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EMEA Daily: Verto and Xente Team up on NGO Payments; Wio Digital Bank Launches in UAE With Initial Focus on SMBs

September 13, 2022
Today in Crypto: Nigeria to Launch Nationwide Digital Wallet; Coinbase Joins Fortune 500 List
Cryptocurrency // May 24, 2022

The government of Nigeria will be rolling out a nationwide digital wallet to allow for international commercialization of intellectual property (IP) forms, a press release said Tuesday (May 24). Developing Africa Group is authorized to build the wallet and IP token platform, and it has...

As Crypto’s Popularity Grows, Gateway Providers Help Merchants Accept it. Here’s a Closer Look
Cryptocurrency // February 16, 2022

While bitcoin was created to be a peer-to-peer payments tool, that never really caught on. Instead, the first cryptocurrency transformed into an investment, with many in the industry saying its transaction fees are too high and slow, and its price too volatile. That’s starting to...

Today in Crypto: Coinbase Global Deletes Some Crypto Instructions Over Scam Fears; Avanti Gets Closer...
Cryptocurrency // February 10, 2022

Coinbase Global has cut its instructions for how to buy at least three crypto tokens that have had ‘rug pull’ warnings, referring to scams that could lose people money, Reuters reported Thursday (Feb. 10). The company said it plans to create better safeguards against possible...

Today in Crypto: Twitter Invests in Bitcoin Payments Provider OpenNode; Japan’s Line App Tests Merchant...
Cryptocurrency // February 09, 2022

Bitcoin’s supply cap of 21 million might make it the best way to hold as an inflation hedge — but recently, Bank of America thinks it’s a risk asset, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (Feb. 9). The correlations between bitcoin and the S&P 500 stock index, alongside...

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Today in Crypto: Nigeria to Launch Nationwide Digital Wallet; Coinbase Joins Fortune 500 List

May 24, 2022
The government of Nigeria will be rolling out a nationwide digital wallet to allow for international commercialization of intellectual property (IP) forms, a press release said Tuesday (May 24). Developing Africa Group is authorized to build the wallet and IP token platform, and it has hired asset tokenization and blockchain financial infrastructure company Koibanx to […]

As Crypto’s Popularity Grows, Gateway Providers Help Merchants Accept it. Here’s a Closer Look

February 16, 2022
While bitcoin was created to be a peer-to-peer payments tool, that never really caught on. Instead, the first cryptocurrency transformed into an investment, with many in the industry saying its...

Today in Crypto: Coinbase Global Deletes Some Crypto Instructions Over Scam Fears; Avanti Gets Closer...

February 10, 2022
Coinbase Global has cut its instructions for how to buy at least three crypto tokens that have had ‘rug pull’ warnings, referring to scams that could lose people money, Reuters...

Today in Crypto: Twitter Invests in Bitcoin Payments Provider OpenNode; Japan’s Line App Tests Merchant...

February 09, 2022
Bitcoin’s supply cap of 21 million might make it the best way to hold as an inflation hedge — but recently, Bank of America thinks it’s a risk asset, CoinDesk...