The largest stablecoin issuer, Tether, has announced a collaboration with Uquid, a Web3 e-commerce platform. This partnership enables residents of the Philippines to pay their Social Security System (SSS) contributions using the stablecoin issued on The Open Network (TON). Additionally, Uquid has released a detailed guide for citizens on how to use USDT-TON to pay…
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Nick Tomaino, a former business developer and marketing lead at Coinbase, explained how the idea of bitcoin for payments gradually lost its relevance in the market. Tomaino detailed that Coinbase rode this premise back in 2014 to raise $125 million in two funding rounds, but it was quickly clear that there was not a case…
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Former Consensys employee Jack Jia, the founder of Stable.com has launched USD3, a “payments-first” new stablecoin despite the present lack of a regulatory framework and uncertainty around the market. The USD3 is a 1:1 backed stablecoin and aims to be an extension of the U..S dollar for global commerce and Web3. Jia announced the launch…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin charged against the U.S. actions seeking to block Russian payments to China and other countries. During a two-day trip to China, the Russian leader emphasized that this strategy was “really stupid and a huge mistake,” considering that these actions affected the status of the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. Russian…
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Standard Chartered-backed crypto exchange and brokerage Zodia Markets and crypto custody technology provider Fireblocks have partnered to improve cross-border payments. In an announcement, UK-based Zodia Markets said the collaboration will address banking challenges and improve efficiency by allowing value transfer utilizing digital assets. “Cross-border payments between many jurisdictions suffer from slow transaction speeds, limited availability…
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Russia has proposed the development and implementation of a BRICS-wide payment system that would use central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to manage trade settlements. The BRICS bridge, as referred to by Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, would address the fragmentation of the current payment system outside the West’s “unfriendly infrastructure.” Russia Hints at Using CBDC…
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Coinbase recently announced that it would be removing support for native Bitcoin (BTC) payments across its payment platform for merchants, Coinbase Commerce. The company’s head of product, Lauren Dowling, stated on her X account on February 18 that “customers were struggling with operational challenges managing crypto volatility risk, manual burden of resolving incorrect payments (eg:…
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Coinbase, a leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, claims that Americans could have saved at least $74 million in 2022 by leveraging crypto tech instead of using credit cards as payment options. In its latest State of Crypto report, Coinbase reveals how traditional finance system institutions keep transaction fees high in a system “mired in delays.” Coinbase…
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On Dec. 12, Michele Bullock, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, revealed that as much as 75% of Australians are now considered to be “low cash users.” Bullock also noted that the reduction in the use of cash for transactions is putting a strain on the cash distribution system. Australian Senior Citizens Still…
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Coinbase has unveiled a new feature to its wallet service, streamlining international fund transfers. This new update aims to make the transfer of funds as effortless as sending a text. Coinbase Unveils Link-Based Money Transfer Service Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) has launched its latest wallet feature that facilitates global fund transfers. The platform now allows users…
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