The Visa-issued Coinbase Card can now be used on Android-based mobile phones thanks to an integration with Google Pay, which allows virtual cards to be used in stores. Coinbase Card users owning supported Android phones can now avoid using the physical card. Through an integration with Google Pay announced on March 17, the card can […]
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Major crypto exchange Binance and its Indian trading platform WazirX announced a fund aimed at sustaining blockchain development in India. Major crypto exchange Binance and WazirX — the Indian competitor it acquired in November 2019 — have announced a fund aimed at sustaining blockchain development in India. The “Blockchain for India” initiative was announced on […]
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Starbucks mobile app users will soon be able to pay for their coffee and snacks using Bakkt Cash. A major digital asset platform is making it even easier to order that double espresso with an extra shot. Starbucks mobile app users will soon be given the option to pay for their drinks with “Bakkt Cash.” […]
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India crypto exchange CoinDCX to provide funding to education projects that aim to strengthen crypto adoption across the country. Crypto exchange CoinDCX has announced on March 12 a $1.3 million funding towards increasing awareness and adoption of cryptocurrencies in India. According to the company, the funds will go towards a long-term project called TryCrypto, which […]
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Major digital asset platform Bakkt has completed a new $300 million funding round, its second funding round after securing $182 million in late 2018. While cryptocurrency markets are experiencing another crash this Monday, major digital asset platform Bakkt has some good news. Referred to as one of the most promising crypto-related initiatives for its physically […]
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Coronavirus relief efforts continue as an Ethereum-based dev crowdfunding platform pledges $50,000 in grants towards public health projects. The proliferation of cryptocurrency companies seeking to donate or raise funds for coronavirus relief efforts continues. Ethereum-based crowdfunding platform, Gitcoin, is advancing this trend by pledging at least $50,000 in development grants toward coronavirus-related initiatives. On March […]
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Cardano is working on implementing commercial infrastructure, Charles Hoskinson says development is on schedule. Proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Cardano (ADA) is working on implementing commercial infrastructure. The coin’s officials have reassured the public that development is on schedule. During a March 13 YouTube livestream, Charles Hoskinson — the CEO of IOHK, the firm behind Cardano — […]
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Chinese mining giant Canaan has to deal with some extra difficulties over its IPO amid bearish markets. While the current climate seems uneasy for all cryptocurrency businesses, some of them have to deal with extra difficulties. Earlier this month, investors filed a class-action lawsuit against Canaan, a Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining hardware producer. The case is […]
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U.S. firm Alternet Systems (ALYI) is preparing to launch a $100 million ICO intended to fund electrical vehicle production for the African market. Alternet Systems Inc (ALYI), an energy storage, military application, and electric motorcycle firm, has entered into a new partnership to launch a cryptocurrency dedicated to funding electric vehicle projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, […]
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U.S. ISIS supporter gets 13-year sentence for funding the terrorist organization using cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin back in 2017. A United States federal court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 13 years in jail for laundering money for ISIS using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Per a Department of Justice announcement on March 13, Zoobia Shahnaz of […]
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