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A crypto exchange is celebrating its sixth anniversary in style by announcing a high-profile collaboration with a footballing great. CoinW, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a new partnership with Andrea Pirlo, a renowned soccer player. There are plenty of similarities between the worlds of sports and crypto. Both have passionate supporters and vibrant communities — striving to achieve excellence. Each industry takes pride in innovation, doing things differently, and achieving ambitious milestones. Because of this, it’s little wonder that these two worlds have become entwined — with crypto firms serving as high-profile sponsors in major sporting events. From the Super Bowl to Formula 1 and the Premier League to UFC, the logos of major trading platforms are emblazoned on arenas, kits and fan tokens. But this does little to communicate the values and ethos of a crypto business — and introduce them to millions of new people. A trusted face, on the other hand, can be instrume...

The latest virtual asset index has been unveiled by the Hong Kong Virtual Assets Consortium (HKVAC), a rating agency specializing in evaluating the reliability of cryptocurrency assets and exchanges. Quarterly adjustments to its global large cryptocurrency index include the addition of Hedera, Maker, and Quant and removal of Cryptonex, ICP, and HEX. A new top five The main goal of HKVAC is to provide investors and regulators with a trustworthy benchmark for assessing the performance and risks associated with virtual assets. (Hong Kong, 13 Oct 2023) – HKVAC today announced the rebalancing results of the HKVAC Key Indexes and HKVAC Market Indexes. The rebalancing results for those index es will be available at https://t.co/aBBFho5wnL. All changes will come into effect on 20 October 2023 (Friday). — HKVAC (@hongkongvac) October 13, 2023 Therefore, the revised index, which now features the top five cryptocurrencies as BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB, and XRP, with XRP replacing the ori...

According to Strike CEO Jack Mallers, the expansion drive aims to counter the “clouded world of crypto exchanges and hidden, unregistered licensing regimes and 1,000 different coins.” Strike, a Chicago-based Bitcoin (BTC) payment provider, expanded its services to 65 countries in parallel to relocating its global headquarters to El Salvador. Before its expansion, the mobile app was operational only in the United States, El Salvador and Argentina. According to Jack Mallers, the CEO and founder of Zap, Strike's parent company, the expansion drive aims to counter the “clouded world of crypto exchanges and hidden, unregistered licensing regimes and 1,000 different coins.” Speaking to Fortune, Mallers revealed that the move to relocate its headquarters to El Salvador was a response to the growing anti-crypto regulatory sentiments in the U.S. On one hand, regulations prevent Strike from offering its service in New York. On the other hand, El Salvador introduced crypto-inclusive regu...