Jack Ma resurfaces in new video after an almost 3-month ‘disappearance’

A representative for the Jack Ma Foundation confirmed to reporters that the businessman had “participated in the online ceremony of the annual Rural Teacher initiative event on January 20.” Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba, has made his first public appearance since October, bringing almost three months of intense speculation about his possible whereabouts to a close. In a new video clip published online on Jan.

Argentine Billionaire Marcos Galperin Says Bitcoin a ‘Better Store of Value Than Gold’ as Officials Plan to Print More Pesos

Argentine billionaire and CEO of the e-commerce platform Mercado Libre, Marcos Galperin says bitcoin is a better store of value than gold.

Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia’s Macquarie

With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce.

‘No Middle Ground’: Inside Colombia’s Race to Become A Major Regional Crypto Market

In 2020, Colombia saw a major boost in crypto use, both as a store of wealth and as a means of transaction.

The EURST Stablecoin Set the Path That Major Central Banks Now Want to Follow

From Asia to Europe, major central banks all around the world are expected to announce their own digital currencies soon.

Kenya Expects to Earn $46 Million as New Tax Targeting Crypto Exchanges Comes Into Force

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is expecting to earn up to 5 billion Kenyan shillings ($45.5 million) during the first half of 2020 from a new tax that targets cryptocurrency exchanges and other online services, according to a top KRA official.

Bitpay’s CCO says Bitcoin could hit $45K in a month, but there’s a catch

Will institutions hold Bitcoin for years as initially thought, or sell for a quick profit? An increasing number of mainstream giants have put their money into Bitcoin in recent months.

Las Vegas luxury auto dealership rakes in Bitcoin payments

Vegas Auto Gallery has seen an influx of Bitcoin payments amid the bull market.

Localbitcoins Trader Facing up to 40 Years in Prison Over Bitcoin Fraud Schemes

A trader on Localbitcoins and Paxful has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a couple of bitcoin scams.

8 Beginner Bitcoin Questions Answered

I asked some friends who were Bitcoin noobies what they wanted to know about Bitcoin, and was ready with some answers.

Safex Innovates a P2P Token Network with Private Ecommerce Potential

The team behind the Safex e-commerce blockchain open-source platform announced today they are expanding the ecosystem in which vendors and buyers can perform transactions privately, with relatively frictionless and well-verified digital assets.

Ethereum, XRP Making Gains on Bitcoin in Crypto Pay Stakes – BitPay Stats

Data from major crypto payment gateway BitPay suggests that major altcoins are slowly gaining ground on bitcoin (BTC) in the payments sector. In a release shared with Cryptonews.com, the firm wrote, “While bitcoin remains the most popular crypto used by consumers for purchases (representing 79% of all BitPay transactions), ethereum (ETH) [accounts] for 7.43% and

Ledger Wallet Data Leak Dumped on Raidforums for Free, Company Regrets the Situation

Just recently, the hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has been dealing with a lot of criticism for the e-commerce customer data leak that took place last June.

SM Digital Holding and Wallex Prove That Bulgaria Is the Next Leading Hub for Fintech Companies

Many fintech startups and established companies are now looking for a new home across Europe due to Brexit.

Nigeria Is Paxful’s Second Biggest P2P Bitcoin Market, Trades Top $566 Million in Five Years

Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation, traded more than $566 million worth of bitcoin between 2015 and 2020, making it the world’s second-largest peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin market after the US, which traded $3.75 billion in the period under review.

Slide App Adds Cryptocurrency Payments Via BitPay

The mobile payments app is already used in over 100,000 locations in the United States.

CryptX Adds Support for 10 New ERC-20 Tokens

Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com. CryptX, the easy and secure operational wallet choice of crypto ATMs and crypto commerce companies, has added support for several new ERC-20 coins, bringing the total number of supported cryptocurrencies to 108.

Paypal’s Stock Soars to All Time High as Demand for BTC on the Platform Now More Than Supply of New Coins

E-commerce giant Paypal’s stock price surged to a new all-time high of $223.16 on Monday, December 14.

'Bitcoin never gets hacked' — crypto players respond to US Treasury breach

"Bitcoin means trusting a SHA256 algorithm more than the US Treasury," quipped Blockfolio. Crypto players were quick to respond to the news that hackers breached the US Treasury Department. According to a report from Reuters, a “sophisticated hacking group” backed by a foreign government — reportedly Russia, according to three people familiar with the investigation — was able to breach the US Treasury Department as well as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or NTIA, with the Department of Commerce.

Chinese residents make 20K transactions in digital yuan trial event

The numbers come following the Suzhou municipal government giving away roughly $3 million in a digital yuan lottery for residents. People in China have conducted roughly 20,000 transactions through e-commerce company JD.com in a trial of the country’s digital yuan. According to local media outlet Global Times, JD.com reported that 80% of participants born in the 1980s and 1990s used the platform to conduct transactions in the digital currency starting on Friday evening, with at least one transaction larger than $1,527.

3 Chinese E-Commerce Giants Join Latest Digital Yuan Lottery Trial: Report

Didi, Meituan and Bilibili are reportedly taking part in the latest test of the digital yuan, allowing lottery winners to spend the digital currency online.

First DeFi project on Cardano shifts over from Polkadot

Bondly will transition its cryptocurrency, OTC platform BSwap, and e-commerce platform BONDProtect over to Cardano from Polkadot. Decentralized e-commerce platform Bondly will be the first decentralized finance project to run on the Cardano blockchain as part of the platform’s roll-out of the Goguen smart contract functionality. In the Twitter announcement, the firm that built the Cardano platform, IOHK, called the partnership, “A huge step in continuing both companies’ mission to bring decentralized finance to the masses.” The Goguen roll-out, which is expected to be completed by Feb.

Kenyans Can Now Buy and sell Crypto Through Paxful’s P2P Marketplace

Paxful has partnered with Kenya-based remittance network BitLipa to allow users to buy and sell bitcoin and the tether stablecoin.

Paxos Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to File for Federal Bank Charter

Paxos has filed to become a federally regulated bank with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, joining BitPay and Anchorage.

BitPay files with OCC to become national crypto-native bank

Another crypto player has taken steps to go mainstream, but a lot of work still remains ahead.

Crypto Startup BitPay Files to Become Federally Regulated US Bank

Crypto payments firm BitPay has filed to become a national bank in the US, according to a Dec.

EURST Stablecoin – The Cost of Answering the Call of the Economic Times

The technological developments brought about by the invention of blockchain, bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies are rapidly transforming the financial landscape with the nascent industry failing to fit any conventional classification to become an asset class of its own.

V-Commerce Token FX Lists on ProBit to Scale Official Service Launch

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] FANZY’s FX, the next-generation commerce and marketing service based on V-Commerce was officially listed on Korea’s No.

JD.Com Says It’s Accepting China’s Digital Yuan for Latest Lottery

Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com says it's become the first online platform to accept the nation's central bank digital currency.

TrustToken and Syscoin Partner on a Stablecoin Bridge

Popular decentralized marketplace and e-commerce protocol Syscoin has teamed up with TrustToken on providing a scalable and secure stablecoin bridge.

CoinLinked Lets Users Shop Anywhere Online With Crypto and DeFi tokens

Crypto-commerce platform CoinLinked offers users a new way to shop anywhere online with crypto during the holidays.

Crypto Buying App Ziglu Bags Largest Raise of 2020 on UK Crowdfunding Site Seedrs

UK-based bitcoin app Ziglu raised over $8 million in a crowdfunding campaign, the largest equity raise on the Seedrs platform this year.

EURST Stablecoin – Reinvention of the European Economy

Over the years, we have been introduced to a digital transformation, which has created and shaped communities around the world.

Spending Sats: A Look at This Year’s Bitcoin Black Friday Deals

Every year the shopping holiday called Black Friday allows consumers to get better deals on products and services.

Nigeria Is Emerging as a True Bitcoin Nation

Nigeria’s tech-savvy youth and struggling economy have created the perfect circumstances for Bitcoin usage to thrive, especially in commerce.

What would Commerce Secretary Andrew Yang mean for crypto?

A CNN report suggests Yang may be on the short list for a position in Joe Biden's cabinet.

Wallex: The Rainbow in The European Grey Zone

The evolution of new digital technologies has created a new shift in the value proposition for financial products and services.

Deloitte includes BitPay on top 500 tech companies list

BitPay beat Pinterest by several ranks on Deloitte's prestigious list. As cryptocurrencies continue gaining mainstream attention, some of the industry’s native companies have also joined the spotlight.

What the History of Airlines Tells Us About Blockchain Commerce

The ability to represent all industrial capacity as tokens on a blockchain will have huge implications for resource use, says our columnist.

How DeFi can improve the e-commerce sector

DeFi and shopping may seem like an unlikely combination, but these protocols have the potential to unlock better deals for consumers and merchants alike. Decentralized finance and shopping seem like an unusual combination at first.

Privacy should be at the core of CBDCs, says Boston Fed research director

Privacy should be a key talking point from the beginning of CBDC development. Robert Bench, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s director of applied research, thinks privacy should be a focus during the creation of digital money, not an afterthought.  “Privacy is a question that we have learned is critical from a technical perspective,” Bench said during a Chamber of Digital Commerce panel on Friday: “One of our learnings is that the questions of privacy and identity must be considered at the earliest stage of the architecture.

Bitpay Launches New Payroll Service for Companies That Opt to Pay Employees in Crypto

The Atlanta-based cryptocurrency payment processing company Bitpay is now getting involved with payroll services.

US Company Now Lets Travelers Pay for Passports With Bitcoin

Payments for passport renewals and name changes are being processed by Coinbase Commerce.

BitPay Launches Mass Payout Service For Companies That Don’t Own Crypto

Major crypto payment processor BitPay has announced the launch of BitPay Send, a new mass payout service that allows organizations to pay their employees, affiliates, customers, vendors, contractors, and others with cryptocurrency.

Payments Provider BitPay Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Payroll Service

With the launch, BitPay now provides a new alternative to crypto payroll services such as BitWage.

BitPay launches mass crypto payments for businesses

BitPay Send allows businesses to issue mass crypto payments around the world without having to hold any crypto themselves. Crypto payment services provider BitPay has launched BitPay Send, a new blockchain-powered mass payout platform for businesses. BitPay Send allows organizations who do not want to handle or own crypto themselves to process crypto payments en masse.

Shopping.io Enables Crypto-Payments on Popular E-Commerce Websites

PRESS RELEASE. The adoption of crypto is not possible without accelerating its usage as a currency, and not only as an asset.

Interview: Is the stock-to-flow model flawed?

According to crypto analytic firm ByteTree, the popular stock-to-flow model is not a reliable indicator for Bitcoin’s long term price action.

Banks That Don’t Enter Bitcoin and Crypto Industry Will Be Left in the Dust, Says Paxful CEO Ray Youssef

Paxful CEO and co-founder Ray Youssef says banks will have to support cryptocurrency if they want to remain relevant in the new economy.

Paxful to Boost Financial Inclusion with Its First Crypto Debit Card

Bitcoin trading platform Paxful announced that it will be adding a crypto debit card to its financial services.

Crypto exchanges Coinbase, Gemini and others to fight human trafficking

Major crypto exchanges Coinbase, Paxful, Gemini, and Bitfinex have joined the Anti-Human Trafficking Cryptocurrency Consortium, or ATCC, a nonprofit which works with crypto exchanges, blockchain analy The post Crypto exchanges Coinbase, Gemini and others to fight human trafficking appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Coinbase, Gemini and others join forces to combat human trafficking

Leading exchanges are tracing suspicious crypto transactions to combat human trafficking Cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase, Paxful, Gemini and BitFinex have all joined the Anti-Human Trafficking Cryptocurrency Consortium, or ATCC.

A new DeFi project could let smart contracts buy physical goods

But the solution isn't exactly simple. Boson Protocol, a project that seeks to connect the real world of physical commerce to smart contracts, has announced a successful $350,000 seed round on Monday. The project is creating the “building blocks for next-gen dCommerce apps” by providing a way to redeem blockchain tokens into their real-world physical counterpart. The project received an over-subscribed investment round led by Outlier Ventures, joined by Ocean Protocol’s Trent McConaghy and others.

Paxful to Roll Out Crypto Debit Card for US Customers

The peer-to-peer digital asset marketplace is launching a Visa card, starting in the US market.

Google searches for Bitcoin are on the rise in Cuba

Cubans are interested in Bitcoin as other major digital payment options like PayPal are unavailable. Cuba is apparently seeing an influx of Bitcoin (BTC)-related activity as Bitcoin interest is on the rise in the country. According to data from Google Trends, Cuba now ranks second in terms of Bitcoin interest over the past 30 days.

Shopping.io: Bringing Crypto-Shopping experience on Popular E-commerce sites!

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and others are compared to the traditional asset class to such an extent, that many tend to forget its functionality as digital currencies.

Paxful launches crypto debit card in Mexico

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 and foreign point-of-sale, or PoS, and even withdraw cash from ATMs without fees. Bnext customers will also have direct access to the P2P marketplace to buy and sell crypto.

Partisan dunks eclipse Section 230 in Senate hearing on social media giants

Though the hearing did not focus on solutions, open source looks like a real way of addressing the committee's concerns about transparency and accountability. In a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Friday, the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, faced a veritable firing squad in what has become bipartisan hatred based on partisan reasons.

Coinbase Expands Crypto Debit Card to US Customers

The deep blue crypto debit card must rival BitPay, Wirex and Crypto.com, among others, in the fight for crypto payments.

TomoChain Builds on Blockchain Commerce Following Lition Acquisition

The popular Singapore-based smart contract platform, TomoChain, has acquired Lition in aims to continue building on blockchain commerce applications.

Attack of the bots! Paxful fights off thousands of automated threats

Bad actors allegedly tried to brute force their way into accounts belonging to Paxful's users in an ongoing series of attacks. Paxful, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, has successfully defended against a number of serious threats, including 220,000 bot attacks and a variety of social engineering ploys — all in the span of two months. During the same time period, hackers managed to steal around $200 million worth of cryptocurrency from the KuCoin exchange, and another unconnected attack saw $5.4 million stolen from Eterbase. Paxful said that its alleged attackers attempted to use automated bots to brute force their way into accounts belonging to the project's users: “Bots, which are reported to generate about a quarter of global Web traffic, are de facto programs that emulate the actions of a real device for the purposes needed.

Weekly P2P Volume Up USD 64M in 5 Years, Fuelled by Gift Card Purchases

Global peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading volume has seen huge developments in the past five years, growing by more than USD 60m, with a significant driver being Paxful exchange, whose users are keen on using gift cards as the preferred payment solution on the platform, states the latest research report by Arcane Research.

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

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 been the preferred solution on Paxful each month throughout the five-year span analyzed,” and in June accounted for 48% of Paxful’s volume. Paxful processes nearly $40 million in weekly trade, which means up to $20M of BTC is exchanged for gift cards every week.

Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech

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 making use of these platforms to send money back home. According to an October report from the firm, peer-to-peer crypto trading volume, or P2P, across the Middle East and Northern Africa is roughly 15% what it was in late 2017 on major platforms LocalBitcoins and Paxful — or roughly $682,000 a week.

Paxful Fended Off 220,000 Bot Attacks in Just Two Months

Crypto companies are under siege from bot attacks, with Paxful revealing that it defended against over 200,000 such attacks in just two months.

China’s Ant Group releases digital copyright platform on AntChain

The platform is just the latest product in the fintech’s long-evolving blockchain solutions. Chinese fintech Ant Group — which is now poised to launch what could be the world’s largest initial public offering — has announced a new platform via its blockchain business.  Ant Group spun out from e-commerce giant Alibaba and is the parent company of China’s largest digital payments service Alipay.  Ant Group’s blockchain business, AntChain, has today rolled out a new digital copyright services platform.

PayPal to offer crypto payments starting in 2021

The rumors are now fully confirmed. PayPal announced on Wednesday its entry into the cryptocurrency market, according to multiple reports. PayPal customers will be able to use cryptocurrencies to shop at any merchant in its large network starting from early 2021, the company said. The payments will be settled through fiat currencies, similar to many existing crypto merchant solutions like BitPay.

Japanese Billionaire and Crypto Exchange CTO to Launch Fintech Venture

Yusaku Maezawa. Source: Twitter/@yousuck2020 The chief technical officer (CTO) of Japanese crypto exchange DeCurret has teamed up with Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of clothing e-commerce giant ZOZO, to co-create a new fintech payments business. Maezawa is a Japanese billionaire and entrepreneur, and his Start Today enterprise debuted in the late 1990s, with the hugely popular ZOZO following.

Paxful Brings its Fiat-Crypto Channel to Bithumb

Bithumb customers will be able to buy cryptocurrencies using over 300 payment methods supported by Paxful.

Foreign Crypto Exchanges Like Paxful, Binance to Pay 1.5% Tax Under Kenya’s New Regulations

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has clarified that its planned digital service tax (DST) will be applicable to cryptocurrencies at a rate of 1.5% on gross transaction value, local media reported.

Asia Games 2022 Tickets to Be Issued on Alibaba-run Blockchain Network

Sports fans heading to the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, will need to make use of blockchain technology – with organizers of the two-week-long competition set to issue all tickets using a blockchain network. Per China News, the organizers have struck a deal with Demai, an online ticketing platform that e-commerce giant and blockchain technology advocate Alibaba

Twitter's Jack Dorsey urges Bitcoin donations to fight police brutality in Nigeria

The CEO of Twitter and Square has urged Bitcoiners to join the fight to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria The CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey, has urged his followers to donate Bitcoin to the #endSARS cause, which aims to end police brutality in Nigeria. Donate via #Bitcoin to help #EndSARS https://t.co/kf305SFXze— jack (@jack) October 14, 2020 The crypto donation site he linked to is run by a group of Nigerian feminists fighting against the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) through protests, fundraising, and social media. A series of demonstrations began in Nigeria on October 4 with thousands taking to the streets to protest against police brutality in Nigeria and call for the disbanding of SARS, with the #endSARS hashtag trending. Various crypto startups like BuyCoins and Busha have also donated to the cause. Ray Youssef, CEO of Peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace Paxful, which is popular across Africa, also embraced the #endSARS hashtag, accusing police of unfairly targeting young people for using cryptocurrency.

Ternio Joins Visa’s Fast Track Program As New Enablement Partner

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Crypto Company Ternio Joins VISA Fast Track Program

Ternio follows other crypto companies like Fold onto the program as VISA continues its digital currency push.

Paxful, Turkey-Based BiLira, Cointral to Expand Crypto Offerings in Eastern Europe

Paxful said the partnerships will allow users to trade bitcoin and tether using a lira-backed stablecoin.

StormX vs Lolli: Which is the Better Crypto Cashback App?

In the last few years, a dramatic uptick in online spending and e-commerce has led to a radical shift in the way online retailers and merchants reward their customers.

US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round

The five companies will use DLT in food tracing, essential worker licensure, overhauling the Social Security Number and tracking e-commerce.

'Bitcoin Quacks Like a Growth Stock'

Bitcoin (BTC) is affected by external factors it can't control, but they show that the world's number one crypto is a growth stock, according to the October 2020 report by provider of crypto-asset data ByteTree in collaboration with crypto exchange Bitstamp.

A researcher debunks Stock-to-Flow model, likens Bitcoin to a 'tech stock'

"There are many reasons why the price of Bitcoin can rise or fall, but S2F is not one of them”, contends report author. A report authored by the research team of ByteTree purports to debunk one of the most popular Bitcoin (BTC) valuation models — Stock-to-Flow.

Report: Bitcoin Surges With Rising Real Interest Rates and Economic Stimulus While Gold Performs Better With Rising Inflation

A new report by Bitstamp and Bytetree says bitcoin responds better to the rising money supply, rising real interest rates and a strong economy.

Bitcoin Handout, Mining Difficulty, Estonian CBDC Research + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Crypto adoption news Blockchain advocacy group Chamber of Digital Commerce Political Action Committee (PAC) will be contributing USD 50 worth of bitcoin (BTC) to the campaign of each member of the US Congress in a bid to

US: New bill would legally recognize digital signatures on a blockchain

Congressman and Blockchain Caucus Co-Chair David Schweikert has advanced a bill to make good on the crypto adage, "code is law." Republican Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) has referred a new bill to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that, if passed, would recognize digital signatures on the blockchain as enforceable by law. This is particularly important for the enforceability of smart contracts, which automate transactions or other contractual obligations according to binding, pre-specified rules.

Merchants accepting Bitcoin laud ‘zero chargeback risks’, says BitPay report

Bitcoin integration led to positive results for the merchants in this study. BitPay recently released a study highlighting four merchants from different businesses that have implemented Bitcoin as a payment method.

‘Great Artists Steal’ – What Enterprise Blockchain Can Learn From the Past

Enterprise blockchain doesn't need to reinvent the wheel: Communications standards in use for decades are built for machine-to-machine commerce.

Paxful Users Convert $1.5 million in Bitcoin to Tether in Weeks

The Paxful peer-to-peer trading platform added Tether support just three weeks ago.

Blockchain legislation passes the House, heads for Senate

Bills from the Energy and Commerce Committee are making their way to the Senate following votes this afternoon. The updated Consumer Safety Technology Act, which now includes the Digital Taxonomy Act and the Blockchain Innovation Act, has passed in the House of Representatives and is now headed for the Senate as of Tuesday afternoon. The Digital Taxonomy Act provides definitions for the terms "digital asset" and "digital unit" and would task the Federal Trade Commission with preventing unfair trade practices in both.

COVID-19: Decentralization the norm as workplaces adjust to new normal

COVID-19 has forced businesses around the world to adapt to new ways as crypto companies embrace the “decentralized normal.” 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of COVID-19, but there is no telling what the long-lasting effects of the pandemic will be on the global economy.

‘Fishing’ The Buffett Way: Fund Eyes BitPay, Kraken Shares, Buys Discounted Bitcoin

Warren Buffett. A US-based blockchain and cryptoasset-focused investment fund has reportedly returned 93% this year by “fishing where no one else is fishing,” compared with an industry average of 57%. The Off The Chain Capital LLC fund specializes in buying crypto-related assets “at fire-sale prices from motivated sellers,” Bloomberg reported, citing the fund’s

Visa Onboarding Dozens of Crypto Companies Amid New Digital Asset Strategy

Visa is expanding its partnerships with cryptocurrency companies across the globe in an effort to support its commitment to bolstering new types of commerce.

Blockchain Bites: BTC on Ethereum, DeFi’s Latest Stablecoin, the Currency Cold Wars

Mick Mulvaney joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, Origin launched a stablecoin and DeFi Pulse fixed a bug.

Ex-White House Chief of Staff Joins Blockchain Advocacy Group

Mick Mulvaney plans to help The Chamber of Digital Commerce better understand the regulators’ point of view.

Digital Chamber Adds Mulvaney to Board of Advisors; Visa, Goldman Join Executive Committee

The Chamber of Digital Commerce announced Wednesday that former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has joined the group’s board of advisors.

Visa, Goldman Sachs and Mick Mulvaney join leading blockchain trade association

Several leaders in banking, payments and politics are joining the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a major voice for the blockchain industry in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, the Chamber of Digital Commerce announced the addition of Visa, Goldman Sachs and Six Digital Exchange (SDX) to its executive committee.

Booming African crypto adoption drives concerns over regulation

African crypto adoption has exploded in 2020, prompting fears of a heavy-handed regulatory response 2020 has seen an acceleration in African crypto adoption, with the continent emerging as the second-largest region for peer-to-peer (P2P) trading, and two African nations ranking in the top eight of the Chainalysis crypto adoption index. However, the booming growth has caught the attention of Africa’s financial regulators, sparking concerns that a rush to introduce heavy-handed oversight could quell innovation in the local crypto industry. Nigeria has led the continent’s growth in 2020, posting weekly P2P volumes of between $5 million to $10 million, followed by Kenya and South Africa with between $1 million and $2 million a week each. Speaking to Cointelegraph, a representative of top P2P exchange Paxful stated that Africa has been its strongest growing region in 2020, noting there was also dramatic growth in smaller economies like Ghana, and Cameroon. Centralized exchanges have also reported a spike in trade activity, with Luno reporting $549 million worth of combined volume from Nigerian and South African customers last month — a 49% increase compared to the start of 2020.

Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com to Build CBDC Digital Wallet to Support China’s DCEP

JD.com has recently partnered with the People’s Bank of China Digital Currency Research Institute to build mobile apps and wallets to support China’s CBDC.

JD.com Joins Digital Yuan Pilot, Canadians Get New BTC & ETH Exchange + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. CBDCs news JD.com, a multi-billion dollar Chinese e-commerce platform, has joined the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s digital yuan initiative.

JD.com to Build Apps for China’s Digital Yuan Project: Report

The Chinese e-commerce giant has reportedly agreed to help the nation's central bank develop infrastructure including a wallet for its cash-equivalent digital currency.

Alibaba Surpasses IBM As Top Holder of New Blockchain Patent Applications This Year

E-commerce titan Alibaba has overtaken IBM en route to becoming the world’s largest holder of blockchain patent applications this year.

JD.com's fintech wing partners with PBoC on digital currency projects

China's e-commerce giant will reportedly help develop apps that support the forthcoming digital renminbi. The tech and payments-focused subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com has entered into a partnership with the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China. Local media reported on Sept.

Wisconsin Assembly candidate is accepting Bitcoin donations again

“Cryptocurrency is money,” argues a Wisconsin State Assembly candidate. A candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly is challenging a state regulator by accepting donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). Phil Anderson, a real estate broker and entrepreneur, now accepts cryptocurrency donations for his Assembly campaign.