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Binance Launches Bitfinity, a Payments Company Targeting the Web3 Economy
8.3.2022
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the launch of its own payments processing company, Bitfinity. Bitfinity will act as the default fiat-to-crypto payments ramp for the exchange, as well as for other blockchains. With this launch, Binance also targets the expanding Web3 economy...
Users Can Now Connect Coinbase Wallet to the RAMP Platform
28.2.2022
RAMP announces the integration with the Coinbase Wallet, which is a self-custody wallet for storing, trading, and swapping multi-chain, multi-source digital assets. Users can connect their Coinbase Wallet Browser Extension to the RAMP DeFi platform and begin borrowing, lending, staking,...
Bobby Kotick's Police Records Subpoenaed As Harassment Investigations Ramp Up
18.2.2022
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that, following the company’s recent sale to Microsoft, efforts to pursue Activision Blizzard—and its embattled CEO Bobby Kotick—have escalated at both the state and federal level.Read more
Ramp expands presence in US with FinCEN regulation
11.1.2022
Last August, Ramp became one of only eight crypto firms to secure approval from U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority
ECOMI, Aragon and Ramp breakout after Bitcoin price pushes above $49K
16.12.2021
OMI, ANT and RAMP booked 20% gains after Bitcoin and the wider crypto sector reacted positively to today’s Federal Reserve announcements
Crypto payments solutions firm Ramp raises $53 million to increase adoption of dApps
15.12.2021
"There is so much potential in unlocking cryptocurrency and digital assets beyond today’s narrow and restrictive use cases," said Szymon Sypniewicz, Ramp co-founder and CEO
Moonpay Raises $555 Million in First Funding Round
23.11.2021
Moonpay, a cryptocurrency payments service provider, has raised $555 million during its first funding round. Led by Tiger Global Management, this series A funding round propelled the valuation of the company to $3.4 billion, which will be used for expansion endeavors. The fiat-to-crypto ramp that...
MyDappWallet Launches the First FIAT/crypto and crypto/FIAT Wallet with on-and-off-ramp Seamless Payments
15.10.2021
MyDappWallet users will have access to 1-click FIAT payment by bank transfer/credit card for crypto services. MyDappWallet supports businesses such as DAPPs, DeFis, and NFTs with seamless automatic exchange of FIAT to crypto via background processes. Service provided by MyDappWallet supports...
The Ramp Is Skateboarding Stripped To Its Beautiful Basics
4.8.2021
I wrote about The Ramp a few weeks back when I thought it looked like a cool little skateboarding game, but I’m writing about it again now because it’s out and I’ve played it and it’s wonderful.Read more
IMF intends to 'ramp up' digital currency monitoring
29.7.2021
The fund will greatly expand to cover all aspects of digital currency while also working with related financial institutions
MoonPay: the First-Ever US Global Fiat On-Ramp to Polygon
21.7.2021
MoonPay is thrilled to announce that they are supporting the purchase of MATIC to keep the Polygon intact. In addition, the same venture will make MoonPay the US’s first-ever fiat on-ramp in the Polygon ecosystem. Polygon is an Ethereum-based protocol to sidestep Ethereum’s glaring problems...
Facebook to Ramp up Payments Ahead of Diem Launch
16.7.2021
The social media heavyweight Facebook is forging ahead with more Facebook Pay innovations ahead of the launch of its stablecoin project Diem (formerly Libra).
Per The Verge, the new Facebook Pay solution is to be expanded beyond the Facebook ecosystem, which includes platforms like WhatsApp,...
Bingbon Adds Ruble, Hryvnia, and Tenge Support in Bid to Expand Geographical Presence
15.7.2021
A tie-up between payment processor Advcash and Bingbon will help the social cryptocurrency trading exchange extend its services to Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Russia through a newly introduced fiat on and off-ramp. Eastern European Fiat Support Echoes Regional Crypto Adoption Outside of North America...
British Binance Users Reporting Fiat Ramp, Bank & Card-related Problems
29.6.2021
Source: Instagram, Binance
UK-based customers of the crypto exchange giant Binance have claimed they have been frozen out of GBP withdrawals via the Faster Payments network, with disruption also reported on bank card-linked transactions – shortly after the British regulator orders the firm to cease...
Binance suspends popular fiat ramp for U.K. customers amid regulatory crackdown
29.6.2021
Faster Payments is no longer an option for Binance customers in Britain amid increasing regulatory pressure
Simplex Tie-Up With Kava Brings Fiat Directly to Defi
23.6.2021
As Kava works to expand its multi-asset defi platform’s appeal, the inclusion of Simplex’s fiat-to-crypto processing infrastructure will provide a fresh avenue for users to enter the defi ecosystem with fewer steps and conversions. New On-Ramp to Streamline Defi Accessibility...
RAMP V2 Goes Live on Polygon with Vault Migration
11.6.2021
Polygon continues its market surge in the form of another project launch. Now RAMP, the global DeFi solution, is launching its V2 on the Polygon network. The coming week will also see ETH vaults migrating to Polygon. RAMP is already integrated on platforms such as Binance Smart Chain, where...
Task Force to Tell Washington: Ramp Up Crypto Exchange Regulation
29.4.2021
An advisory body will reportedly tell the American government to increase the level of its policing of crypto exchanges – with a new spate of anti-money laundering (AML) measures possibly incoming at trading platforms operating in the country.
Per a report from Reuters, the Ransomware Task Force,...
The Giving Block launches 'Crypto Giving Pledge' to ramp up crypto donation efforts
26.4.2021
“Crypto Giving Pledge” is the organization’s most ambitious fundraising initiative yet
Kenyan Fintech Startup to Use Stablecoins to Transfer Universal Basic Income Payments to African Refugees
17.4.2021
Kotani Pay, a Kenya based digital currency on and off-ramp service provider, has entered into an agreement wherein it will enable the transfer of universal basic income (UBI) payments to African refugees. Working in conjunction with the Refugee Integration Organisation (RIO) and Impact Market,...