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Square Crypto Completes Inaugural Developer Team With Three New Hires
19.9.2019
Square Crypto hires former Google, Libra and Lightning Labs developers to complete inaugural dev team
People With Least Knowledge Most Positive on Crypto’s Future: ING Survey
18.9.2019
People with little or no knowledge of cryptocurrency are the most likely to be positive on its future, according to research from Dutch bank ING
ING: 32% of Europeans Believe Crypto Is the Future of E-Payments
18.9.2019
27% of respondents think cryptocurrencies are controlled by a central authority, a new ING survey reveals
Bobby Lee: Chinese Always Saw Bitcoin as Investment, Not for Payments
18.9.2019
Bobby Lee, co-founder and ex-CEO of China's first crypto exchange BTCC, says the Chinese have always seen Bitcoin as an investment rather than as a payment system
Decentralized Employment Ecosystem Opolis to Integrate MakerDAO’s Dai Cryptocurrency
17.9.2019
Opolis received a grant from MakerDAO to integrate its Dai cryptocurrency into its decentralized employer ecosystem for payroll and benefits
Wells Fargo to Pilot DLT-Based Cross-Border Settlement Platform
17.9.2019
Financial services company Wells Fargo & Company is planning to pilot a DLT-based internal settlement service in 2020
Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Crypto for Internal Settlement
17.9.2019
U.S.-based financial giant Wells Fargo is developing a cryptocurrency that will run on the firm’s first blockchain platform
Big Four Auditing Firm Deloitte Allows Staff to Pay Lunch in Bitcoin
17.9.2019
Big Four auditing firm Deloitte allows its staff to pay for food using a mobile Bitcoin wallet
Cryptocurrency Payments Processor BitPay Adds Support for Ether
16.9.2019
Crypto payment services provider BitPay has announced support for Ether
Share of SegWit-Spending Bitcoin Transactions Now Over 50%
16.9.2019
The percentage of SegWit-spending Bitcoin transactions has hit 50.5%, or an all-time high
Deutsche Bank Joins JPMorgan’s Crypto Payments Network
16.9.2019
JPMorgan's blockchain-based interbank payments initiative, IIN, has added Deutsche Bank as its latest member, bringing the total to 320 banks
European Countries Step Up Response to Facebook’s Libra
16.9.2019
The European Central Bank (ECB) and a number of countries in the region have stepped up their efforts in response to Facebook’s Libra, which has revived a competing ECB project for instant payments. As Facebook engages Switzerland’s financial regulator, the ECB clarifies how Libra...
PayPal: ‘A Lot of Work’ Still Needs to Happen for Libra to Become Real
16.9.2019
PayPal reportedly cautious about the fate of Facebook’s planned stablecoin Libra
Founder of Payments Network Zelle Joins Stellar-Focused Startup as CEO
14.9.2019
Digital payments network Zelle’s founder Mike Kennedy joins Stellar-focused startup Interstellar as its new CEO
After Multiple False Starts, Venezuela May Have Its First Bitcoin ATM
14.9.2019
After multiple false starts, Venezuela now has its first Bitcoin ATM
Largest Bitcoin ATM Network Coinme Raises New Funding from Ripple’s Xpring
14.9.2019
Coinme, which provides kiosks and ATMs for digital currencies, raised $1.5 million in a Series A-1 financing round that included Ripple’s subsidiary Xpring and Blockchain Finance Fund. Proceeds from the funding will be used for additional licensing to expand its U.S. and international coverage....
Report: Square’s Cash App Is Testing a Stock Trading Feature
13.9.2019
Square’s BTC-friendly payment app Cash App is reportedly testing a new option to let users buy and sell stocks
Premier League’s Watford FC Puts Bitcoin Logo on Kit, Accepts BTC
12.9.2019
The Bitcoin “B” logo will now appear on the shirt sleeve of Watford FC, which will also accept the cryptocurrency for team merchandise
Mastercard Teams Up With R3 To Create Blockchain-backed Cross Border Payments System
12.9.2019
Nowadays, the mere mention of blockchain technology makes people associate the whole thing with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, in this regard, it needs to be pointed out that blockchain technology in itself is independent of cryptocurrencies and can be used in a wide variety...
Grab Looking to Merge Indonesian Payment Firms to power ahead Gojek
12.9.2019
When a new but well-financed overseas company decides to expand its business in new territories, then it has to contend with local competition, and there are various ways in which one can counter it. One of those is a strategic merger, and it seems Singaporean tech firm, Grab is going to do exactly...