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Lending

Babel Finance suspends withdrawals due to “unusual liquidity pressures”

The crypto finance provider is pausing withdrawals and redemptions in response to harsh market conditions.

4 years ago

Analysis

Bitcoin uses 56x less energy than classical system

Calculations show that Bitcoin currently spends 56 times less energy than traditional monetary system, while Bitcoin Lightning is 194 Million times more energy efficient.

4 years ago

Rumors

BlockFi liquidates major counterparty after it fails to meet margin call

BlockFi CEO revealed that the company liquidated a major counterparty after it failed to meet a margin call on its overcollateralized loan.

4 years ago

Payments

Elon Musk advances support for integrated crypto payment system on Twitter

The CEO claims the move will allow for seamless transactions between users and make Twitter an everyday necessity.

4 years ago

Partnerships

Binance partners with Splyt to offer users ride-hailing services on its platform

The partnership will give users access to ride-hailing services and a chance to pay for the services in cryptocurrency.

4 years ago

Adoption

Binance and TripleA partner for crypto payment option

Binance has scored a new partnership with Triple A as its new universal crypto payment gateway for its Binance Pay feature.

4 years ago

Payments

Bitcoin of America increases ATMs across the U.S. by more than 30%

Bitcoin of America has increased its ATM count to more than 2,500 and added two new coins to the network.

4 years ago

Stablecoins

Tether has announced that it will launch USDT on the Tezos network

The popular stablecoin Tether has announced that they will be launching on the Tezos blockchain.

4 years ago

Adoption

Report: 83% of US retailers think ‘digital currencies’ will become legal tender in 10 years

An overwhelming majority of Deloitte respondents believe that crypto payments would become prevalent in their industry within the next five years.

4 years ago

Adoption

PayPal launches crypto payment, transfer functionality for US users

U.S. based PayPal users are now able to transfer, send and receive Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin from wallets and exchanges as many prominent companies turn towards crypto payments.

4 years ago

Adoption

Checkout.com starts offering merchants 24/7 settlements via USDC

Checkout.com’s stablecoin settlement solution supports USDC and will let merchants complete payments on weekends and holidays, something that is currently impossible with fiat currencies.

4 years ago

Adoption

Crypto cannot fulfil ‘social role of money’ due to fragmentation: BIS

The inherent limitations of blockchains cause fragmentation, making cryptocurrencies unsuitable as payment mechanisms, a BIS report said.

4 years ago

Payments News

Babel Finance suspends withdrawals due to “unusual liquidity pressures”

Bitcoin uses 56x less energy than classical system

BlockFi liquidates major counterparty after it fails to meet margin call

Elon Musk advances support for integrated crypto payment system on Twitter

Binance partners with Splyt to offer users ride-hailing services on its platform

Binance and TripleA partner for crypto payment option

Bitcoin of America increases ATMs across the U.S. by more than 30%

Tether has announced that it will launch USDT on the Tezos network

Report: 83% of US retailers think ‘digital currencies’ will become legal tender in 10 years

PayPal launches crypto payment, transfer functionality for US users

Checkout.com starts offering merchants 24/7 settlements via USDC

Crypto cannot fulfil ‘social role of money’ due to fragmentation: BIS

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