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Is There a Future for Cryptocurrency-Oriented Visa Debit Cards?
A lot of cryptocurrency enthusiasts have given up on the idea of using a Bitcoin debit card. Visa has taken some steps meant to prevent this type of activity. Even so, some projects are still trying to merge cryptocurrency and Visa payments into a working product. дальше »
2018-7-3 22:00 | |
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Starting From Scratch: Crypto Is Changing The Game In Africa
Imagine what you would do if every penny you owned became worthless. That’s the subject of “Starting from Scratch,” a documentary short currently making the rounds on YouTube and Twitter. The seventeen-minute film follows the introduction of Kuvacash, a new crypto payments platform, to Zimbabwe, a country still reeling from hyperinflation and revolution. дальше »
2018-7-2 14:19 | |
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Mastercard Latest Crypto Patent: Anonymous Third Party Transactions
This week marks another set of patents granted Mastercard, which is part of a many years attempt by the payments behemoth to employ technology underpinning most cryptocurrencies. The latest turn involves anonymous distributed ledger transactions via a third party processor. дальше »
2018-6-30 00:30 | |
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Jack Ma’s Ant Financial to Explore Blockchain for International Payments
Jack Ma remains skeptical of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and believes that they could be a bubble. Having taken that stand for quite some time now, Ma still thinks cryptos haven’t proven themselves to be better alternatives to fiat currencies so far. дальше »
2018-6-28 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Capacity Problems Addressed with New Client
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is considered to be a major development. Scaling the world’s leading cryptocurrency to new levels is not easy. Although significant progress has been made already, there are still some concerns to contend with. дальше »
2018-6-26 17:00 | |
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Creating A National Cryptocurrency Not in the Plans of Switzerland – Central Bank Director
While cryptocurrencies have the potential to facilitate lightning fast payments across borders, reduce the cost of minting fiat money and drastically put inflation in check, the Swiss Central Bank board director, Thomas Moser has declared that digital currencies still do not have what it takes to be a national currency. дальше »
2018-6-23 01:45 | |
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Ripple Aim To Use World Cup Mentality To Win The Global Payments Race
Many months ago, Ripple posted a new article on their website which discussed the similarities between financial advancements and between the successes of teams that managed to qualify for this years World Cup. дальше »
2018-6-21 16:30 | |
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Cryptocurrencies Are ‘A Much Cheaper Way of Doing Business,’ Says Former Overstock Chair
Jonathan Johnson, ex-chairman of Overstock’s board of directors, touched on the benefits of cryptocurrencies and noted the tremendous potential of blockchain-based technology. Despite the currently hemorrhaging market, he still sees a lot of advantages in utilizing cryptocurrencies over traditional credit card payments. дальше »
2018-6-14 23:00 | |
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Ripper: Banks can not apply to Blockchain for future cross-border loans in the future
Ripple chief cryptographer David Schwartz claims that banks are unlikely to deploy blockchain to process international payments, citing low scalability and privacy problems, Reuters reports June 13. In an interview with Reuters, Schwartz argued that despite the fact that banks acknowledge blockchain technology’s potential in reducing transaction times and costs, the technology is still not дальше »
2018-6-14 09:20 | |
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On Radical Markets
Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets, which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “political economy” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect. дальше »
2018-7-21 04:03 | |
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