According to Reuters, Pakistan and Binance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the tokenization of up to $2 billion in treasury securities and commodity reserves. The Ministry of Finance of Pakistan said that this cooperation is an important step for the country to introduce blockchain technology, enhance asset liquidity, and attract foreign investment, and may also pave the way for more state-owned physical assets to go online. The move comes as Pakistan accelerates the l...
According to market news, the National Bank of Canada has just revealed that it has purchased 1.47 million shares of Bitcoin finance company Strategy (MSTR) worth about $273 million.
Bridge, a stablecoin infrastructure company owned by financial tech giant Stripe, is applying for a national bank trust license from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). If approved, Bridge will provide regulated stablecoin issuance, management and custody services under the framework of the GENIUS Act signed this summer. Bridge co-founder Zach Abrams said the regulatory structure would allow the company to drive "the tokenisation of trillions of dollars of assets" in the complia...
South Korea's National Tax Agency has warned cryptocurrency holders that if they do not resolve their tax debts, officials could confiscate cold wallets during home searches. NTS says it can use blockchain analytics tools to track on-chain activity, and when it suspects currency is hidden offline, it inspects homes and confiscates hard drives, cold wallets, or personal computers. The move is a long-standing move to crack down on cryptocurrency tax evasion on local exchanges, and the scope of enf...
Minister of Finance Lan Foan introduced at the series of theme press conferences on "High-quality completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan" held by the State Council Information Office on September 12 that by the end of 2024, our country's total government debt was 92.60 trillion yuan, including national debt 34.60 trillion yuan, local government statutory debt 47.50 trillion yuan, local government implicit debt 10.50 trillion yuan, and the government debt ratio was 68.7%. At the same time, our cou...
The Office for National Statistics plans to resume full publication of PPI data in October.
Chilean state copper company: The Esmeralda mine is scheduled to resume operations on Sunday. The mining regulator has been asked to approve the resumption of operations in the Andes Nolte and Diamante mines. (Foreign media correction: non-RAMP ADIT53 mine)
On July 16, Canada will reduce the tariff quota level for steel products from non-free trade agreement countries from 100% in 2024 to 50%, and imports above these levels will be subject to a 50% tariff.
According to Barron's, the Czech National Bank adjusted its U.S. portfolio, adding 49,135 shares of Palantir in the second quarter of this year, bringing its holdings to 519,950 shares at the end of June. In addition, the Czech National Bank purchased 51,732 shares of Coinbase in the second quarter, worth about $18.10 million, and did not hold any Coinbase shares at the end of Quarter 1 this year.
On June 24th, local time on the 24th, Arabian TV released news that Iran and Israel announced a ceasefire. Iranian state TV released news on the 24th that Iran has ceased fire with Israel. At present, Iran and Israel have not officially announced relevant news.