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0x charts path towards cross-chain asset exchange and liquidity aggregation

October 31, 2020cashtechnews

The interoperability protocol seeks to expand beyond Ethereum and create cross-chain functionality In a blog post on Friday, 0x Labs product manager Theo Gonella laid out the protocol’s ambitious plans to direct development towards a promising, if technically tricky horizon for permissionless exchange: seamlessly connecting the growing constellation of viable layer-1 blockchain platforms. The Ethereum-based […]

Did Satoshi choose to publish Bitcoin’s whitepaper on Halloween as another Easter egg?

October 31, 2020cashtechnews

For all we don’t know about Satoshi, we can tell he loved a touch of theatricality Satoshi Nakamoto announced the Bitcoin whitepaper on a cryptography mailing list on Halloween 2008. It could be the case that this was a meaningless coincidence, but when we take into account the meticulous planning behind Bitcoin’s launch party, the […]

Happy birthday dear Bitcoin: Crypto’s first white paper turns 12

October 31, 2020cashtechnews

An assessment of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Oct. 31, 2008 paper that “set in motion a revolution in finance.” Has it only been a dozen years since Oct. 31, 2008, that Satoshi Nakamoto published a modest nine-page paper describing a new online payments system called “Bitcoin?” Depending on where one stands, that pseudonymous white paper — its […]

Paxful launches crypto debit card in Mexico

October 28, 2020cashtechnews

The debit card was made possible thanks to an alliance with a Spanish neobank Bitcoin (BTC) P2P marketplace Paxful has partnered with Spanish neobank Bnext to launch its first crypto debit card in Mexico. The partnership will allow Paxful’s Mexican customers to use their crypto funds to pay with a debit card in any national […]

Traders on Paxful sell $16.2M of Bitcoin for discounted gift cards each week

October 23, 2020cashtechnews

A new report has found almost half of all Bitcoin traded on the P2P exchange Paxful is exchanged for gift cards. A report published by Arcane Research has revealed that nearly half of Paxful’s trade volume comes from trade between Bitcoin (BTC) and gift cards. The report found that, “purchasing Bitcoin with gift cards has […]

Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech

October 22, 2020cashtechnews

Data published by Arcane Research suggests that major P2P crypto platforms have struggled to take off in Iran and Lebanon. Data published by Arcane Research suggests that despite demand for peer-to-peer crypto trading platforms in the middle east, regulations and lack of infrastructure is slowing down adoption. But undocumented migrants in western countries have been […]

OKEx resumes normal function, but withdrawals still closed

October 21, 2020cashtechnews

After a number of issues, OKEx is back up to speed, sort of. Crypto exchange OKEx announced that both its fiat-crypto purchase capabilities and P2P outlet have reopened. Withdrawals still remain closed, however. “The OKEx P2P platform will resume trading on Oct. 21, 12:00 pm (UTC) for CNY, INR and VND fiat pairs, and the […]

Peer-to-peer NFT sales surge as average purchase price increases 7X

October 21, 2020cashtechnews

The total lifetime NFT volume on the Ethereum blockchain alone has exceeded $120 million. Non-fungible tokens and digital collectibles have been selling like hotcakes over the past couple of months as volumes on peer-to-peer marketplaces surge. From NFTs representing NBA finals moments to crypto industry character cards, the total lifetime NFT volume on the Ethereum […]

Major P2P crypto platform LocalBitcoins is blocked in Russia

October 13, 2020cashtechnews

LocalBitcoins’ website has been blacklisted in one of its key markets. LocalBitcoins, a major peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, is no longer available in Russia without using additional tools like a VPN. LocalBitcoins.net is officially blacklisted in Russia as local telecom regulator Roskomnadzor placed the URL on a register of platforms disseminating prohibited information. According to official […]

Wolf of Wall Street on steroids: DeFi may be a bubble, but it’s making us stronger

October 11, 2020cashtechnews

We’re in the middle of the greatest wealth transfer in human history, with DeFi finally solving the problem of financial inclusion. Programmers have found a way to replace the core service offerings of Wall Street and an army of corporate lawyers with 800 lines of smart contract code. The “De” in DeFi stands for “decentralized,” […]

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0x charts path towards cross-chain asset exchange and liquidity aggregation

Did Satoshi choose to publish Bitcoin’s whitepaper on Halloween as another Easter egg?

Happy birthday dear Bitcoin: Crypto’s first white paper turns 12

Paxful launches crypto debit card in Mexico

Traders on Paxful sell $16.2M of Bitcoin for discounted gift cards each week

Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech

OKEx resumes normal function, but withdrawals still closed

Peer-to-peer NFT sales surge as average purchase price increases 7X

Major P2P crypto platform LocalBitcoins is blocked in Russia

Wolf of Wall Street on steroids: DeFi may be a bubble, but it’s making us stronger

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