One crypto industry CEO thinks COVID-19 has brought Bitcoin further into the public eye. The CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) investment app Amber, Aleks Svetski, said he thinks the COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered Bitcoin awareness. “COVID was one of the best marketing campaigns for Bitcoin in history,” Svetski told Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony Pompliano […]
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A founding member of the Celo Alliance for Prosperity has added the Celo protocol to their platform. Bison Trails has announced support for the Celo open network, which enables smartphone users to send crypto directly to a phone number instead of a blockchain address. The added support means that users will be able to transfer […]
Continue ReadingOscar-winning director shares conspiracy theory which claims Microsoft’s recent crypto mining patent is satanic. Oscar-winning Russian director, Nikita Mikhalkov, has espoused a bizarre conspiracy theory on local television. He claims that Microsoft’s recent patent for a sensor-based cryptocurrency mining system using body activity data comprises the first-step in a satanic plot to microchip the human […]
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Swipe Visa holders can now make payments with their crypto using Samsung Pay on their smartphone or smartwatch. Cryptocurrency Visa card platform Swipe announced a partnership with Samsung Pay on May 1. The integration allows Samsung Pay users to make payments from their Swipe Visa card balances using Samsung Pay-enabled devices. The firm claims to […]
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A crypto-related manga is another weapon that the content industry unveiled to combat the content creation crisis in Japan. A new Bitcoin-themed manga series is set to be published amid a growing interest in crypto. The series, titled “Genesis Code”, has already debuted in Japan. It is compiled by the Young Animal manga magazine and […]
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Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies have the potential to replace, or at least dramatically improve, bank accounts as they are today. Despite its nascency, central bank digital currencies and their offshoots have rapidly evolved into a serious alternative to typical bank accounts. A CBDC is electronic money issued by a central bank for use […]
Continue ReadingSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Japan’s 2nd-largest lender by assets, will sign an agreement with SBI Holdings for new smartphone services. The second largest bank in Japan will sign a deal with SBI Holdings to offer digital banking services available on smartphones. According to an April 27 article in the Nikkei newspaper, the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial […]
Continue ReadingSurvey finds a lack of knowledge among the general public may be the biggest hurdle to mainstream crypto adoption. A survey published by peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, Paxful, has found that Americans with a working knowledge of cryptocurrency believe that the largest barrier to mainstream crypto adoption is a ”lack of knowledge” among the general […]
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Colombian startup Valiu has launched its ‘cryptodollar’ — Bitcoin-backed synthetic USD that Venezuelans can use for payments and remittances. Colombian-based cross-border remittance start-up Valiu has launched Bitcoin-backed synthetic U.S. dollars as a means for Venezuelans to access stable assets and bypass the hyperinflation plaguing their national economy. It’s still in Alpha, but Valiu has partnered […]
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Is it possible to share personal data in order to help to fight the global pandemic and keep this data anonymous to protect your privacy? The headlines are scary. Millions of infections — over 170,000 deaths. Nothing will ever replace the lives lost or bring back pre-COVID-19 “normal” again. While our hearts and deepest sympathies […]
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