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Russian Crypto Exchange Moves Money for Gaza Groups, Report
16.10.2023
Palestinian militant organizations, including a Hamas-linked Islamist group, have been using a Moscow-based crypto exchange to transfer millions, a press report revealed. The U.S.-sanctioned platform, which allows customers to convert Russian cash to crypto and then withdraw fiat abroad, has been...
Stablecoin Market Navigates Shifting Sands as Tether Announces New CEO and USDR Depegs
13.10.2023
The stablecoin landscape has been stagnant for the last two months, barely exceeding $123 billion as we approach the third week of October. Even though fiat-pegged token trading saw a spike this week, on October 13, stablecoin transactions made up 22.96% of the global crypto economy’s trade...
Tether stablecoin firm appoints CTO Paolo Ardoino as CEO
13.10.2023
The change in leadership at Tether reflects its commitment to actively exploring new business operations, the company said
The Economic Engine of War — Tracing Fiat Currency’s Role in Global Conflicts
10.10.2023
When Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, many viewed it as a solution to the drawbacks of fiat money. Historically, about 800 fiat currencies have come and gone, with many ultimately failing. Intriguingly, the fundamental reasons for establishing the fiat system remain elusive to many. Some argue...
Crypto Cards Still an Option to Spend Digital Cash in Fiat Environment
8.10.2023
Rising regulatory pressures may have limited crypto cards on offer but they remain a viable way to pay with coins where only fiat is accepted. With them, you spend crypto and that’s without the need to exchange it beforehand as it often happens when you want to pay with cryptocurrency in...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Calls Fiat Currency a Scam
4.10.2023
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk believes that fiat currency is a scam that is so normalized that we don’t even realize that it’s a scam. Many people share a similar view, including Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, who has frequently cautioned against investing in the U.S....
Russian Banker States SWIFT ‘Needs to Be Killed’
3.10.2023
Andrei Kostin, head of the VTB Bank, one of the biggest banks in Russia, has stated that the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the standard messaging system for fiat payments, “needs to be killed.” Kostin remarked that the actions of the U.S. and...
Russian Business Leaders Talk Up Prospects of a BRICS Digital Fiat
29.9.2023
Russian business leaders want to use “digital assets” and a “single digital currency” to trade with BRICS members and other “friendly” nations.
Experts in Brazil have previously claimed that a BRICS digital fiat could launch within the next five to 10 years.”
Per the media outlet Bankovskoye...
Moneygram Introduces Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet for Cross-Border Payments
26.9.2023
Moneygram, a leading money transfer company, announced plans to launch its own non-custodial digital wallet in partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation. The wallet will enable users to convert between fiat and digital currencies when sending cross-border payments. Moneygram Partners With...
Almost All Crypto Employees Take Pay in Fiat, Pantera Study Finds
26.9.2023
The median pay globally among 570 engineers surveyed was $120,000, with those in North America getting $193,000, up 1.5% versus the prior year, based on the study
Crypto exchange Binance among firms eyeing new stablecoins in Japan
26.9.2023
Binance and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) are exploring the issuance of Yen and other foreign currency-denominated stablecoins in Japan
$SEI integrates with Alchemy Pay’s fiat crypto on-ramp
26.9.2023
Sei Network’s $SEI has integrated with the fiat on-ramp solution of Alchemy Pay. This means that Sei Network now has access to the convenient onboarding process, which is likely to help the team make the SEI purchase phase seamless. Users will be able to purchase the token through a fiat payment...
Pancakeswap integrates Transak for fiat onboarding on multiple chains
21.9.2023
Pancakeswap now allows users to purchase crypto with debit card, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and other methods through Transak
Crypto payment firm Alchemy Pay wins money transmitter license in US
21.9.2023
Alchemy Pay has joined the ranks of crypto firms like Coinbase and Jack Dorsey’s Block in securing the Money Transmitter License in Arkansas
Binance EU Users Face Fiat Withdrawal Issues – What's Going On?
20.9.2023
Some Binance customers in the EU have been blocked from withdrawing euros as part of an early change in the crypto exchange’s regional payments provider looms.
Several users in the region have been denied access to Paysafe, Binance’s European payments partner, ahead of the September 25 deadline...
Some Binance EU Users Find Fiat Withdrawals Cut Off Even Before Paysafe Ends Service
19.9.2023
Binance says Paysafe gave it short notice that a “very small portion” of European users will be subject to an earlier closure before the payments provider pulls support for the exchange on Sept. 25
Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki: Crypto Is the Future, Fiat Money Is Toast
18.9.2023
The best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says “crypto is the future.” In contrast, he said fiat currencies, including the U.S. dollar, are “toast.” He referred to fiat money as fake money, while gold and silver are “God’s money”...
Stablecoin Ecosystem Holds Firm Despite Lackluster Activity
17.9.2023
The stablecoin economy has remained relatively lackluster over the past 30 days, fluctuating slightly above or slightly below the $124 billion range. In the last 24 hours, the global trade volume for fiat and commodity-pegged tokens has reached $11.55 billion. Stablecoin Market Shows Resilience...
Crypto Exchange BTSE Launches Crypto-to-Fiat International Mastercard – Here’s What You Need to Know
15.9.2023
Digital assets exchange BTSE has launched a crypto payments card, which enables crypto-to-fiat purchases at any of Mastercard’s 53 million merchants in 210 countries.
The exchange first hinted that it would soon launch a EUR-based debit card solution, dubbed – BTSE Card – in June, which would...
Canadian BTC exchange partners with Costa Rica’s largest fiat payment system
14.9.2023
Bull Bitcoin forms a partnership with SINPE Movil, Costa Rica’s principal fiat payments system, and Bitcoin Jungle, a local crypto wallet solution