September 23, 2024
Stablecoins Surge in Prominence and Utility Across FinTech Ecosystem
You are the company you keep. And that old adage is good news for stablecoins, the digital currencies pegged to traditional fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar, which have been...
September 23, 2024
Alchemy Pay Integrates Crypto Card With Google Pay for Faster,...
Fiat-cryptocurrency payment gateway Alchemy Pay’s Virtual Card now supports Google Pay, enabling users to pair the card with that digital payment platform. By adding the crypto card to Google Pay,...
September 23, 2024
Travala Integrates Solana Blockchain With Crypto Travel Platform
Cryptocurrency-native travel platform Travala integrated the Solana blockchain network. As part of the integration, Travala will add SOL travel rewards as an option for loyalty program members, while also deploying...
September 17, 2024
Trump Backs Crypto Venture World Liberty Financial
Former President Donald Trump is getting into the cryptocurrency business. Weeks before an election that could return the Republican mogul to the White House, Trump hosted a livestream promoting a...
September 16, 2024
Circle/Sony Block Solutions Team-up Targets Creator Economy
Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched a partnership with Sony Block Solutions Labs. The collaboration, announced in a news release Sunday (Sept. 15), is designed to “drive innovation and creativity through...
September 12, 2024
eToro Pares Down Crypto Biz in $1.5 Million SEC Settlement
Cryptocurrency trading platform eToro has agreed to pay a $1.5 million government settlement. As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Sept. 12), the settlement stems from charges that eToro’s platform operated...
September 11, 2024
This Week in Web3: Crypto Scams and Payments Surge
Cryptocurrencies were created to address supposed pain points across the financial system. By decentralizing transaction verification and record-keeping through a distributed ledger, blockchain-based digital assets remove the need for intermediaries...
September 11, 2024
Singapore’s Stablecoin Payments Approach Record $1 Billion
Singapore is reportedly growing increasingly fond of stablecoin payments. Payments with the digital assets during the second quarter hit a record high of nearly $1 billion in the city state, Bloomberg News...
September 11, 2024
Cross-Border Payments Cost Could Be Cut by Blockchain, If It...
Cross-border payments suffer from inefficiencies such as high fees, slow settlement times and poor transparency, making international transactions costly and cumbersome. Blockchain technology offers transformative potential to address these issues...
