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Can cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and CBDCs coexist as methods of payment? Industry leaders shine light on the future of crypto payments. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week. origin »
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In the light of recent events concerning the curb on the Unified Payments Interface on cryptocurrencies, leading banks have now asked for a formal directive from the National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI).
2022-4-26 23:12 | |
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One hundred years from now, humans will be colonizing space. Since there will probably not be anything faster than light travel, colonization will be limited to the solar system, especially to near-Earth locations like Mars, the moon, asteroids, or stationary or orbiting stations.
2021-12-24 12:53 | |
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The nodl light offers a sovereign and open-source plug-and-play solution for accepting Lightning payments.
2021-12-1 17:00 | |
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Payments service firm Visa has given the green light to the issuance of physical…
The post CryptoSpend to launch Visa Debit cards in Australia appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-7-15 14:03 | |
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The Ripple whitepaper begins by stating that blockchains are enabling seamless, instant global payments. It is only natural that central banks will need to adopt a digital currency in light of this.
2021-3-23 20:47 | |
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After the stimulus package worth trillions of dollars received the green light from US authorities, many Americans received their own stimulus checks. US citizens have decided to put these funds to inThe post About $40 billion from stimulus payments may be spent on Bitcoin appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-3-16 02:00 | |
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MoneyGram International, Inc, a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, has issued a statement in light of the recent lawsuit filed by...
2021-1-2 11:33 | |
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The rise of digital currencies has shone a bright light on the future of contactless payments, and central banks seem to be catching on the idea. Central Banks, in this case, represent governments that have realized the vigor of financial technology and moved to prevent a crisis as more people migrate from the use of […]
2020-6-17 20:47 | |
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Financial solution provider IOV Labs has taken Bitcoin’s scaling solution to the next level with the launch of a new mobile light client for Lumino Payments Network. This will allow users to carry out off-chain transactions with a higher TPS of 100 and a potential to reach 20,000 transactions. Lumino Payments Network is a third […]
2020-5-15 21:05 | |
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IOV Labs, which builds platforms secured by bitcoin’s hash rate, launched Wednesday a light client for the Lumino Payments Network, its smart contract-compatible rival to the lightning network
2020-5-14 00:15 | |
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Coinspeaker IOV Labs Launches Lumino Network Light Client to Bring Bitcoin DeFi to MobileThe Light Client enables mobile payments integration with all ERC20-compliant tokens and stablecoins available in the RIF, RSK, and Money on Chain DeFi ecosystems.
2020-5-13 22:10 | |
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COVID-19 panic was felt even in the digital asset market; despite its fall, the market bounced back and has been recovering faster than the traditional market. This pandemic shed light on the risk papThe post Bahamas, US looking at digital fiat for payments in light of COVID-19 appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-25 19:00 | |
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At the recent Symposium for Future Payments held in Stanford, California on February 5, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard stressed the importance of remaining “on the frontier of research and policy development regarding CBDC.
2020-2-9 12:10 | |
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Like crypto payments provider Bottle Pay, mining pool Simplecoin and interactive bitcoin faucet Chopcoin are shutting down in light of restrictions imposed by EU anti-money laundering legislation, AMLD5.
2019-12-17 12:12 | |
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After over a good year of work, the team of Stakenet is entering phase 2. 0 of development to build its vision of combining Lightning Network and Masternodes into a global blockchain for decentralized apps.
2019-11-6 16:11 | |
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After over a good year of work, the team of Stakenet is entering phase 2. 0 of development to build its vision of combining Lightning Network and Masternodes into a global blockchain for decentralized apps.
2019-11-5 16:11 | |
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With Kim Dotcom’s entry into the cryptocurrency landscape, seasoned entrepreneurs have taken notice of the initiative given his previous businesses, the most prominent being Megaupload. In this light, Bitfinex exchange conducted an AMA with the infamous technologist to clear some of the details of Dotcom’s latest initiative, K.
2019-9-26 19:30 | |
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Huge opportunity to capture the unbanked and underbanked, Jeremy Light XRP as a bridge currency will be a game changer RippleNet is now active in more than 40 countries across 6 continents — from Asia, Africa, North America, South America to Europe — reports international Association of Money Transfers Networks (IAMTN). A non profit organization, […]
2019-8-29 20:03 | |
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According to new research, the recently alleged crypto asset Ponzi scheme PlusToken may be the largest in history. The study, conducted by Elementus, shows that around $2 billion worth of Ether (ETH) tokens were involved in the scheme.
2019-8-24 01:00 | |
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Beating the general narrative of crypto resistance from the U. S. government, Everex, the payments and trading platform just announced the issuance of “full Money Transmitter (MSB) License” from the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.
2019-8-21 19:12 | |
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In an ongoing race to ensure sustainability, crypto businesses are hiring the best brains in the crypto market. In this light, Blockstream co-founder Matt Corallo recently joined Square Crypto, the crypto arm of payments company Square.
2019-8-20 19:51 | |
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Coinspeaker UK’s Pension and Welfare Agency is Considering Blockchain and DLT TechnologyIt has come to light that UK's Pension and Welfare Agency is examining Blockchain and DLT technology as a possible substitute for the traditional payments methods.
2019-8-13 11:41 | |
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Fortaleza, capital of the Brazilian State, Ceara, widely known for its architectural highlights, has recently revealed plans of implementing Bitcoin [BTC] as an accepted payment method for public transit (i.
2019-7-30 06:37 | |
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Japan is said to be leading the creation of an international cryptocurrency payments network similar to banking network SWIFT.
2019-7-18 11:30 | |
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Facebook is on the verge of revolutionizing the world of digital payments. Blockchain Capital’s Spencer Bogart shed some light on the Menlo Park -based social media giant’s foray into electronic payments, ahead of next week’s Consensys 2019.
2019-5-9 23:30 | |
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XRP and XLM are one of crypto-space’s direct competitors, both fighting towards improving the cross-border payments system. Ripple and XRP took the first step, but XLM isn’t too far behind either, in light of the recent launch of World Wire.
2019-4-27 22:30 | |
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Lightning Labs just released an alpha version of its Lightning Network wallet. The desktop application is now compatible with Bitcoin’s mainnet and it leverages Neutrino (the protocol, not the analytics company acquired by Coinbase) to give users a lightweight option to “control their own funds,” as opposed to running a full node or trusting a third party to play custodian.
2019-4-24 01:38 | |
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New announcements around Bitcoin’s Lightning Network have been coming almost nonstop lately, with new exchanges, wallets and other services popping up seemingly every day.
2019-4-8 18:21 | |
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“The biggest problem I could think of was distribution. How do you share and educate both consumers and merchants on the power of bitcoin? I learned how much consumers loved earning and why merchants make decisions to adopt new technology.
2019-3-19 23:06 | |
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Goldman Sachs-backed payments startup Circle has acquired equity crowdfunding firm SeedInvest amid rumours it’s looking to raise $250 million in a new round of funding. Circle’s intention to acquire SeedInvest was first made in October last year, but the transaction was pending regulatory approval.
2019-3-4 17:58 | |
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Bitcoin trading volume on Square and Binance are a key metric for cryptocurrency investors who track the market’s movements. Unlike much of the cryptocurrency exchange industry, which suffers from inflated figures, investors trust Binance and Square’s numbers.
2019-3-1 09:29 | |
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Bitcoin’s first block was mined ten years ago last month. The anniversary was commemorated with the launch of the Cashaccount. info platform by developer Jonathan Silverblood, which lets users link BCH addresses with more readable names to make the payments process simpler.
2019-2-17 20:37 | |
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Last month, on the 10th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developer Jonathan Silverblood launched his Cashaccount. info platform. The Cash Accounts platform allows users to tether human-readable names to BCH addresses in order to make payments easier.
2019-2-15 20:01 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
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The Indian government panel tasked with drafting crypto regulation is reportedly worried that cryptocurrencies could destabilize the rupee if they are accepted as payments. Its concern came to light despite evidence that cryptocurrencies do not currently pose a threat to financial stability.
2019-2-5 09:05 | |
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A new draft report has come to light from the Central Bank of Iran. The report, titled, “Obligations and Rules Regarding Cryptocurrencies,” outlines new regulations for the use of cryptocurrency, which is surprisingly restrictive.
2019-1-29 17:37 | |
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Lightning is all the rage these days and, while it's an exciting development, users currently have to have a full node running in order to transact in it. In this article, I'm going to introduce Neutrino, a new protocol for light clients to get the data that they need while preserving privacy and without trusting a central server.
2019-1-4 21:11 | |
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Lightning is a second-layer solution for the Bitcoin blockchain that addresses the scaling issues surrounding it today. Similar to Bitcoin, Lightning is an open-source protocol in which anyone can contribute to.
2018-12-19 02:34 | |
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Signature Bank is launching a blockchain-based real-time payments system in early 2019 and has just got the green light in New York.
2018-12-4 18:20 | |
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According to a brand new in depth report taken up and jointly published by the collective central banks of Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore on November 15th, shed some profound light on the impact that Central bank Digital Currencies would have on interbank payments and transactions. According to the report, CDBC's would help improve […]
2018-12-4 11:48 | |
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Ohio is now setting up an official website to allow businesses to pay taxes with bitcoin. According to a recent article published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the state of Ohio seems to have given tacit acceptance to bitcoin by allowing businesses, although not individuals, to pay all manner of taxes with the cryptocurrency.
2018-11-27 21:32 | |
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Latest Bitcoin News Coinciding with BTC market pull back is morale boosting news that the US state of Ohio will begin accepting tax payments in Bitcoin. Spearheading this drive is the State Treasurer, Josh Mandel, who term the move efficient, secure, transparent and cheap especially for merchants and businesses that in days to come will […] The post Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC/USD Stable at $4,000, Paraguay Gives Green Light For the World’s Largest Crypto Mining Center appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-11-26 17:10 | |
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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.
2018-11-15 22:38 | |
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BitPay, purportedly the largest blockchain payments provider, will allow merchants to accept settlements in USD-pegged stablecoins. Gemini Dollar and USD Coin Get the Green Light The leading blockchain payments provider BitPay announced that it will allow merchants to receive settlement in USD-backed stablecoins, namely the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Circle’s USD Coin (USDC).
2018-10-16 08:00 | |
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The use of digital currency in payments for goods and services has hit various hurdles as was seen with LitePay closing as did FuzeX recently delaying the launch of their highly anticipated debit cards.
2018-10-12 23:00 | |
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Ripple has been making headlines for the past few weeks and is still making a push for the number two spot on the top 100 cryptocurrencies according to CoinMarketCap. In the last month, it took over for a short time but slunk back into the third spot on the chart.
2018-10-10 23:00 | |
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Japan has finally given the green light to the Japan Bank Consortium to launch its Ripple-powered payments app for Android and iOS. The news comes straight from Ripple themselves. “The Japan Bank Consortium launched MoneyTap today, a Ripple-powered payments app to offer real time settlement for domestic payments in Japan,” the company wrote on Twitter.
2018-10-4 13:23 | |
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An alpha version of the new Lightning desktop app has been released. The application includes a redesigned and optimized backend for light clients, as well as a simplified interface for users with little to no cryptocurrency experience.
2018-9-15 21:22 | |
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The owner of the first Bored Ape-themed restaurant explains himself.
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