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Bitcoin transaction worth $500M cost $0.80 in fees

A total of 24,529.85 BTC was sent on the Bitcoin network for a fee of just over 4,000 sats — or roughly $0.83.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Google to integrate crypto payments with cloud services from 2023 via Coinbase partnership

As of press time, COIN shares were up 6% following the announcement of Google's intention to use Coinbase Prime to hold its crypto.

3 years ago

Payments

Ripple partners with Lemonway, Xbaht to bring ODL payments to Europe

Ripple's new partnerships will eliminate the need for Lemonway and Xbaht to pre-fund their accounts when making transactions abroad.

3 years ago

Partnerships

Visa, FTX team up to offer debit cards in 40 countries

The partnership will focus on emerging markets across Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

3 years ago

Payments

Saylor gives away BTC via lightning network

Saylor sent 3 million sats (0.03 BTC) to winners of his Lightning meme contest.

3 years ago

CBDCs

SWIFT shows CBDCs, tokenized assets can be integrated into global financial system

SWIFT Chief Innovation Officer Tom Zschach said that the innovation could help address CBDC's need for interoperability with the existing financial system.

3 years ago

Adoption

Crypto’s utility driving adoption in Sub-saharan Africa – Chainalysis

Sub-saharan Africa has the lowest crypto transfer volume but it has the highest number of small retail payments and use of P2P exchanges.

3 years ago

Adoption

Sweden’s central bank tests CBDC for retail and international remittance payments

Sweden's Riksbank teamed up with BIS, along with the central banks of Israel and Norway to test the use of Sweden's CBDC "e-krona", results will be published in a report by the first quarter of 2023.

3 years ago

CBDCs

Iran to launch CBDC on Sept. 22

The digital currency — dubbed "Crypto-Rial" — will leverage blockchain technology to turn the Iranian Rial banknotes into cryptocurrency.

3 years ago

Payments

OpenNode receives approval to test Bitcoin payments in Bahrain

OpenNode will leverage the Central Bank's Regulatory Sandbox framework to test its bitcoin payment infrastructure.

3 years ago

Payments

Russia PM sets December deadline for international crypto payments rule

Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin noted that the country's financial system would have to adjust because of the economic sanctions imposed by western authorities.

3 years ago

CBDCs

Ripple hints at new CBDC announcements

Ripple has scored several partnerships in its CBDC drive, including a participation in the digital dollar sandbox initiative.

3 years ago

Payments News

Bitcoin transaction worth $500M cost $0.80 in fees

Google to integrate crypto payments with cloud services from 2023 via Coinbase partnership

Ripple partners with Lemonway, Xbaht to bring ODL payments to Europe

Visa, FTX team up to offer debit cards in 40 countries

Saylor gives away BTC via lightning network

SWIFT shows CBDCs, tokenized assets can be integrated into global financial system

Crypto’s utility driving adoption in Sub-saharan Africa – Chainalysis

Sweden’s central bank tests CBDC for retail and international remittance payments

Iran to launch CBDC on Sept. 22

OpenNode receives approval to test Bitcoin payments in Bahrain

Russia PM sets December deadline for international crypto payments rule

Ripple hints at new CBDC announcements

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Bitcoin transaction worth $500M cost $0.80 in fees

Google to integrate crypto payments with cloud services from 2023 via Coinbase partnership

Ripple partners with Lemonway, Xbaht to bring ODL payments to Europe

Visa, FTX team up to offer debit cards in 40 countries

Saylor gives away BTC via lightning network

SWIFT shows CBDCs, tokenized assets can be integrated into global financial system

Crypto’s utility driving adoption in Sub-saharan Africa – Chainalysis

Sweden’s central bank tests CBDC for retail and international remittance payments

Iran to launch CBDC on Sept. 22

OpenNode receives approval to test Bitcoin payments in Bahrain

Russia PM sets December deadline for international crypto payments rule

Ripple hints at new CBDC announcements

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