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Latin American Banks Exploring Ripple’s Cross-Border Payments Technology Across Eight Countries: Report

A pair of banks in Latin America are reportedly taking a hard look at adopting Ripple's cross-border payments technology. Banesco…

June 23, 2019

CNBC Host Immortalized After Blasting Facebook’s Libra: ‘I’m Like God’

[the_ad id="36860"] CNBC anchor Joe Kernen has become a crypto legend overnight after ripping Facebook's stablecoin Libra. On Wednesday, the…

June 21, 2019

Amazon Executive Squashes Crypto Rumors, Says Retail Giant Doesn’t Deal in the Speculative

Amazon does not have any immediate plans to develop its own digital currency, according to a company executive. Patrick Gauthier,…

June 21, 2019

Blockstack Riffs on Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” Motto, Leaves Notes for Social Networking Giant

Blockstack has launched a new ad campaign. The blockchain solutions company has put up a billboard right outside of Google's…

June 20, 2019

Industry Braces for New Dawn As Facebook Officially Announces Its Cryptocurrency Libra

Facebook has officially announced its secret financial services project: Libra. Referred to as a new cryptocurrency in its whitepaper, Facebook…

June 18, 2019

Overstock Reports First Blockchain-Registered Land in the US in Wyoming

Wyoming's Teton County is the first in the US to register land titles on a blockchain-based platform, according to an…

June 17, 2019

Coinbase, Spotify and eBay Reportedly Among List of Corporate Giants Backing Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency

Facebook's upcoming cryptocurrency, aka "GlobalCoin" and "Libra", will reportedly be governed by a new consortium of corporations and non-profit organizations.…

June 15, 2019

Visa, Uber and PayPal Will Back Facebook’s Crypto Asset: Wall Street Journal

Visa, Uber and PayPal are three of 10 companies reportedly backing Facebook's crypto asset GlobalCoin. Each company will contribute $10…

June 14, 2019

Ripple Says 14 New Banks and Financial Institutions Just Joined RippleNet

Ripple's global head of banking says the company's network of banks and financial institutions, called RippleNet, is growing at a…

June 13, 2019

Crypto Platform for Catholics Taps Former US Senator and Republican Presidential Nominee Rick Santorum

A Catholic organization has launched a mobile cryptocurrency solution to help drive donations and spur engagement among Millennials. Cathio is…

June 11, 2019