Ripple and Mercado Bitcoin to launch crypto-enabled payments in Brazil

After having about $290 million locked at Digital Currency Group, Bitvavo decided to pre-fund the assets on its own and is now looking for full repayment. 257 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTCryptocurrency exchange Bitvavo, a major creditor of the troubled crypto company Digital Currency…

Bitcoin (BTC) may be the last thing one might consider when thinking about ways to ensure a clean-energy future. This has especially become the case following a tweet sent by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk back in May, in which he stated that Tesla would stop accepting BTC payments due to the increasing usage of fossil…

Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick is launching an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform subsidiary, DLT Markets, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reported on Feb. 22.According to the bank’s announcement, DLT Markets will provide institutional investors “with fully regulated and secure multi-exchange access to the digital token asset class.”Edi Wögerer, CEO of Bank Frick, declared:“With our spin-off, we are offering institutional clients a…

Chainlink (LINK) has had a pretty rough month, dropping as much as 45% after marking a $37 all-time high on Feb. 20. While the recent losses may look surprising when compared against other altcoins' gains, LINK still managed to rally 640% over the past nine months.Therefore, there should be no reason to interpret the failure…

Japan home builder Sekisui House is utilizing blockchain technology to move it closer to one-stop leases for rental properties. In Japan, one of the biggest home builders is making preparations for its contracts on certain rental homes to go on the blockchain.According to an announcement posted to the company’s website on June 8, Sekisui House…

Canadian crypto solutions provider and trading platform operator Coinberry has struck its second municipal partnership to provide Bitcoin payments processing for property taxes. A press release published on July 15 revealed that Coinberry has begun negotiations with the City of Richmond Hill in the Greater Toronto Area. The news comes after the Council voted on July…

I started working on Ethereum in 2014. The subsequent 10 years in blockchain have been strange — disappointing in some ways but amazing in others.

Grayscale’s $5.1 billion in Bitcoin under management is fast being challenged by firms including CoinShares and MicroStrategy. 761 Total views 12 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) holdings at public companies topped $6.8 billion this year as newcomers catch up with industry heavyweight Grayscale.According to monitoring resource Coin98 Analytics, a total of 13 public companies have now…