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SWIFT turns focus to digital assets in 2022 hackathon
Payment giant SWIFT aims to bring the brightest minds of the digital assets to collaborate and innovate as an industry at its 2022 hackathon
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Enterprise
KPMG, HSBC report identifies crypto startups with unicorn potential in Asia
According to the report, the crypto space still has the potential to produce dominant unicorn companies.
Partnerships
New York Yankees employees can get partially paid in Bitcoin with NYDIG partnership
As part of NYDIG's Bitcoin Savings Plan, Yankees employees can convert part of their salary to Bitcoin with no fees.
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Banking
The case for Bitcoin strengthens as Chinese bank depositors riot over frozen accounts
Angry crowds gathered in Zhengzhou demanding access to their bank deposits. Some say self custody of Bitcoin is the answer.
Payments
Banking Circle adds USDC payments and fiat conversion
Banking Circle announced that it will allow payments in USDC as well as conversion of USDC to fiat currencies.
Payments
Meta to end Novi crypto program by September 1
Novi users will no longer be able to make make deposits into their accounts from July 21.
Regulation
E.U. moves further in its crypto regulation
The TOFR rules introduces mandatory KYC rules for crypto-asset service providers. E.U. lawmakers say TOFR will end the "unregulated crypto wild west."
Mining
Crypto downturn sees electricity consumption on Ethereum plunge by 50%
Miners on the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks are feeling the pinch as falling token prices put pressure on the least efficient miners.
Exchanges
Coinbase introduces KYC rules for its Netherland users to comply with local legislation
The rule will require users to provide information of recipients when making transfers to wallets off Coinbase.
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Partnerships
BlockFi gets $250 million credit facility from FTX to support platform
Adoption
Price volatility strengthens public opinion against Bitcoin in El Salvador
Lending
Babel Finance suspends withdrawals due to “unusual liquidity pressures”
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