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New Demand for Cryptocurrencies: Trading on Bitcoin Cash KYC-Free Exchange With Blind Escrow
24.8.2020
Governments are injecting record levels of new money into economies to contain the impact of shutdowns. Restrictions imposed on people in countries all over the world have forced many to look for alternative but safe ways of transacting. This is one reason why blind escrow bitcoin cash trading...
What It’s Really Like to Live on Bitcoin in the Middle East
14.7.2020
The story of a Syrian migrant in Iraq shows how bitcoin can work as intended – as a global currency that transcends borders
Digital Dollar Take Center Stage in Hearing Before US Senate
30.6.2020
Issues like financial inclusion and competition with China propelled a hearing on digital dollars before the U.S. Senate today
How Bitcoin Empowers the Unbanked and Combats Injustice
26.6.2020
After seeing an abject failure of traditional financial models, people might turn to decentralized peer-to-peer technology with crypto as the future
Financial Inclusion, Cryptocurrency and the Developing World
25.6.2020
Regions of the world with fast-growing economic potential and young populations, such as India and Africa, will become leaders in crypto adoption
Ripple Affiliate Coins.ph Joins New Remittance Network Reaching Unbanked Filipinos
23.6.2020
The blockchain firm is part of an 11,000 strong network of cash-out counters launched by UnionBank of the Philippines
An Indonesian Chef and the Remittance Industry’s $554B Problem
13.6.2020
When the coronavirus forced Chef Bagus to conduct his cooking classes online, he needed a good payment system. There wasn't one, but his customers helped find a workaround
Brazilian Retailer Eyes Services for the Unbanked With Acquisition of FinTech Firm Airfox
27.5.2020
Via Varejo snapped up the Boston-based firm to further its aim of providing financial services to millions of unbanked Brazilians
Banking the Unbanked: How the Crypto Community Can Make a Big Impact
30.4.2020
For tech-savvy young adults in communities often overlooked by traditional big business, the crypto and blockchain industry offers opportunities that others don't
In COVID-19 Stimulus, US Congress Eyes Digital Dollar to Send Aid to the Unbanked
23.3.2020
In draft COVID-10 stimulus bill, US Congress considers digital dollar to distribute aid package to Americans outside of traditional financial systems
Nigerians Can Now Buy Bitcoin With Cash From Stores and ATMs That Take Naira
8.3.2020
If there’s a place where cryptocurrencies draw significantly more attention than anywhere else right now, it has to be Nigeria. Africa’s largest economy is driven by its oil exports, expanding manufacturing, financial services, communications and information technology sectors, but also...
Libra Minus Facebook: Why Celo Is 2020’s Buzzy Token Project
12.2.2020
With $30 million from Polychain and a16z, here's how the buzzy Celo plans to rival Libra on financial inclusion
Facebook and Calibra’s David Marcus: The Problem of Global Unbanked Is “Unacceptable”
23.1.2020
Calibra’s David Marcus explained at WEF what is the primary purpose of digital currencies
OKEx at Davos: Blockchain Best Placed to Meet the Needs of the Unbanked
22.1.2020
OKEx’s Lennix Lai argued that a digital, decentralized financial system underpinned by blockchain and crypto can be of mutual benefit to institutions and the unbanked
Blockchain Used by Budweiser Owner InBev to Help African Farmers
21.1.2020
Conglomerate behind Budweiser beer using blockchain to help its local African suppliers
Unpacking the Potential of Blockchain and Infrastructure in Africa
15.1.2020
Africa’s growing population, it’s economic potential, the significant shifts in the continent’s energy production: How soon Africa will become the world’s new blockchain hub?
IBMR and Blockchain Firm Algorand Launch Microfinance Platform
12.12.2019
IBMR and Algorand are jointly launching a microfinance platform and a dedicated token to promote financial inclusion in Southeast Asia
BRD’s Adam Traidman on New Products, Crypto Adoption, and Banking the Unbanked Into 2020
11.12.2019
Breadwallet, later known as Bread, and now just as BRD, was the first crypto wallet in the App Store in 2014. Its non-custodial, open source and user-friendly nature saw it become very popular, now with nearly 3 million users worldwide. CEO Adam Traidman took some time to field questions from...
This Tiny Crypto Startup Has Lessons for Libra’s ‘Unbanked’ Dreams
18.11.2019
If Facebook’s Libra project truly aims to serve the globe’s 1.7 billion unbanked, Hong Kong-based Bitspark might offer some insights
Universal Protocol Alliance to List Mega-Utility Token on Bitcoin.com Exchange
12.11.2019
In addition to listing the Universal Protocol Alliance’s mega-utility token, Bitcoin.com Exchange will also list the group’s stablecoins, as well as support interoperability between the Ethereum protocol and the Simple Ledger protocol. Also Read: Cred Merchant Solutions to Help Unbanked...