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Record Number of Brazilian Companies Holding Crypto – Bitcoin and Tether Lead Adoption
10.10.2022
The number of companies in Brazil holding cryptoassets hit an all-time high in August, with bitcoin (BTC) and tether (USDT) standing at the top of the adoption list.
Per the local media, Receita Federal do Brasil (RFB), or the Federal Revenue of Brazil, which is the country’s tax authority...
EU Council Endorses Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Legislation
6.10.2022
Council of the EU, one of the European Union’s legislative bodies, has approved the proposed regulatory framework for the European crypto space. It’s now up to European lawmakers to approve the Markets in Crypto Assets package before its final adoption. Comprehensive Crypto Regulation...
Merchant Crypto Payments: Clever Marketing or Signs of Real Adoption?
24.9.2022
Andrey Diyakonov is the Chief Commercial Officer at Choise.com, a MetaFi (CeFi/DeFi) ecosystem based on Crypterium CeFi solutions and Charism DeFi protocol.__________
Earlier this year, all the news about digital assets was about the ongoing crypto winter, the bankruptcy of lenders and other...
Vietnam, Philippines, India, China Among Top Countries for Crypto Adoption, Chainalysis Global Index Shows
16.9.2022
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has published its 2022 cryptocurrency adoption index. Vietnam, the Philippines, India, and China are among the countries with the highest crypto adoption. While the overall adoption slows worldwide in bear markets, it “remains above pre-bull market...
China’s Metaverse Gaming Market Might Explode to Over $100 Billion According to JPMorgan
14.9.2022
Analysts from JPMorgan believe that the metaverse gaming market could explode in China even with the current state of regulation, which presents certain difficulties for adoption. Companies like Tencent, Netease, and Bilibili are JPMorgan’s picks when it comes to taking advantage of this...
SEC Gary Gensler Crypto Speech is Probably Good News For Institutional Adoption
13.9.2022
Garry Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has established himself as a vocal critic of many segments of the crypto industry. The official’s recent speech at an event in Washington, D.C. indicates he wants the agency to cover numerous crypto industry entities with...
While Almost 80% of Russians Know Crypto, Only 6% Understand It Well, Survey Finds
26.8.2022
The overwhelming majority of Russians in big cities are well aware of the term cryptocurrency but those with a good understanding of the topic are quite a small proportion, a new poll has indicated. Experts say that currency restrictions imposed earlier this year are helping growth in interest...
Andorra Taking Baby Steps Toward Crypto Adoption
19.7.2022
The microstate of Andorra is looking to make crypto and central bank digital currency (CBDC)-related moves with a legislative proposal that could eventually see the country issue its own token – and despite an initial setback, could push to adopt crypto-friendly policies in the near future....
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7 Bitcoin and Crypto Custodians Facilitating Institutional Digital Asset Adoption
16.7.2022
Crypto custodians are one of the important pieces to the puzzle for mass institutional adoption of bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptoassets. They enable investors to store their digital assets with regulated third-party custody providers.
Read on to discover a list of some of the leading crypto...
Why the Crypto Industry in Indonesia Is Set to Leapfrog Competing Markets
27.5.2022
With over 270 million people, Indonesia is the fourth-most populous country in the world and its economy is one of the largest markets in Asia. It also has a large unbanked population, a receptive regulatory environment and additional factors making it stand out for crypto adoption. In the latest...
Citi, Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon Invest in Crypto Firm Talos as Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets Accelerates
11.5.2022
Several major financial services firms, including Citi, Wells Fargo, and BNY Mellon, are investing in institutional digital asset technology provider Talos, which aims to remove “the barriers to wide-scale crypto adoption.” The latest funding round values the company at $1.25 billion....
Making Sense of the Noise is Necessary for Crypto Adoption
6.5.2022
Marco De Rossi, President and Co-Founder of HAL.xyz, a blockchain data listening and automation platform.__________
Cryptocurrency is strong on self-sovereignty with the term “not your keys, not your coin” a popular maxim when talking about crypto ownership. While owning your private keys...
GameFi-NFT, Monopoly Millionaire Game, Will Be Pre-Released on May 25
4.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The gaming ecosystem has been at the forefront of the NFT and other blockchain innovations’ adoption. However, despite the impact of the play-to-earn gaming model in driving blockchain adoption, it has been highly criticised due to most gaming projects’ models. It...
Polygon Reveals Supernets Project to Bolster Web3 Adoption, Pledges $100 Million to Early Users
23.4.2022
On April 22, the layer two (L2) scaling network Polygon introduced the new Supernets network, a blockchain protocol that’s built to bolster Web3 technology. Furthermore, Polygon is pledging $100 million to early Supernet users “who can help fast-track adoption.”...
How NFT Finance Accelerates NFT Mass Adoption
10.4.2022
Stephen Young, Founder & CEO, NFTfi, an NFT collateralized loan marketplace.
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Venezuela’s Sunacrip Launches Petro-Based Gift Card Market and Exchange
26.3.2022
Sunacrip, the Venezuelan cryptocurrency watchdog, has announced a set of improvements to its Petroapp wallet, allowing Venezuelans to use the petro (PTR) for new functions. The app now has an embedded cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to exchange petros for other currencies, and a series...
Report Attributes Large Share of Global Crypto Crime to Russia, Moscow City
16.2.2022
The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has placed Russia among the leaders in adoption. But while it is yet to reach the top of the ranking, the country already has a “disproportionate share” of global activity related to some forms of crime involving cryptocurrency, according...
Microstrategy CEO on Mainstream Bitcoin Adoption: ‘I See Evidence of a Lot More Institutional Adoption’
4.2.2022
The Nasdaq-listed company Microstrategy sees “evidence of a lot more institutional adoption” of bitcoin. The firm cited various reasons including “The circumstances and the currency volatility” in Turkey, South America, and Africa — “all of these things...
How Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal Will Fuel Metaverse Gaming Mass Adoption
3.2.2022
Theo Tzanidis, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, the University of the West of Scotland, and Matthew Frew, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Transformational Technologies, the University of the West of Scotland._____ ...
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Year of the Tiger May Be the Year of the Digital Yuan as China Celebrates with More CBDC Adoption
1.2.2022
For millions of Chinese people living in the “10+1” pilot cities trialing the digital yuan, the Year of the Tiger is off to a lucrative start, with companies on an adoption drive that is seeing them slash prices for digital CNY customers, give away tokens and more.
The busy Lunar New Year...