Binance Pay and Alternative Airlines introduce exclusive crypto booking promotion
Binance Pay, the renowned cryptocurrency payment platform, has teamed up with Alternative Airlines, a leading online flight booking platform, to introduce an exciting promotion for crypto enthusiasts.
This collaboration allows Binance Pay users to enjoy a 3% discount on all bookings made at Alternative Airlines.
XVG rises 152.16% in 1 week, hits 10-month high
XVG has seen a strong surge in the past 24 hours. An explosive increase of 73.97% in the last 24 hours helped XVG rise to 0.004 USDT after a long sideways period at 0.02 USDT.
Notable news in the last 24 hours (03/07)
BTC: $30,768 USD | ETH: $1,948 USD
Total Market Cap: $1.209 trillion USD
1. Mastercard to Launch Multi Token Network (MTN) – Initial testing of cryptocurrency deposits, stablecoins, and CBDCs in banks.
2. Historical data shows that Bitcoin tends to perform well in July, and if the trend continues, it could reach $35,000 USD by the end of the month.
3. Hong Kong establishes Web3 Special Task Force.
4. Chairman of the Fed advocates for strong measures, considering consecutive interest rate hikes.
OKX expands Manchester City soccer sponsorship with $70 million deal
The new multi-year deal will see OKX pay Manchester City more than $70 million over the course of the three-year alliance.
OKX’s branding will appear on the left sleeve of both the men’s and women’s first-team playing jerseys.
Cboe refiles Fidelity bitcoin ETF application, plans Coinbase policing partnership
Cboe refiled listing applications with the SEC on Friday for bitcoin ETFs by WisdomTree, VanEck, and a joint effort from Invesco (IVZ.N) and Galaxy.
It said in all of the filings it plans to enter into a surveillance-sharing agreement with Coinbase.
Avalanche on-chain activity doubles in 2023
According to data from Messari, Avalanche has seen 60,000 daily active addresses as of early June, up from around 25,000 at the start of the year.
DOGE developers prepare for next Dogecoin Core system upgrade
A Dogecoin developer “Bluezr” has hinted at ongoing work on a Dogecoin Core upgrade.
“Bluezr” speaks of work on Dogecoin’s minor build system upgrade in consolidation while sharing a Github repo that indicated ongoing contributions, reviews and feedback for Dogecoin core 1.14.7.
Highlights of the week
1. $NEAR cooperates with Alibaba Cloud
2. $ALGO releases new protocol upgrade
3. $BTC supply on exchanges lowest since 2017 bull market peak
4. XRP powering top Indian Bank’s Digital Rupee project
5. HSBC Hong Kong now allows trades of $BTC and $ETH ETFs
6. $EDU3 successfully deployed mainnet version on zkSync Era network
Canadian lawmakers want to help blockchain businesses ‘flourish’
The report starts off recommending the national government “recognize blockchain as an emerging technology in Canada, with significant long-term economic and job creation opportunities.”
BIS leverages Curve’s AMM technology for CBDC test
The Bank For International Settlements (BIS) launched an AMM exchange for wCBDCs on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet that borrows its bonding curve from Curve v2, a popular stablecoin DEX.
Wholesale CBDCs (wCBDCs) are digital currencies used for inter-bank settlement.