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Crypto Adoption: MetaMask Wallet Teams Up with PayPal to Enable Customers to Buy ETH Directly
15.12.2022
ConsenSys, the developer of the popular crypto wallet MetaMask, announced its partnership with PayPal in a new leap for crypto adoption.
The Ethereum (ETH) software firm said on Wednesday that mobile MetaMask users in the US would be able to buy ETH from within the MetaMask app using the payment...
Bitso Partners With Felix Pago to Offer Whatsapp-Based Remittance Services Between Mexico and US
14.12.2022
Bitso, a Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with chat-based payments provider Felix Pagos in order to offer Whatsapp-integrated remittances. The objective of this partnership is to put nearly instant chat-based remittances in the hands of Mexican and US users that might...
Binance US finally rolls out mobile payments service to US customers
14.12.2022
Binance’s US arm has rolled out a feature for US customers called "Pay" which was launched by its global parent to users outside the US in 2021
Mobile Payments Outpacing Debit Cards in Argentina According to Central Bank Reports
14.12.2022
Mobile payments are thriving in Argentina, leaving behind other traditional payment methods, including credit and debit cards. According to the central bank’s monthly report on retail payments, this kind of payment has thrived, representing 60% of the payments operations made, while...
Binance Launches Payments Service for US Customers
14.12.2022
Binance launched the feature for users outside the U.S. in February 2021
Today in Crypto: Binance Introduces 'Pay', Law Firm Announces Lawsuits Against Yuga Labs (and Kevin Hart, Justin Bieber, Serena Williams...)
13.12.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Binance Introduces 'Pay', Law Firm Announces Lawsuits Against Yuga Labs (and Kevin Hart, Justin Bieber...
Crypto Exchange Binance Introduces Payments Service for US Customers
13.12.2022
Binance users in the U.S. are now able to use the exchange’s payments system, Binance Pay, to send money on their mobile app
Not medical advice: Bitcoiner implants Lightning chip to make BTC payments by hand
13.12.2022
A Bitcoiner has literally taken the Lightning Network into his own hands, installing a tiny payment chip into his hands to make NFC contactless payments
Bitcoin could reach $1M in 5 years due to fiat currencies’ collapse, says Samson Mow
12.12.2022
The future collapse of fiat currencies could propel Bitcoin to $1 million in the next five to 10 years, according to Jan3 CEO and Bitcoin proponent Samson Mow
NYC Mayor stands by Bitcoin pledge amid bear market, FTX: Report
12.12.2022
During Eric Adams’ time in office, the NY state government passed a law which will implement a two-year moratorium on proof-of-work mining, and the crypto market turned bearish
Today in Crypto: Alameda Research Ex-CEO Hires a Former SEC Chief to Defend Her, 63 Arrested in Crypto Money Laundering Case, KuCoin's and ByBit's Proofs of Reserves
12.12.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Alameda Research Ex-CEO Hires a Former SEC Chief to Defend Her, 63 Arrested in Crypto Money Laundering...
The Middle East Digital Lending Summit 2022 activates the Future of Payments and optimizes the Region’s Digital Lending Credit Wave
12.12.2022
The recently concluded inaugural edition of the Middle East Digital Lending Summit last December 6, 2022, at Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, promised to open a potential opportunity for transformation and change the game in the financial sector when it comes...
Crypto Payments App MoonPay Gains UK Regulator Registration
12.12.2022
The crypto payments app was registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as of Friday, signifying compliance with money laundering rules
Looking at DeFi's Untapped Potential
11.12.2022
Gwendolyn Regina is Investment Director at BNB Chain.__________
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is the largest and most innovative crypto vertical in the last two years. DeFi has used smart contract platforms as a base to develop a network of interconnected layers for decentralized financial...
Full Ban on Crypto in Russia Would Be Counterproductive, Rosfinmonitoring Says
11.12.2022
Russian citizens and businesses already own cryptocurrencies, which is why a complete crypto ban would be counterproductive, according to a top executive of Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial intelligence agency. At the same time, the regulator supports prohibiting payments with digital coins...
European Union to Put a 10,000-Euro Limit on Cash Payments; Transactions Over €1,000 in Crypto Will Be Scrutinized
10.12.2022
The states of the European Union have convened to establish a new limit on cash purchases and to strengthen the controls on cryptocurrency transactions. On Nov. 6 the bloc agreed to put a limit of €10,000 ($10,557) on cash payments and to exert stronger oversight on crypto transactions of over...
Kenya-Based Bitcoin Mining Company Raises $2 Million in Seed Investment Led by Jack Dorsey-Owned Firm
9.12.2022
Gridless, a bitcoin mining company operating from Kenya, recently raised $2 million in seed investment from Block, a digital payments company owned by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, and Stillmark. The bitcoin mining firm is reportedly planning to use the capital raised to fund its expansion into...
DMI finds CBDCs not targeting cross-border payments, huge potential in Metaverse
8.12.2022
The Digital Money Institute’s third annual payments report looks at CBDCs for the first time, as well as other payment methods, through the lens of cross-border payment utility
Today in Crypto: PayPal to Expand its Crypto Service to Luxembourg, ByBit Integrates ApeX Pro DEX, Nomad Preparing Relaunch
8.12.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: PayPal to Expand its Crypto Service to Luxembourg, ByBit Integrates ApeX Pro DEX, Nomad Preparing Relaunch
Strike Launches Bitcoin Lightning Network-Enabled Money Transfers to Africa
7.12.2022
United States-based users of Strike, a digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, can now transfer funds instantly and at a low cost to Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria via the recently added new feature known as “Send Globally.” The new feature instantly converts...