Mastercard is launching an accelerator program for crypto startups. The credit and debit card giant will provide technical and financial assistance to early-stage projects in the space. Mastercard announced the digital asset-focused …
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Mike McGlone: ‘Bitcoin, Gold and US Treasury bonds to become top performers’
Bloomberg’s chief expert on commodities, Mike McGlone, has shared his take that in the second half of 2012, Bitcoin and two other major assets are likely to become top performers …
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Coca-Cola to launch first International Friendship Day NFT collection
In celebration of International Friendship Day on July 30, Coca-Cola will auction off an NFT loot box on OpenSea. It contains Tafi-designed digital apparel that can be worn in the …
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Jerome Powell said inflation could turn out higher than expected
During the highly-expected Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday Afternoon, Chair Jerome Powell confirmed that inflation was set to continue for the dollar, perhaps even more than previously expected. Good news …
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Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital to invest in Solana-based Saber protocol
Saber, a cross-chain stablecoin and wrapped tokens exchange built on the Solana protocol, recently announced that it had raised $7.7 million in a just-concluded seed funding round led by Race …
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Dogecoin fan offers 10% discount on his house if buyer pays him in DOGE
An American from the state of Utah has joined the ranks of those who are selling their property for cryptocurrencies, according to local television station KUTV. Scott Paul’s offer comes with …
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Utah oil producer is using otherwise wasted gas to mine Bitcoin (BTC)
Wesco Operating Co., an oil producer near Moab, Utah, found in Bitcoin a solution to a years-old problem – the wastage of natural gas that can’t be shipped to market, The …
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After El Salvador warning, IMF says accepting BTC as national currency is “a step too far”
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a warning that putting Bitcoin (BTC) or any other crypto on par with a national currency presents serious risks to macro-financial stability. In their official blog post, …
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Big Indian banks take stakes in trade finance blockchain firm
Fifteen of India’s largest banks have invested in a fintech firm that aims to use blockchain to speed up domestic letters of credit, a first in domestic trade finance, regulatory …
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One tenth of Russians ready to get salaries in digital ruble
Amid the Bank of Russia continuing progressing with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) development, one survey suggested that not many Russians are ready to accept salary payments in the …
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