Visa and JPMorgan link their blockchains to make international payments easier
    13 Oct 2022
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    Two giants of traditional finance, JPMorgan and Visa, are linking up their global private blockchains – Liink and B2B Connect – to simplify payments between nations. As Forbes reported, JPMorgan’s Liink is a network specifically designed for cross-border transfers and is offered under the bank’s blockchain and payments initiative, Onyx. Onyx provides a platform for…

    Google now displays Ethereum wallet balances in search results
    12 Oct 2022
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    Google now enables some Ethereum wallets to have Ether (ETH) balances tracked directly from the Google search engine, saving you the time to visit Etherscan. The feature was first announced on Oct. 11 by Google Ventures’ Principal Han Hua on Twitter. The new feature works via block explorer Etherscan, a website that provides data on…

    NFT marketplace OpenSea adds Avalanche support
    12 Oct 2022
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    According to a TechCrunch report, OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, is starting to support Avalanche. The platform will now allow creators to mint, list, and trade NFTs on the Avalanche layer 1 network. Avalanche, which is well-known as a DeFi chain and often mentioned as a challenger to Ethereum, is making its steps in the…

    Google to accept crypto payments for cloud services using Coinbase

    Google stated it will use Coinbase to accept crypto payments for cloud services early next year, CNBC reported. Google Cloud will let customers pay for its services using ten cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Tether. Google announced the deal at Cloud Next, a conference where Google pitches its computing business to companies. According to…

    OECD publishes final framework to curb international tax evasion using crypto
    11 Oct 2022
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    The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the long-awaited crypto tax framework on Oct.10. The document is meant to formalize information sharing between the 38 member countries, through automatically sharing crypto-related taxpayer information between jurisdictions. According to a release, the information sharing intends to, “target any digital representation of value that relies on…

    Polygon launches zkEVM public testnet for Ethereum Layer 2 scaling network Hermez
    11 Oct 2022
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    Polygon said on Oct. 10 that its zero knowledge-EVM public testnet for Hermez, which Polygon acquired last year for $250 million, went live. The company continues targeting the mainnet going live sometime in early 2023, calling it “the next step for Ethereum.” DeFi protocols Aave and Uniswap will also be launching on its testnet. At…