Wed. PM Seeds of Wisdom Crypto Update(s) 9--1-24

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Important Ripple (XRP) Announcement Concerning XRPL

▪️The XRP Ledger (XRPL) will implement a major amendment in two weeks to enhance its Automated Market Maker (AMM) feature.
▪️Ripple’s XRP has seen a slight price decline, with a 1% drop over the past 24 hours and a 7% decrease over two weeks, despite recent updates.

Activation in Two Weeks

The team behind XRP Ledger (XRPL) announced that a major update under the code fixAMMv1_1 will be implemented within 14 days. It was approved to go forward after 28 votes in favor (out of 35).

The change aims to enhance the functionality of the Automated Market Maker (AMM) feature. The AMM is a decentralized mechanism that enables users to trade assets directly on the XRPL without relying on third parties.

One of the main goals of the improvement is to make the trading process more efficient and reduce potential risks for liquidity providers.

The XRPL has witnessed several other developments in the past few months. In mid-August, its main Testnet underwent a reset, becoming temporarily unavailable to developers. The effort aimed to improve stability and reduce the cost of running a Testnet node.

“Reminder: in addition to this Testnet, XRPL community members are encouraged to create and manage additional testnets to support diverse testing and development needs, “the team concluded, “the team added at the time.

Prior to that, OpenEden – a fintech company focused on bridging traditional finance and DeFi – disclosed that it will launch tokenized US Treasury bills (T-bills) to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and its users for the first time. Ripple said it will create a fund to invest $10 million in the aforementioned products.

“Institutions are increasingly looking at where to tokenize their real-world assets, and the arrival of T-bills on the XRPL powered by OpenEden reinforces the decentralized Layer 1 blockchain as one of the leading blockchains for real-world asset tokenization,” Markus Infanger – Senior Vice President at RippleX – commented.

Tokenized T-bills represent digitized traditional US Treasury bills issued on a blockchain or distributed ledger technology platform. The process involves converting the rights to the financial products into tokens, which can then be traded, held, or transferred to specific addresses.

XRP Price Outlook

Ripple’s XRP did not react positively following the aforementioned announcement. It continued trading sideways before slightly retracing in the past few hours.

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Source: Crypto Potato

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BRICS Confirms 159 Participants Will Adopt New Payment System

After recent rumblings surfaced of how many nations would embrace the impending BRICS Pay system, the bloc has confirmed 159 participants are set to adopt the new payment system. Indeed, the economic alliance system is poised to hit the ground running when it finally launches.

Now, all eyes are on when that launch will take place. Many have surmised that it would be announced at the highly anticipated 2024 Summit.

Moreover, it would be set to go live in what would be a groundbreaking unveiling. If that were to happen, the bloc has already noted there is a long line of entities ready to embrace it.

BRICS Payment System to Feature 159 Participants, Alliance

Earlier this year, the BRICS bloc announced the creation of a blockchain-based payment platform. It would be set to redefine the collective’s global economic standing. Morehe largest payment systems worldwide. That includes the Western-dominated SWIFT system.

Now, the BRICS group confirmed that 159 participants will adopt the new payment system. Indeed, Russian officials verified the number in a recent correction, according to a Yahoo report. Although previous statements rumored 160 countries would be involved, the number was clarified in subsequent reports.

The payment system is crucial to the bloc’s ongoing de-dollarization efforts. It will provide participating countries with an avenue to trade in local currencies. Therefore, it will greatly hinder how these nations settle trade. Ultimately, decreasing international necessity for the greenback.

This would be vital for Russia, following 2022 sanctions that greatly affected their trade capabilities. That weaponization was a key reason for the adoption of de-dollarization efforts. Now, the bloc is set to more thoroughly compete on a global stage. And so too will the nations whose currencies get increased adoption through the payment platform.

The confirmation also notes that more than 20 countries will be set to take part in the BRICS Pay platform. Although they did not clarify those nations, they are likely among the countries seeking to join the alliance this year. The impending 2024 summit will also deal with ongoing expansion hopes.

Countries like Venezuela, Malaysia, Thailand, Nigeria, and Turkey have sought entry into the bloc. The latter is a recognized NATO member. 

Their inclusion would greatly shift the bloc’s standing in a geopolitical sense. They would be recognized as the first NATO nation to be embraced within the global south-based collective.

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Source: Watcher Guru

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BBVA Switzerland adds support for USDC Stablecoin

Three years ago BBVA Switzerland became one of the first banks to offer cryptocurrency services to retail clients, with the launch of its New Gen digital investment account with no net worth requirements. However, customers have to keep the equivalent of $10,000 on deposit. Now BBVA Switzerland is expanding the offering by adding the USDC stablecoin from Circle.

In addition to the New Gen account, the Swiss bank also provides cryptocurrency services to its institutional and private banking clients.

Previously the BBVA offering only supported Bitcoin and Ether. While users can hold USDC with the bank, it also means institutional clients can use it for trading other cryptocurrencies.

We recently ran tests with a couple of cryptocurrency exchanges and noted that the exchange rates were surprisingly attractive. Thinking about BBVA clients, if they previously used their BBVA account to transfer money onto crypto exchanges, then BBVA can potentially earn foreign exchange revenues from converting CHF or Euro deposits into USDC.

“We want to offer our private clients a simple access to the tokenized products they are most interested in and cannot access through traditional financial institutions. Meanwhile, our institutional clients need us to provide options to guarantee the assets they manage,” said Philippe Meyer, Head of Digital Solutions and Blockchain at BBVA in Switzerland. “We will analyze all the crypto assets they are investing in to continue building our offering with further innovative solutions.”

Late last year BBVA Switzerland migrated its digital asset custody to Metaco’s Harmonize platform which is now owned by Ripple. In June BBVA’s Turkish arm, Garanti BBVA Digital Assets launched its wallet which currently supports trading of Bitcoin, Ether, USDC and Avax and custody of Chiliz, the coin linked to the Socios fan token platform.

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Source: Ledger Insights

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Source: Currency Facts

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Source: Currency Facts

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SWIFT UNVEILS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO STREAMLINE TOKENIZED ASSET TRANSFERS

The payments infrastructure provider said the move aims to solve the interoperability issues related to different technologies and regulatory discrepancies.

Swift announced a new initiative on Sept. 11 to streamline global transactions and enable its members to use their Swift connection for transactions involving both traditional and emerging asset types, such as crypto.

Swift plans to test multi-ledger Delivery-versus-Payment (DvP) and Payment-versus-Payment (PvP) transactions on its global platform. This could allow securities buyers to simultaneously pay for and exchange tokenized assets in real-time on Swift’s network.

The new initiative will focus heavily on the global trading of real-world assets (RWA), as the industry is expected to reach a $30 trillion market cap by 2034.

Swift said that the global tokenized asset industry has an interoperability issue, which turns different RWA efforts into digital islands. This is primarily caused by the lack of a globally accepted digital form of money.

Swift Chief Innovation Office Tom Zschach said:

“Digital currencies and tokens have huge potential to shape the way we will all pay and invest in the future. But that potential can only be unleashed if the different approaches that are being explored have the ability to connect and work together.”

Zschach added that inclusivity and interoperability are central pillars of the financial ecosystem.

This effort will initially use fiat currencies and is later planned to evolve into incorporating central bank digital currencies (CBDC), tokenized commercial bank money, and regulated stablecoins.

Notably, Swift said it had achieved successful results in value transfer tests involving tokenized assets, mentioning the two CBDC sandboxes it has conducted, which included banks from Europe, Asia, and North America.

Moreover, Swift’s new foray to provide a single payment infrastructure for tokenized assets also aims to address how to integrate different digital assets with its respective bank-led networks.

Since each financial institution exploring RWA could be using different distributed ledger technologies, the lack of compatibility might hinder global interoperability. Additionally, the divergence in various regulatory environments can also lead to challenges.

@ Newshounds News™

Source: Crypto Slate

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UK INTRODUCES BILL TO GIVE CRYPTO OWNERS LEGAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The UK’s Ministry of Justice is sponsoring a bill that would grant codified personal property rights to holders of digital assets.

What’s the Scoop?

▪️Digital Rights: The Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill was introduced today before the UK’s House of Lords. It seeks to apply personal property rights for the first time in British history to digital holdings like cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, and carbon credits.

▪️Legal Protections: By establishing property rights for holders of digital assets, the UK hopes to “give legal protection to owners and companies against fraud and scams, while helping judges deal with complex cases where digital holdings are disputed or form part of settlements.”

▪️Needed Clarity: Concerns from the UK Law Commission that digital assets could meet the criteria for both existing types of personal property in the UK, thereby impeding court disputes, reportedly prompted the creation of the new digital personal property category.

Bankless Take:

Although this bill speaks more so to the UK’s nuanced legal system than its bullishness on crypto, society has undeniably become increasingly digitized throughout the 21st century.

Should this trend accelerate in the coming decades alongside greater digital asset adoption, the UK will be well-positioned to arbitrate disputes involving a novel property type.

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Source: Bankless

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Charles Hoskinson Calls Out Big Cardano Staking Misinformation

Unlike other protocols, ADA staked tokens are not locked, making it possible for holders to spend or move their assets.

Key Notes

▪️Cardano founder just debunked a major ADA staking FUD.
▪️Cardano remains a favorite Layer 1 network with significant backlash.
▪️The protocol has a functional Liquid Staking product with massive holdings.

Cardano has become the center of several backlashes from crypto enthusiasts, with the latest being misinformation about its liquid staking. In light of this, the protocol’s founder, Charles Hoskinson, took to X to flag the increasing misinformation. He stated that the Cardano staking is not locked against the rumors.

Cardano Stakeholders Speak against Staking Misinformation

In his post, Hoskinson asked his followers:

“Why does anyone trust these people anymore?”

The a---------s equally drew the attention of many Cardano community members. They strongly believe that the talks are baseless and largely targeted at damaging the project’s reputation.

Cardano SPO PRIDE pointed out the irony of the accusation, highlighting that Cardano is the only top 20 crypto project offering native liquid staking. This further attenuated the fact that ADA coins are never locked in staking.

Also, Cardano does not require Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs) or Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs).

Hoskinson expressed his frustration after a podcast featuring prominent crypto commentators InvestAnswers, CTO Larsson, MartyParty, and Mando appeared on the internet. InvestAnswers specifically asked why older crypto projects like Cardano are still highly ranked. He further claimed that Cardano has a large market share of over $12 billion, “yet no adoption”.

The response from Charles Hoskinson marks the related defense he mounts when critics focus on the protocol.

In response, renowned skeptic MartyParty alleged that ADA holders are locked in staking pools and are unable to sell. He even went as far as accusing the Cardano team of tricking investors with the staking system, making them enter a position that they could hardly exit. MartyParty claimed that this explains the multi-billion dollar market cap.

Understanding the ADA Staking Mechanism

Many people are concerned about the ADA staking mechanism. Some entities propagate that the protocol remains at the top of the crypto ranking because their stakeholders cannot sell.

After all, their assets are locked in the staking. Ordinarily, Cardano staking allows coin holders to assign their holding to a staking pool for a reward known as staking yield.

Unlike other protocols, ADA staked tokens are not locked, making it possible for holders to spend or move their assets. So far, the number of staked ADA units is 37.2 billion according to PoolTool data. ADA is currently trading at $0.3359, with a 1.78% dip within the last 24 hours. At this price level, the staked ADA is valued at approximately $7.5 billion.

Placed side-by-side with Cardano’s market cap of $12.08 billion, the staked coins represent about 62%. This high rate suggests that investors are confident in Cardano’s long-term potential.

Moreover, they will lock up their ADA assets in return for valuable rewards. On one hand, the ADA staking reward jumped by 30% last month.

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Source: CoinSpeaker

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Source: Dinar Recaps

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