On July 25 it was reported that users of the public transportation system in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará, will soon be able to purchase transportation tickets using bitcoin. The news was broken by Brazil-based media outlet…

The money transfer company Currency Bird says it’s the first in Chile to become a member of RippleNet. Currency Bird joins more than 200 banks and financial institutions using Ripple’s technology to power cross-border payments. The company says the partnership…

A report has revealed that the transaction volume on Ethereum-based decentralized exchanges (DEX) has tripled since the start of 2019. According to the data, June 2019 saw transactions worth approximately $300 million take place on various decentralized…

Bitcoin bull Max Keiser took on central banking this time. Keiser referenced a recent Bloomberg article that says the growing debt crisis in the bond market is leading toward a “multitrillion-dollar black hole growing at the heart of the world’s financial…

Draft legislation from Australia’s Department of Treasury has proposed limits on cash payments exceeding $10,000. Interestingly, cryptocurrency is not negatively mentioned in the document. As per Draft "Digital currency is a new and developing area in the…

In the wake of mixed feelings from Congress on digital currency, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse appealed to Washington to be lenient in its future approach. Garlinghouse appeared to unveiling rare praise of central banks and government monetary policy something…

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has released a new document stating that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), one of its agencies, is experimenting with blockchain, the technology that underpins Bitcoin. According to the document, entitled…

The Iranian government has authorized cryptocurrency mining as an industrial activity. Decision was taken this weekend, during a Sunday cabinet session chaired by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. The report notes, Experts are interpreting the move as being…

Segregated Witness (SegWit) just recently hit a milestone in adoption with 48.1% of Bitcoin payments taking advantage of the upgrade. That is the highest it’s ever been, but it’s still quite low. Wallets have been especially slow to implement SegWit, as have…

Ripple Network is expanding in Latin America and Chile is the next destination. Announcing the development on their website, CurrencyBird said: ” Ripple Net will bring many benefits for the more than 12,000 Currency Bird customers, as it will allow the company…

Aximetria, a firm offering a personal finance app for both fiat and cryptocurrencies, has been awarded a license from the Swiss Financial Services Standards Association (VQF). The app offers exchange and international payments using the U.S. dollar, the euro…

Justice Joel M. Cohen of the New York Supreme Court (NYSC) has ruled to extend the preliminary injunction in the ongoing case of crypto exchange Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company, iFinex, against the New York Attorney General. Cohen reportedly decided…

The Senate of Hamburg has introduced the first comprehensive report on the development of blockchain activities in the city. the Hamburg authority stated that several blockchain initiatives have been piloted in the city as the senate expects the role of blockchain…

Bitcoin development firm Blockstream has launched a new version of the stablecoin Tether (USDT) on its nascent “Liquid Network,” a “sidechain” protocol designed to link together exchanges. “Liquid” tethers will be better and faster and more secure, according…

The crypto markets are currently witnessing a period of low volatility as they wait for a trigger that will either carry the price higher or will result in a fall to the next support level. If the United States Federal Reserve cuts rate in its next meeting…

Crypto traders are tracking a series of massive Bitcoin whale transfers. In a matter of just six hours, whales have moved 318,649 BTC worth more than $3 billion. All of the transfers happened between wallets of unknown origin. This indicates the crypto may…

Jack Dorsey’s payments company Square Crypto wants to improve the overall user experience for Bitcoin even if that means paving the way for payment rivals. Jack Dorsey’s crypto business has no plans to launch its own cryptocurrency. This according to the…

CNBC’s host of the Squawk Box, Joe Kernen defending Bitcoin and its long-term value during debates with US policymakers, financial elites, and crypto skeptics alike. In “Joe Squawk’s” latest comments, he talks about the stock-to-flow model, that helps put…

Crypto will take center stage on Capitol Hill for the second time in as many weeks when the U.S. Senate Banking Committee convenes Tuesday to discuss current and potential regulations. In his prepared remarks, Allairesaid “Congress should adopt national…

Singapore’s plans to exempt certain digital currencies from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would benefit cryptocurrency-related businesses, according to a partner in PwC Hong Kong’s corporate tax practice. Gwenda Ho argued that the Singapore government’s…