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Crypto Biz: PayPal’s stablecoin goes live, Bitstamp seeks capital, and Coinbase's L2
11.8.2023
This week’s Crypto Biz explores PayPal’s stablecoin, Coinbase’s new layer 2 network, Bitstamp’s fundraising and the growing popularity of crypto bots on Telegram
Crypto Biz: PayPal’s stablecoin goes live, Bitstamp seeks capital, and Coinbase’s L2
11.8.2023
This week’s Crypto Biz explores PayPal’s stablecoin, Coinbase’s new layer-2 network, Bitstamp’s fundraising and the growing popularity of crypto bots on Telegram
Bittrex Reaches Settlement With SEC; Agrees to Pay $24M Fine
10.8.2023
The bankrupt exchange faced charges of offering U.S. investors access to unregistered securities
Rise in Chinese Citizens, Firms Using Digital Yuan to Pay Taxes
10.8.2023
More Chinese citizens and firms are using the digital yuan, China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), to pay their taxes, state organs, and government-owned banks have claimed.
Per Xinhuanet, the claims were made by Hunan Province’s Tax Bureau, as well as the Changsha Central branch of...
GTA Online Publisher Execs Get $72M Thanks To Player Spending
1.8.2023
According to new documents, GTA, Borderlands, and NBA 2K publisher Take-Two Interactive is paying two of its top execs over $70 million this year, over twice what it paid the same executives last year. And that number could increase next year, as players continue to spend more and more on in-game...
Cato Institute Experts: Dollarization ‘Protects Ordinary People’s Purchasing Power’
31.7.2023
According to Cato Institute experts, full dollarization of the Argentine economy helps to protect “ordinary people’s purchasing power” from corrupt politicians and “often subservient—or simply incompetent—central bankers.” The experts said the loss of seigniorage should...
Today in Crypto: South Korea Launches the Joint Investigation Centre for Crypto Crimes, Singapore Rules Crypto is Property Capable of Being Held in Trust, Craig Wright Must Pay £400,000 in Coinbase & Kraken Cases but Judge Doesn't Think He Has the Money
26.7.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: South Korea Launches the Joint Investigation Centre for Crypto Crimes, Singapore Rules Crypto is Property...
Cryptocurrency Remittance Solution Introduced in Latin America by Island Pay and Circle
26.7.2023
Island Pay, a fintech company based in the Bahamas, has launched a crypto remittance solution to address the extreme high costs associated with traditional cross border payment systems, Bloomberg reported.
The fintech firm has announced a digital wallet called "CiNKO," for users in Latin America...
Craig Wright Must Pay $516K to Pursue Case Against Kraken, Coinbase: UK Judge
26.7.2023
Wright claims he’s Bitcoin White Paper author Satoshi Nakamoto and holds intellectual property rights on numerous cryptocurrencies
Today in Crypto: WeChat & Alipay Enable Foreigners to Pay at Chinese Retailers, ETH 699,816 Paid as Royalties to NFT Projects on Ethereum, Hana Bank & Woori Bank 'Interested in Certificate of Deposit' Tokens
24.7.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: WeChat & Alipay Enable Foreigners to Pay at Chinese Retailers, ETH 699,816 Paid as Royalties to...
Alchemy Pay: Exploring the Development and Trends of the Emerging Crypto Payment Industry with High Demand
19.7.2023
With traditional commercial institutions like Visa, Mastercard, Tesla, BNY Mellon, BlackRock, Gucci and countries such as El Salvador, Central African Republic constantly expanding in the cryptocurrency field, more and more investors are starting to look at cryptocurrency with new eyes. In 2022...
Wallex․US Launches New Non-Custodial Crypto and DeFi Wallet App
19.7.2023
Fintech company Wallex.US has launched a new non-custodial crypto and defi wallet app. The app offers a secure and encrypted way to store, send, and receive more than 150 cryptocurrencies. It also provides real-time chart monitoring and analysis capabilities, as well as easy Pay & Get Paid...
Today in Crypto: Gnosis Released Pay and Card Products, cLabs Proposes Migrating Celo to Layer 2 Built on Ethereum, Unstoppable Domains Adds ENS-based .eth Domains
17.7.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Gnosis Released Pay and Card Products, cLabs Proposes Migrating Celo to Layer 2 Built on Ethereum...
Genshin Impact Voice Actors Say They Aren’t Getting Paid, Want Game Unionized
14.7.2023
Genshin Impact is one of the biggest, most successful video games in the world, bringing in tens of millions of dollars a month for developer/publisher miHoYo. However, according to some voice actors involved with the popular game, they don’t get paid for months, and it’s causing some to possibly...
Digitex Founder Ordered to Pay $16M to Resolve CFTC Action, Banned From Trading
12.7.2023
The founder of crypto exchange Digitex, Adam Todd, has been ordered by a federal court to pay almost $16 million to resolve accusations that he ran an illegal platform and sought to manipulate its native token, DGTX, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a Wednesday statement
Russians ‘Can Pay Taxes on Their Crypto Earnings’ – Despite Crypto’s Lack of Legal Status
12.7.2023
The Russian tax body says that citizens “can pay” taxes on their crypto earnings, despite the fact that tokens have no legal status in the country.
In another sign that the government appears to be sending mixed messages about its stance on crypto, the Federal Tax Service (FTS) stated that crypto...
Apple vs. Zapple Pay: Bitcoin Tipping on Damus App Challenges App Store Policies
11.7.2023
In June, Apple (AAPL) threatened to remove the Bitcoin-friendly social media app, Damus from its App Store, which led to the rise of Zapple Pay. The reason behind this threat is Damus' feature that allows users to tip each other with bitcoin (BTC) on the app, which Apple considers equivalent...
Apple May Not Like It, but ‘Zapple Pay’ Finds Workaround for Bitcoin Tipping on Damus
10.7.2023
The new third-party payment service claims to be independent of the Damus iPhone app that Apple has tried to restrict, and lets users tip one another on any app that runs on the Nostr protocol
Pokémon Go Dev Accused Of ‘Boys Club’ Workplace Culture In Lawsuit
10.7.2023
Just under two weeks after the Pokémon Go dev laid off over 200 workers, Niantic is now the subject of a lawsuit alleging the company has a “systemic sexual bias” against women employees.Read more
Collectors Are Bored of Apes and Don’t Want to Pay Royalties
7.7.2023
This week, the floor price of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection dropped to its lowest price in nearly two years, leading to questions about the collection’s value. But floor price is just one metric used to value NFTs – experts explain that there are other important factors in assessing what...