Payment Giant Visa Integrates USDC Stablecoin Support for Settlement
On Monday, the American multinational financial services corporation Visa announced that digital currency payments have…
Year: 2021
South African Regulator Zeroes in on Scams and Unregulated Firms in Its Second Crypto ‘Health Warning’
South African regulator the Financial Sector Conduct Authority recently issued its second crypto “health warning”…
Aleph introduces DApp to ‘backup’ NFT art pieces
NFT “rug pulls” can be a serious risk when the file is stored on a…
Bahamas’ Sand Dollar nears commercial rollout as interoperability completed
Following cybersecurity assessments, commercial institutions are being cleared to issue the world’s first CBDC —…
Stablecoin reserves on crypto exchanges hit new historic high of $10B
Cryptocurrency exchanges continue accumulating massive amounts of stablecoins like Tether and USDC Coin. Stablecoins like…
Latvian airline airBaltic adds Dogecoin and Ether as payment options
The national carrier began accepting crypto payments in 2014. Passengers flying with Latvian airline airBaltic…
Miami Mayor Sheds Concerns on Bitcoin Mining using Dirty Energy
Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez, stated that more Bitcoin mining should be done in the US…
Crypto mergers and acquisitions doubled to $1.1B in 2020, PwC reports
The average deal size in the crypto industry surged from $19 million last year to…
90% of Bitcoin mining comes from ‘dirty energy,’ Miami mayor says
The U.S. should address the environmental problems of Bitcoin mining by providing its clean energy…
Dubai regulators call for public feedback on proposed crypto laws
Financial regulators in Dubai have enacted a 30-day window for public comments on security token…
Norwegian billionaire ditches skepticism, invests in local crypto exchange
Norwegian billionaire investor Øystein Stray Spetalen made a 180° reversal in his opinions about cryptocurrency…
New Zealand Fund Invests 5% in Bitcoin— CIO Says You ‘Can’t Really Discount Bitcoin’
A New Zealand hedge fund, NZ Funds Management, which had $350 million worth of assets…
DeFi TVL sets new record as BSC-powered protocols add billions
Despite many leading Ethereum-powered DeFi protocols posting a weekly loss, the success of Binance Smart…
Uniswap’s daily fee generation tops Bitcoin’s by $1.7 million
Uniswap is currently the second-ranked crypto platform by daily fee generation after Ethereum. The world’s…
NY Governor Cuomo launches blockchain-powered vaccination passports
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has launched of a blockchain-powered vaccination passport built on top…