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Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in $29B deal
2.8.2021
Square will acquire Australian fintech firm Afterpay in a $29 billion stock deal, expecting to close the transaction in Q1 2022
Dorsey’s Square Strikes Afterpay USD 29B Deal, Teases Bitcoin Role
2.8.2021
The Twitter boss Jack Dorsey’s crypto-keen payments venture Square has agreed a USD 29bn all-stock deal to buy the Australian buy now, pay later player Afterpay – in a merger that some believe will “create a global transactions giant.”
Square, which last month revealed it is working on a hardware...
US–Japan digital trade deal should include crypto: American think tank
29.7.2021
Analysts at the Rand Corporation say crypto as part of the bilateral digital trade could lay the groundwork for cryptocurrency adoption in international trade
Senators add crypto taxes to infrastructure deal to raise $28B in extra revenue
29.7.2021
U.S. lawmakers believe they can find $28 billion worth of infrastructure funding by expanding taxation on crypto transactions
Unique Bitcoin-backed home loan refinancing deal in California
29.7.2021
Glen Oaks Escrow has made its first BTC-backed refinancing of a property in San Diego
Ripple Teases ‘Explosive’ Growth in Asia after Japan Remittance Deal
28.7.2021
Ripple has deepened its relationship with its biggest Asian partner, the Japanese financial giant SBI – with a remittance deal it has labeled the “first live on-demand liquidity offering in Japan.”
Ripple and SBI already co-run the SBI Ripple Asia cross-border payments initiative, but the...
Stacks AMM Revealed, Native Bitcoin Swaps Executed With Proof-of-Transfer Protocol
27.7.2021
According to a recent report, the first trust-less swap between the Bitcoin blockchain and Stacks protocol has been executed. The co-founder of the Stacks protocol, Muneeb Ali tweeted about the native bitcoin swap and said the progress is a big deal. Trust-less Native Bitcoin Swap Executed With...
KFC Korea and TriumphX marketplace sign deal to develop NFT content
23.7.2021
KFC wants to promote its branding to Koreans through nonfungible tokens
Tom Brady’s NFT Platform Inks Deal With Draftkings and Lionsgate
22.7.2021
On Wednesday, the non-fungible token (NFT) platform called Autograph, co-founded by the Super Bowl champion, Tom Brady, announced a strategic partnership with the companies Draftkings and Lionsgate. Draftkings Inc. also revealed on Wednesday that the publicly listed company is launching an...
Major Crypto Mining Company Core Scientific Going Public on Nasdaq With $4.3 Billion Valuation
21.7.2021
Core Scientific, a major blockchain hosting and digital asset mining company, is going public through a merger with Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. The deal values the combined company at approximately $4.3 billion. Core Scientific to List on Nasdaq Core Scientific Holding...
US Bitcoin mining giant Core Scientific set for Nasdaq listing via $4.3B SPAC deal
21.7.2021
The Bitcoin miner will merge with Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp in the latest crypto SPAC deal
Analyst: ‘Bitcoin Correction Very Similar to 2013 — BTC May Remain Stuck at $30K for a While’
18.7.2021
The analytics provider Ecoinometrics has published a tweetstorm that shows the current downward spiral from bitcoin’s all-time high is one of “the longest drawdowns bitcoin has had to deal with during a post-halving bull market.” Furthermore, the same day, analyst and economist...
Greenidge Joins Foundry USA, Deal Gives Bitcoin’s Fifth-Largest Pool 800 Petahash
14.7.2021
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc., the mining firm based in Upstate New York, has announced the company has partnered with the Digital Currency Group mining and staking subsidiary Foundry Digital LLC. Furthermore, Greenidge revealed that it has purchased 2,300 Microbt-manufactured Whatsminer M30S...
The9 signs green Bitcoin mining deal with Russian firm BitRiver
13.7.2021
BitRiver utilizes only surplus hydroelectric power to operate its data centers in Russia and CIS countries
Turkish Crypto Ind to Grow via Pundi X & OVO Dijital Deal
9.7.2021
Considered a frontier blockchain portal devoted to designing powerful solutions, Pundi X is looking forward to achieving new heights with its strategic partnership with OVO Dijital Servisler A.S., a Turkey-based mobile payment facilitator. Working as a platform-as-a-solution firm, OVO Dijital will...
Crypto Exchange Binance.us Hires Former Financial Regulator
8.7.2021
Binance.us has hired Manuel Alvarez, a former financial regulator from California, to work as its chief administrative officer. The San Francisco-based crypto exchange, which sources technology from Binance, is aiming to deal with “the big question” — compliance. Binance.us...
Circle to Go Public via Bob Diamond-Backed SPAC Deal — Boston Firm Valued at $4.5 Billion
8.7.2021
The Boston-based crypto financial company Circle has announced the firm plans to go public this year in a merger with Concord Acquisition Corp. Circle revealed the news on Thursday and noted that the company expects to close the deal in Q4 with a valuation of $4.5 billion. Circle Announces SPAC...
BREAKING: Stablecoin firm Circle to go public in $4.5B blank-check deal
8.7.2021
Backed by American investment bank Goldman Sachs, Circle is a major stablecoin partner of payments giant Visa
USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle to Go Public in $4.5B SPAC Deal
8.7.2021
Circle will go public by way of Bob Diamond's Concord Acquisition Corp
UFC Partners With Crypto.com — Sources Say $175 Million Deal Is MMA Firm’s Largest Sponsorship
7.7.2021
The cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has revealed the company has entered a partnership with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as the firm’s global fight kit partner. Reports stemming from people familiar with the matter say the partnership is a ten-year deal worth $175 million and...