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Revolut Adds Stellar Lumens as the Sixth Crypto

July 28, 2020

Revolut, one of the major UK-based challenger banks, has added Stellar lumens (XLM) in its cryptocurrency offerings, allowing its users to buy and sell the token. First reported by Coindesk on Monday, the ne...

Visa To Integrate Digital Currency With Global Merchants

July 27, 2020

Visa to integrate digital currency with global merchants. The global payments technology giant is working with Coinbase and Fold, two authorised and controlled digital currency platforms. In a blog post, Vis...

Lebanon Food Price Surges As Country Hits Hyperinflation

July 27, 2020

Lebanon food price surges as country hits hyperinflation. Steve H. Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, and an authority on hyperinflation explains that Lebanon is the first nati...

Chinese Central Bank Onboards Over 20 Firms to Test Digital Yuan

July 27, 2020

To accelerate the rollout of the digital yuan, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has partnered with over 20 companies in the country to test it in the real world. The central bank first inked partnerships wi...

Prominent Indian Youtube Channel Hacked To Promote Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

July 26, 2020

Prominent Indian Youtube channel hacked to promote Bitcoin giveaway scam. Ajey Nagar, more popularly known as Carry Minati on this channel, announced on social media Friday that his Youtube channel with 6.7 m...

ESPN Announces Launch Of Blockchain Powered Platform

July 26, 2020

ESPN announces launch of blockchain-powered platform. ESPN Global has confirmed the launch of a blockchain-powered gaming platform which will allow competitors to deposit and withdraw via Cryptopay using bitc...

Bitcoin Suisse Finishes $48 Million Series A Financing Round

July 25, 2020

Bitcoin Suisse finishes $48 million Series A financing round. The financing round included 16.4% of shares of BTCS Holding AG, consisting of 6.4% treasury shares and 10% newly issued shares. The authorized c...

Federal Court Rules Bitcoin Is A Form of Money In DC

July 25, 2020

Federal Court rules Bitcoin is a form of money in DC. In the case of United States v. Harmon, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell wrote that money is "commonly means a medium of exchange, method of payment, or store ...

Avanti To Launch In October With New Bank-Issued Digital Asset

July 24, 2020

Avanti to launch in October with new bank-issued digital asset. The cryptofriendly bank announced Thursday that its application was approved on 15 July by the Wyoming Banking Division. Avanti will launch in t...

Bitcoin Payment For Goods And Services Banned In Russia

July 24, 2020

Bitcoin payment for goods and services banned in Russia. The new legislation considers digital assets "as an aggregate of electronic data which can be recognized as the means of payment ... can not be used s...