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Zimbabwe is reviving gold coins to support its embattled currency, as earlier efforts with gold-backed digital tokens failed to curb economic instability. Zimbabwe is yet again turning to gold to defend its embattled currency, as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the country’s central bank, has revived sales of physical gold coins just 10 months after scrapping the program, betting that tangible bullion might succeed where digital tokens have struggled, Bloomberg reports. The so-called “Mosi-Oa-Tunya” coins, named after Victoria Falls, are being reintroduced during what officials are calling a “time of attractiveness” for gold. For context, minting had been paused in July 2024, after Reserve Bank Governor John Mushayavanhu suggested the focus would shift toward digital alternatives. Now, however, officials seem to be thinking differently. Persistence Gwanyanya, a member of the central bank’s monetary policy committee, told Bloomberg that the spike in global gold prices made it an opportune moment to act. “Gold is more attractive to the market at the moment and it supports our value preservation efforts. We are taking advantage of firm gold prices and re-injecting the gold coins into the market.” Persistence Gwanyanya Two major banks, the Central Africa Building Society and Nedbank Zimbabwe, have already confirmed they are selling the new coins as an “alternative investment option” that adds a “valuable asset” to portfolios, Bloomberg reports. The coins are available in denominations ranging from one-tenth of an ounce to a full ounce, offering flexibility to buyers who may not want to commit large amounts of cash upfront. Unrealized hopes Officials are no doubt hoping that physical gold’s enduring appeal will succeed where more experimental strategies — the country’s digital currency — have faltered. Zimbabwe introduced a gold-backed digital token, initially named ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold), in April 2023 to stabilize its currency and provide a value-preserving instrument amid ongoing inflation and currency instability. Introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold-Backed Digital Token (Zig) as a Means of Payment pic.twitter.com/o1CL5dsbaQ— Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (@ReserveBankZIM) October 5, 2023 The token was later renamed GBDT (Gold-Backed Digital Token) to avoid confusion with the new official currency, also called ZiG, introduced in Q2 2024. GBDTs can be stored in e-gold wallets or e-gold cards and are tradable for peer-to-peer and business transactions. At first, the move seemed to generate some enthusiasm. The central bank had even reportedly received 135 applications valued at 14 billion Zimbabwe dollars, around $12 million, during the first round of sales. But signs of trouble appeared quickly. Ordinary Zimbabweans, still scarred by memories of hyperinflation and economic collapse in the 2000s, were slow to embrace the unfamiliar tokens. Many remained wary of anything new, preferring to keep their trust, and savings, in the U.S. dollar. By June 2023, only 35 new applications for the digital currency were reported. You might also like:South Africa’s DeFi sector to reach $180 million by 2028, the study finds Despite heavy official backing, the local currency continued its slide. It has weakened roughly 65% against the dollar so far this year on the official market ,and even more on the streets, where parallel exchange rates dominate daily life, Bloomberg notes. Some outside observers had warned from the start that digital tokens would not be a silver bullet. The International Monetary Fund, for one, was openly skeptical. It reportedly urged Zimbabwe’s government to liberalize the exchange rate instead of experimenting with gold-backed digital currencies. The IMF also cautioned that using gold reserves to prop up alternative currencies risked depleting precious national assets. Even the high-profile token auctions failed to ease those concerns. While the first two sales were fully subscribed, the long-term viability of the gold-backed token remains uncertain, with officials saying only about one ton of gold reserves had been deployed to support the digital currency. For comparison, Tether revealed that it purchased nearly eight tons of gold in the first quarter of this year to back its gold-pegged token, XAUT. Biggest export In contrast, physical gold coins may feel more reassuring. At least for now. The revival comes as global bullion prices have surged about 25% this year, buoyed by rising economic uncertainty and simmering global trade tensions. Zimbabwe’s economy could use the boost: gold is one of the country’s biggest exports, and revenue from shipments reportedly jumped to nearly $396 million in Q1, up sharply from $303.1 million a year earlier. Still, even officials seem aware that this is no guaranteed fix. Zimbabwe’s history with alternative monetary schemes is long, and often painful. The local dollar itself was scrapped in 2009 after hyperinflation rendered it worthless, then reintroduced a decade later with mixed results. In that sense, gold coins may feel like a safer bet, though they are also something of a throwback.At a time when countries like Nigeria are experimenting with central bank digital currencies like the eNaira, Zimbabwe now appears to be reaching back to older ideas, betting that physical assets will hold their ground better than tech-driven solutions. Crypto.news reached out to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe but didn’t receive a response at the time of publication. 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Synthetix contributors have released a proposal to acquire options protocol Derive through a token swap deal involving 29.3 million SNX with a lock-up and vesting period, valued at approximately $27 million. On May 14, the DeFi protocol declared its intention to acquire one of its former ecosystem projects, decentralized options platform Derive. At the moment, the proposal is still awaiting review from the Synthetix’s governing DAO, the Spartan Council, and Derive governance before it can be executed. “This acquisition accelerates Synthetix’s push towards a leading Ethereum mainnet perps engine, by integrating Derive’s capabilities and team into the core protocol,” wrote the protocol in its recent blogpost. Outlined within the new SIP-415, the acquisition would take the form of a structured token swap at a ratio of 27:1. This means that for every 27 DRV tokens, holders would receive 1 SNX (SNX) under a three-month lock and a nine-month linear vesting period upon token distribution. As part of the deal, Synthetix will issue 29.3 million new SNX tokens, valued at $27 million. SNX has been experiencing a week-long rally, surging more than 45%, according to data from crypto.news. At press time, the token has gone up $0.84, reaching its highest peak at $0.96. It is inching closer to the $1 mark, especially after soaring by nearly 50% in the past month. Price chart for Synthetix’s native token SNX in the past few hours, May 14, 2025 | Source: crypto.news You might also like:Crypto staking firm Figment eyes $100m to $200m acquisition deals with ‘smaller providers’ So far, the token’s market cap stands at $316 million. In the past 24 hours, SNX daily trading volume has jumped only slightly, increasing by 1% compared to the previous day. The acquisition of Derive could potentially lead to the protocol launching its own dedicated derivatives exchange on the ecosystem. This is because the protocol would be acquiring not only members of the Derive team, but also its technology, which facilitates CLOB perpetuals with on-chain settlement acceleration. According to the blogpost, the integration of Derive’s options trading infrastructure into Synthetix is poised to rival other major derivatives-offering platforms such as Hyperliquid, Binance, Deribit, and dYdX. Founder of Synthetix, Kain Warwick, said the proposed acquisition of Derive is part of the protocol’s effort to reunite scattered projects under the Synthetix ecosystem. He explained that Derive was “born from the same DNA,” as it had originally emerged from Synthetix under the name Lyra. The protocol had previously acquired other projects that were once under Synthetix, including perpetual futures platform Kwenta and token leveraging project TLX. “Reuniting under one banner simplifies our architecture and governance and unlocks the next phase. This is the kids going out to build their own successful start-ups, and coming back to join the family business,” said Warwick. You might also like:Kraken acquires NinjaTrader as Q1 2025 revenue jumps 19% year-on-year

尽管人们对支持加密货币的政策抱有期待，但特朗普总统的就职演说中并未提及加密货币，未能满足一些行业的预期。 唐纳德·特朗普总统于 1 月 20 日就任美国第 47 任总统。 他在就职演说中强调团结、力量和公平的主题，重点关注高通胀、移民政策、边境管制、能源生产和石油等关键问题。 特朗普没有提及加密货币，这让该行业未来的监管前景变得不确定。这一遗漏与人们对加密货币友好型政府的预期形成了鲜明对比。 你可能还喜欢：特朗普家族推出双币种计划 因利益冲突和敛财招致批评 共和党议员忽略加密货币 共和党议员的一份新文件也没有提及加密货币或数字资产。 Punchbowl 新闻发布的该文件表明，加密货币不会成为新特朗普政府的当前立法重点。 此消息传出后，加密货币市场出现了一些波动——比特币（BTC）急剧下跌，一度跌至 100,430 美元。加密货币市场的大部分也紧随其后，分别下跌了 3-5%。 由于特朗普在其就职演讲中没有提到加密货币（呃），所以弱者正在出售他们的货币。同时，他的团队在活动期间购买了$btc。感谢您的参与。— Saint Pump (@Saint_Pump) 2025 年 1 月 20 日 目前，BTC交易价格已回升至104,000美元上方，反映出数字资产的不确定性和波动性持续存在。 随着新政府的上台，加密货币社区正在等待可能影响该行业未来的潜在监管行动的明确结果。 你可能还喜欢：尽管关键指标与以太坊持平，但币安币仍下跌

新加坡百货连锁店 Metro 将允许其客户在实体店和 Metro Mall 网上使用稳定币支付。 据当地出版物报道，新加坡麦德龙百货已与新加坡加密支付公司 DTCPAY 合作，使用 Tether 的 USDT、Circle 的 USDC 和全球稳定币支付网络的 WUSD 等资产实现稳定币支付。 很快，他们还将支持使用第一数字美元稳定币（FDUSD）付款。 Metro 首席运营官 Erwin Wuysang-Oei 表示，此次合作是跟上不断变化的零售格局的一步。他强调，通过接受稳定币支付，Metro“不仅拥抱未来，而且塑造未来”。 Wuysang-Oei 补充道：“对于 Metro 来说，这是一个变革的时刻，我们很高兴能够引领行业，让数字资产成为客户可行的日常现实。” 此次合作是继 DTCPAY 于今年 1 月决定放弃比特币 (BTC) 和以太坊 (ETH) 之后，决定在 2025 年完全转向使用稳定币进行支付。当时，该公司表示，这一决定将使其能够提供“更可靠、可扩展且安全的支付体验”。 你可能还喜欢：Robinhood 计划于 2025 年底在新加坡推出加密货币产品 与此同时，新加坡人对加密货币的兴趣日益浓厚，数字资产在日常生活和投资中占据了越来越重要的地位。 正如 crypto.news 之前报道的那样，新加坡财富经理报告称，他们将其投资组合中的更大一部分分配给数字资产，尤其是自唐纳德·特朗普总统在 2024 年美国大选中获胜以来。 当时，Sygnum Bank 首席执行官 Gerald Goh 表示，当地人“对于将加密货币投资纳入其投资组合的一部分持更积极的态度”。 在加密货币采用方面，新加坡也领先于香港等其他司法管辖区。 2024 年全年，新加坡金融管理局颁发了 13 个新的加密货币许可证，是上一年的两倍。相比之下，香港由于监管框架过于严格而落后。 阅读更多：特朗普推动新加坡加密货币市场繁荣，富有的亚洲投资者推动加密货币市场繁荣

Crypto lender Nexo is resuming operations in the United States, two years after settling a $45 million fine with the SEC. Cryptocurrency lending firm Nexo is re-entering operations in the United States, nearly two years after settling a $45 million fine with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its unregistered lending product. Nexo returns to the U.S. market.We are embracing renewed optimism and entrepreneurial momentum to deliver our full products to American clients in a supportive environment. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/WWF624Dr4f— Nexo (@Nexo) April 28, 2025 In an X announcement on Monday, Nexo revealed that retail and institutional clients in the U.S. will now have access to Nexo’s products, including “high-yield crypto savings accounts, asset-backed credit lines, advanced trading, and institutional-grade liquidity solutions.” Nexo’s return follows its settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2023, after the Commission charged the company with failing to register its Earn Interest Product, a crypto lending offering marketed to U.S. investors. Nexo did not admit or deny wrongdoing in the settlement. You might also like:Exclusive: Nexo expands card to Switzerland, Andorra The company had faced additional legal challenges. In early 2024, Reuters reported that Nexo aimed to recover $3 billion tied to a stalled criminal investigation, which disrupted its plans for a U.S. stock market listing and a soccer sponsorship deal. Nexo representatives claimed the investigation damaged the company’s reputation and destroyed shareholder value. In January 2023, Nexo’s offices were raided by prosecutors who accused the platform of money laundering, tax crimes, and computer fraud between 2018 and January 2023. Nexo’s management denied all charges. In December 2023, the Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office closed the criminal case, stating that investigators had found no evidence of money laundering, tax evasion, or other crimes. Read more:Bitcoin and Ethereum gaining traction for bullish 2025, Solana looks stagnant: Nexo