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Japan’s Second Largest Bank to Launch its Own Cryptocurrency in March 2019
According to a report published by Finance Magnets, on December 26, 2018, Japan-based company Mizuho Financial Group is primed to launch its yen-pegged cryptocurrency in March 2019. Mizuho’s Stablecoin to Be Launched in March 2019 The cryptocurrency being introduced by Mizuho will have parity with the Japanese yen and can be used to make and receive payments through a mobile. дальше »
2018-12-28 06:00 | |
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Festive spirit on Stellar (XLM) platform marked with airdrops
Keeping up with the festive spirit of the holiday season, XLM-based financial services platform Stronghold airdropped 100,000 SHX tokens to its users. Stronghold is a financial services platform that enables payments, trading, and USD reserves using their products like Stronghold USD and their platform APIs. дальше »
2018-12-27 22:53 | |
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World’s International Payment Giant Western Union to Adopt the use of Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream every day as traditional institutions can no longer meet the expectations of clients. Western Union, a leading financial services company based in the United States has indicated interest in the use of cryptocurrencies for payments. дальше »
2018-12-20 12:35 | |
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Venezuelan Government Converts Pension Payments to Petro Without Consent
Pusers can still convert their Petros back into bolivars and transfer them to a bank account, but that option isn’t easily accessible on the website. The financial overhaul of the Venezuelan economy is based on a cryptocurrency called Petro, at least for the Maduro-led government. дальше »
2018-12-15 17:59 | |
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Blockchain payment wallet Zeux to support Hedera’s HBAR token
CryptoNinjas Today, Zeux, a disruptive company which seeks to integrate several key financial services including payments, banking and investment into one app, announced that it will list Hedera’s HBAR tokens, once openly available, in its digital payment wallet,. дальше »
2018-12-13 08:47 | |
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American Express Praises Ripple for Cross-Border Payments, Calls Blockchain Technology is ‘Very Promising’
American Express (Amex), the multinational financial services corporation known amongst the crypto community for their increasing interest in blockchain… The post American Express Praises Ripple for Cross-Border Payments, Calls Blockchain Technology is ‘Very Promising’ appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2018-12-11 04:00 | |
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Discuss the future of payments at Hard Fork Decentralized
There are only five days left until Hard Fork Decentralized, our blockchain and cryptocurrency event in London, UK. If you’re interested in discussing the future of payments with industry leaders, we’ve selected some events you shouldn’t miss: Decentralized finance (University College London) The UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies focuses on the impact of this tech on our socio-economic systems, as well as the promotion of a safe and organic development and adoption of blockchain-based platforms. дальше »
2018-12-7 19:14 | |
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IOTA data marketplace is a game changer in the making
IOTA data marketplace IOTA data marketplace is an experiment that runs on the IOTA testnet. Participants can choose to make their data available for free to other marketplace participants or to offer it for fictional “sales” in IOTA testnet tokens. дальше »
2018-12-7 21:02 | |
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R3 Announces Global Payment App With XRP as Base Currency
R3 has unveiled a new app on their international blockchain, a global payment platform that uses Ripple’s XRP as its initial base currency. The app, dubbed Corda Settler, continues R3’s track record for pursuing ambitious blockchain projects, and it is allegedly “purpose-built to allow for payment obligations raised on the Corda blockchain platform to be made through any of the world’s payment systems, both traditional and blockchain-based. дальше »
2018-12-6 01:54 | |
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Stellar Lumens (XLM) or XRP (Ripple) Fight for the Top of the Cross-Border Payments Food Chain
There are two large and recognized virtual currencies in the market that aim at improving cross-border payments for institutions and other companies. Stellar Lumens (XLM) and XRP have the potential to revolutionize the financial industry in many different ways. дальше »
2018-12-3 21:28 | |
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EU Workers Now Have the Option to Take Their Pay in a Euro Stablecoin
Blockchain Payroll Platform WorkChain. io has partnered with tokenization platform STASIS to enable euro-backed crypto paychecks for its European Union (EU) users with the EURS stablecoin. дальше »
2018-12-1 21:00 | |
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SEC Settles Charges Against DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather for ICO Promotion
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather Jr for unlawful ICO promotion. Both celebrities have agreed to pay the financial penalties without admitting or denying the findings. дальше »
2018-11-30 10:30 | |
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A First: U.S. Treasury Makes Bitcoin Addresses Focal Point in Sanctions
For the first time, the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has traced illicit bitcoin activity to the public addresses of two sanctioned individuals. дальше »
2018-11-29 21:41 | |
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Mexican Startup Wants to Support Venezuelans With $1 Million Crypto Airdrop
Mexican startup Airtm will launch a campaign to raise donations for Venezuelans, a country whose poor monetary policies have plagued it with hyperinflation. Called the AirdropVenezuela. дальше »
2018-11-28 19:29 | |
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New Foundation to Focus on Crypto Wallet Interoperability
Today, November 26, 2018, marks the launch of the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) and the FIO Protocol, an interwallet protocol that seeks to make the transfer of cryptos between wallets as simple and straightforward as making transfers on PayPal. дальше »
2018-11-27 02:52 | |
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Ohio set to become first US state to accept Bitcoin for taxes
In what could be the biggest institutional nod of approval to cryptocurrencies across the globe, Ohio is set to become the first state to accept Bitcoin for tax payments. Starting this week, Ohio businesses can pay anything from tobacco to public utilities tax on OhioCrypto. дальше »
2018-11-26 13:42 | |
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ECR and the Future of Free and Fast Transactions
There’s no denying that when it comes to receiving and accepting payments, traditional online fiat currency payment operators reign supreme. However, recent advances in blockchain and financial technology are making free and fast transactions, once touted as impossible, reality. дальше »
2018-11-21 12:16 | |
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TransferWise Chairman: Distributed Ledger Technology Is Very Hard To Use
Blockchain technology, which undergirds bitcoin and other digital assets is slowly but steadily making its way into mainstream finance, but some financial institutions remain unconvinced about its potentials. дальше »
2018-11-21 22:00 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF OS, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-19 04:39 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF Labs, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-20 04:39 | |
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American Express and Santander To Use RippleNet to Ease US-UK Cross Border Transactions
With the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hash wars stealing the show in the crypto-verse for the last one week, we might have missed out on an important development in terms of blockchain technology being used to ease cross-border transactions. дальше »
2018-11-17 16:12 | |
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Ripple’s RippleNet Welcomes CIMB Group to Power Instant Payments Across ASEAN
A new financial group has decided to join one of the most innovative and fast growing financial networks. The CIMB Group, which is ASEAN’s fifth largest bank, has partnered with Ripple so as to enable cross-border payments for CIMB’s markets. дальше »
2018-11-15 21:07 | |
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Ripple’s CEO Believes That the Blockchain Startup May Topple the Swift Banking Network
Ripple, a global payments network is currently in the process of expanding as they onboard new customers and financial firms. According to Bloomberg’s article published on November 15, 2018, Ripple’s popularity with financial institutions may one day overtake the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) banking network, as the blockchain-based company uses newer and […] Ripple’s CEO Believes That the Blockchain Startup May Topple the Swift Banking Network was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-11-15 17:29 | |
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ASEAN Gets Instant Payments Boost As CIMB Group Joins RippleNet
The fifth-largest bank in the ASEAN region, the CIMB Group, has entered a strategic collaboration with American blockchain company Ripple. The two will work together to enable instant cross-border payments in all CIMB’s markets. дальше »
2018-11-15 14:59 | |
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Asia’s CIMB Group Joins RippleNet To Enhance Cross Border Payments in the ASEAN Region
The CIMB Group, which is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and one of the largest banks in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), has partnered with Ripple to enhance instant cross-border payments across CIMB’s markets. дальше »
2018-11-15 13:43 | |
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CIMB Group Joins RippleNet to Power Instant Payments Across ASEAN
CIMB Group (CIMB or the Group), ASEAN’s fifth largest bank, and Ripple have entered into a strategic collaboration to enable instant cross-border payments across CIMB’s markets. On the back of this partnership, CIMB will join RippleNet and connect with other Ripple customers — more than a hundred financial institutions worldwide — a move that will … Continued The post CIMB Group Joins RippleNet to Power Instant Payments Across ASEAN appeared first on Ripple. дальше »
2018-11-15 04:08 | |
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IMF Head Makes Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies In Recent Speech
With contributing reporting from Jimmy Aki. Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), suggested a new course of action for central banks around the world: turn their fiat currencies digital. дальше »
2018-11-15 22:38 | |
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100k Taxi Users Could OmiseGo TADA Soon
A popular taxi app, with more than 100,000 users in Singapore, thinks it can improve its service using cryptocurrency and blockchain. The financial services platform, OmiseGo (OMG), has agreed to explore possible use cases with them. дальше »
2018-11-14 05:00 | |
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100k Taxi Users Could OmiseGO TADA Soon
A popular taxi app, with more than 100,000 users in Singapore, thinks it can improve its service using cryptocurrency and blockchain. The financial services platform, OmiseGO (OMG), has agreed to explore possible use cases with them. дальше »
2018-11-14 05:00 | |
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What Is Wanchain? Introduction To WAN Token
What Is Wanchain? Wanchain is a cross-chain blockchain infrastructure designed to facilitate asset transfers and host dApps for the financial industry. From investments to banking, payments, and more, Wanchain hopes to replace legacy banking systems around the globe with blockchain-based solutions using Wancoin, the proprietary cryptocurrrency of Wanchain. дальше »
2018-11-13 19:32 | |
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Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Finalizes Cryptocurrency Development Of Rial-Pegged National Token
Iran Finishes The Development Of Rial-Pegged National Cryptocurrency Iran’s local media reports that has completed the development of its national cryptocurrency which will be backed by Rial. When the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) approves the uses of national cryptocurrency, it will be issued to financial institutions such as banks to test payments and internal […] дальше »
2018-11-12 05:38 | |
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Without a Digital Currency, Sweden Faces the Privatization of Money
Retail payments in Sweden are now almost entirely cashless. Without a central bank digital currency (CBDC) Sweden’s entire payments market would be reliant on the private financial sector. Cecilia Skingsley, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sweden, has authored an article as part of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils. дальше »
2018-11-12 04:00 | |
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XRP on Nasdaq would make Coinbase listing of Ripple’s token irrelevant
Ripple’s ambition is to make cross-border payments (remittances) a better experience by providing decentralized financial tools with strong institutional support. The one missing link for the Ripple company was the absence of their XRP token on the largest fiat on-ramp of the crypto world- Coinbase. дальше »
2018-11-10 15:41 | |
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Square, Boosted By Its Bitcoin Business, Posts First Ever Profit in Q3
Jack Dorsey’s financial services provider, Square, has reported its first quarterly profit of $20 million. The bitcoin-integrated payments company also beat Wall Street estimates for Q3 earnings and revenue. дальше »
2018-11-8 18:00 | |
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The 800 Pound Gorilla: Digital Asset Adoption
The adoption of digital assets by mainstream financial services was a critical topic at Swell 2018. The first ever Blockchain in Payments Report, released during the event, found that banks and payment providers around the world are not only interested in using digital assets, they also understand the value of using them for the purposes … Continued The post The 800 Pound Gorilla: Digital Asset Adoption appeared first on Ripple. дальше »
2018-11-7 21:14 | |
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Jack Dorsey’s Square Surpasses Twitter with $30 Billion Market Value as Bitcoin Business Begins to Boom
Jack Dorsey is known for a lot of things in his career with technology and finance, but the two companies he owns that seem to have performed exceedingly well have been Square and Twitter. Square is a financial services provider that helps users make mobile payments through an app, while Twitter is a wildly popular […] дальше »
2018-11-7 01:33 | |
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Amazon May Need Ripple Decentralized Tools for Easy Messaging and Payment Settlement
Ripple’s aim to provide a seamless, faster and cheaper means of transferring payment across borders, using decentralized tools is a global vision. These tools are not only made for banks and financial institutions but also big companies like Amazon, who may need them for easy messaging and settlement of payments. дальше »
2018-11-6 21:15 | |
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New Ripple and Amazon Crypto Rumors Kick up Digital Dust With XRP For Retail Payments Usage
New Ripple And Amazon Crypto Rumors Kick Up Digital Dust with XRP For Retail Payments Usage Ripple continues to grow in the virtual currency market. The process of becoming bigger and better continues every single week. дальше »
2018-11-6 03:23 | |
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Morpheus Network Envisions Real-World Smart Contracts With Chainlink Partnership
Morpheus Network, a blockchain firm working on decentralized global trade, is looking to establish an alliance with Chainlink to explore connecting smart contracts to real-world payments, events and data. дальше »
2018-11-3 11:12 | |
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Ex-Fed Chair Yellen Rants Against Bitcoin: “I Am Not a Fan”
Janet Yellen, former Chair of the Federal Reserve, shared her dislike of Bitcoin in a five-minute speech at CFA Montreal. The ex-central banker mentioned its little transactional volume, connection to terrorist activities as well as money laundering, and inefficiencies for the purpose of processing payments. дальше »
2018-11-1 03:00 | |
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New Ripple Ad Praises XRP Coin Payments Speed vs Traditional Banking Systems, Features XRP Text
New Ripple Ad Shows How Slow Traditional Banking Systems Are The recognized financial and crypto company Ripple has just released a new advertisement related to the banking industry. In the ad, it is possible to see how Ripple mocks current cross-border payments made by financial institutions. дальше »
2018-10-31 19:56 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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IBM Blockchain Head Takes Stab at Ripple’s xRapid by Comparing IBM World Wire’s Real-Time Open Approach
IBM’s Blockchain World Wire was unveiled earlier this year, which the tech giants describe as ‘the new financial rail that simultaneously clears and settles cross-border payments in near real-time.’ World Wire uses the Stellar protocol which makes it possible for financial institutions to clear and settle cross-border payments in seconds. When a couple of financial […] дальше »
2018-10-30 19:36 | |
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London Craft Brewery BrewDog Opts For Bitcoin Payments Instead Of Cash
BrewDog, a UK craft brewery that is known for operating a chain of hipster drinking pubs, has opened a special location that is unique for one reason – it accepts only Bitcoin payments. The pub not only accepts bitcoin, but its markup is dependent upon the movement of the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index […] дальше »
2018-10-30 10:22 | |
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Индийский банк участвует в разработке платформы цифровых платежей
Блокчейн-компания Hitachi Payments сотрудничает с Государственным банком Индии (SBI) в разработке национальной платформы цифровых платежей. В рамках правительственного проекта «Цифровая Индия» Hitachi предоставит SBI доступ к уникальным решениям на базе концепции интернета вещей. дальше »
2018-10-30 21:21 | |
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Financia Business School Accepts Bitcoin Payments For Blockchain Studies
The fintech school, founded back in 2014, is currently offering users to pay with cryptocurrencies for their studies. Students have the possibility to chose post-Bachelor and MBA level qualifications. дальше »
2018-10-29 10:02 | |
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Visa CEO Plays Down Cryptocurrency Threat, Indicates Possible Intervention
Visa chief executive officer Alfred Kelly has said that cryptocurrencies are not a significant threat to his company’s electronic payments hegemony. He nevertheless indicated that the legacy financial intermediary may move into handling cryptocurrency if there is an incentive to do so. дальше »
2018-10-27 00:15 | |
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