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29.06 / 17:05

Adoption defi Hardware Ledger Alkemi Earn integration brings DeFi lending to 1.5M Ledger users

The Alkemi Earn app has been added to the hardware wallet Ledger's Discover area, making decentralized finance (DeFi) lending and borrowing service accessible to Ledger's 1.5 million active customers.

29.06 / 16:15

Blockchain CBDC Adoption Deal Financial VTB sealed the first deal with digital financial assets in Russia

VTB Factoring, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned bank, reported the first major deal with digital finance assets. As part of the deal, the bank subsidiary acquired a tokenized debt pool of the engineering company Metrowagonmash, issued via the fintech platform Lighthouse.

29.06 / 10:39

Blockchain Adoption Trading Bitcoin Trader puts faith in crypto despite the failed first investment

From the highs of feeling like a total genius to the lows of downward price movements, crypto investing has taken Dubai-based trader JC Enriquez on a roller coaster ride.

28.06 / 23:39

Adoption Binance Tax Kazakh President Says Government Must Make ‘Favorable’ Conditions for Crypto Industry Development

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has told ministers to create “favorable conditions” for a new “digital” ecosystem that makes use of “cryptocurrencies and digital assets.”

28.06 / 19:47

business Adoption Investments Huobi How crypto is attracting some institutional investors — Huobi Global sales head

James Hume, head of sales at Huobi Global, says while some institutional investors have gotten “cold feet” over crypto, many with billions of dollars are exploring the space.

28.06 / 18:36

Blockchain Adoption privacy CBDCs ‘An Investment’ to Protect the Fiat System, Cash Will Disappear, Swedish Central Banker Says

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) is “an investment” to protect the current fiat monetary system, according to a central banker from Sweden, who also argued that cash will soon be history.

28.06 / 17:03

Blockchain Adoption kpmg Training KPMG enters the metaverse, invests $30M in Web3 employee training

KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms in Canada and the United States, has revealed the opening of its first metaverse collaboration hub to help its employees and clients pursue growth opportunities in the digital era.

28.06 / 17:03

business Adoption MasterCard American Express NOT ECB exclusive: Crypto payments 'not currently cost effective,' Amex exec says

Gonzalo Pérez del Arco, the director of government affairs in South Europe for card payment giant American Express, believes that making payments with crypto is not cost-effective at present.

28.06 / 14:43

Adoption Survey Bitcoin Crypto more popular among millennials than mutual funds, survey shows

A report published by investing firm Alto surveyed adults based in the United States to find out their preferences in investing. The results showed that more millennials from ages 25 to 40 are investing in crypto compared to those of the same age who are investing in mutual funds.

28.06 / 10:11

Adoption litecoin Lightning Network Bitcoin network play As Bitcoin Scales With Lightning Network, What Role Does Litecoin Have to Play?

At the time of writing, Litecoin (LTC) is the 20th biggest cryptoasset by market capitalization. Back in 2013, it used to be the second-biggest, but the following nine years have seen thousands of new altcoins appear on the scene, with many of these making its modest update on Bitcoin (BTC) seem less-than interesting by comparison.

27.06 / 23:53

business Blockchain Adoption Investments end 'Crypto is just like the end of the 90s with the internet bubble,' says Hodl CEO Maurice Mureau

For Maurice Mureau, CEO of crypto investment fund operator Hodl, there's "not a lot left" to invest in anymore. With soaring inflation, bonds are no go, real estate is getting more difficult, but there is one asset class that's (unsurprisingly) catching the fund manager's attention – cryptocurrencies. During the European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona this week, Cointelegraph Editor Aaron Wood sat down with Mureau, who gave his insight on the outlook of the digital assets investment landscape.

27.06 / 15:19

business Blockchain Adoption education Educating regulators will help mitigate risks, says Figment exec

Cointelegraph's managing editor Alex Cohen interviewed Figment's staking marketing director Robert Ellison at the European Blockchain Convention (EBC) 2022. The duo discussed topics like educating regulators on blockchain and crypto, how businesses navigate uncertain regulatory landscapes and regulating staking.

27.06 / 14:37

Stablecoin Adoption defi regulation Swiss National Swiss National Bank exec: Regulators may favor centralized stablecoins after Terra crisis

Swiss National Bank (SNB) deputy head Thomas Muser talked to Cointelegraph editor Aaron Wood and discussed the ongoing trends in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, and regulations, during the recently concluded European Blockchain Convention (EBC) 2022.

26.06 / 12:15

Adoption Investments cryptocurrency investment Bitcoin Time Small-time investors achieve the 1 BTC dream as Bitcoin holds $20k range

Ever since early Bitcoin (BTC) investors woke up millionaires as the ecosystem gained tremendous popularity alongside the mainstreaming of the internet, investors across the globe have been in the rush to accumulate as many of the 21 million BTC — one Satoshi at a time.

26.06 / 11:45

Adoption NFT Investment The Tectonics of the Metaverse

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25.06 / 11:01

Blockchain Technology Ethereum Adoption What is StrongBlock (STRONG) and how does it work?

The digital financial environment continues to develop almost every second, which is no surprise to those in the crypto sector. Among such technological advancements, a new project called StrongBlock has popularized the concept of the node as a service (NaaS) on the blockchain. NaaS is an alternative to running entire blockchain nodes on your own; it provides developer infrastructure and tools for setting up and managing blockchain nodes.

25.06 / 03:33

Stablecoin Adoption MasterCard Survey Mastercard: 51% of Surveyed Consumers in Latin America & the Caribbean Have ‘Experienced’ Crypto

Interest in crypto is piquing in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where the payments giant Mastercard says over half of “consumers” have already had at least one encounter with crypto.

25.06 / 00:55

Blockchain Adoption NFT Food It seems NFT-themed Bored & Hungry restaurant no longer accepts crypto

The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that recently opened NFT-themed burger joint Bored & Hungry no longer accepts cryptocurrency as a form of payment for its food.

24.06 / 18:01

business Adoption Africa Bitcoin Uganda’s gold discovery: What it could mean for crypto

These are fraught times for the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, so it isn’t surprising that industry proponents might seize upon any promising news to help charge flagging markets. A Reuters report out of Uganda last week about a massive gold ore discovery supplied just this kind of fuel.

24.06 / 17:37

business Adoption e-commerce Bitcoin Bitcoin payments make a lot of sense for SMEs but the risks still remain

The last six odd months has seen the cryptocurrency market witness an unparalleled amount of financial volatility, so much so that the total capitalization of this fast-maturing space has dropped from $3 trillion to approximately $1 trillion. This comes after the industry hit all-time highs across the board last November, with Bitcoin (BTC) reaching a price point of $69,000.

24.06 / 17:11

Adoption Payments Apple Crypto.com App to Accept Apple Pay for Crypto Purchases in US

The crypto exchange and payments company Crypto.com (CRO) announced on Friday that it now accepts Apple Pay in its app for US users.

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