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D3 Global, a forward-looking domain name company focusing on interoperable digital identities, has revealed exclusive collaborations with the Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Viction blockchain ecosystems. The partner ships aim to secure the .shib and .vic Top-Level Domains (TLDs) in the upcoming ICANN application window. The Shiba Inu ecosystem, encompassing over 80 million users and featuring the widely used SHIB token and Shibarium Layer-2 blockchain, is joined by Viction, a Layer-1 blockchain prioritizing people with zero-gas transactions and heightened security across 3.7 million wallets. D3’s introduction of interoperable digital identities will facilitate the expansion of both ecosystems beyond their current user bases, securely offering universal access to their services. This aligns with D3’s overarching mission to seamlessly integrate DNS and blockchain technologies. A need for innovation Existing Web3 naming systems face compatibility issues with traditional Internet in...

EDX, a crypto exchange backed by prominent financial institutions like Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Citadel Securities, has reportedly severed its planned partner ship with Paxos and is now close to finalizing an agreement with Anchorage Digital. Last year, EDX had originally announced its collaboration with Paxos, a well-known blockchain firm headquartered in New York, renowned for issuing the Binance stablecoin BUSD. Under the proposed arrangement, Paxos would have acted as the custodian for the digital assets of EDX’s clients while also providing direct access to Paxos customers. However, according to Bloomberg sources, EDX has abandoned this plan in favor of a different custodial solution. You might also like: BCH gains 112% following EDX Markets listing Anchorage Digital, a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency custodian, is now the frontrunner to fill the role that Paxos once occupied. Anchorage Digital holds a bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller (OCC...

Binance stressed that credit and debit card payments will continue to be accepted and that non-USD bank transfers would still be processed through the SWIFT payment system. Binance has informed its retail customer base of a potential incoming service disruption that may halt on and off-ramp bank payment transfers. The service disruption will impact U.S Dollar-held bank accounts that are looking to buy or sell cryptocurrencies for less than $100,000 via the SWIFT payment system. The disruption will take effect on February 1. Binance announced the news to its “Binancians” by email on January 21, stressing that they’re now “actively seeking” a new SWIFT (USD) partner to avoid service disruptions for future bank payment transfers. The Cryptocurrency Exchange added that this was the banking partner ’s decision and that Binance wouldn’t be the only trading platform impacted by the change: “This is the case for all of their crypto exchange clients. Please be advised that until we are able t...