A Tokyo city assemblyman has spoken out about ambitious plans to transform the Japanese capital into a crypto-powered financial hub – claiming that embracing cryptoassets could help put the city on a par with London and Hong Kong. Speaking to Finders (via Yahoo Japan), Yuu Ito, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly currently serving…

Mastercard has tracked customer usage as it relates to cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin. The company has seen consumers using their Mastercard debit cards to purchase crypto assets and begin to use crypto cards on its network. With cryptocurrencies becoming more accepted as an investment and payment method, Mastercard is taking steps to make it easier for…

In the first quarter of 2021 the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) industry shawn a wave of growth. The main indicator for assessing the DeFi industry is the total amount of locked funds on smart contracts (Total Value Locked). In April 2021, it crossed the $ 100 billion mark, according to the DeFi LIama tracker. Analysts at…