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Visa develops interoperability concept for central bank digital currency payments

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 7:00 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Payments giant Visa has taken a step toward achieving its vision for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). It has developed a concept that shows how various CBDCs can be interoperable with each other to make payments.The concept, called "Universal Payments Channel" (UPC), outlines how various blockchain networks can be interconnected to allow the transfer of CBDCs. It shows how Visa can help exchange various CBDCs built on different blockchains in the future. "This is a much longer-term future thinking concept around a way that Visa could potentially help become a

Chipper Cash Extends Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer Service to South Africa

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 6:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Chipper Cash, an African fintech start-up, has extended its peer-to-peer instant money service to South Africa. In addition to being able to use the remittance service, South African users will be able to buy, sell, and transfer cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and the USDC stablecoin. South Africa Ripe for Disruption and Innovation According to a report that quotes the start-up’s VP for strategy and partnerships in Africa, Pardon Mujakachi, Chipper Cash has made the foray into South Africa because it believes the country “is ripe for disruption and innovation in

COTI to Issue New Stablecoin on Cardano Network

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 4:40 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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COTI introduced a new algorithmic stablecoin called Djed for Cardano this weekend in an effort to expand decentralized finance (DeFi) on the network.Sponsored Sponsored The Djed stablecoin was announced at a Cardano Summit in Wyoming on Sept 26 by IOHK founder Charles Hoskinson. The enterprise-grade fintech platform COTI will be the official issuer of Djed which will use the new Cardano smart contracts to ensure price stability, the announcement added.Sponsored Sponsored Djed will be entering an already crowded stablecoin market that is dominated by Tether and USD Coin, however, its

Coinbase Files For Futures and Derivatives Trading

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Time Stamp: September 16, 2021 2:44 AM - Modified On: September 16, 2021 - Published By:
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North America’s largest crypto exchange Coinbase has taken the first steps in making an application to allow futures and derivatives products on the platform.Sponsored Sponsored On Sept 16, Coinbase stated that it had filed an application with the National Futures Association (NFA) to register as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). The exchange added that “this is the next step to broaden our offerings and offer futures and derivatives trading on our platforms,” in order to further expand the crypto economy.Sponsored Sponsored The NFA’s official website now lists Coinbase Global Inc.

Poly Network hacker returns less than 1% of the $600M theft

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Time Stamp: August 11, 2021 12:07 PM - Modified On: August 11, 2021 - Published By:
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These transfers have occurred across the three wallets associated with the Poly Network hacker across the Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Polygon networks. Poly Network confirmed receipt of the returned funds via a tweet issued on Tuesday.Details from Etherscan show that $2 million worth of Shiba Inu (SHIB) and $616,000 in Fei USD (FEI) tokens are being returned.So far, we have received a total value of $4,772,297.675 assets returned by the hacker.ETH address: $2,654,946.051BSC address: $1,107,870.815Polygon address: $1,009,480.809 pic.twitter.com/bPFAQk4mvS— Poly Network (@PolyNetwork2) August 11, 2021Data from BscScan also shows the

Could a Digital Dollar Bolster the US Economy?

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Time Stamp: August 3, 2021 8:03 AM - Modified On: August 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Economies all around the world are facing roadblocks in the form of escalating national debts and threats of inflation, but a digital dollar may be a saving grace for the U.S.Sponsored Sponsored Macroeconomics expert and Soundwise founder, Natasha Che, has postulated why a Federal Reserve-issued digital USD token could change the fate of America. In a lengthy tweet on Aug 3, the author stated that the U.S.’s largest export is its currency, the dollar. It’s currently the biggest money network in the world, used for 40-50% of global trade settlement

Leading Smart Product Retailer Wellbots Now Accepting Bitcoin Payments

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Time Stamp: July 12, 2021 2:05 PM - Modified On: July 12, 2021 - Published By:
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Wellbots, a U.S.-based smart product online retailer, has announced that its customers can now make payments for goods at checkout using six cryptocurrencies.  Wellbots Now Accepts BTC  Announcing the development in a press release today, Wellbots said it will now accept Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and popular stablecoins Dai and USD Coin (USDC) for its smart products.  Before this time, the online store only accepts traditional payment methods such as Shop Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Credit Card, and Affirm.   However, with the integration