Fintech’s view of the BoE’s rate hike
In the biggest increase since 1997, the Bank of England this week raised interest rates by 50bp, to 1.75%. At the same time, the central bank...
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Binance launches Crypto Prepaid Card in Argentina through partnership with Mastercard
Binance, a major global cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Thursday the launch of a crypto prepaid card in Argentina through a partnership with Mastercard to bridge the...
Crypto crash? It’s “just a blip”, says BTCS CEO Charles Allen
The crypto winter is upon us, hammering both institutional and private investors. In a Barron’s Live webinar on July 21, Financial news spoke with Charles Allen,...
These blockchain funds are breaking the rules of Old Wall Street
The third quarter has done a pretty good job so far of debunking the old Wall Street advice to “sell in May and walk away,” as...
The Club For Growth Condemns CBDC Encourages Bitcoin Adoption – Bitcoin Magazine
A conservative advocacy group known as The Club For Growth (CFG) has published a policy brief entitled: The case against a digital currency from the US...
CME launches euro-denominated crypto futures
Derivatbørs CME is expanding its future crypto offerings through new euro-denominated crypto derivatives. The new products, which are expected to go live on August 29, will...
ZEBEDEE Leverages Bitcoin Lightning Network for Cross-Platform Payments – Bitcoin Magazine
ZEBEDEE launches a seamless integration that allows any participating business or app to transfer money across platforms. The “Login with ZBD” feature also allows applications to...
Almost $5m withdrawn from ZB.com in possible hack
Crypto exchange ZB.com has fallen victim to a possible hack as $4.8 million was withdrawn from its hot wallet, according to security firm PeckSheild. The money...
Galoy Brings US Dollars to Bitcoin – Bitcoin Magazine
Galoy Inc., the team behind the wallet of El Salvador’s Bitcoin circular economy Bitcoin Beach, is adding a new feature to that infrastructure: bitcoin-backed synthetic US...
Foundry Digital Donates 1 BTC to Fund Bitcoin Mining Pools – Bitcoin Magazine
Foundry Digital has donated 1 BTC to a pseudonymous open source developer – 4ss0. The developer is working on Stratum V2, a communication protocol for miners...