Announcements

Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer by total sales, is looking to hire a “digital currency and cryptocurrency product lead” to “own and drive the digital currency strategy,” following Amazon looking for ways to let customers pay for goods with cryptocurrencies, which could be a promising development for the crypto community. According to Walmart’s careers page,…

Microsoft’s research department, with the participation of researchers from Alibaba and Carnegie Mellon University, released a new paper, in which was studied a blockchain-based incentive system for anti-piracy campaigns. The Redmond-based software giant plans to combat piracy rely on the transparency of Ethereum blockchain technology. In a new paper released by Microsoft, the major software…

Mastercard revealed plans to develop products and services around cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The company wants to play a role in all three vibrant crypto areas, according to the CEO. Mastercard’s CEO, Michael Miebach, provided an update of the company’s cryptocurrency plans during the earnings call on Thursday. He explained that…

Payments giant Paypal is hiring more than 100 crypto-related positions as demand for cryptocurrencies grows. Paypal’s CEO recently revealed the company’s expansion plans. According to job postings on the company’s website, there is at least 102 job openings connected to cryptocurrency and blockchain that include crypto-focused roles in compliance, anti-money laundering, and business development for…

India’s Ministry of Finance has clarified some questions concerning the status of cryptocurrency, crypto regulation, and crypto investor protection in the country. The minister also indicated that the recommendations in the draft bill proposed by the interministerial committee are still being considered. The Indian minister of finance, Shri Pankaj Chaudhary, answered Monday some questions about…

Following a rise in crypto-related crimes, federal law enforcement is seizing a lot of crypto assets. Now the US government has hired a cryptocurrency firm to hold all its Bitcoin seizures. This week, Anchorage Digital, a small crypto safekeeping platform, revealed its contract with the Department of Justice to store and liquidate digital assets that…