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Three Arrows 'Mess' & Babel's Losses, Ethereum's Testnet, Bitcoin's Defense, NFT ETF Zone + More News
29.7.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: Three Arrows 'Mess' & Babel's Losses, Ethereum's Testnet, Bitcoin's Defense, NFT ETF Zone + More News
US Court Convicts ‘My Big Coin’ Founder in $6 Million Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Scheme
23.7.2022
A federal jury has convicted the founder of “My Big Coin” in a fraudulent scheme that swindled $6 million from cryptocurrency investors. The defendant made several false claims, including that the coins were backed by gold and that the company had a partnership with Mastercard. My...
Fasset Collaborates with Mastercard, New York Yankees' Bitcoin Deal, Tencent Shutters NFT Platform, Crypto Industry Donates to US Senator + More News
14.7.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Mastercard partners with Indonesian crypto gateway to drive financial inclusion
14.7.2022
Navin Jain, an executive at Mastercard Indonesia, said that Mastercard will support Fasset’s efforts to drive financial inclusion in the country
La mitad de los latinoamericanos ha utilizado criptomonedas, según encuesta de Mastercard
1.7.2022
El 51% de los consumidores de América Latina ha realizado al menos una transacción con criptomonedas
Half of Latin Americans Have Used Cryptocurrencies, Mastercard Survey Shows
1.7.2022
Fifty-one percent of consumers in Latin America made at least one transaction with cryptocurrencies
Mastercard Report: 51% of Survey Respondents Have Completed a Cryptocurrency Transaction in Latam
1.7.2022
A new report issued by Mastercard, the payment processing giant, has found that most consumers in Latam have knowledge of what cryptocurrency is. The report states that more than half of the consumers in Latam have at least made a transaction involving cryptocurrency. Also, a third of the surveyed...
Mercado Pago Extends Its Cryptocurrency Services in Brazil
29.6.2022
Mercado Pago, the digital payments company related to Mercadolibre, has recently announced the extension of the crypto services that it provides to users in Brazil. The company revealed it will now allow customers to deposit their own cryptocurrencies through third-party services and wallets into...
ECB exclusive: Crypto payments 'not currently cost effective,' Amex exec says
28.6.2022
The American Express executive said that their firm is bullish on crypto and is actively working to incorporate more crypto-related services in the future
Mastercard: 51% of Surveyed Consumers in Latin America & the Caribbean Have ‘Experienced’ Crypto
25.6.2022
Interest in crypto is piquing in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where the payments giant Mastercard says over half of “consumers” have already had at least one encounter with crypto.
The firm said that it had spoken to “more than 35,000 people around the world” as part of its...
Nifty Newsletter: Mastercard to enable direct NFT purchase, NFT floor prices collapse and more
15.6.2022
Last week, Apocalyptic Apes founder Bill Starkov told Cointelegraph that NFT holders can earn millions by licensing their NFTs
Mastercard to Implement Payments for NFT and Web3 Projects
11.6.2022
Payments giant Mastercard has announced it is working to bring direct payment support for a number of NFT and Web3 platforms with its cards. According to the company, this will enable more customers to enter the industry as the barrier to acquiring such digital goods is lowered via more flexible...
Mastercard Now Allowing Cardholders to Buy NFTs
10.6.2022
NFT transactions gained another mainstream step as payments giant Mastercard (MA) said its card holders can buy NFTs on various marketplaces without needing to first purchase cryptocurrency
Mastercard to Enable Direct NFT Payment Options for Marketplace Operators
10.6.2022
The payments giant Mastercard says it will begin enabling non-fungible token (NFT) trading for a range of crypto-ecosystem platforms, including the “gas-free” marketplace Immutable X, Candy Digital, the metaverse gaming title The Sandbox, Mintable, Spring, the Nifty Gateway, and the Web...
Mercadolibre Inks Partnership With Mastercard to Secure Its Crypto Ecosystem in Brazil
10.6.2022
Mercadolibre, one of the biggest “e-tailers” in Latam, has partnered with credit giant Mastercard to make use of its tech to secure the cryptocurrency ecosystem of the company. Through this partnership, Mercadolibre will be able to use Mastercard’s Ciphertrace technology,...
Mastercard to allow 2.9B cardholders to make direct NFT purchases
10.6.2022
Card payments for NFTs were first announced in association with Coinbase’s latest NFT marketplace in January
Blockchain Firm Edge Launches Confidential Crypto Mastercard
10.6.2022
The San Diego-based cryptocurrency firm Edge has announced the launch of a confidential crypto Mastercard that doesn’t collect KYC data and doesn’t charge transaction fees. Edge’s website notes that there’s “no name or address associated with [the] Edge...
Edge announces confidential no-KYC digital currency Mastercard
8.6.2022
The company said there will be a $1,000 daily spending limit, but no personal information is required
SWIFT probably won't exist in 5 years: Mastercard CEO
26.5.2022
Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard told an audience of blockchain executives that he expects SWIFT to phase out of existence in as little as five years' time
Mastercard CEO Teases CBDC Panel: SWIFT May Not Exist in 5 Years
25.5.2022
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach spoke on a panel about the future of cross-border payments and CBDCs at the World Economic Forum in Davos