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Checkout.com Reveals Merchants Can Accept and Make Payments in USDC
8.6.2022
On Tuesday, the financial technology company Checkout.com announced that it will allow merchant settlements using the stablecoin USDC via a partnership with the crypto firm Fireblocks. Checkout.com further detailed that in a beta test with select clients, the company settled $300 million...
UK government moves forward with regulatory framework on stablecoins for payments
4.4.2022
“If crypto technologies are going to be a big part of the future, then we, the U.K., want to be in — and in on the ground floor,” said Economic Secretary of the Treasury John Glen
Fireblocks acquires stablecoin payments platform First Digital
16.2.2022
Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov said his company wants to “help every business become a crypto business,” referring to their ability to accept digital payments
Metaverse Regulation, Alchemy Raises USD 200M, Stablecoin Hack + More News
8.2.2022
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WhatsApp starts testing currency payments with Meta’s Novi wallet
9.12.2021
Some U.S. activists previously asked the DOJ to stop Meta from offering its digital currency wallet Novi on its platforms
Crypto poses no big risk to economy so far, Bank of Canada official says
25.11.2021
Canada is one of the first countries to approve a Bitcoin ETF and is the fourth-largest nation in terms of hash rate
Bitso and Circle work on crypto payments between Mexico and US
18.11.2021
Bitso is also known as the core crypto service provider for El Salvador’s official Bitcoin wallet, launched in September
Crypto adoption is a ‘huge challenge,' says Chinese central bank exec
24.9.2021
PBoC maintains its anti-crypto stance despite local players experimenting with digital yuan-pegged stablecoins
China's central bank worried about stablecoins' risk to financial systems
8.7.2021
While Visa and other major private payments networks see the potential of stablecoins, China's central bank believes they pose serious risks to global financial systems
Marshall Wace hedge fund giant to reportedly dive into crypto
6.7.2021
Marshall Wace is reportedly still discussing the size of its new digital currency-related portfolio with potential investors
Credit Card Companies Should Offer Stablecoin Payments or Be Left Behind: Gartner
5.2.2021
Centralized payment firms like Visa, Mastercard and PayPal have an opportunity to offer innovative stablecoin payment networks, the research firm said
US Federal Regulator Says Banks Can Conduct Payments Using Stablecoins
5.1.2021
Banks can act as nodes on a blockchain or conduct payments using stablecoins, the OCC said Monday
Financial Service Provider to Coinbase Teams With Circle to Offer Stablecoin Payments in EU
7.8.2020
BCB Group will integrate with Circle's platform in a bid to make the USDC stablecoin more widely available
US Bank Regulator: Dollars on Blockchain ‘Better Than Central Bank Monopoly on the Payments System’
29.7.2020
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks points to existing stablecoin projects as an example for U.S. payments infrastructure
Crypto Payroll Startup Bitwage Lets Earners Sidestep Volatility With Stablecoin Payments
10.6.2020
Offering the option to receive wages in the USDC stablecoin removes the volatility risk for earners
Uphold Announces Expansion of its Stablecoin Portfolio
27.4.2020
Stablecoin center is launched by digital payment platform Uphold to meet demands for digital dollar offerings
National Digital Currencies: Not Yet Too Big to Fail
26.3.2020
What obstacles would national digital currencies face, and are there any benefits to launching them?
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
Stablecoin Adoption: DAI in a Visa Card, Tether Sees Use in E-Commerce
29.10.2019
Stablecoin DAI is now spendable where Visa is accepted and Tether sees adoption in commerce
$18 B Data Firm Using xDai Chain Sidechain for Payments at Conference
24.10.2019
Splunk using xDai Chain to power the payments at its conference