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Is Spotify Looking to Add Crypto as Payment Method? This Job Offer Suggests It
4.12.2020
Music and podcast streaming service Spotify posted a job offer that woke up interest in the crypto community, as it’s related to supporting cryptocurrencies for payments on the music platform, potentially. Spotify Is Treading Crypto Waters With a New Job Listing According to the job listing...
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Decries the Use of Parallel Exchange Rate as Citizens Switch to Crypto
4.12.2020
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele says the embrace of the parallel market exchange rate by some professionals in that country is unfair and unfortunate. The CBN governor says the parallel foreign exchange market only accounts for a share of the market that does...
Caribbean Crypto Hotbed: More Than 40 Businesses Accept Bitcoin Cash in Antigua
3.12.2020
Cryptocurrencies have been getting quite popular in the Caribbean region and in Antigua and Barbuda, the island has seen significant growth. Crypto adoption has been on the rise in the island country and just recently, a regional news report detailed that more than 40 major businesses are accepting...
Nigeria is establishing a framework for widescale crypto adoption
24.11.2020
Africa’s largest economy has become a bastion for crypto adoption
OCC Wants to End Banks’ Discrimination of Disfavored Businesses Including Crypto Companies
23.11.2020
The OCC is proposing a rule change that compels large U.S. banks to offer and provide fair access to financial services to anyone that wants them. The proposition seeks to clarify the obligation of large banks to provide fair access to financial services in a manner consistent with the Dodd-Frank...
Covid-19: IMF Urges More Stimulus Support For Non-Contact Intensive Businesses
4.11.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is encouraging countries to create money to mitigate the effects of lockdown restrictions on economies. Specifically, the international lender wants businesses and workers displaced by the pandemic related responses to get financial support as they adjust their...
Crypto Adoption in 2021: Bitcoin Rules, Ethereum Grows & Faces Rivals
1.11.2020
Crypto adoption will gain further steam in 2021, according to experts speaking with Cryptonews.com. To date, Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptoassets have had a very good (yet turbulent) 2020, and with the global economy expected to continue stagnating into 2021 (and beyond), crypto might...
Voyager Digital Revenue Rises Over 1,000% on Increased Crypto Adoption
29.10.2020
Publicly traded digital-asset brokerage Voyager Digital registered four-digit growth in revenue in the last fiscal year
Crypto Adoption in India About to Get More Physical + More News
27.10.2020
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UK-based financial firm Cashaa formed a joint venture with The United Multistate Credit Co. Operative Society, UNICAS,...
PayPal’s Move Is Good for Crypto Adoption but Not So Much for Profits: Morgan Stanley
22.10.2020
There may be more upside for crypto than for PayPal's earnings, researchers wrote
Macro Investor Dan Tapiero Says Crypto Adoption Slow: Emerging Economies Ahead of Developed States
20.10.2020
Bitcoin and gold holder Dan Tapiero, says it is still early to talk of widespread crypto adoption as the proportion of users relative to the rest of the population remains low. Tapiero makes the remarks while referring to a study, which places Nigeria at top of the list of countries with...
Blockchain Bites: OKEx Freezes Withdrawals, DeFi Audits Queue, Nigeria Urges Crypto Adoption
16.10.2020
OKEx has frozen withdrawals, audit firms are experiencing a backlog of DeFi projects and the Trump administration is examining DLT for national defense
Crypto Adoption Advocate 1xBit Adds EOS to Its Sportsbook and Casino
8.10.2020
October 8th 2020, Limassol, Cyprus – 1xBit Casino Sportsbook has announced its support for one of the markets hottest cryptocurrencies, EOS. The PoS (delegated-proof-of-stake) token is used on the EOS platform for developers to build Dapps, but also offers the everyday user a rapid, free...
COVID-19 Spurs Crypto Adoption Says BRD Wallet as it Hits 6m User Mark
8.10.2020
The Swiss operator of the BRD crypto wallet claims it has in excess of six million users worldwide, with much of its growth coming from users based in India and the Latin America region – and COVID-19 helping bring people to crypto in their droves.
Speaking to media outlet Tech Crunch, the firm...
Crypto adoption has no future without regulation and law enforcement
26.9.2020
Crypto depends on the ability of regulators to create a framework that protects consumers and makes investing in crypto more welcoming
Booming African crypto adoption drives concerns over regulation
23.9.2020
African crypto adoption has exploded in 2020, prompting fears of a heavy-handed regulatory response
East Asia Dominates World’s Onchain Crypto Activity, Europe and North America Trail Behind
19.9.2020
Crypto activity continues to flourish worldwide, according to a new cryptocurrency adoption index published by the blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis. The researchers compile onchain digital currency retail value transferred, onchain crypto deposits, peer-to-peer exchange volume, and other...
Argentina’s Peso Plunges After Central Bank Tightens Foreign Exchange Controls: Citizens Discuss Bitcoin Adoption
18.9.2020
The Argentine peso plunged by more than 10% shortly after the country’s central bank announced measures to tighten controls on the movement of foreign currency. The peso, which is officially pegged at 72 for every USD, touched new lows of 145 to the greenback on the black market. The latest...
Federal payments licensing push could boost crypto adoption
11.9.2020
The Office of the Comptroller’s move to license payments firms at the federal level is receiving push-back from state regulators
Ukraine, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria Among Top Countries by Cryptocurrency Adoption
9.9.2020
Ukraine, Russia, China, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and the U.S. are among the top-ranking countries by cryptocurrency adoption, according to the 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index compiled by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. Countries With Highest Crypto Adoption Chainalysis’...