June 24, 2019 SWIFT to Allow GPI Payments on Blockchain Platforms SWIFT will enable blockchain-based platforms to use its global payments innovation platform. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) will allow distributed ledger technology (DLT) firms to use its global payments innovation (GPI) platform, according to a recently published report.In the report, SWIFT revealed that it will soon allow GPI payments on DLT-base platforms.…
June 21, 2019 Oxfam Partners With Tech Firms to Test Dai’s Use in Disaster Aid Oxfam has partnered with Australian tech startup Sempo and blockchain company ConsenSys to test stablecoin Dai’s ability to provide aid in regions struck by natural disasters.…
June 21, 2019 Ripple CEO: Bitcoin and XRP Aren’t Competitors — I’m Long BTC Ripple CEO argues that there will not be one single crypto “rule them all,” stating that each one should prove its own use case.…
June 20, 2019 Australia’s Central Bank: Cryptos Will Not Receive Wide Acceptance in the Near Future Cryptocurrencies will not receive wide acceptance in Australia as long as the local financial system is efficiently working, RBA said.…
June 19, 2019 Visa Set to Join the Expanding Field of Blockchain-Based International Payment Providers Visa launches a blockchain-based centralized payment settlement service for international business transactions, challenging USC and Ripple.…
June 18, 2019 IBM Announces New Multicloud Update to Blockchain IBM has announced updates to its Blockchain Platform, designed to support greater use across diverse networks.…
June 18, 2019 Litecoin Foundation to Release Physical Cryptocurrency Debit Card The Litecoin Foundation has announced a partnership with Bibox Exchange and blockchain firm Ternio to release a physical cryptocurrency debit card.…
June 18, 2019 Binance Research: Facebook’s Libra Could Spark Additional Cryptocurrency Volume The research arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance claims that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin could spark additional cryptocurrency volume.…
June 18, 2019 Facebook Releases Cryptocurrency White Paper for Libra Currency Facebook has released the white paper for its stablecoin project. Social media giant Facebook has released the white paper for its long-awaited cryptocurrency and blockchain-based financial infrastructure project today, June 18.According to the paper, Facebook’s global stablecoin, dubbed “libra,” will operate on the native and scalable Libra blockchain, and be backed by a reserve of assets ostensibly “designed to give it intrinsic value” and mitigate volatility fluctuations.…
June 17, 2019 Ripple to Invest Up to $50M in MoneyGram Following New Partnership Ripple will provide up to $50 million to MoneyGram has part of a new two-year partnership.…