Amazon recently partnered with stablecoin companies StraitsX and NTT Digital to participate in a blockchain tokenization simulation. Typically, Amazon marketplace sellers receive payments every 14 days, but in some cases this can be extended to 90 days. The simulation involves tokenizing these receivables and putting them on an exchange where lenders can buy them at a small discount. In the simulation, these sellers receive StraitsX XSGD stablecoins encapsulated as Purpose Bound Money (PBM). The...
On October 21, the spokesperson of the Eastern Theater Command, Senior Commander Li Xi, said that on October 20, the US destroyer "Higgins" and the Canadian frigate "Vancouver" passed through the Taiwan Strait and publicly hyped it up. The Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organized naval and air forces to follow the US and Canada throughout the voyage and deal with it in accordance with laws and regulations. The actions of the US and Canada nuisance and disrupt peace and s...
On September 14th, the spokesperson of the Eastern Theater Command, Lieutenant Colonel Li Xi, said that on September 13th, the German frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the supply ship "Frankfurt" passed through the Taiwan Strait and publicly hyped it up. The Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organized naval and air forces to follow the whole process. The German side's actions increased security risks and sent wrong signals. The troops in the theater maintained a high degree ...
On July 17, StraitsX, a digital asset payment infrastructure, announced at X that it has obtained an MPI license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. It can provide more comprehensive digital payment services and is opening XUSD (a US dollar-pegged stablecoin) to the public.
According to the Associated Press, a commando team raided a ship near the Strait of Hormuz with a helicopter, and a Middle East defense official blamed Iran for the attack.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC): Despite having the capability, Iran will not blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
On March 30, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye issued a statement on March 29 local time, saying that two-way shipping in the Bosporus Strait was suspended due to the failure of a cargo ship. The Bosphorus Strait connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, and is one of the busiest maritime trade routes in the world.
On March 28th, according to TASS, the warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet have crossed the Strait of Mandate and entered the Red Sea. The news department of the Russian Pacific Fleet stated that this formation includes the missile cruiser Varyag and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, carrying out tasks assigned by superiors in accordance with the sea voyage plan. The final destination of these ships and the reason why Russia dispatched warships to the region cannot be seen from the report. For ...