Search
Mercadolibre Inks Partnership With Mastercard to Secure Its Crypto Ecosystem in Brazil
10.6.2022
Mercadolibre, one of the biggest “e-tailers” in Latam, has partnered with credit giant Mastercard to make use of its tech to secure the cryptocurrency ecosystem of the company. Through this partnership, Mercadolibre will be able to use Mastercard’s Ciphertrace technology,...
TrueFi launches on Optimism, expanding access to on-chain credit
7.6.2022
Several projects have launched on Optimism this year with the goal of giving users instant transactions and lower gas fees
Elon Musk Gets Into Embarrassing Fight With Video Game Site, Loses
31.5.2022
When I was six, I peed my pants in class because I was too proud to use my public school bathroom. Similarly, suave billionaire and alleged sexual harasser Elon Musk peed his proverbial pants after a Twitter scuffle with the satirical video game site Hard Drive. Neither Musk nor Hard Drive returned...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns of Looming Consumer Recession, More Earnings Trouble
30.5.2022
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned of a looming consumer recession and more earnings trouble. He cited falling U.S. personal savings and record-setting revolving credit card debt despite trillions of dollars in stimulus money. Michael...
WeWork founder reinvents himself with $70M crypto carbon credit platform
25.5.2022
Coworking space founder and billionaire Adam Neumann is trying his hand in the crypto space, raising $70 million for his blockchain-powered climate tech platform Flowcarbon
Hardware Wallet D’CENT Offers Multiple Ways Which Can Help Users Bypass Crypto Exchanges
25.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. D’CENT Hardware Wallet recently added a new user-focused feature named ‘Exchange’ under the platform’s ‘Discovery’ tab menu, allowing users to exchange multiple network cryptocurrency assets with only a few clicks. Furthermore, users...
International Monetary Fund to Assist El Salvador in Compiling Bitcoin Adoption Statistics
23.5.2022
The International Monetary Fund has mentioned it is providing technical assistance to the government of El Salvador in various ways. According to Gerry Rice, a spokesperson for the organization, the group is having talks with people of the Salvadoran government about tax and money laundering...
Two credit card firms in Israel to let cardholders buy Bitcoin
18.5.2022
Two Israel-based credit card companies, Max and Isracard, have started working on Bitcoin investment and cashback solutions via a credit card
American Financial Infidelity Report: 2 out of 5 Survey Respondents Hid Their Crypto Purchases
14.5.2022
A recent survey study has found that two out of five Americans in committed relationships have admitted to hiding a cryptocurrency purchase from their partner. The crypto-cheating partners believe disclosing the purchase would damage their relationship. Reasons for Not Disclosing Purchases...
CFTC commissioner appoints senior policy adviser experienced in digital asset regulation
13.5.2022
Keaghan Ames worked at Credit Suisse for more than two years as vice president and head of U.S. regulatory policy, which included advising executives on digital assets regulation
Compound Treasury receives B- credit rating from S&P Global Ratings
9.5.2022
Though the protocol offers an arguably lucrative yield of 4% per year, it's only available to accredited investors as of now
Compound’s Enterprise Arm Receives S&P Credit Rating in DeFi First
9.5.2022
The iffy B- grade applies to Compound Treasury, a platform promising 4% yield for USDC-denominated business accounts
Weiss Ratings issues warning over crypto mortgage risks
3.5.2022
Weiss analysts are wary over the usage of volatile crypto assets as collateral for long-term property loans
Uncollateralized Lending Platform Truefi Reveals $100 Million Single-Borrower Pool Designed for Blockchain.com
25.4.2022
The crypto firm Blockchain.com has revealed it has secured up to $100 million in liquidity from Truefi’s single-borrower pool. The pool will be initially capped at $100 million over the first year and Blockchain.com aims to use the funds to bolster its own “liquidity pools, leverage...
Decentralized credit scores: How can blockchain tech change ratings
24.4.2022
Borrowing and lending are two important parts of DeFi, but they have been missing an effective operating credential: a decentralized credit rating
Bitcoin Suisse adopts decentralized Liquity as lending product
21.4.2022
The Swiss firm will conduct all interactions with the Liquity smart contract on its clients' behalf but only a select few with over $500,000 on the platform will have access to the product
Gemini crypto exchange launches credit card in United States
14.4.2022
Users can get their cashback reward in over 60 different cryptocurrencies supported by Gemini
New crypto card by Nexo allows users to pay without selling Bitcoin
13.4.2022
Nexo has officially launched its cryptocurrency credit card in collaboration with Mastercard after announcing the project back in 2019
RociFi Labs Raises $2.7M to Enable On-Chain Credit Scoring for DeFi
12.4.2022
The P2P lending protocol uses on-chain data, machine learning and decentralized identity information to calculate a non-fungible credit score for potential borrowers
NFT Marketplace Opensea to Add Credit Card, Apple Pay Support via Moonpay
1.4.2022
According to the firm Moonpay, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea plans to accept credit card payments using the company’s payment infrastructure. The move follows Opensea gathering $23.5 billion in all-time sales volume, and the company’s recent Solana support...