Media Coverage - Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

News and views from and about the Business Ethereum ecosystem

CoinDesk – November 20, 2023

Santander Private Bank Introduces Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading for Clients in Switzerland

Santander Private Banking International is offering buy, sell and hold services with bitcoin and ether to clients with accounts in Switzerland.

Ledger Insights – November 16, 2023

Singapore green lights 3 stablecoins. To settle on private blockchains?

Paxos responded to Ledger Insights saying the Singapore stablecoins will be issued on Ethereum and operate similarly to existing tokens.

Ledger Insights – November 16, 2023

KBC bank supports tokenized bonds in blockchain crowdfunding platform

KBC Bank enhances its Bolero crowdfunding platform with Ethereum-compatible blockchain for tokenized SME bonds.

CoinDesk – October 26, 2023

Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Test SWIFT Killer for Stablecoins and CBDCs

The Universal Digital Payments Network instructs and allows transactions, ranging from stablecoins on public blockchains to central bank digital currencies.

Cointelegraph – October 12, 2023

Mastercard announces successful wrapped CBDC trial results

Mastercard, in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of Australia, successfully trialed wrapping CBDCs to enable CBDC owners to purchase Ethereum-based NFTs, showcasing a controlled interoperability between CBDC platforms and public blockchains.

Ledger Insights – October 10, 2023

Pirum tests DLT for securities lending

Securities finance firm Pirum tests DLT extension for its lending and repo solutions; trials on Enterprise Ethereum highlight DLT’s potential in creating a “golden record” of trades amidst coordination and cost challenges.

Ledger Insights – October 2, 2023

UBS pilots tokenized money market fund on public blockchain

UBS Asset Management pilots tokenized money market fund on Ethereum blockchain under Singapore’s Project Guardian, eyeing enhanced liquidity and broader investor access.

CoinDesk – September 29, 2023

OpenTrade Unveils Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Offering as Tokenization Race Gains Steam

OpenTrade’s tokenized Treasuries pool was developed using Circle’s Perimeter Protocol, an open-source codebase for on-chain credit facilitation, and is powered by the USDC stablecoin.

CoinDesk – September 29, 2023

Circle Rolls Out Open-Source Protocol to Help Build Tokenized Credit Markets

Perimeter Protocol is the first development of Circle Research, the company’s new open-source development division.

CoinDesk – September 26, 2023

NFT Brand Pudgy Penguins Debuts Toy Collection in 2,000 Walmart Stores

Each toy provides access to Pudgy World, a multiplayer digital social experience, which could help improve visibility and users of the Pudgy Penguin brand.

CoinDesk – September 18, 2023

Canto, Astar blockchains plan expansion to Ethereum ecosystem as layer 2s

By inheriting Ethereum’s security, Canto will be more decentralized and will enable trustless guarantees when bridging assets over, Polygon Labs said.

CoinDesk – September 14, 2023

Superapp Grab, Stablecoin Issuer Circle to Start Web3 Wallets Trial in Singapore

The Grab Web3 Wallet will be available to users of the ride hailing, food delivery and digital payments app to use vouchers in non-fungible token (NFT) form and earn rewards.

Ledger Insights – September 5, 2023

Visa extends stablecoin usage from issuers to acquirers

Visa expands the use of stablecoins like USDC for settlement beyond card issuers to web3 merchants.

The Tokenizer – September 5, 2023

Industry Leaders Announce Groundbreaking Tokenized Asset Coalition

Aave Companies, Centrifuge, Circle, Coinbase, Base, Credix, Goldfinch and RWA.xyz aim to drive adoption of tokenized real-world assets through education, advocacy and innovation

Cointelegraph – September 4, 2023

Crypto is in ‘arms race’ against AI-powered scams: Quantstamp co-founder

The advancement of AI isn’t solely beneficial; it has a darker aspect that’s increasingly threatening Web3 security. Specifically, AI’s role in amplifying social engineering scams is evolving rapidly, making these attacks more sophisticated, widespread, and harder to detect.

Ledger Insights – August 24, 2023