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Norwegian Pushes Crypto Adoption Further Beyond Its Company

Stablecoins may be about to see more widespread use in traditional business as “several big suppliers” of the low-cost carrier and one of the biggest airlines in Europe, Norwegian, are reportedly positive about this alternative transaction method.As reported, Norwegian is launching its...

, by Fredrik Vold

Local Gov’t Stablecoins Booming in South Korea

"It’s quick and easy, and the fees are cheap." "Our original target was 1,400 stores, but we have already exceeded our half-year target of 5,000 by 600 stores."Cryptocurrency companies are pariahs in South Korea, where initial coin offerings and direct investment remain banned. But...

, by Tim Alper

9 Walmart’s Blockchain/Crypto Patents Revealed in One Day

It's no wonder that the U.S. companies are among the world’s top 10 blockchain patent acquirers when even non-blockchain businessess are seeking for patents in droves. And no one knows how serious those companies are.After Nike filed for a trademark for the term “cryptokicks”,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Giant Backed Terra’s Strategy Works, Says Stablecoin Co-Founder

The goal of Terra, a South Korea-based stablecoin project aimed at mass adoption, is to become the largest payments network in Asia in the next three years, Daniel Shin, co-founder of Terra, told Cryptonews.com.To accomplish its goal, Terra, which is backed by South Korea’s internet giant...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Huobi Announces New Stablecoin

Starting Thursday, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi will be upgrading their current HUSD solution, transitioning it from a stablecoin basket to a new, USD-pegged stablecoin, HUSD Token.HUSD Token is issued by Stable Universal, a Huobi Global backed crypto startup, with a 1:1 USD peg. Paxos Trust...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

How US Congress Can Make Stablecoins and Libra Irrelevant

It is well-known by now that U.S. lawmakers and now even members of President Trump’s cabinet are highly skeptical about Facebook’s proposed Libra stablecoin. And although regulators and governments in parts of the world have tried their best to control digital tokens, regulations may...

, by Fredrik Vold

Japanese Regulator Says Libra is Not Crypto, Gives the Green Light

Facebook’s forthcoming Libra project is unlikely to come up against any roadblocks in Japan, with the country’s top financial regulator apparently satisfied with the contents of the social network’s white paper.The Financial Services Agency (FSA), the government body charged with...

, by Tim Alper

‘Libra Will Destroy Stablecoins, Banks Will Become Dumb Warehouses’

Facebook's Libra will destroy all stablecoins, turn commercial and central banks into 'a dumb regulated warehouse for digital fiat money' and will finally bring new Bitcoin users, the outspoken Co-founder and CEO of major crypto trading platform BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, wrote in his newsletter."I shed...

, by Fredrik Vold

Crypto ATM Operator Adds Dai, Targets USD 690bn Remittance Market

American crypto ATM operator Coinsource has announced that it will begin allowing customers to make Dai purchases from its machines as of this summer – ahead of a planned remittance service launch.Per Reuters, Coinsource says it is set to “update all of its machines to allow customers...

, by Tim Alper

Coinbase and Circle Opened Doors to New USDC Issuers

News came out of Centre Consortium today, the joint venture of crypto giants Circle and Coinbase – the stablecoin network is now open for industry participation and broader membership.As a reminder, in October 2018, Circle and Coinbase partnered up and formed the Consortium, but also launched...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Coinbase CEO’s Attempt to Shill USD Coin Backfires

The attempts made so far to use the Tether drama and shill USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin co-launched by major crypto companies Coinbase and Circle, seem to have backfired. “With the confirmation that Tether is not fully collateralized, my hope is that the industry graduates to more...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Tether Drama Increased Demand for Other Stablecoins

The prices of stablecoins went into a frenzy following the news of Tether’s current legal troubles, with most of them jumping - as much as stablecoins can jump - and are currently among the very few coins in green in terms of price. These jumps range from 0.45% in the case of the Gemini...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

The Unusual Kid on the Block: Stablecoin Backed by Stablecoins

Neutral, an open financial protocol, has announced the launch of a stablecoin called Neutral Dollar (NUSD). Although stablecoins have been on the market for a while now, this one introduces a completely new concept: it is a basket of existing stablecoins, collateralized by Dai (DAI), TrueUSD...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Journalist: ‘Facebook Wants External Funding for its Cryptocurrency’

A writer for the New York Times says Facebook may be seeking USD 1 billion in external funding for its forthcoming cryptocurrency – and claims the social media giant could seek to peg the value of its token to “a basket of foreign currencies.”Nathaniel Popper, who regularly writes...

, by Tim Alper

Coinbase Conundrums: Everyone Got Confused – Again

Major cryptocurrency exchange and wallet Coinbase seems to be confusing their clients - and the rest of the cryptoverse - again.Now, they seem to be offering a new "service" of sending Ripple (XRP) and USD Coin (USDC) between Coinbase users, regardless of geographical location, free of charge....

, by Sead Fadilpašić

S Korean Crypto, Blockchain Leaders Join Forces for Assault on ICO Ban

South Korea’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency experts, business leaders and academics are urging the government to change its fintech policy – by creating a super-association of blockchain-related organizations.The new association claims that Seoul’s much-maligned initial...

, by Tim Alper

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