethereum Trust is the largest Ether investment product in the world, with nearly $5 billion in assets under management.Meanwhile, Shiba Memu’s presale has surpassed the $3.5 million mark. The […]
Shiba Memu (SHMU) is a new meme cryptocurrency that has raised over $3.48 million in its presale. It has a unique value proposition that sets it apart from other meme cryptocurrencies, as it uses AI to analyse social media and deliver targeted marketing interventions. This allows it to retain fame and maintain price surges. The […]
UBS Asset Management has achieved a major milestone in the tokenization of real-world assets with the launch of its first live pilot of a tokenized Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund in Singapore. The fund is part of Project Guardian, an industry initiative led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to explore tokenizing various real-world […]
