Cryptocurrency-friendly lender Standard Chartered is claiming bragging rights of being the first global bank to offer spot trading in bitcoin and ether (ETH) to institutional clients. The offering, rolled out through the bank’s UK branches, is available initially via our U.K. entity, during Asia and Europe trading hours, with 24/5 access under consideration as client […]
Global Dollar (USDG), a stablecoin issued by regulated fintech Paxos, and backed by a consortium of heavy hitters that includes Robinhood, Kraken and Mastercard, is being made available to consumers across the European Union, according to a press release on Tuesday. USDG is regulated by Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority […]
Solana’s SOL token is trading at $144.04, down 0.62% in the past 24 hours, after briefly climbing as high as $147.73 earlier in the session, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The move came amid a spike in trading volume and fresh commentary from Syncracy Capital Co-Founder Ryan Watkins, who reaffirmed Solana’s long-term importance […]