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China’s Digital Yuan Will Target Retail Payments First, Ex-Central Banker Says
26.11.2019
Former PBoC head Xiaochuan Zhou says the digital yuan will enable retail payments first, but might need a different technical design for cross-border payments
ECB Board Member: Global Stablecoins Pose Risks to a ‘Fragmented’ Europe
26.11.2019
Global stablecoins could exacerbate existing risks to the “autonomy and resilience of European payments systems,” says the ECB’s Benoit Coeure
Ripple Finalizes $50 Million MoneyGram Investment
26.11.2019
Ripple now owns nearly 10 percent of MoneyGram's outstanding common stock after completing its $50 million equity investment
Ex-DOJ, Capital One Exec to Lead Compliance at Crypto Payments Startup Celo Labs
26.11.2019
C Labs, the company working on Celo, is bringing on former DOJ official Jai Ramaswamy to head compliance
Crypto Booking Firm Travala Partners with Travel Giant Booking.com
25.11.2019
Travala, a service that lets users pay for hotels with digital currencies, has entered a strategic partnership with Booking.com
French Central Bank Official Wants to Improve Financial System With Blockchain
25.11.2019
The first deputy governor of Banque de France, Denis Beau, has urged the finance industry to experiment with blockchain
Amount of Ether Locked in DeFi Is Growing Despite Price Slump
25.11.2019
2.7 million Ether are currently locked in decentralized finance applications, a new record
Gocrypto SLP Token Starts Trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange
25.11.2019
On 25 November 2019, the Gocrypto (GOC) token will start trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange. The new SLP token enables merchants with physical or online stores to accept instant crypto payments from different digital wallets with millions of users and to receive settlement in their local fiat. Also...
Ellington Properties Employs Bitcoin Suisse AG To Facilitate Easy Crypto Payments
25.11.2019
Ellington Properties, which shines as a highly-reputed boutique property developer firm based in Dubai, has announced that it has collaborated with Bitcoin Suisse AG (BTCS) to acknowledge its crypto brokerage services. The strategic integration has been aimed to ease out the payments system for...
Alibaba Filmmaking Arm to Distribute New Movie Rights via Tokens: Report
22.11.2019
Alibaba’s filmmaking arm Alibaba Pictures signed an agreement with SingularDTV to tokenize the distribution rights of its new movie
R3 CEO: Facebook’s Announcement of Libra Was ‘Ridiculously Stupid’
22.11.2019
R3 CEO David Rutter has ridiculed the way Facebook introduced its yet-to-be-released Libra stablecoin
Developer Launches BCH-Powered Paywall Service
22.11.2019
On Thursday, software developer Alex Winter announced the launch of Satoshiwall.cash, a noncustodial bitcoin cash-powered paywall service. The new platform allows anyone to create a customized paywall that uses BCH for payments so people can monetize their work online. Also read: Crypto Swapping...
Devs Reveal BCH Cashchannels and Simple Escrow Contracts
20.11.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have been introduced to two new concepts that allow people to leverage the BCH network in a variety of innovative ways. On November 15, former Bitpay developer Jason Dreyzehner revealed his recurring payments system for BCH called Cashchannels. A few days later,...
FEMA Suggests Blockchain-Based Registry to Improve Disaster Insurance Payouts
19.11.2019
FEMA suggested the formation of a blockchain registery to streamline disaster insurance payouts
Decentralized Payment Firm Radpay Raises $1.2M in Seed Round
18.11.2019
Radpay has secured $1.2 million in a seed round, with the participation of investment firms Resiliency Ventures and BlackLaunch
Visa Works on Blockchain System for Joint Computation of Large-Scale Private Data
18.11.2019
Visa is working on a blockchain-based system for joint policy-compliant computation of large-scale private data
Opera-Backed Fintech OPay Seals $120M Investment to Grow Across Africa
18.11.2019
Nigerian fintech Opay — founded by crypto-supporting web browser Opera — has raised $120 million in series B funding to scale its payments solution across Africa
ProtonMail Reveals It’s Been ‘HODLing’ Its Bitcoin Payments for Years
17.11.2019
ProtonMail doesn’t want to convert its Bitcoin payments to fiat and hasn’t for years
JPMorgan Automates Derivatives Margin Payments With Blockchain Tech
15.11.2019
JPMorgan has developed a new blockchain-based solution designed to speed up cash and collateral transfers
Paypal’s Pornhub Snub Pumps Verge (XVG) by 33% on 168% Volume Surge
15.11.2019
Verge (XVG) has seen a 33% price pump and a 168% increase in trade volumes following Paypal’s move to withdraw services to Pornhub