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Twitter launches BTC tipping for iOS users via Lightning Network

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Twitter has launched a tipping feature worldwide via bitcoin’s Layer 2 Lightning Network. The social media company has more than doubled the amount of bitcoin deployed on the network since the start of 2021. The San Francisco-based Twitter enabled tipping via BTC for global users of the iOS, with Android access promised “soon,” FuturesMag disclosed. The feature also gives users the option of tipping content creators in fiat currencies via third-party services like Venmo, Cash App, and Wealthsimple Cash. It is worth noting that Square’s Cash App — a payment

Italian Payments Giant Nexi Involved in Digital Euro Project

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Time Stamp: September 24, 2021 2:00 AM - Modified On: September 24, 2021 - Published By:
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Nexi, a leading European payments company, is reportedly giving advice to the European Central Bank (ECB) related to the digital euro project. The announcement was made by Nexi’s CEO Paolo Bertoluzzo, who also gave his opinion about the future of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrencies during the Money 20/20 fintech conference in Amsterdam. Nexi Advising ECB on Digital Euro Issues Nexi, one of the biggest payments companies in Europe, is working in tandem with the European Central Bank toward the creation of a digital euro, according to statements

Fake News Moves Market | This Week in Crypto – Sep 20, 2021

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 Fake Walmart news crashes the crypto market, Revolut pays for office space in Bitcoin and a statue for Satoshi. These stories and more this week in crypto. A press release claimed early this week that Walmart had partnered with popular altcoin Litecoin. The news was widely celebrated by crypto fans, and the price of Litecoin along with the rest of the crypto market surged heavily in minutes. However, within an hour, both Walmart and the Litecoin Foundation denied any relationship, that news quickly crashing the market. The cryptocurrency-infused financial

100 years ago, Henry Ford proposed ‘energy currency’ to replace gold

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Time Stamp: September 18, 2021 2:41 PM - Modified On: September 18, 2021 - Published By:
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In 1921, American industrialist Henry Ford proposed the creation of an “energy currency” that could form the basis of a new monetary system — offering striking similarities to the peer-to-peer electronic cash system outlined in Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2008 Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper. Front page of the New York Tribune dated Sunday, December 4, 1921. Source: Library of CongressBitcoin as an energy currencyOn Dec. 4, 1921, the New York Tribune published an article outlining Ford’s vision of replacing gold with an energy currency that he believed could break the banking elites’ grip on

Steve Cohen Invests in Crypto Trading Firm Radkl

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2021 7:15 PM - Modified On: September 15, 2021 - Published By:
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The hedge fund magnate and owner of the New York Mets continues his support, vocally and financially, for the crypto industry. Sponsored Sponsored Cryptocurrency trading frim Radkl has secured a high-profile investor in Steve Cohen. Cohen has invested an undisclosed about of financial support for the new firm, which launched on Tuesday. According to the Wall Street Journal Cohen is investing with his personal assets rather than using capital from his Point72 Asset Management LP.  According to a spokesperson from Radkl, Cohen “won’t be involved in Radkl’s day-to-day operations.” The move

Trader Joe Raises $5M for DeFi on Avalanche

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Time Stamp: September 3, 2021 2:01 AM - Modified On: September 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Avalanche-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Trader Joe has become the latest to secure a round of funding from venture capital giants.Sponsored Sponsored In an announcement on Sept 2, the DeFi trading platform revealed that it raised $5 million in a strategic sale led by Defiance Capital, GBV Capital, and Mechanism Capital. Several other venture capital firms, angel investors, and industry leaders including Three Arrows Capital, Coin98 Ventures, Delphi Digital, Avalanche Foundation, and Aave founder Stani Kulechov, also contributed. Trader Joe plans to expand its team with the cash injection and

BIS Tests CBDCs for International Settlements Between Several Countries

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 8:30 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is cooperating with several countries to test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for international settlements.Sponsored Sponsored In participation are the central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa. The experiment could lead to a more efficient global payments platform. ‘Project Dunbar’ Led by BIS’ Singapore Center, “Project Dunbar” aims to develop prototype shared platforms for cross-border transactions using multiple CBDCs. This would allow financial institutions to transact directly with each other using the digital currencies. Consequently, this would eliminate the

Why this billionaire investor’s crypto-investment advice has no basis

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Time Stamp: September 1, 2021 5:30 AM - Modified On: September 1, 2021 - Published By:
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The “Bitcoin is a bubble” theory has been touted for as long as the digital asset has existed. Despite Bitcoin providing optimum returns over the last few years, many traditional investors have failed to find value in the crypto. Billionaire investor and subprime broker John Paulson is the latest addition to this clique. In a recent interview, Paulson called crypto a bubble that will “eventually prove to be worthless.” Paulson had famously predicted and benefited from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 by placing a successful short position on

Cuba Recognizes Cryptocurrencies | This Week in Crypto – Aug 30, 2021

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 MicroStrategy buys more bitcoin, Cuba recognizes cryptocurrencies and free BTC for everybody in town…but which town? These stories and more this week in crypto. NASDAQ-listed business intelligence company MicroStrategy announced yet another substantial purchase of Bitcoin, this time worth nearly $200 million. The firm added 3,907 bitcoin to its stash, at an average price of just over $45000 per coin bringing its total holdings to nearly 109,000 bitcoins. Cuba will recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies citing “reasons of socio-economic interest.” The central bank will set new rules for how to