The payments giant Visa has sent yet another clear message to the crypto world – as it courts more crypto sector custom and edges yet further toward adoption. In a press release, the firm stated that it has sealed a deal with the Kansas-based neobank First Boulevard, which targets predominately Black community customers. As part…
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You’ve probably heard about the overarching influence of bitcoin (BTC) whales, but it turns out there are plenty more fish in the crypto sea – and they all have an impact on the health of the sector. Are you one of those hard-to-find whales after all, or are you a mere crypto ocean bottom feeder?…
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As the interest in bitcoin (BTC) as a treasury asset is seemingly growing among companies, new initiatives that help business people better understand this investment and related risks emerge. While one of the most active BTC promoters, US-based software company MicroStrategy, plans to host over 1,400 firms at their online Bitcoin for Corporations event today…
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The world of crypto is watching developments at Amazon with great interest after the company’s founder Jeff Bezos announced that he would be stepping aside as the firm’s CEO. In an official announcement, Bezos indicated that he was stepping down from the day-to-day operations of the e-commerce giant, but would still be involved at the…
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Crypto is being feted as a promising store of value or even an “inflation-proof” asset by some – but it appears some industry players want to go a step beyond even this, with US-headquartered crypto exchange Gemini revealing a new 7.4% annual percentage rate offering on a new crypto account. The exchange, which is run…
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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Crypto adoption news CoinFlip, a major US-based Bitcoin ATM operator, said it grew its network from 441 ATMs in January 2020 to over 1,400 by year’s end, with terminals in 45 of the…
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As bitcoin (BTC)’s price is trying to move higher again, a number of bullish signals have appeared on the crypto sky, according to insiders – while a popular analyst argues that the profit-taking is over. (Updated at 15:01 UTC with an announcement from MicroStrategy.) Earlier today, BTC jumped to almost USD 35,350 before it corrected…
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Colombian banks are set to form an unlikely alliance, with some of the nation’s biggest crypto exchanges set to work together on a cryptoasset transactions pilot. Per Semana, the pilot will, in most cases see crypto exchanges join forces with a bank to test how financial institutions can use crypto to conduct transactions – and…
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Bitcoin price is consolidating above the USD 33,000 and USD 32,200 support levels. On the upside, BTC is facing a strong resistance near the USD 34,500 and USD 35,000 levels. It is currently (05:00 UTC) showing positive signs, but it must settle above USD 35,000 for a steady increase. Conversely, most major altcoins are slowly…
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The Ukrainian energy ministry is in advanced talks with a domestic crypto mining firm named Hotmine over a proposed deal to allow the company to build mining centers at more of the nation’s nuclear power plants. As reported late last month, the ministry, in conjunction with NAEC Energoatom – the state-run nuclear energy firm that…
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