Mastercard launches ‘next generation’ of blockchain payments startup program

New York-based enterprise software firm R3, known for its enterprise blockchain platform Corda, has doubled the size of its London Wall office. Business intelligence firm Mondo Visione reported on the company’s new hiring goals on Aug. 1.According to the report, R3 has increased the size of its London branch as partial accommodation for the company’s…

The stablecoin issuer is currently facing a lawsuit from the SEC in which the financial regulator claimed BUSD was an unregistered security. 339 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTStablecoin issuer Paxos was reportedly discussing the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin with the United States Securities and…

It did not take much — around $3,500 off the Bitcoin price — for crypto traders to have a change of heart. 1323 Total views 5 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) trended toward a $40,000 retest on Feb. 12 as BTC price action bore out analysts' predictions.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTrader hopes to avoid…

Bitcoin (BTC) was aiming for $7,000 on April 14 as a sudden $600 dip gave way to a slow grind upwards as the week began.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360Filbfilb: BTC needs “game changer” $7,250 closeData from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD challenging $7,000 resistance on Tuesday. Previously, a slump in traditional market futures produced…

The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service, has conducted an internal audit of the way in which it carries out crypto-related investigations and found there’s significant room for improvement.Notably, the USPIS handled only a small number of crypto-related cases during the two fiscal years under review…

NFT collectibles company Dapper Labs has said goodbye to another 51 employees only months after a 20% staff reduction in February. 215 Total views 2 Total shares Nonfungible token collection and technology firm Dapper Labs has announced its third round of staff layoffs in less than a year.On July 13, Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou…

Like the IMF’s single-ledger proposal released a day earlier, BIS’ unified ledger uses familiar concepts, such as tokenization, without the blockchain. 228 Total views 3 Total shares The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a chapter of its annual report early. That chapter, on the future of the monetary system, discusses “a new type…

NFT sales in June alone have eclipsed those for the entire first half of 2020 for the OpenSea marketplace. 230 Total views 5 Total shares Sales of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have surged to record highs in the first half of 2021.There has been $2.5 billion in NFT sales in the first six months of this…