1.BoxSwap Launches Desktop Wallet for NFTs and ERC-20 Tokens

        2.Largest Belarusian Bank Might Launch Crypto Exchange

1.BoxSwap Launches Desktop Wallet for NFTs and ERC-20 Tokens

BoxSwap, an OTC platform for swapping digital assets and NFTs, announced Monday that it has launched a new wallet designed to provide users with an easy way to swap and manage their NFTs and ERC-20 tokens.

According to the announcement, the new wallet is an add-on to BoxSwap’s NFT peer-to-peer trading platform, giving traders a portfolio view for their digital collectibles. The wallet currently supports assets from multiple games and platforms, including Axie Infinity, CryptoKitties, Decentraland (MANA), Gods Unchained and MLB Crypto Baseball.

BoxSwap notes that its platform now allows for easy wrapping and unwrapping of Ethereum to convert WETH to ETH and vice versa. Additionally, the platform leverages the 0x protocol to provide liquidity from 0x relayers for popular assets for the purchasing of ERC-20 tokens.

“We will be continuing our journey on building the best experiences for NFT users to swap and manage their assets. Our focus is on providing the tools needed for NFT Traders to successfully run their business,” states the BoxSwap team.

BoxSwap Wallet is now competing for NFT traders with Coinbase Wallet, which recently added a new gallery view for crypto collectibles crypto collectibles and integrated with marketplaces  OpenSea and RareBits to support hundreds of different collectibles.

2.Largest Belarusian Bank Might Launch Crypto Exchange

Belarusbank, the largest financial institution in Belarus, is reportedly considering launching its own digital asset exchange.

 

 

Viktor Ananich, the board chairman at Belarusbank, recently told Belarus 1 TV channel that the bank would be focusing on adopting the latest financial technology this year. According to local news outlet BelTA, Belarusbank will be partnering with mobile service providers in order to offer a wider range of financial products. Commenting on the Belarusbank’s tentative plans to launch a cryptoasset exchange, Ananich remarked:

We are considering a possibility to establish a cryptocurrency exchange. We are working on it.

 

Ananich revealed that Belarus bank’s management team was also planning on offering a virtual payment card to its clients. He added:-Digitalization-related projects will be virtually exclusive in nature.

 

On January 15th, the first Currency.com backed digital asset exchange was reportedly launched in Belarus. The trading platform’s investors include Larnabel Ventures, a Moscow-based venture capital fund focused on the IT sector, and VP Capital, an investment firm founded by London-based Belarusian tech entrepreneur, Victor Prokopeni.