Iota news and trends

Bitcoin Daily: Investors Reimbursed For $2M Hacker Losses By IOTA Exec; Australia To Focus On...
Bitcoin // March 12, 2020

The founder of IOTA is repaying victims of a wallet hack earlier this year to “preserve” the runway of his endeavor, CoinDesk reported. David Sonstebo, the distributed network’s founder, reportedly will use his own IOTA holdings to pay back those impacted by the incident. The...

SWIFT, Ripple Support EU Blockchain Group Launch
Blockchain // April 05, 2019

A new blockchain association has been created to promote the adoption of the technology across the European Union. The group — the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) — officially launched on April 3 in Brussels and includes SWIFT, IBM, Ripple and around 100 other companies...

Bitcoin Daily: Binance Accepts Credit Cards For Crypto; Bitcoin Set For Six Straight Months Of...
Bitcoin // February 01, 2019

Binance is allowing users to buy digital currencies with their credit cards, according to an announcement from the crypto exchange. Through the offering, and in conjunction with payment processing firm Simplex, the company is enabling customers to buy the Ethereum, bitcoin and Litecoin digital currencies....

For FinTech And FIs, APIs Everywhere (It Seems)
B2B Payments // June 07, 2018

Teamwork is the name of the game when it comes to open banking.  Traditional FIs are joining with FinTech outfits to bring faster payments to the masses.  Amid the marquee names in banking combining efforts with tech-savvy upstarts: Deutsche Bank and Fifth Third.

Quick Reads
Asian VCs Invest $100M in Assembly Blockchain

December 13, 2021
Several large Asian venture capital firms and crypto hedge funds plan to invest $100 million on further developing apps on the new Assembly blockchain, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 13). LD Capital, Signum Capital, Huobi Ventures, UOB Venture Management, HyperChain Capital and Du Capital were among the firms investing in Assembly. Assembly is a smart contract […]

Bitcoin Daily: Investors Reimbursed For $2M Hacker Losses By IOTA Exec; Australia To Focus On...

March 12, 2020
The founder of IOTA is repaying victims of a wallet hack earlier this year to “preserve” the runway of his endeavor, CoinDesk reported. David Sonstebo, the distributed network’s founder, reportedly...

SWIFT, Ripple Support EU Blockchain Group Launch

April 05, 2019
A new blockchain association has been created to promote the adoption of the technology across the European Union. The group — the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) — officially launched...

Bitcoin Daily: Binance Accepts Credit Cards For Crypto; Bitcoin Set For Six Straight Months Of...

February 01, 2019
Binance is allowing users to buy digital currencies with their credit cards, according to an announcement from the crypto exchange. Through the offering, and in conjunction with payment processing firm...