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Nigerian Central Bank Warns Counterfeiters as Residents Reportedly Grapple With Cash Shortages
13.12.2023
As Nigeria grapples with cash shortages, the country’s central bank warned of the presence of counterfeit, higher-denomination naira banknotes. The bank has urged members of the public to report anyone suspected of falsifying or counterfeiting the banknotes. Central Bank Collaborates With...
BNB Chain Reveals Greenfield Tech Roadmap, Neon EVM Integrates Ledger Live + More News
12.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Ascannio Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: BNB Chain Reveals Greenfield Tech Roadmap Neon EVM Integrates With Ledger Live Immutable and Transak Partner...
Residents of Swiss City of Lugano to Pay Taxes With Bitcoin
7.12.2023
Citizens of the Swiss city of Lugano can now settle their tax bills and other community fees with bitcoin and the stablecoin tether. By adding crypto to payment options, Lugano joins three other Swiss cities and cantons which already accept crypto payments. Accelerating the Use of Bitcoin The Swiss...
Coinbase Wallet Launches Global Money Transfers With Link-Based Payments
6.12.2023
Coinbase has unveiled a new feature to its wallet service, streamlining international fund transfers. This new update aims to make the transfer of funds as effortless as sending a text. Coinbase Unveils Link-Based Money Transfer Service Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) has launched its latest wallet feature...
Coinbase Adds Message-Based Crypto Payments to Its Decentralized Wallet
6.12.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) has updated its decentralized wallet, adding a low-cost way for users to instantly send money to each other through messaging apps by adding features that seem to emulate payments giant Paypal
Wallet of Satoshi Exits US Market Amidst Record-Breaking Month, Leaving Customers to Seek Alternatives
24.11.2023
On Friday, Wallet of Satoshi, a provider of Lightning Network payment services, announced its departure from the U.S. market, though it refrained from providing specific reasons. The firm informed its U.S. clientele that they could “withdraw and transfer” their funds to a different...
Bitcoin user pays $3.1M in transition fee for one 139 BTC transfer
23.11.2023
A Mempool developer suggested that the user behind the transfer might not be aware of the non-cancellation of replacement fees policy, resulting in an accidental $3.1 million transaction fee
Alchemy bags money services license in Iowa, expands US services
23.11.2023
The crypto-fiat payment services provider Alchemy Pay is expanding its presence in the U.S. as it acquired its money services license in the state of Iowa
Today in Crypto: Binance Saw ‘Significant’ Outflows Since CZ Announcement, KuCoin Launches KuCard, 10101.art Reveals Sale of Banksy’s Turf War
22.11.2023
Source: 10101_art / Twitter Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Exchange news According to the blockchain data analytics platform Nansen‘s analysis of Binance’s netflows, Binance...
Centralized Provider Problem Causes Nationwide Digital Payment Meltdown in Spain: Users Turn to Crypto and Cash
21.11.2023
A problem with Redsys, a third-party platform used in all of Spain, caused a meltdown for almost all of the digital payment options in the country, leaving citizens without means of payment for hours. The incident left stores without the possibility of using credit and debit cards for receiving...
Nigeria’s Fintech Startup Paystack Cuts Workforce, 33 Employees to Depart
18.11.2023
The Nigerian fintech startup, Paystack, will be scaling down its operations outside Africa. In addition, Paystack will part ways with at least 33 employees based in Europe and the United Arab Emirates. Co-founder Shola Akinlade has promised to help affected employees secure new roles elsewhere....
Sushi to test Bitcoin swaps and Opyn DeFi protocol founders cave to CFTC pressure: Finance Redefined
17.11.2023
Sushi is set to test Bitcoin swaps on 30 different blockchains using the interpretability protocol ZetaChain
Coinbase Unveils Open Source On-Chain Payments Protocol to Offer Instant Settlement for Merchants
17.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / rarrarorro San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has introduced an open-source On-Chain Payments Protocol to its Coinbase Commerce product. The new protocol aims to enhance the payment experience for merchants and customers by providing instant settlement,...
Coinbase Unveils Open Source On-Chain Payments Protocol to Offer Instant Settlement for Merchants
17.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / rarrarorro San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has introduced an open-source On-Chain Payments Protocol to its Coinbase Commerce product. The new protocol aims to enhance the payment experience for merchants and customers by providing instant settlement,...
Strike Rolls Out Bitcoin Purchases To Users Globally
16.11.2023
Bitcoin payments firm Strike has expanded its services on a global scale, now allowing users in 36 countries (soon to be 65+) beyond the U.S. to buy bitcoin through the app, founder Jack Mallers announced in a blog post Thursday
Hashing It Out: How Web3 is causing an evolution of traditional finance
16.11.2023
Sarah Clark, the CEO of E-Gates, believes that traditional finance needs to adopt features of decentralized finance as part of an evolution instead of seeing it as a revolution
Ferrari’s Bitcoin acceptance is major market win, says CoinFlip CEO
16.11.2023
It’s not a matter of will big-name companies follow Ferrari’s lead to adopt Bitcoin, but when, according to CoinFlip CEO Ben Weiss
Solana-Based Stablecoin Remittances Get a Boost with CFX Labs' Fresh $9.5M Fundraise to Expand Globally
15.11.2023
Remittances are one of the most compelling use cases for stablecoins, offering fast, non-stop settlements and cheap transactions using blockchains as payment rail
Today in Crypto: 46.5% of Web3 Fund Loss is Result of Traditional Web2 Security Issues, Investment in Blockchain Gaming Hits $1.5 Billion in 2023
15.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / AhmadSoleh Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Security news While developers and researchers generally focus on designing and coding the smart contract protocol...
Today in Crypto: SC Ventures’ Platform to Enable First-Ever Tokenized Singapore Dollar Government Bond Fund, Pundi X Reveals ‘Pay via Email’ Feature
14.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Alex Yeung Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Banking news SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and venture arm of banking giant Standard Chartered...