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MyDappWallet Launches the First FIAT/crypto and crypto/FIAT Wallet with on-and-off-ramp Seamless Payments
15.10.2021
MyDappWallet users will have access to 1-click FIAT payment by bank transfer/credit card for crypto services. MyDappWallet supports businesses such as DAPPs, DeFis, and NFTs with seamless automatic exchange of FIAT to crypto via background processes. Service provided by MyDappWallet supports...
‘Thank God for Bitcoin,’ Cynthia Lummis says on US debt limit raise
15.10.2021
Bitcoin should be there to allow people to save in the event the government fails, Senator Cynthia Lummis said
Bank of Russia to assess Bitcoin holdings volumes as $36M leave banks
15.10.2021
The Bank of Russia remains skeptical on crypto despite the Russian president viewing it as a potential unit of account
Shanghai Man: Fiat on-ramps dry up in China, crypto topics censored on social media
15.10.2021
Mexico's president rules out accepting crypto as legal tender
14.10.2021
The Bank of Mexico and the National Banking and Securities Commission issued a statement earlier this year warning financial institutions not to deal with digital assets, but the president has not often spoken directly on the subject
Search for fiat alternative ‘perfectly reasonable,’ says StanChart CEO
14.10.2021
The CEO of the British bank believes stablecoins, CBDCs and even NFTs will likely outgrow cryptocurrencies
Major Turkish Crypto Exchange Coinzo Shuts Down
12.10.2021
Coinzo, one of Turkey’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is terminating its digital asset trading services. The platform said its website will remain online in the next six months to allow users to withdraw their holdings in cryptocurrency and Turkish fiat money. Another of Turkey’s...
Crypto fintech Moonpay reportedly aims for $3.4B valuation in first VC funding
12.10.2021
Co-led by Tiger Global Management and Coatue Management, the VC funding will inject funds worth $400 million into the bootstrapped company
Bitcoin Skyrockets Above $57K, Recaptures Trillion Dollar Market Cap, Double-Digit Weekly Gains
11.10.2021
The price of bitcoin continues to climb higher as the crypto asset has captured over 19% in gains during the last seven days. Bitcoin tapped a daily high on Monday reaching $57,678 per unit, jumping 4.4% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin Outperforms the Pack as Speculators Assume ETF Approval Is Coming...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Announces Construction of Vet Hospital With Bitcoin Trust Funds
11.10.2021
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, announced yesterday he will start using surplus funds from the country’s bitcoin trust. Part of the $4 million excedent will be invested in a vet hospital that will offer different services for the pets of Salvadoran citizens. Bukele explained this...
USD 1.8M Worth of Crypto & Fiat Remains in Limbo in South Korea
11.10.2021
s of exchanges were forced to close on September 25 after the nation imposed some of the strictest rules in the world on trading platforms. They were forced to obtain information security management system (ISMS) certification from the government’s IT agency in order to offer crypto-to-crypto tradin
Georgia to Pilot Digital Currency in Retail Commerce Next Year
8.10.2021
The central bank of Georgia is advancing its digital currency project. The monetary authority is preparing to launch the CBDC as early as next year and plans to use the blockchain-based version of the national fiat, the Georgian lari, to facilitate retail sales. Georgia to Introduce Digital Lari...
MoneyGram launches USDC settlement using the Stellar blockchain
7.10.2021
The partnership will enable MoneyGram customers to fund and withdraw from their accounts using the USDC stablecoin at physical branches
Check These Four Banks and Their Moves Into Bitcoin & Crypto Custody
4.10.2021
ding platforms “for the time being.” But it appears that banks are far more comfortable with the idea of helping exchanges store their customers’ fiat and crypto.Per Asia Kyungjae
Gold Spikes on US Debt Fears — Finance Portal Disowns End-of-Year Gold Price Prediction
4.10.2021
While the price of bitcoin has surged during the first few days of October, the price of the precious metal gold has also increased percentage-wise as the U.S. dollar and the country’s 10-year Treasury yields slid in value this past week. An ounce of fine gold exchanged hands this weekend...
Venezuela Slashes Six Zeroes off Its Currency, Bolivar Keeps Losing Ground Against the Dollar
4.10.2021
The Central Bank Of Venezuela applied the announced redenomination plan for the national fiat currency, the bolivar on October 1. This redenomination implied slashing six zeroes from the currency, to make payments and currency handling easier, according to earlier statements. However, just hours...
Laos to Study Digital Currency With Help From Japanese Fintech, Report Reveals
3.10.2021
The central bank of Laos intends to explore issuing its own digital currency, according to a media report that provided details on the plan. A study on the matter will commence soon and will be conducted with the support of a fintech startup based in Japan. Central Bank of Laos Joins Race...
Banker Faces 10-year Jail Term after Borrowing Money in Mother’s Name to Buy Crypto
1.10.2021
aded guilty to violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes.The court heard that A has “illegally borrowed” over USD 2.3m worth of fiat KRW “in the name of his mother and other relatives” in a period from October 2019 to March 2020 while working in the loans depa
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Seeks Public Opinion on Central Bank Digital Currency
1.10.2021
The central bank of New Zealand has lined up among monetary authorities exploring the question of issuing their own digital currencies. The financial regulator is now seeking feedback from the public about the need for a digital form of the national fiat while also promising to preserve cash....
Ukraine’s central bank seeks to hire a blockchain developer, job posting reveals
29.9.2021
The development marks another sign of the digital hryvnia project picking up steam