Visa Terminates Agreements With Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX
Visa has reportedly terminated its global agreements with collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its U.S. arm, FTX US. The payments giant added that FTX’s “U.S. debit card program is being wound down by their issuer.” Visa Ends Agreements With FTX Visa Inc., the world’s leading payments processor, reportedly said Sunday that it has ended global agreements with bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. A Visa spokesperson told Reuters: We have terminated our global agreements with FTX and their U.S. debit card program is being wound down by their issuer. “The situation....
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A Visa spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph the company has terminated its global agreements with FTX. Only a month after payments giant Visa announced a partnership with FTX to roll out a debit card program in 40 countries worldwide, Visa has abruptly ended the program due to FTX's recent insolvency and bankruptcy issues. FTX’s liquidity issues were triggered last week when Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao announced that Binance would liquidate the entirety of its FTX Token (FTT) holdings, which inadvertently led to a bank run that brought on FTX liquidity issues. In October, when the....
Leading Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is terminating its trademark agreements with two coin trading platforms operating abroad under its brand name. The move comes as digital asset exchanges in South Korea prepare to comply with the country’s stricter regulations for the industry that will be enforced in September. Bithumb Global and Bithumb Singapore to Change Their Brand Names as Bithumb Ends Trademark Agreements Two cryptocurrency exchanges, Bithumb Global and Bithumb Singapore, will not be able to use the Bithumb brand name and trademark starting from the last day of this....
Per an official announcement, payment giant VISA expanded its stablecoin settlement services to the Solana blockchain. The program is currently in a pilot and testing phase but looks to improve upon the capabilities of the legacy payment rails. Related Reading: Solana Co-Founder Pushes For SOL Token Redistribution From FTX To Bankrupt Exchange’s Users VISA Doubles […]
Payments giant Visa is launching crypto debit cards in more than 40 countries in partnership with cryptocurrency exchange FTX. “At Visa, we believe that digital currencies will have a lasting impact on the future of financial services and money movement,” said a Visa executive.
Visa and FTX Launching Crypto Debit Cards in Over 40 Countries
Visa announced Friday “a long-term global partnership” with West Realm Shires Services Inc. and FTX Trading Ltd. to roll out crypto debit cards in more than 40 countries. The two companies are behind cryptocurrency....
Genesis will no longer be involved in GBTC's main operations, but will still act as a liquidity provider. According to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has terminated two agreements with cryptocurrency broker Genesis. First, Genesis will no longer assist Grayscale in the distribution and marketing of the latter's shares. Second, from Oct. 3 onwards, Genesis will no longer be an authorized participant of the trust but will continue to serve as a liquidity provider for Grayscale. The two agreements previously came into effect in....