Travala.com’s native token AVA will now be added to the Swipe wallet service and Visa card platform — making it spendable at 60 million merchants worldwide. At a time of unprecedented upheaval in the global tourism industry, blockchain-based travel booking service Travala and Swipe aim to boost crypto’s useability. Announced on July 24, Travala’s native…
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The popularity of crypto is on the rise in Africa, according to the CEO of one of the continent’s up and coming exchanges. Crypto usage and trading has made its way over to Africa, gaining prevalence all over the continent, according to Chris Maurice, CEO of Yellow Card — a crypto exchange based in Lagos,…
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The survey revealed that 65% of eMusic customers would use cryptocurrency to allow artists to receive a larger music revenue split. A survey conducted by pioneering digital music store eMusic revealed that most of their service’s users were open to paying with crypto if it allowed artists to earn more. The survey — shared exclusively…
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A subsidiary of $80 billion German behemoth Deutsche Telekom has become a Chainlink node operator and will engage in “generalized mining.” A subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom called T-Systems has become a Chainlink (LINK) node operator. Deutsche Telekom is one of Germany’s leading companies, employing over 200,000 people and has a market capitalization of $80 billion.…
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The central bank of France is about to start several experimental trials centering the digital euro. Banque de France has picked eight potential candidates to test the integration of a CBDC for interbank settlements, according to the announcement published earlier today. The list of approved participants includes mainstream juggernauts like Accenture, HSBC, and Societe Generale,…
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The short-lived outburst of trading activity could hint at a larger trend in both cryptocurrency and stock trading. Less than two weeks after the price and trade volume of Dogecoin (DOGE) exploded following a get-rich-quick TikTok challenge that went viral, the meme coin has been making headlines again. This time, Elon Musk’s humorous tweet briefly…
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Mastercard is reaching out to cryptocurrency firms and encouraging them to apply to become partners as part of its newly-expanded cryptocurrency card program. Mastercard is reaching out to cryptocurrency firms and encouraging them to apply to become partners as part of its newly-expanded cryptocurrency card program. On July 20, Mastercard said it was simplifying access…
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Five major Spanish banking institutions have completed a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts. Multinational banking giant Banco Santander and four Spanish banks have successfully finalized a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts. The PoC was coordinated with IberPay, the company that oversees the Spanish Payment System. Trial confirms blockchain’s feasibility for payments In a…
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Russia’s blockchain vote was the largest DLT-powered experiment in the country, but whether it went well or not is another matter. From June 25 to July 1, the Russian government held a public vote with the goal of finding out whether the country’s constitution should be amended. Part of the vote was held on blockchain…
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1,500% growth in the number of active addresses and a few other key indicators may explain the metric rise of Chainlink’s LINK token in 2020. The price of Chainlink’s LINK token has increased 480% since the beginning of 2020/ These three key metrics may explain its rise. LINK price 2020. Source: Nomics. Is it another…
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