«Individuals assume responsibility». Cuba adopts cryptocurrencies as a full-fledged means of payment
    06 Oct 2021
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    It seems that the adoption of cryptocurrencies in Latin America is moving full steam ahead. Following El Salvador, Cuba has in one fell swoop legalized bitcoin as a means of payment. A few other countries are either getting ready to follow suit, like Panama, or are already de facto using crypto, like Venezuela. Recently, Cuba…

    Kenny Li, the co-founder of Manta Network: «We are currently looking for partners in the Middle East»
    05 Oct 2021
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    Exclusive interview for Gulf Crypto Insight Manta is a set of easy-to-use and secure open-source and verifiable protocols based on the Substrate framework. It uses zk-SNARK to provide complete end-to-end anonymity, high bandwidth, and strong inter-network compatibility (supports Polkadot’s main cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on the parachain). Manta includes a decentralized privacy payment protocol and a…

    Corporate Cryptocurrencies: When To Expect A Surprising Contender To CBDC
    04 Oct 2021
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    It is something awaiting us right around the corner. Сorporate cryptocurrencies have not yet declared themselves loud enough, but many world-renowned companies are already engaging with the idea. Their emergence is now a matter of time and changes in legislation. It has long been said that modern corporations have more power and authority than nation-states….

    Hedera Hashgraph: a «foundation» for payment services
    27 Sep 2021
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    You don’t often see this technology featured in crypto news. But it works and allows you to create quite efficient distributed services, especially when it comes to payment systems. It was recently revealed that the USDC token, previously launched on Ethereum, Algorand, Stellar, and Solana, would soon also be available on Avalanche, Celo, Flow, Hedera,…

    DeFi: Waiting For Adoption. Part 2
    21 Sep 2021
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    Almost everyone at his point knows what “decentralized finance” is. However, generally speaking, the DeFi sector has not yet reached the mass adoption stage. In terms of attitude to it, the situation with DeFi now resembles the situation with cryptocurrencies at the very beginning of 2017. It’s important to note the high rankings of such…

    DeFi: Waiting For Adoption. Part 1
    18 Sep 2021
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    Almost everyone at his point knows what “decentralized finance” is. However, generally speaking, the DeFi sector has not yet reached the mass adoption stage. In terms of attitude to it, the situation with DeFi now resembles the situation with cryptocurrencies at the very beginning of 2017. Bitcoin rising to $ 50,000 per token and Ether…