Corporate adoption is in ‘amateur league’ despite Bitcoin ETFs

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!This week, our 6 Questions go to Lyn Alden Schwartzer, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, which provides an investment research service for both retail and…

Switzerland-based Falcon Private Bank has introduced support for direct transfers and storage of select cryptocurrencies, according to an official press release published on Jan. 21.The bank announced that both private and institutional investors can now directly transfer a selection of major cryptocurrencies to and from the institution's own “segregated Falcon wallets,” as well as convert…

After being steamrolled in Bitcoin Cash’s most recent hash war, Bitcoin ABC shows signs of life with a new client release and a 70% rebound in price off a low base. 444 Total views 8 Total shares Amaury Sechet's Bitcoin ABC coin is up 70% today as the developer announced a new upgrade for the…

The five applications suggest the social media firm may use its namesake in a payments processing platform called Meta Pay. 108 Total views 2 Total shares Social media giant Facebook's parent company, Meta, may be planning to launch a payments platform with support for cryptocurrency. According to records submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark…

"I have worked with this person for many years, and he has a tendency to try to change the terms of payment after agreeing on a certain way of operating," said the contract worker. 1436 Total views 13 Total shares A United States-based business development specialist has claimed that a company that paid them for…

The company said that the project is set to utilize the Polygon (MATIC) blockchain for decentralized trading and third-party sales. 235 Total views 7 Total shares Content aggregation, ranking, and discussion website Reddit announced a new blockchain-backed avatar system on Thursday. Though no official date was revealed, the company suggested that the avatars will be…

United States authorities have arrested a Russian national under allegations of money laundering — using his Instagram that promoted his rap career as evidence against him.Per court filings unsealed on March 30, an FBI investigator alleged that Maksim Boiko laundered money using cryptocurrencies, including via disgraced exchange BTC-e. The authorities also say that Boiko conspired…

The Kenya-based company already has 3 million mobile phone users in Ethiopia and plans to make it the 10th country where the payment service will be available. 166 Total views 1 Total shares The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a mobile money-service license to Safaricom M-Pesa Mobile Financial Service, it announced May 11.…

The feature could be very useful, but privacy analysts have raised concerns over its reach.