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What China's Cashless Revolution Can Teach the West About Crypto
China appears to have achieved the crypto community's dream of a new internet of value, without blockchain. But there's more than meets than eye here.
Gates Foundation Partners With Former Ripple CTO's Blockchain Project
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Coil, a startup founded by Ripple's former CTO, to provide payment services for the unbanked.
F2Pool Founder's Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $13 Million
Cobo, the crypto wallet created by F2Pool's founder, has raised $13 million from NEO and DHVC to expand its staking pool with a cold wallet launch.
Stablecoins All Want to Be $1, But They're Not Worth the Same
Buying bitcoin may be cheaper using a stablecoin the market has greater confidence in, like the Gemini dollar, than with an alternative like USDT.
Mastercard Patent Hints at Plan for Multi-Currency Blockchains
A new Mastercard patent outlines how a permissioned blockchain can store multiple types of transaction info, including with different currencies.
Italian Bank Consortium Trials Interbank Transfers on R3's Corda
Fourteen Italian banks say they have successfully completed the first phase of an interbank reconciliation trial utilizing R3's Corda platform.
Another US Indictment Links Bitcoin to Covert Russian Intelligence Activity
Russian intelligence agents allegedly used cryptocurrencies to help fund an "influence and disinformation" effort, the U.S. government said Thursday.
SBI Ripple Asia's MoneyTap App Has Launched in Japan
MoneyTap, a blockchain money transfer app built by SBI Holdings and Ripple, has just gone live in Japan.
Ripple Grapples With Its $21 Billion 'Gorilla': Crypto Asset Adoption
Ripple's "800-pound gorilla" in the room is whether financial institutions will actually use cryptocurrencies in cross-border payments.
With Rambling Clinton Keynote, Ripple Is Sending a Clear Message
It wasn't about what Clinton had to say. It was about putting Clinton on the stage.
