End-users of technologies don’t want to think — they just want to use. And out-of-the-box usability is particularly essential when it comes to next generation innovations disrupting payments and commerce. This, however, can at times be at odds with the mindset of the builders of...
PayPal says its stablecoin — PayPal USD (PYUSD) — is now available on the Solana blockchain. The move is designed to make the stablecoin faster and cheaper to use, giving users the choice of multiple blockchains for more flexibility and control, according to a Wednesday (May 29) news...
The landscape of digital assets, blockchain and Web3 technologies is undergoing a shift. What was once considered theoretical or looked at askance in light of scandal and volatility is now increasingly moving into practical use. “It’s important to know that crypto is not just bitcoin and...
Compared to the events of 2023, the cryptocurrency sector in 2024 could be considered relatively boring. U.S. regulators at the start of the year approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and at least one player in the marketplace has even begun to phase out its “cryptocurrency”...
May 13, 2024
The landscape of digital assets, blockchain and Web3 technologies is undergoing a shift. What was once considered theoretical or looked at askance in light of scandal and volatility is now increasingly moving into practical use. “It’s important to know that crypto is not just bitcoin and Doge and NFTs,” Sheraz Shere, head of payments at Solana Foundation, told […]
January 13, 2022
Over the course of this series of articles, we are going to look at the top blockchains in cryptocurrency, with a goal of helping you make sense of the alphabet...
May 29, 2024
PayPal says its stablecoin — PayPal USD (PYUSD) — is now available on the Solana blockchain. The move is designed to make the stablecoin faster and cheaper to use, giving users the choice of multiple blockchains for more flexibility and control, according to a Wednesday (May 29) news release. “The Solana blockchain is known for processing massive amounts […]
December 21, 2023
Solana’s cryptocurrency, SOL, which experienced a 94% decline in 2022, has reportedly made a comeback, attracting the attention of digital asset investors. The SOL token has surged in price by...
November 03, 2023
The conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried on fraud charges on Thursday (Nov. 2) coincided with a downturn in the cryptocurrency market, which had been recovering this year. Over Thursday and Friday...
September 13, 2023
FTX has been granted court approval to sell its cryptocurrency assets to repay customers in U.S. dollars. The decision, made Wednesday (Sept. 13) by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey in...
