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Iran’s Central Bank Announces Crypto Can Pay for Imports
Late last year, the Iranian Government changed its cryptocurrency legislation to allow its central bank to fund imports with legally-mined…

Moomoo Inc. Clinches Title Sponsorship for Yahoo Finance’s Exclusive Livestream of the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting
FUTU to leverage on its latest investment platform, moomoo, to stream Yahoo’s coverage for its growing user base of over 13 million…

Mastercard Uses NFTs to Offer Green Buying Power
Mastercard is offering its customers the ability to reduce their carbon footprint using the company’s blockchain-based Provenance…

Crypto with a Conscience: Elongate Gives Big to Charity
Elongate is more than an homage to Elon Musk. It’s a social enterprise dedicated to bridging the gap between the crypto space and…

NBA Hall of Famer and Global Philanthropist, Dikembe Mutombo and Partners, to Invest US$1 Billion in Ethical Mining Projects in Democratic Republic of the Congo to Support Electric Vehicles and Other Technologies
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dikembe Mutombo, Chairman of Bluetech Investments, and…

FICO Survey: 1 in 11 Australian Consumers Suspect Their Identity Was Stolen, 1 in 10 Knows It Was
FICO survey shows a growing acceptance of security measures as online account opening surges SYDNEY, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — FICO’s…

CoinPayments Expands Lead into Brazil, LATAM by Appointing Blockchain Expert Rubens Neistein as Country Manager
SÃO PAULO, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CoinPayments, the world’s leading cryptocurrency payments processor, today announced Rubens…

FICO Survey: 1 in 17 New Zealand Consumers Suspect Their Identity Was Stolen, 1 in 25 Knows It Was
FICO survey shows a growing acceptance of security measures as online account opening surges AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 27, 2021…

FICO Survey: 1 in 11 Indonesian Consumers Suspect Their Identity Was Stolen, 1 in 33 Knows It Was
FICO survey shows a growing acceptance of security measures as online account opening surges JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 26, 2021…

FICO Survey: 1 in 8 Malay Consumers Suspect Their Identity Was Stolen, 1 in 14 Knows It Was
FICO survey shows a growing acceptance of security measures as online account opening surges KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 26, 2021…

FICO Survey: 1 in 20 Filipino Consumers Suspects Their Identity Was Stolen, 1 in 15 Knows It Was
FICO survey shows a growing acceptance of security measures as online account opening surges MANILA, Philippines, April 26, 2021…

Quirky Crypto Gems from Around the Web
In the crypto world, there’s always something new to tickle the fancy. In this wrap of quirky crypto news, we travel from the ridiculous…

Inside MetaKovan’s World: a $69m NFT and the ‘Graffiti Wall’
MetaKovan has been in the news after buying a prestige Beeple NFT at a hotshot Christies auction for the record-breaking sum of $69…

Synthetic Assets and the Mirror Protocol Explained
Synthetic assets mimic or simulate underlying real world assets, such as stocks, bonds, fiat currencies, indexes or commodities. In the…

Announcing Enlighten by Kasisto, the Ultimate Intelligent Digital Assistant Solution for the Financial Services Industry
Financial organizations across the industry are under pressure to rethink their customer engagement and digital strategies. Enlighten by…

Coinstash Aims to Break New Crypto Ground in Australia
Australian crypto holders could soon be using the Coinstash exchange platform to spend, earn interest on savings and even take out a loan.…

Torum Explained: Where Worlds Collide
Take social media, NFTs and DeFi for a moment. Each sector has taken the world by storm. Yet each is supported by distinct communities…

Polygon Bridges Insurance Industry Gap with M-Setu
Polygon (formerly Matic) has teamed up with Infosys Consulting to launch a new project designed to transform user experience in the…

What is the Anchor Protocol?
Anchor is a protocol for saving and lending created by Seoul-based blockchain firm Terraform Labs. The protocol is designed to drive…

USPS Certifies CaseMail as First Blockchain Generated ePostage
World’s First Blockchain Postage Uses Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Technology SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CaseMail…

Hopium presents UNA, its California-based subsidiary dedicated to blockchain technology
PARIS, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The French car manufacturer Hopium continues to imagine the future of mobility by integrating…

Wealth Dynamix Launches Cloud-based Client Lifecycle Management SaaS Solution for Wealth Management Firms
LONDON, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Wealth Dynamix, a global leader in Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, has extended its…

StakeCube Welcomes Tradeable Mine Workers
Teething problems with the ground-breaking MineCube model have led to ongoing updates—including the introduction of tradeable mine…

The P.A.S.C.A.L. Foundation to Drop NFT Related Projects for Charity
Popular nonprofit, The P.A.S.C.A.L. Foundation, becomes the first charity foundation to enter the NFT ecosystem in a grand way AMSTERDAM,…

Credify – a provider of multi-service ecosystem connecting consuming services signed MOU with Vietnamese start-up Med247
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — On March 31st, Credify and Med247 – a startup operating in the field of online and…

And the Best Cold Beer is…. On the Blockchain?
It’s beer o’clock at Victoria Bitter, with thirsty punters now being encouraged to exchange their excess solar energy for slabs of…

What’s Quirky in Crypto?
The crypto world never loses its ability to shock and delight! Here’s four of the best quirky news stories from around the blockchain for…

Want to Pay for Uni or Fund a Startup? Mint a Student Coin!
Imagine a world where every person and every company has their very own digital token. Well, it’s not that far away. An ambitious…

How Mintable is Fuelling the NFT Boom
Mintable is more than a marketplace for digital art assets. It’s aiming to become the centre of a new cultural movement which bridges the…

How to Become an NFT Collector
NFTs are not just the province of hardcore crypto geeks. Anyone can hop into the NFT market and start collecting—that’s the beauty of…

Crypto.com Visa Card Spending Grew 55% Per User in 2020, Online Spending Up 117%
For the first time, Crypto.com shares transaction data for its Visa Card, showing strong growth in overall user spending, especially for…

Crypto.com Visa Card Spending Grew 55% Per User in 2020, Online Spending Up 117%
For the first time, Crypto.com shares transaction data for its Visa Card, showing strong growth in overall user spending, especially for…

Diebold Nixdorf Recognized by RBR as the Global Leader in Total Application and Monitoring Software for the ATM Industry
Company continues to grow its global software presence; delivering expanded transaction capabilities and enhanced user experience NORTH…

NZ Wealth Management Firm Gives Bitcoin the Nod
A New Zealand wealth management firm has thrown its weight behind cryptocurrencies, allocating five per cent of its $350 million KiwiSaver…

Qudian Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Unaudited Financial Results
XIAMEN, China, March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Qudian Inc. (“Qudian” or “the Company” or “We”) (NYSE: QD), a leading technology platform…

Zilliqa Capital Eyes Regional Blockchain Investments
Newly-launched Zilliqa Capital is looking to shake up blockchain investment across South East Asia and India. Based in Singapore, the…

Drip Capital closes $40M Committed Warehouse Credit Facility from East West Bancorp to facilitate trade finance to small businesses
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Drip Capital, a leading Fintech provider of cross-border trade finance, and East-West…

Crypto Wallets Explained
Keen to invest in crypto? Then you’re going to need a crypto wallet. A crypto wallet allows you to store, send and receive digital…

Upstox, one of India’s leading broking firms, joins IPL as an Official Partner
– Upstox to leverage IPL association to enhance financial awareness and inclusion MUMBAI, India, March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Indian…

Drip Capital closes $40M Committed Warehouse Credit Facility from East West Bancorp to facilitate trade finance to small businesses
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Capital, a leading Fintech provider of cross-border trade finance, and East-West Bank…