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  • Helium community votes to migrate to Solana, scores new T-Mobile partnership

    Helium community votes to migrate to Solana, scores new T-Mobile partnership

    [ad_1] An overwhelming majority of Helium’s (HNT) community has voted to migrate the wireless network to layer1 blockchain Solana (SOL). According to available information, the HIP 70 proposal received 6,177 votes (81.41%) in support of its plan, while 1,270 were against it. The vote ended in the early hours of Sept. 22, and roughly 15 million…

  • Zilliqa launches web3 gaming console with in-built miner and crypto wallet

    Zilliqa launches web3 gaming console with in-built miner and crypto wallet

    [ad_1] Gaming-focused blockchain, Zilliqa announced that it has launched a web3 gaming console prototype with an in-built crypto miner and web3 wallet. The layer-1 network stated that the move is designed to “onboard millions of non-crypto natives into the blockchain gaming ecosystem.” Source: Zilliqa Following its recent partnership announcement with Zilliqa, the Xborg founder, Louis…

  • XRP bucks market sell off to lead top 100 amid string of positive developments

    XRP bucks market sell off to lead top 100 amid string of positive developments

    [ad_1] XRP is up 25% since Sept. 16 and is leading the top 100 cryptocurrencies. On Sept. 20, XRP hit $0.4249 to post a 15-week high. Off the back of this performance, social media chatter is brimming with talk of a return to “the good times.” Source: XRPUSDT on TradingView.com Behind the run is a…

  • Iran to launch CBDC on Sept. 22

    Iran to launch CBDC on Sept. 22

    [ad_1] The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has finalized plans to launch its digital currency Sept. 22, as reported by Iran’s Chamber of Commerce. The digital currency dubbed “Crypto-Rial” will leverage blockchain technology to turn the Iranian Rial banknotes into cryptocurrency. The CBI Governor earlier said: “The bank has in place the infrastructure and rules…

  • Colorado enables crypto payment for taxes

    Colorado enables crypto payment for taxes

    [ad_1] Colorado residents can now pay their taxes using cryptocurrencies, Axios reported on Sept. 20. According to the report, Governor Jared Polis made this revelation at the Denver Startup Week. Residents would now be able to pay their individual income tax, severance tax, withholding tax, and excise fuel tax in crypto. The crypto payment option…

  • Nasdaq to offer crypto custody for institutional investors

    Nasdaq to offer crypto custody for institutional investors

    [ad_1] Nasdaq announced that it will launch a new group dedicated to digital assets in a bid to attract institutional clients. Tal Cohen, the company’s executive president and head of North American markets, said that the new group will initially offer custody services for Bitcoin and Ethereum. This is the first major push Nasdaq has…

  • Australian senator releases draft bill to push for crypto regulation

    Australian senator releases draft bill to push for crypto regulation

    [ad_1] Australian liberal senator Andrew Bragg released a draft bill to provide regulation of stablecoins, digital asset exchanges, and disclosure requirements for the Chinese CBDC, e-Yuan, on Sept. 19. The draft bill, titled “Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2022”, welcomes stakeholder consultation before its clearance on Oct. 31. Braggs explained that Australia is falling behind…

  • Vietnam leads global crypto adoption, U.S. comes fifth

    Vietnam leads global crypto adoption, U.S. comes fifth

    [ad_1] On Sept. 14, Chainalysis released a report on Global Cryptocurrency Adoption for 2022. The research revealed that Vietnam has the highest crypto adoption, the Philippines and Ukraine follow as second and third, and the U.S. comes fifth in line. The report stated that the domination of emerging countries in the adoption index, which stood out…

  • Old Mutual Wealth appointed to manage cash reserves of rand-backed stablecoin ZARP

    Old Mutual Wealth appointed to manage cash reserves of rand-backed stablecoin ZARP

    [ad_1] ZARP appointed South African financial services group Old Mutual Wealth to manage the cash reserves of its stablecoin, which is pegged to the price of the South African rand(ZAR), in hopes of enhancing trust. ZARP is the only audited and bank-approved stablecoin in South Africa. Connecting RAND and ZARP Rand reserves fully back ZARP…

  • OpenNode receives approval to test Bitcoin payments in Bahrain

    OpenNode receives approval to test Bitcoin payments in Bahrain

    [ad_1] Bitcoin payment provider OpenNode will test its bitcoin payment solution in Bahrain following approval by the Central Bank of Bahrain. The CBB launched its Regulatory Sandbox in 2017, to allow FinTech startups to experiment with innovative banking and financial solutions under friendly regulatory oversight. OpenNode will leverage the the central bank’s Regulatory Sandbox framework…