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Ripple Enters Lending With XRP Credit Lines to Fund Global Payments
9.10.2020
Ripple, the payments startup with an IPO in the cards and a complex relationship with the XRP cryptocurrency, is branching out into lending
KuCoin Resumes Credit Card Services
8.10.2020
KuCoin has announced that it is resuming credit card services, and its users can resume buying various cryptocurrencies, such as Simplex, Banxa, and PayMIR again. Check out their Tweet at Credit card services have now resumed on #KuCoin. KuCoin users are now able to buy crypto via Simplex, Banxa...
Fraudsters are switching from credit cards to Bitcoin, says consumer protection company
5.10.2020
Scammers are taking advantage of one of Bitcoin's strengths, as once lauded by Satoshi Nakamoto
Every Credit Card a Tribe, Every Crypto Coin a Scaling Debate
3.10.2020
Lana Swartz's "New Money" is a book that will force crypto users to ask: What does using ETH or BTC or XLM or ATOM say about me?
Valentus Capital Plans $50M Token Raise for Credit Fund: Report
23.9.2020
The yet-to-be-registered asset manager hopes to launch its VAL1 token later this year
Major Asian bank issues credit on SCB-backed blockchain
16.9.2020
Blockchain is helping companies from Vietnam and Thailand settle trades more smoothly
Visa Adds Crypto Lender Cred to Fast Track Payments Program
8.9.2020
Decentralized lending platform Cred is the latest crypto firm to join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program with the goal of scaling faster
Opium Protocol Allows Traders to Hedge or Bet Against the Stablecoin Tether’s Solvency
7.9.2020
Cryptocurrency traders can now protect their tether tokens or bet against the solvency of the stablecoin by leveraging a new crypto derivatives product from the Opium Protocol. Opium founder, Andrey Belyakov, claims the product is the “first CDS (credit default swap) on a centralized...
New Crypto Derivatives Let You Bet on (or Against) Tether’s Solvency
3.9.2020
Credit default swaps (of “The Big Short” infamy) have come to the Ethereum blockchain. Opium Exchange says they can help crypto investors manage risk
Power Ledger launches renewable energy credit marketplace in SE Asia
25.8.2020
Power Ledger's most recent development is a renewable energy certificate marketplace
Why the Rise of the CBDC Is Bad for Your Privacy
22.8.2020
Like, hate, or fear them, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are on their way. There will be no stopping them. From Sweden to Thailand and China to Canada, governments the world over are experimenting with CBDCs. While most are being undertaken as pilots at this stage, China’s is all...
Buying Bitcoin with Credit Card
18.8.2020
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Credit cards, which take place in all areas of our lives, have made our daily life easier. Besides daily shopping activities, now you can also buy all kinds of needs via credit cards. Especially in...
South African Firms Ordered to Cease and Desist in 2 US States for Crypto Debit Card Fraud
17.8.2020
Two U.S. states have issued emergency cease and desist orders to South African firms and a South African national promoting a cryptocurrency debit card scheme. The companies claim that the card is like a traditional Mastercard but the states say the scheme is fraudulent. South African Firms...
Bitcoin Suisse Completes a $48 Million Series A Financing Round
25.7.2020
Swiss crypto financial services provider, Bitcoin Suisse completes its first financing round of $ 48 million (CHF 45 million). The completed Series A financing round now has Bitcoin Suisse’s 2019 pro forma equity totaling around $108 million. The financing round includes 16.4% of shares...
Global Banks Reportedly Limit Service in Hong Kong for Political Reasons
20.7.2020
Global banks are scanning clients in Hong Kong on potential political ties amid protests over China-initiated national security law
Mastercard Expands Cryptocurrency Program for Crypto Card Issuers
20.7.2020
Mastercard is reaching out to cryptocurrency firms and encouraging them to apply to become partners as part of its newly-expanded cryptocurrency card program
Teller Raises $1M in Seed Funding to Bring Credit Scores to DeFi
17.7.2020
Lending startup Teller has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Framework Ventures to create a credit score protocol for DeFi
Hacker Group Amassed $7M in Crypto by Selling Stolen Credit Cards
7.7.2020
Hackers profited over $7 million by selling the data via dark web
Digital Currency Guru of $568M Cyber Fraud Forum Pleads Guilty
30.6.2020
Sergey Medvedev pleaded guilty to racketeering charges as part of a $568 million payment card fraud forum, which used Liberty Reserve and bitcoin to launder funds
Buy Stablecoins With Your Credit Card in Lumi Wallet
24.6.2020
Lumi Wallet announced that from June 2020, Tether USDT, Binance USD, Paxos Standard Token, Celsius and Dai are available to purchase in Lumi Wallet with a credit card. The highest grossing stablecoins on the crypto market are fully integrated for exchange and purchase in-wallet. Transactions under...