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Ex-Singapore Parliamentarian’s Swiss Company Launches Swiss Franc and Euro Stablecoins

Singapore investor and former parliamentarian Calvin Cheng's newly rebranded Swiss company, Anchored Coins, was granted membership in the Swiss VQF in early 2023. VQF is the largest and oldest cross-industry self-regulatory organisation in Switzerland and is officially recognised by FINMA, the country's financial services watchdog. Anchored Coins is launching a Swiss Franc-backed stablecoin (ACHF) and a Euro-backed stablecoin (AEUR), and will be issued on the Ethereum and BNB Chain blockchains. DCS Card Centre in Singapore is planning to issue credit cards collateralised by AEUR and ACHF. ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Aug 16,

Transformational Chief Executive of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund joins Blockchain Conference

Washington, DC - The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is pleased to announce that Ms. Rosemarie McClean, Chief Executive of the Pension Administration and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, will participate at the upcoming conference, The Future of Money, Governance, and the Law, on May 24-25, 2023, in Washington, DC. Ms. McClean is a seasoned leader in her field, overseeing operations in pensions administration, client services, IT, project management, and process improvement at the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). She is the Executive Sponsor of a live blockchain

International Government Leaders Talk Crypto & Digital Assets in Washington

Washington, DC – The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is set to host an event that will bring together government leaders to discuss the radical changes in money, cryptocurrency, banks, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The conference, titled "The Future of Money, Governance, and the Law," will include law makers, regulators, innovators, and business leaders who are shaping the financial system. "The Future of Money, Governance, and the Law will bring together government leaders during this decisive time to examine changes in money and the laws governing it. We are

US Treasury Official Keynotes the Future of Money, Governance, and the Law hosted by the Government Blockchain Association (GBA), May 24-25, Washington, DC.

Washington, DC - The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) announces that D. R. Maurice, speaking in her personal capacity will be a keynote speaker at the "Future of Money, Governance, and the Law" conference on May 24-25, 2023, in the nation’s capital. The conference brings together government officials, industry leaders like Circle (CRCL) and Ciphertrace, a Mastercard company (MA), academia and many others. "D R Maurice is a leading expert in regulatory technology, sandboxes, and CBDC digitalization. She has an extensive track record with central bank governance around the world and joins

Cardano DeFi Project Spores Raises $2.3 Million in Funding Round

It was a tough week price-wise in the cryptocurrency market. The total capitalization lost around $100 billion as every single coin from the top 20 is in the red. Some lost more than others, but we’ll get to that later. Kicking it off with Bitcoin. It had a relatively calm week, and even though it’s down about 3% over the period, it’s still not as bad as a lot of the altcoins. BTC was trading at around $34,000 last Friday, and apart from a brief positive spike on Monday, it

Reflecting on a crowdless Mid-Season Showdown Finals

The hot sun beamed down on Los Angeles, California on April 10. Somewhere in Griffith Park, it was easy to hear the electrifying voices of shoutcasters David “Phreak” Turley and Sam “Kobe” Hartman-Kenzler bringing life to the historic Greek Theatre for the first time since 2019.The League of Legends Championship Series 2021 Mid-Season Showdown losers’ bracket finals were underway. TSM had just clutched out a game three victory against Team Liquid to stay alive in the series. Before I took a break ahead of the next game, the camera feed

ROCCAT announced as latest LCS partner

The LCS, Riot Games’s North American League of Legends competition, has named Turtle Beach’s German peripherals brand ROCCAT as its first official mouse and keyboard partner. The multi-year agreement sees ROCCAT provide mice and keyboards for the LCS Arena, as well as the competition’s PC café, the LCS Arcade. Image credit: ROCCAT / LCS RELATED: Guitar manufacturer Jackson partners with LCS and PENTAKILL Some of the products being integrated into the facilities include ROCCAT’s Elo series headsets, Vulcan keyboards, Burst gaming mice, and Sense mousepads, among others. Matt Archambault, Head

Mid Season Showdown finals to feature new PENTAKILL song

Riot Games has announced that PENTAKILL, its virtual heavy metal band, will not only perform but debut a preview of their new song at the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown finals. After over three years, PENTAKILL will make a grand return to the stage on Sunday, April 11 at 4 p.m. ET. To make the finals even more spectacular the metal band, will kick things off with an exciting performance at the historic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. PENTAKILL will perform and debut an exclusive preview of their upcoming song in the