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Bitcoin and banking’s differing energy narratives are a matter of perspective
11.6.2022
Bitcoin mining’s climate impact has been heavily criticized, but the emissions of corporate cash and investments have often flown under the radar
Popular BTM Operator: Bitcoin of America Continues Rapid Expansion in 2022
10.6.2022
Bitcoin of America is a popular virtual currency exchange, registered as a money services business with the United States Department of Treasury (FinCEN)(RegNum). Apart from ensuring a fast and hassle-free transaction, they are known for their customer support. The popular BTM operator...
Declare the Side Hustle — Americans Are Concerned About the 1099-K Tax Rule for Payments Over $600
10.6.2022
Americans are worried about a new tax reporting requirement that will force applications like Venmo, Cash App, Paypal, Airbnb, and Ebay to send 1099-K forms to users. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is specifically focusing on payments of $600 or more for goods and services received through...
Am I on the IndieWeb yet?
9.6.2022
Can’t smash the Like button hard enough for what Miriam Suzanne has to say on the challenging technical hurdles of implementing Webmentions:
The first round required several online services along with HTML & JS changes to my static site, just to verify my
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OSL and Interactive Brokers Partner for Crypto Services in Hong Kong
9.6.2022
OSL Digital Securities has signed an agreement with Interactive brokers to provide virtual asset services in Hong Kong
Checkout.com Reveals Merchants Can Accept and Make Payments in USDC
8.6.2022
On Tuesday, the financial technology company Checkout.com announced that it will allow merchant settlements using the stablecoin USDC via a partnership with the crypto firm Fireblocks. Checkout.com further detailed that in a beta test with select clients, the company settled $300 million...
Binance US Adds Staking Services for 7 Different Crypto Assets
8.6.2022
Binance US is now offering crypto staking services and the firm details that seven digital currencies are currently available with annual percentage yields (APYs) up to 18%. Customers can earn yields on proof-of-stake (PoS) cryptocurrencies that include binance coin, solana, avalanche, livepeer...
Crypto 401(k): Sound financial planning or gambling with the future?
6.6.2022
Cryptocurrencies may be coming to Americans’ retirement plans. Some see it as a sound financial strategy, while others remain skeptical
Online Voice Chat Is Often A Sexist Nightmare (But It Doesn't Have To Be)
6.6.2022
Your voice is revealing—it can give up a constellation of personal details, including your age, where you’re from, and how you’re feeling. This isn’t always an issue and can even be a benefit. Your voice can let you bond with a stranger from your hometown, your friend’s voice fills you with relief...
Ugandan central bank U-turns on crypto welcoming firms to regulatory sandbox
6.6.2022
The bank advised the Blockchain Association of Uganda (BAU) to sharpen up its knowledge of the sandbox regulations, inviting its members along to further technical discussions
Uganda Central Bank Says It Is Open to Crypto Firms Participating in Regulatory Sandbox
6.6.2022
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has hinted that it is open to the idea of crypto firms participating in the regulatory sandbox. The central bank’s position follows its deliberations with a team from the Blockchain Association of Uganda (BAU). BAU Members Asked to Acquaint Themselves Sandbox...
Localbitcoins User Pleads Guilty to Running Unlicensed Crypto Business — Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison
5.6.2022
A cryptocurrency trader has been convicted in the U.S. for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business using Localbitcoins and Paxful. He faces up to five years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine. Crypto Trader Pleads Guilty The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continues...
Singapore’s Central Bank, DBS, JPMorgan Collaborate to Explore Uses of Digital Assets, Defi
2.6.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has partnered with major banks and financial services companies to explore the uses of asset tokenization and decentralized finance (defi). DBS Bank and JPMorgan will pilot the first project. Project Guardian Launched The Monetary Authority of Singapore...
Co-Founder of Africa Focused Fintech: Traditional Banks Not Optimized to Serve the Unbanked
2.6.2022
For years, traditional financial institutions in different parts of the world have been attempting to narrow the financial exclusion gap by extending their services to the unbanked population. Yet for many reasons, these institutions still cannot avail their products and services to everyone that...
Fidelity Plans Hiring Spree to Expand Crypto Services to Include Ethereum Trading and Custody
2.6.2022
Fidelity is planning a hiring spree to add ether trading and custody services to its cryptocurrency business. “As the demand for digital assets continues to steadily grow and the marketplace evolves, we will continue to expand our hiring efforts,” a Fidelity executive explained....
Bexplus Is a Crypto Exchange With Unique Copy Trading and Demo Account You Can Trust
1.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Bexplus Exchange is a leading crypto derivatives trading platform offering 100x leverage futures trading on a variety of trading pairs – BTC, ETH, ADA, XRP, DOGE, etc. Bexplus doesn’t require KYC and is trusted by over two million traders from over 200 countries/regions...
Top 30 Panama Bank is 'Bitcoin friendly,' welcomes crypto services
31.5.2022
Panamanian bank Towerbank opens its doors to Bitcoin and crypto customers in a series of tweets and memes
Top 7 Unique WordPress Hosts: Best WP Hosting in 2022
30.5.2022
A quick overview of some of the most reliable web hosting services for WordPress for both beginners and professionals.
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Frodo Tech Aims to Create Environmentally-Friendly Blockchain Ecosystem That Is Open to Everyone
30.5.2022
Frodo Tech aims to create an environmentally-friendly blockchain ecosystem based on a unique cryptocurrency service that all the people in the world can access, without any limitations based on race, region or country. Frodo Will Have No Limitations and No Mining Frodo Tech is an IT and Financial...
Dvision Network Announces Binance Custody as Its Custodian With DVI Token Supported
28.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. In another groundbreaking achievement, the blockchain-based metaverse platform Dvision Network has just announced its official onboarding on Binance Custody. As such, Binance’s custody services arm will support deposits and withdrawals of Dvision’s native token, DVI,...