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Wirex Approved to Issue Mastercard-Backed Bitcoin Debit Cards
20.7.2020
Mastercard said Monday it had granted Wirex principal membership status, becoming the “first” native cryptocurrency outfit to do so. The membership allows Wirex, a London-based digital payments firm, to issue payment cards directly to consumers, making it easier for people to buy, hold...
Standard Chartered to Launch Institutional Crypto Custody Solution
20.7.2020
The head of Standard Chartered's venture arm said the crypto custody solution could launch into test phase sometime later this year
Romania Is on the Way to Blockchain and Crypto Regulation
20.7.2020
The European Union’s 5AMLD has been adopted as the first regulation in Romania of virtual currencies, crypto-wallets and fiat-crypto exchange platforms
Mastercard Expands Cryptocurrency Program for Crypto Card Issuers
20.7.2020
Mastercard is reaching out to cryptocurrency firms and encouraging them to apply to become partners as part of its newly-expanded cryptocurrency card program
How Bitcoin Allows Cloudbet to Offer the Fairest Odds in Soccer
20.7.2020
One crypto sportsbook is using the English Premier League’s return to demonstrate how blockchain technology helps it to offer customers fairer prices to maximise their winnings. Cloudbet, the pioneering bitcoin operator, recently announced that for each remaining game in the EPL season, it would...
PayPal and Paxos Might Announce Crypto Partnership This Week - Report
20.7.2020
The partnership announcement between the payments giant PayPal and the issuer of the major stablecoin Paxos Standard Token (PAX) might reportedly be made this week.
PayPal is planning to bring crypto trading to its user base and has chosen New York-based Paxos to handle the new service’s supply...
Mastercard Now Allows Crypto Firm Wirex to Issue Payment Cards
20.7.2020
Mastercard said Wire is the first crypto company to become a principal member, meaning it can directly issue payment cards to its customers
Canada Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Accused of Wash Trading by Watchdog
20.7.2020
The Ontario Securities Commission alleges Coinsquare manipulated markets with fake trading volumes between 2018 and 2019
PayPal to Reportedly Offer Crypto Trading Through Paxos Partnership
20.7.2020
PayPal reportedly plans to introduce crypto trading through a new brokerage service offered by United States stablecoin operator Paxos
PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say
20.7.2020
PayPal has chosen Paxos to handle the new service’s supply of digital assets, according to two people familiar with the matter
Crypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It’s Not the Media Attention)
19.7.2020
Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization
Bitcoin Developer Jimmy Song: Bitcoin Is Money, Not Technology
19.7.2020
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Bitcoin Developer Jimmy Song: Bitcoin Is Money, Not Technology
19.7.2020
“Crypto Titans” is a series of personal interviews conducted by CoinMarketCap with prominent and forward-thinking minds tinkering on and behindContinue Reading
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Crypto Social Network ‘Minds’ Sees Users Flock From Twitter and Facebook Over Privacy Concerns
19.7.2020
Crypto social media platform Minds has been garnering users who are concerned about their privacy, according to the company’s CEO. The open-source platform, seen as an alternative to Facebook or Twitter, awards users with cryptocurrency for engagement. Crypto Social Network Minds Gaining...
Crypto Insider Traders Run Free, Hurting Unregulated Market
19.7.2020
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The crypto industry has an insider trading problem. While no official laws or regulations explicitly prohibit insider trading within crypto, industry observers suspect that it happens more often than you think.
Few crypto exchanges and companies are actually listed...
Is There A World Beyond YouTube for Crypto?
19.7.2020
The relationship between the communications giant Google and the cryptoasset industry can be characterized as somewhat antagonistic.
Now, its video-sharing platform, YouTube seems to be on the offensive, de-platforming some crypto-related content creators, leaving them looking for viable...
$6M Worth of Tether on the Bitcoin Cash Chain Highlights the Benefits of SLP Tokens
19.7.2020
During the first week of July, crypto supporters noticed that Tether issued 1,010 stablecoins via the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) framework on Bitcoin Cash. Now there’s a much larger amount of SLP-based tethers in circulation as the company has minted a total of 6 million on the Bitcoin Cash...
Big Crypto Hacks: Bad Crypto News of the Week
19.7.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
News.Bitcoin.com Lead Writer Jamie Redman Named One of the Best Crypto Bloggers
19.7.2020
Lead Writer at News.Bitcoin.com, Jamie Redman has made Redeeem.com’s list of twelve influential go-to crypto bloggers. Redeeem says the list comprises names behind some of the most informative crypto news articles. In its citation, Redeeem says Jamie Redman, who is also a crypto meme...
In COVID-19’s Wake, the New Normal Creates Crypto Opportunities
18.7.2020
In a global economic recession, individuals and institutions have been turning away from traditional assets and seeking opportunities in cryptocurrency