FinTech
Edge Wallet Eases Bitcoin Purchase With LibertyX & MoonPay
Digital wallet operator Edge announced that it has integrated two new options – LibertyX and MoonPay. Both additions will enable Edge wallet users to buy bitcoin and cryptocurrencies...
Will Facebook Store Data of Libra Cryptocurrency Users
Recently, Facebook came under heavy fire for a massive security breach of its network and personal data pilferage of millions of users. However, in a letter to US senators, the social...
Facebook Talks ‘GlobalCoin’ With CFTC (While Bitcoin...
Facebook is reportedly in talks with US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission regarding the future of its GlobalCoin ‘cryptocurrency.’ Facebook In Talks With The CFTC...
Amazon Files Proof-Of-Work Patent Using Cryptography
Amazon this week filed a US patent for a Proof-of-Work system which uses cryptography to generate Merkle trees. The Bitcoin and Ethereum networks use such ‘hash trees’ to...
Indian Crypto Companies Are Now Helping Thailand’s Banks...
Indian tech multinational, Wipro, has developed a blockchain-based solution for banks in Thailand to settle dues. This comes as Indian government and banking authorities look to...
London Stock Exchange Leads $20M Investment Into Blockchain Startup
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has reportedly led a $20 million investment round in a fintech startup called Nivaura, which is behind the issuance of the first automated...
IMF Proposes to ‘Fork Off’ Cash From E-Money
Interest rates in many countries around the world are still languishing at near-zero levels since the last financial crash. Which doesn’t leave much space to move in the event...
Davos: IMF’s Lagarde Says Fintech Will Shake The System
International Monetary Fund Head, Christine Lagarde, told the World Economic Forum in Davos, “fintech is going to shake the system.” She also urged against relying on...
Future Tech And Its Transformative Potential: Rafal Szymanski’s...
Rafal Szymanski dives deeper into future tech such as AI, virtual reality, augmented reality, and, of course, blockchain, and explains how they are already proving their worth. Virtual...
Stablecoins Are ‘The Craze Right Now,’ CoinJar Co-Founder...
CoinJar co-founder Asher Tan says the subject of stablecoins is beginning to gain prominence in the cryptocurrency narrative. Many stakeholders in the digital currency space believe...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests $600 Million in Two...
Despite Buffett’s blatant disdain for cryptocurrency and fintech, two $300 million dollar investments into two fintech payment firms suggest that Berkshire Hathaway may be ready to...
Japan’s Financial Regulator Says Stablecoins Are Not...
The lack of uniformity in stablecoins has led Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) to conclude that stablecoins are not cryptocurrency. Not All Digital Assets Are Created Equal...