Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Cross-Border Transfers
The set of verification standards uses technology from the CipherTrace, the well-known blockchain analytics platform Mastercard agreed to acquired in late 2021.Source
Yuga Labs CEO: ‘The Metaverse Is Not New’
The company behind the Bored Apes Yacht Club has a new CEO from Web2, and he knows that you can’t build Web3 with a Web2 mindset.Source
Global Crypto Regulation Needs Coordination, Not Duplication, Legal Experts Say
“It’s not good to put crypto all in the same basket and look at it in a vacuum,” said Marianne Bechara, senior counsel at the IMF.Source
Signature Bank Failed Because of Mismanagement, Contagion, FDIC Report Says
The federal banking regulator said Signature’s exposure to crypto industry deposits was also a contributing factor to its failure.Source
Balaji Srinivasan Explains $1M Bitcoin Bet Rationale, Says Could Take Longer Than 90 Days
“I may be wrong but I’m burning a million to tell you they’re printing trillions,” Srinivasan said, during CoinDesk’s Consensus 2023 conference.Source
‘Operation Choke Point 2.0’ Is SEC’s ‘Chemotherapy’ for $14B Ponzi Problem, BCB’s CEO Says
What happened to Custodia Bank is “tragic” under current administration’s efforts to de-bank crypto industry, BCB’s Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie said.Source
PayPal to Enable On-Chain Transfers From Venmo Accounts, Including to On-Chain Wallets
The feature will become available in May, PayPal’s Jose Fernandez da Ponte said on a panel at Consensus.Source
Genesis Bankruptcy Parties Agree to 30-Day Mediation Period
The process can start once the parties agree on a mediator and submits an order to the U.S. bankruptcy court.Source
Terra Classic Hopefuls Mull Revival of Failed UST Stablecoin
Community members are vying for a new model to improve revenues to sustain the peg, which includes token buybacks and fees paid on peg deviations.Source
Amid Bankruptcy, Core Scientific Signs Bitcoin Mining Hosting Contracts for Almost 18,000 Machines
The miner signed deals with three firms to host rigs in sites where the Celsius Mining fleet was recently unplugged from.Source