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Crypto Lessons From 2022 The Industry Should Avoid in 2023
As any crypto industry observer surely knows, 2022 was one of the most turbulent years since Bitcoin hit mainstream notoriety and digital asset markets became a sphere of interest for fintech companies and private investors alike. The early part of
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Can Bitcoin Be a Financial Lifeline for Economies in Crisis?
Bitcoin, the world’s first and most widely-recognized cryptocurrency, has gained a reputation for being a volatile and risky investment. However, in certain economies around the world, Bitcoin is being embraced as a useful tool that is allowing for financial stability
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Monetising in the Metaverse: Distant Possibility or Reality?
In the virtual world of the metaverse, people don’t just visit – they inhabit. It’s a place where they can be whoever they want to be and do whatever they want. The term ‘metaverse’ was first coined in a book
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Pundi X Launches Point-of-Sale Machine Supporting Crypto Payments
Blockchain payments company Pundi X has launched XPOS Web 3.0, a point-of-sale machine which supports crypto payments made using third-party blockchain wallets. XPOS Web 3.0 builds on XPOS, the company’s flagship point-of-sale machine enabling brick-and-mortar retailers to accept crypto payments
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LuneX Backed Sparrow Launches Crypto Trading Platform
Fresh out of Beta, Sparrow, a Singapore-based options trading platform has launched a platform for Bitcoin and Ethereum options trading which are settled by smart contract. The company is backed by LuneX Ventures a crypto and blockchain dedicated VC fund
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Philippine Based Crypto Startup PDAX Receives Funding Boost from BitMEX
Philippines Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), a locally based cryptocurrency exchange platform recently received an undisclosed sum of funding from BitMEX Ventures. This news follows a recent investment by Consensys into PDAX. According to BitMEX co-founder and CEO Arthur Hayes, they
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Philippines Approves 3 More Crypto Exchanges Amid Soaring Bitcoin Prices
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has green-lit another 3 cryptocurrency exchanges to operate in the Philippines. The new licensed firms include Bexpress Inc, Coinville Phils Inc. and Aba Global Philippines Inc. This brings the total number of licensed cryptocurrency exchange in
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Philippines’ Cryptocurrency Enabled Wallet Can Now Accept Western Union Transfers
Blockchain-based financial services company Coins.ph and Western Union have teamed up to allow the fintech startup’s five million customers receive international and domestic money transfers directly into their mobile wallets in the Philippines. The collaboration was announced following news of
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Fintech Tools And Gift Ideas For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is looming and like many of us, you are probably panicking about what to get your better half. But you are tired of the usual, boring flowers and chocolate gifts, and would like to do something special this
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Philippines: Cleaners of Polluted Beaches Get Paid in Cryptos
A pilot project seeking to show transparency in the flow of money via public blockchain was formally launched last week in Manila rewarding cleaners of polluted beaches with the cryptocurrency Ether (ETH). Dubbed “Bounties for the Oceans: Philippines Pilot –
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