Search
Facebook Goes All-In On FinTech With Launch of New Subsidiary
10.8.2020
Facebook is determined not to take “no” for an answer when it comes to FinTech
WhatsApp Payments Suspended by Brazil’s Central Bank
24.6.2020
WhatsApp’s payment features have been suspended in Brazil less than one month after the Facebook-owned app rolled them out
Virtual Panda BTM Launched for Colombian Residents: Dispenses BTC, BCH, DAI, and Dash
16.6.2020
The CEO of Panda Group and the founder of Colombia’s Panda Exchange and physical Panda BTM terminals, Arley Lozano, recently revealed a new product called app.pandabtm.io. The new service is a virtual automated teller machine that dispenses four types of cryptocurrencies; bitcoin cash (BCH)...
WhatsApp Debuts Fiat Electronic Payments While Libra Remains Stuck in Regulatory Maze
15.6.2020
WhatsApp has announced instant in-app fiat payments for over 120 million users in Brazil
Bitcoin Sextortion: Scams Using Email, Videos, Passwords to Extort BTC
2.5.2020
Millions of people worldwide have received sextortion scam emails in 2020 asking for bitcoin. These bitcoin sextortion schemes sometimes include recipients’ passwords to make the threat more real. The authorities have advised what to do if you receive a bitcoin sextortion email. Bitcoin...
Prestmit, A Platform For Nigerians To Buy & Sell Gift Cards And Bitcoins
27.3.2020
Due to the advancement of cryptocurrency and the widespread of gift cards in the Nigerian market, Prestmit, a Nigerian platform, now provides the absolute solution that gift cards and bitcoin enthusiasts within and outside the country have been looking forward to.
The post Prestmit, A Platform...
Encryption Standards Threatened Under Pretext of Battling Coronavirus
22.3.2020
Governments around the world have been trying for some time to bypass encryption and backdoor messaging apps. End-to-end encryption was preventing authorities from stopping terrorist attacks, we were told, and personal privacy had to be sacrificed for the greater good. Now, as the coronavirus...
Crypto, Encryption, and the Quest for a Secure Messaging App
7.3.2020
How confidential is our conversation? This question has come to the fore in recent months, driven by a flurry of news stories detailing the weakening of encrypted messenger apps at the behest of law enforcement. A concerted effort on the part of the state to backdoor messaging apps and spy on...
US Politicians Want to Ban End-to-End Encryption on Messaging Services like Telegram and Whatsapp
2.2.2020
Under the guise of fighting against online child pornography, American politicians are trying to effectively ban end-to-end encryption on all communication technology platforms for everyone. Newly proposed legislation could force companies like Apple, Google and Facebook to create back doors...
Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Eyes Blockchain to Solve Data-Privacy Crisis
29.1.2020
Blockchain tech will solve lots of issues in the global data protection crisis, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser believes
Telegram CEO: Apple’s iCloud Is “Now Officially a Surveillance Tool”
22.1.2020
Telegram CEO argues that iCloud is “now officially a surveillance tool,” citing a report on the FBI stopping Apple from encrypting users’ backups
Decentralized Communication Startup New Vector Raises $8.5M
10.10.2019
London-based decentralized communication startup New Vector has raised $8.5 million to fuel adoption of Matrix, a major alternative messaging protocol
Facebook’s WhatsApp Seeks Policy Expert to Champion Blockchain in Africa
5.9.2019
WhatsApp is looking to hire a blockchain policy expert in Africa as parent company Facebook's Libra project meets regulatory resistance worldwide
Is Blockchain Payments Integration in Messenger Apps Good for Crypto?
30.8.2019
While some analysts expect platforms like Libra to bolster crypto adoption, others fear the centralization of blockchain payments
Bitcoin Bombshell, Libra Rivals, Twitter Spats: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 19–25
25.8.2019
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Binance takes on Facebook, and eye-watering new statistics suggest Bitcoin’s dominance is not what we first thought
Facebook Owned WhatsApp Looking to Launch Mobile Payment Service in Indonesia
21.8.2019
Over the past few years, it has become abundantly clear that mobile payments are going to be the next big thing in the world of Fintech and some of the biggest companies in the world are now trying to get into it in a big way. It needs to be kept in mind that mobile …
The post Facebook Owned...
Binance Venus Aims to Outshine Libra and Chinese National Crypto?
21.8.2019
Binance’s Venus stablecoin project aims high, but experts aren’t yet convinced about its potential short-terms success
Facebook-owned WhatsApp Looks to Launch Digital Payments in Indonesia
21.8.2019
WhatsApp is reportedly looking to partner with local firms to launch digital payments in Indonesia
Facebook and WhatsApp Calling to be Restricted by Apple Due to Data Collection Fears
7.8.2019
Over the past couple of years, users’ privacy has been one of the burning topics when it comes to some of the biggest tech companies and Facebook has probably borne the brunt of the backlash. The company has experienced a series of data breaches and there have been multiple complaints about how...
Facebook Is a Threat to Governments Not Crypto
20.6.2019
The moment Facebook released the whitepaper for its planned Libra coin, social media was flooded with claims about Zuckerberg’s new drive to take over the cryptocurrency market, with some even calling it a Bitcoin killer. However, looking at the actual details of the plan, it has little to...