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Singapore Gulf Bank will connect with Kraken Prime under the same arrangement, giving the bank another source of digital-asset liquidity. SGB plans to use Payward’s markets when pricing trades for its own customers over the coming months. Payward brings 24/7 settlement to more institutional clients SGB Net allows participating customers to transfer fiat funds without waiting for normal banking hours. Through the Payward integration, an eligible SGB client can deposit money with Payward and make the funds available for trading immediately, including during weekends. The service starts with U.S. dollar transfers. Payward and SGB said more currencies and clients are…

Both sides will study how existing electronic payment networks can work with blockchain systems without requiring financial institutions to replace the infrastructure they already use. $ADI has positioned its technology around institutional requirements such as policy compliance, interoperability and day to day operations. Vira Platonova, Visa’s senior vice president and global head of money movement, said financial institutions are exploring new ways to exchange value as trusted networks and interoperability become more important. “The way money moves is evolving rapidly,” Platonova said. She added that Visa and $ADI would look for opportunities involving businesses, consumers and the payments sector by…

That leaves a narrower version of Metaplanet’s funding advantage intact. The bilateral zero-coupon bond protects near-term cash flow, but repeating such favorable terms at the scale required for sustained Bitcoin purchases remains uncertain. Metaplanet BitBonds face a shorter-tenor funding test Metaplanet’s inaugural 21st through 24th-series BitBonds total ¥200 million, pay fixed coupons ranging from roughly 4.0% to 4.3%, and mature in about three years. Recent government auctions cleared at average yields of 1.708% for two-year debt and 2.163% for five-year debt. A straight-line interpolation between those official results produces an estimated three-year sovereign benchmark of 1.8597%. The estimate is an…

What investors are buying The fund’s disclosed Sept. 11 portfolio was concentrated in Strategy, the largest of the two US Bitcoin-treasury companies represented. STRC, Strategy’s preferred stock, accounted for 74.29% of assets. Strive’s SATA preferred shares made up 4.88%, while 20.83% was cash in reais and margin allocated to the currency hedge. Infographic shows DIGY11’s Sept. 11 portfolio allocation across Strategy and Strive preferred shares, cash, and FX hedge margin. STRC and SATA are perpetual, variable-rate preferred securities. Their value depends on the issuers’ dividend policies, capital structures, and market conditions, including the effect of Bitcoin prices on the companies’…

Zero supports two categories of validators: Lightweight block validators, which can run on ordinary consumer-grade hardware High-performance block producers, an optional tier for participants who want to process heavier workloads Why Did LayerZero Decide To Build Its Own Blockchain? LayerZero built its reputation as a messaging layer, not a blockchain. Understanding that shift starts with what the company was before Zero. From Messaging Layer To Market Infrastructure LayerZero’s original product is an omnichain interoperability protocol connecting more than 150 blockchains. It moves lightweight proof data between chains using immutable on-chain endpoints, rather than wrapping assets or routing through a central…

When asked about the basis of this proposal, Patureaux and Meyer presented a point of view that resonates with their companies, which provide electronic payment solutions that support crypto and stablecoins. For Patureaux, this measure would simplify crypto payments for users and entice wider adoption of crypto payments at the merchant level. “When paying in crypto, customers ask merchants a lot of questions about taxation. We find ourselves doing after-sales service for the merchant’s customer instead of making sales,” he told Cryptoast. Meyer proposed abandoning taxation of crypto capital gains in exchange for crypto-to-stablecoin exchanges, while keeping the exemption on…

Professional qualifications and eligibility requirements will be sought for board members and certain senior employees of companies. The Central Bank will evaluate the applications and decide whether or not to register the organization. Certain information about the registered companies will be published on the regulatory body’s website and updated as necessary. A simplified application process has also been created for some companies already operating in the market. However, being an existing crypto company does not automatically grant official registration rights. Each organization must submit its documents and pass the Central Bank’s evaluation. The entry into force of the rules does…

What the Data Shows Currently, the crypto market shows mixed signals, with no significant price movements to report for Base. However, the launch of new tokenized stocks could invigorate trading interest and activity. The availability of these stocks may attract both retail and institutional investors, enhancing the platform’s market presence. The excitement around tokenization indicates potential growth in trading volume as users explore these new options. Base is a blockchain platform focused on enhancing user engagement through innovative trading solutions. By offering tokenized stocks, it aims to attract a wider audience, enabling users to trade fractional shares of well-known companies…

For Bitcoin, the schedule creates a policy event first and a measurement reset two weeks later. Each can change rate expectations, but neither supplies a predetermined price signal. What the Fed will know on Sept. 16 The Bureau of Labor Statistics schedule puts the August employment report on Sept. 4, producer price inflation on Sept. 10 and consumer price inflation on Sept. 11. The FOMC meets Sept. 15-16, with a new Summary of Economic Projections due alongside the decision. The latest official PCE reading available before then covers July. BEA reported that headline and core PCE prices each rose 0.2%…

The US government’s cost to borrow money for 20 years. Source: TradingView On a bit of a technicality, the government avoided paying 5.42% interest on the bonds, instead paying 5.125% yet selling them below par to mathematically offer 5.42% de facto yield to purchasers. Worse, the particular type of investors Washington needs for offloading its sovereign debt — foreign investors — bought the lowest percentage ever of that $13 billion auction. Record cost to borrow money for 20 years Bond auctions aren’t complicated. The US Treasury offers IOUs, and buyers around the world name the yield they’ll accept. At each…