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Report: Nigerian CBDC Wallet Update to Enable Utility Payments, USSD Functionality to Be Added
11.5.2022
The Nigerian central bank digital currency (CBDC) wallet app is set for an update that will see users given the ability to pay for utilities like pay television and for topping up airtime. The addition of the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) functionality to the wallet app means...
Paradigm Enters Africa With $30M Round for ‘Super App’ Jambo
10.5.2022
The Congo-based startup is building a platform for Web 3 user acquisition
Argentinian Digital Bank Brubank Includes Crypto Purchases in Its Platform
5.5.2022
Brubank, one of the first Argentinian digital banks approved by the central bank of the country, is getting into the cryptocurrency business. The company announced it is now allowing customers to make cryptocurrency investments via its platform, giving them the ability to purchase crypto assets...
Banco Galicia Becomes First Bank to Introduce Crypto Trading in Argentina
3.5.2022
Banco Galicia, one of the largest financial institutions in Argentina, has introduced cryptocurrency trading as part of the services it is currently offering to customers. Users interested in investing in cryptocurrency are already able to purchase four different crypto assets directly from...
Telegram Users Can Send and Receive Toncoin Within Messenger Chats
2.5.2022
Telegram users can now send and receive toncoin directly within the application’s chats, according to a tweet by The Open Network (TON) Foundation. In addition to the toncoin support, users can also purchase bitcoin via the software’s bot system. TON Foundation Reveals Telegram...
Telegram Wallet Bot enables users to send crypto in-app via revived blockchain project
28.4.2022
More than 550 million active users surf messages on Telegram each month
Telegram Adds Crypto to Messaging App, Opening Path to Payments
28.4.2022
Telegram has added the facility to send and receive Toncoin within the app, potentially opening up crypto payments to its 550 million users
Setting Up CloudFront to Host Your Web App
28.4.2022
In my last article, we went over how to set up a web app that serves chunks and bundles of CSS and JavaScript from CloudFront. We integrated it into Vite so that when the app runs in a browser, …
Setting Up CloudFront to Host Your Web App originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should...
Berlin-based football app enters the metaverse following $300M fundraiser
28.4.2022
The financing round was led by Liberty City Ventures, with participation from blockchain platforms and venture capital firms, including Animoca Brands and Dapper Labs
2 in 10 People in El Salvador Still Using Government’s Chivo Bitcoin App – Survey
27.4.2022
A survey has found that Salvadorans are using the state-run Chivo bitcoin (BTC) app and wallet sparingly if at all, with most simply downloading it to receive a USD 30 worth of bitcoin as a golden hello before returning to using the dollar....
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As Apple Threatens Pulling Games, Devs Explain Why Forced Updates Are A Preservation Nightmare
25.4.2022
Although the mobile gaming ecosystem is known for hosting live-service games that monetize more aggressively than standalone console games, there’s no shortage of creators making mobile games that don’t call for constant updates. Now, some indie developers are finding out what can happen when...
Coinbase CEO Says Apple’s Crypto Policy Raises ‘Potential Antitrust Issues’
25.4.2022
The CEO of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, says Apple has not played nice with crypto, noting that the tech giant has banned a bunch of crypto features in its App Store. Apple’s anti-crypto policy raises “potential antitrust issues,” said...
Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments Jump Over 400%, 80M Users Have Access to Lightning
18.4.2022
As the usage of the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network is growing rapidly, now more than 80m users are estimated to have access to this network, compared with 100,000 users last summer, a new report from Arcane Research has found.
The main driver of growth for the Lightning Network this year...
AMC Theatres mobile app accepts Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and more
17.4.2022
AMC Theatre CEO Adam Aron disclosed that the iOS and Android mobile apps accept crypto payments via integration with BitPay, a bitcoin payment service provider
Yield App’s New Referral Program Offers a Massive Bonus
16.4.2022
Yield App, a thriving digital wealth platform, recently unveiled its hotly anticipated Referral Program and it was worth the wait. With up to 1,000 $YLD (more than $200 at the current price) available for both the referrer and the new customers being referred, it is easily one of the most lucrative...
Uniswap Launches Swap Widget — Devs Can Embed the Dex With ‘One Line of Code’
15.4.2022
On Thursday, Uniswap Labs, the company behind the popular decentralized finance (defi) protocol, Uniswap, launched a tool called the Swap Widget. Essentially, the widget allows developers and decentralized app (dapp) operators to embed the Uniswap decentralized exchange (dex) app with “one...
Fumb Games Mobile App Bitcoin Miner Integrates Real BTC Rewards via Zebedee
15.4.2022
Four years ago, a mobile game application called “Bitcoin Miner” came out that simulates bitcoin mining but at the time, the game’s development team Fumb Games could not integrate bitcoin rewards. On Thursday, Fumb Games revealed it has partnered with the fintech firm Zebedee...
Japan’s Top Messaging App LINE Launches Marketplace With 40,000 NFTs
15.4.2022
Japan’s top social network and messaging app, LINE, has launched a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The new service allows 90 million LINE users to send and exchange NFTs with their friends. ‘LINE NFT’ Marketplace Launched LVC Corp., the operator of LINE’s...
ECB to Cease Bond Purchases in Q3, Lagarde Says EU’s Economic Rebound ‘Crucially Depends on How the Conflict Evolves’
14.4.2022
After the inflation rate in the eurozone reached a high of 7.5% in March, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the bank’s president Christine Lagarde explained on Thursday the central bank’s bond purchases will cease in Q3. Reiterating what she said at a press conference in Cyprus...
Top Latin America delivery app to accept crypto
14.4.2022
The company has partnered with Bitso and Bitpay to allow its users to pay for orders with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies