German neobank Bitwala offers users interest rates up to 4.3% with its new Bitcoin Interest Account product. All 80,000 users of German neobank Bitwala can now purchase, hold and earn interest on Bitcoin (BTC) in their bank accounts thanks to a new partnership with cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network. According to defiprime.com, Bitwala is the […]
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An ultimate financial game-changer: Blockchain technology has dramatically changed the traditional finance industry, and there is more to come. A few years ago, blockchain technology gained significant traction and was regarded as a truly revolutionary tool for any industry, providing opportunities to significantly update the way of doing business in many areas. As a result, […]
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Bitcoin price saw a minor correction to $6,850 as WTI crude oil futures imploded and dropped below $0. As reported earlier by Cointelegraph, the May 2020 Futures contract for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude dropped more than 100% on Monday. At its worst the price reached negative $37.63, a phenomenon which has never occurred before. […]
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Decentralized finance, commonly referred to as DeFi, has changed dramatically in a short time span, and more changes are to come this year. Newcomers to decentralized finance, or DeFi, would be hard-pressed to believe how much the industry has grown, changed and matured in just over a year. At the end of 2018, Maker returned […]
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There were signs in 2019 that large institutions are moving closer to embracing cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. Slowly but surely, institutional players are moving into the crypto/blockchain neighborhood. According to a 2019 Fidelity Investments survey, about 22% of institutional investors already have some exposure to digital assets, with most investments having been made within the […]
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Prices moved up and back down, yet the talent kept coming to work: Let’s take a look at a list of individuals who abandoned legacy industries and ventured into blockchain in 2019. Prominent figures from a range of long-established companies found greener pastures in the blockchain realm in 2019. From BlackRock to Goldman Sachs, and […]
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the digital world needs governing, pointing toward government regulation but also community self-governance as potential solutions. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the digital world needs oversight, mentioning government regulation as a potential solution but calling community self-governance “another and perhaps even better way.” “One of the big questions for the […]
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Telegram says the SEC is on an “unfounded fishing expedition,” and Google Play lifts MetaMask ban. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in […]
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Starling Bank co-founder promises the future of digital and crypto banking with Ziglu, arriving Q1 2020. Mark Hipperson, who was head of technology for the Barclays group for over a decade as well as co-founder and former CTO at U.K. challenger bank, Starling, is planning a Q1 2020 launch for his latest digital banking venture, […]
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Blockchain-based money transfer startup SendFriend utilizes Ripple’s technology to save up to 80% in remittance fees. Blockchain-based money transfer startup SendFriend utilizes Ripple’s technology to save up to 80% in remittance fees, according to a blog post published on Dec. 12. SendFriend uses Ripple’s xRapid product for cross-border payments, converting between the United States dollar, […]
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