Visa’s upcoming crypto product is designed to drive mainstream adoption of public blockchain networks and stablecoin payments. Global payment giant Visa continues to explore the benefits of the cryptocurrency industry with a new initiative focused on stablecoin payments. Cuy Sheffield, head of crypto at Visa, took to Twitter on April 24 to announce a new…
The price of Bitcoin has bounced upwards as First Republic Bank deposit slump sparks fresh banking crisis fears in the United States. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) spiked more than 3% in the last 24 hours as fears were sparked of another possible imminent bank failure as First Republic Bank (FRC) shares closed down more…
This post will address Starknet’s roadmap for 2023 and provide color on the considerations driving it. The roadmap focuses on performance and UX. We aim to provide the community with the transparency it needs, so we are sharing the roadmap as soon as possible. Naturally, sharing the roadmap early on also means things may change….
The digital euro, if it is created, will be available to Eurozone users first through familiar onboarding procedures. The European Central Bank (ECB) released its third progress report on digital euro design on April 24. This time the bank looked at access and distribution options that have been endorsed by the ECB’s Governing Council. Convenience is clearly…
The draft bill no longer included aspects of an earlier version that included legislation of custodial service providers and algorithmic stablecoins, as well as a CBDC study. Republican lawmakers with the United States House Financial Services Committee have released a draft of a bill focused on payment stablecoins rather than overseeing other aspects of digital…
Palihapitiya did concede the crypto sector has “pushed more boundaries” than other startup sectors, which may have attracted the SEC’s attention. Regulators in the United States have choked out the cryptocurrency sector to the point of death, according to Bitcoin bull and billionaire tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya. “Crypto is dead in America,” he boldly claimed in an April…
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