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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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First Digital Trust announces $2.15M funding for Asian digital payments service

The funding will be used to develop debit and credit card payment rails in Asia.

Digital asset custodian First Digital Trust has secured funding to bring crypto asset payment services and upgrades to the Asia Pacific region.

The Hong Kong-headquartered company has raised $2.15 million in a convertible note funding round led by private investors including Asian venture studio Nogle. The total funding for the firm is now over $7 million according to Crunchbase which reported two prior funding rounds in March raising $5.2 million.

The firm stated that the funding will allow it to launch the first debit and credit card rail that will enable its digital assert clients to accept card payments seamlessly. Companies will be able to accept digital assets for payments in more than 100 currencies and offer instant settlement, custody and compliance using a simple widget.

FDT is Asia’s only qualified custodian and trustee capable of holding both traditional and digital assets.

CEO of First Digital Trust, Vincent Chok, stated that many firms have lost business due to the high-level minimum requirements and financial burdens associated with integrating credit and debit services with digital assets.

“Our mission is to open the gateway for open banking in Asia through regulated and compliant payment solutions.”

The announcement noted that in the West, companies such as MasterCard, PayPal, and Coinbase have spearheaded digital asset custody and open banking infrastructure upgrades whereas, in the East, fintech firms have been forced to jump through a variety of regulatory hoops, strike costly individual agreements with financial providers, or build their own infrastructure.

This is despite the fact that crypto trading and digital activity in Asia equivalent to the US and Europe combined. As reported by Cointelegraph in late January, the region accounts for almost half of global crypto trading.

The third round of fundraising this year follows the integration of Fireblocks, a leading enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure digital asset storage infrastructure. On March 18, Fireblocks secured a $133 million investment round led by America’s oldest bank, BNY Mellon.

FDT’s instant settlement technology, security and payment rail infrastructure, and compliance technology will be available to token issuers, payments providers, crypto exchanges, asset managers, banks, and brokers across the Asia Pacific region.

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