Crypto payments network Electroneum takes aim at expanding to African countries with new electricity top-up feature. The blockchain-based digital payment project, Electroneum, will be launching an in-app electricity top-up feature across four African countries — Nigeria, Senegal, Mali and The Gambia. The electricity top-up feature will allow ETN app users to top-up their electricity meters […]
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Blockchain technology firm LayerX raised nearly $28 million to further blockchain adoption. Blockchain technology firm, LayerX, has raised about 3 billion yen (equivalent to nearly $28 million) to further blockchain adoption. The Japanese version of Cointelegraph reported on May 28 that LayerX raised the funds from venture capital firms JAFCO, ANRI, and Yahoo Group. JAFCO […]
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Facebook’s ads business will get a bump due to Libra integration, Zuckerberg reportedly said at a shareholders meeting. The proposed Libra cryptocurrency will allow Facebook to increase ad prices, the social network’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, according to Cnet. At the event, Zuckerberg was reportedly asked how Facebook […]
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There are many challenges in traditional lottery systems. Can distributed ledger technology help to solve them? In today’s evolving business world, industry leaders across the globe are turning to blockchain technology to revolutionize their respective industries. Although blockchain is still a relatively new concept, a growing number of companies are now investing in it. Blockchain […]
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Celsius users can now purchase Tether Gold via credit and debit cards with a minimum purchase amount of $50. Celsius Network is expanding its partnership with fiat-to-crypto payments provider, Simplex, by enabling its users to buy more crypto with credit and debit cards. Celsius, a major crypto lending startup, now allows its users to purchase […]
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IMF expert says a synthetic CBDC is gaining popularity and will drive more innovation. Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, a representative from the International Monetary Fund, believes that a synthetic private-public partnership could be the best way forward for a central bank digital currency. Mancini-Griffoli, the IMF’s Monetary capital markets department deputy division chief, joined the Money Movement’s […]
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Tether usage is picking up pace in DeFi as Aave reports over 10% of its assets locked are in USDT, after a slow start that saw its competitor USDC gain adoption. Tether (USDT) usage in decentralized finance (DeFi) appears to be growing, as lending protocol Aave reports over $7.2 million in USDT locked, out of […]
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$10,000 is edging ever closer for Bitcoin, which has gained $800 in the past few days and taken little notice of resistance levels. Bitcoin (BTC) hit $9,400 on May 28 in its latest attempt to upend a downward trend which had seen $8,640 lows just days before. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price: […]
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JPMorgan’s Quorum provides the infrastructure for many new financial projects thanks to unique features and a partnership with Microsoft Azure. According to a claim by Harvard Business Review, blockchain will do to banks what the internet did to the media. When it comes to the banks and financial organizations of today, blockchain has the potential to […]
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OKCoin donated funding to a Bitcoin payment processor, tallying its second independent developer grant allocation. Completing its second independent developer grant, crypto exchange OKCoin has donated $100,000 to open-source crypto payment processor BTCPay Server. In addition to its worldwide fiat on-ramp/off-ramp focus, the OKCoin exchange sees the importance of furthering the industry’s framework, OKCoin CEO Hong […]
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