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MIT and Boston Fed Launch Collab to Explore Digital Currency in Banking

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research on a digital…

August 16, 2020

BitPay and Coinbase Launch an Instant, Zero Fee Service for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash and USDC

The largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments, BitPay, has just modified its services to allow users to spend cryptocurrency…

August 16, 2020

Facebook Revamps Crypto Plans in Embattled Bid to Launch Global Currency

The Libra Association is backing down in a dramatic reversal of its original plans to launch a single global digital…

April 16, 2020

Payments Giant MoneyGram Goes Crypto, Launches Ripple’s XRP-Based Remittance Solution in Four New Corridors

[GoogleDTR] The CEO of payments giant MoneyGram says the company is expanding its use of Ripple's XRP-based On-Demand Liquidity (ODL)…

November 8, 2019

Big Pivot? David Marcus Says Facebook’s Crypto Project Could Change Course

Libra appears to be in the midst of a reversal. After coping with an onslaught of criticism over its controversial…

October 22, 2019

High-Profile Republican ‘Troubled by Government Monopoly on Currency’ Launching New Crypto to Compete With Central Banks

President Trump's former pick for the Federal Reserve is launching a stablecoin to compete with central banks. Economist Stephen Moore,…

October 21, 2019

Bitcoin (BTC) Could Perform ‘Really, Really Well’ in Financial Apocalypse, Says Digital Currency Group CEO

Digital Currency Group (DCG) has invested in 145 blockchain and cryptocurrency companies to date, placing its CEO Barry Silbert at…

May 21, 2019