Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and mechanical engineering firm Dürr AG have conducted a pilot transaction on the Marco Polo trade finance network. Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and mechanical engineering firm Dürr AG have conducted a pilot transaction on blockchain software firm R3’s Marco Polo trade finance network. Per a press release published on […]
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Customers of Binance can now purchase crypto directly using debit and credit cards via payment processing firm Koinal. Customers of major crypto exchange Binance can now purchase crypto directly using debit and credit cards via payment processing firm Koinal. 2.5% fee for buying crypto from Visa and MasterCard Binance users can now buy crypto using […]
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Multiple EU politicians are calling for a united European digital currency to counter Facebook’s stablecoin project Libra. The ripples of the Libra effect are beginning to lap against the shores of Europe, with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire suggesting that Europe should throw its hat into the ring and launch its own digital currency. […]
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Tencent, Fidelity and Rakuten participate in a new $20 million funding round in British tech firm Everledger. British blockchain-enabled supply chain firm Everledger has raised $20 million in a new funding round participated by Chinese Internet giant Tencent. “Everledger and Tencent are a natural fit” Following the investment, Tencent will now be represented in the […]
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The head of the People’s Bank of China has contradicted previous comments about the readiness of Beijing’s new token. China has no specific launch date in mind for its digital currency, its central bank has said in fresh comments contradicting previous statements. Central bank governor: We need time to research As local English-language news outlet […]
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Binance’s American arm Binance.US will launch 13 fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto trading pairs on Sept. 24. Binance.US, the United States-based arm of major crypto exchange Binance, will start trading on Sept. 24, offering zero trading fees until Nov. 1, 2019. 13 trading pairs Binance.US will launch 13 fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto trading pairs tomorrow, according to a […]
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Fears of recession. Political uncertainty. Hyperinflation. What are the chances and challenges for crypto and blockchain during the current economic turmoil? Everywhere you look these days, there’s turbulence in the economy. A bitter trade war is seeing the United States and China slap ever-increasing tariffs on goods on a tit-for-tat basis. Over in the United […]
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Altcoins enjoy an explosive bull run as Bitcoin falters, Zuckerberg wines and dines with US politicians, and North Korea begins developing its own cryptocurrency. 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 […]
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Crypto users are still at the mercy of the controls and processes of exchanges, wallets and payment services. The power of cryptocurrency payment service providers is under the spotlight after a $100,000 donation to an Amazon rainforest charity was blocked last month. American cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay reportedly blocked a Bitcoin payment from charity […]
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An IT company in Armenia has been accused of setting up a crypto mining operation in a hydroelectric plant and using its electricity illegally for over a year. An IT company in Armenia has been accused of illegally accessing electricity and using it to mine cryptocurrencies. $150,000 in power On Sept. 21, in an announcement […]
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