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Santander to Connect Latin America to Ripple-Powered Remittance Service
19.8.2019
Spanish banking giant Santander is expanding its use of Ripple's xCurrent payments technology to include Latin American markets
The Most Important Aspect of Bitcoin Is the Separation of Money and State
19.8.2019
Many cryptocurrency supporters believe the technology allows for the separation of money and state in a manner that’s never been seen before. Governments inflict two forms of robbery against nonviolent citizens by forcing them to pay taxes while also stealing from them silently through...
Bitex Crypto Exchange Partners With Bantotal In Latin America, Over 60 Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin
14.8.2019
In a breakthrough for the crypto industry in Latin America, popular crypto exchange Bitex has entered in partnership with a prominent banking service provider in the region, Bantotal. The latter has a presence in 14 Latin countries, which will give Bitex an unparalleled exposure. Uruguay based...
Bitex Partners With Bantotal For More Cross-Border Payments in Latin America
14.8.2019
BTC exchange Bitex has partnered with Uruguay-based Bantotal to facilitate cross-border payments throughout Latin America
60 Latin American Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin for Cross-Border Payments
13.8.2019
Crypto exchange Bitex wants to decrease costs associated with cross-border banking using the bitcoin blockchain
Operation Food Search Gets $30,000 Donation from Bank of America
9.8.2019
As everyone knows, homelessness and hunger are problems that affect not only the poorer nations of the world but also in highly developed countries like the United States. Over the past decades, plenty of nonprofit organizations have come into existence which is involved in fighting against hunger...
Blockstream Announces Bitcoin Mining Colocation and Pool
9.8.2019
Blockstream, a leading blockchain technology enterprise based in Canada, has unveiled Blockstream Mining, a mining colocation service, along with the mining pool. The company made an official announcement of their latest product launch through a blog post published on 8th August 2019. As per...
Goldman-Backed Apple Card Restricts Cryptocurrency Purchases
4.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies cannot be purchased with the new Apple credit card according to the American multinational technology company’s recently published customer agreement guidelines. The Apple card’s restrictions indicate that the company’s partner, Goldman Sachs, is leery toward...
Banks Stopped Walmart Bank – Now the Retail Giant Hits Back With Crypto
2.8.2019
On August 1, it was discovered that the giant retail corporation Walmart has patented plans for a stablecoin that’s backed by U.S. dollars. If released into the wild, the USD-based cryptocurrency would be issued to select Walmart retailers and partners while the patent’s description...
PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY
2.8.2019
Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...
Reddit Roasts the IRS: Have America’s Tax Collectors ‘Gone Crypto Fishing’?
30.7.2019
In a juicy little chunk of news from the Redditsphere, a user claiming to be a former IRS employee has called the agency’s new crypto compliance letters “broad and very error-prone fishing expeditions.” The throwaway account details the “really bad data” used by...
Ripple Expands Presence In South America, Cracks First Partnership In Chile With Currency Bird
29.7.2019
Ripple has a special focus on emerging markets, especially in South America. It has taken major steps to expand its presence in South America which has just furthered with its partnership with Currency Bird, its first in Chile. Ripple Acquires its First Partner in Chile as Currency Bird Joins...
Bittrex Partners with Cryptofacil Exchange, Who will Now Accept Deposits in Latin America
27.7.2019
One of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, Bittrex has announced a partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean focused exchange, Cryptofacil. The partnership will allow Cryptofacil to accept deposits of the exchange’s listed digital tokens. Congratulations to our partner @CryptofacilEX....
Florida-based Firm ‘Letting Venezuela Dodge US Sanctions with Bitcoin’
26.7.2019
Venezuela is reportedly using cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to sidestep American sanctions using a Florida-based company – while the country’s financial regulator has green-lighted wide-reaching crypto pay measures for its own Petro token.
Per a report published earlier this week by Spain’s...
Ripple CEO Expresses His Surprise at Bank of America’s Patent Application Referencing Ripple’s Technology
25.7.2019
According to the latest reports, the CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, has expressed his surprise at reports suggesting that a patent application has been filed by the Bank of America which references Ripple’s DLT more than one time. In his interview with Bloomberg, the CEO has stated that he...
Bank of America To Utilize Ripple Blockchain For Interbank Communication Application
22.7.2019
Bank of America has been among the leading holders of blockchain patents in the United States and has just registered one more. As per the new patent filing on Google Patents, BOA will use the Ripple Blockchain for a new interbank communication and settlement system. Ripple has been among the helm...
Panda Group’s Crypto Terminals Offer Venezuelans a Bridge to Economic Prosperity
14.7.2019
Arley Lozano, founder of the cryptocurrency based startup Panda Group, recently explained how his firm is spreading cryptocurrency adoption throughout Colombia and Venezuela. Panda Group has deployed 10 hybrid cryptocurrency point-of-sale (PoS) terminals that also act as automated teller machines...
John McAfee Offers to Build Cuba’s First Cryptocurrency
9.7.2019
The tech guru has wants to be Cuba's crypto advisor
Bitcoin Cash Scaling Benchmarks, Brewdog, and Rising Transaction Volume
7.7.2019
Over the last week, there’s been lots of going on within the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) environment with companies implementing BCH support, new applications, and various announcements. While Bitcoin Cash supporters keep bolstering adoption, development and community projects have continued...
Latin America’s Biggest Investment Bank to Sell $1 Billion in STOs Using Tezos
4.7.2019
Latin America’s largest investment bank, BTG Pactual, plans to co-sell over $1 billion worth of STOs based on the Tezos blockchain