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22 March, 2023

Public blockchains—the other option

Public blockchains also provide enterprise solutions despite its issue in scalability, and despite the popularity of private blockchains in businesses,...

Barry Silbert was bullish on Bitcoin BSV—even in 2014

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Kurt Wuckert Jr

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27 January, 2023

Barry Silbert was bullish on Bitcoin BSV—even in 2014

Barry Silbert was bullish on bitcoin in 2014; however, in 2017-2022, he turned to a multi-chain and speculation/trading-based investment strat,...

Payment must change – credit card is a systemic ripoff

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Guest Contributor

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16 December, 2022

Payment must change – credit card is a systemic ripoff

People don’t understand that the credit card system is a high-interest, short-term rolling debt/loan that is deceptively imposed on consumers.

MasterCard, HSBC, Wells Fargo join forces for regulated digital asset settlement platform proof-of-concept trial

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James Field

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17 November, 2022

MasterCard, HSBC, Wells Fargo join forces for regulated digital asset settlement platform proof-of-concept trial

MasterCard has teamed up with HSBC and Wells Fargo in piloting the RLN digital money platform, a proof-of-concept project that...

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Kurt Wuckert Jr

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8 November, 2022

Nothing is over!

In 2022, we should be excited about Mastercard running atop of Bitcoin, but we have messed around for too long...

Western Union files trademark applications as it seeks to foray into digital asset sector

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

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29 October, 2022

Western Union files trademark applications as it seeks to foray into digital asset sector

Western Union appears to be preparing to enter the digital asset sector by filing three trademark applications, joining competitors Mastercard,...

Mastercard launches Crypto Secure to identify digital asset risks for card issuers

Business

Jon Southurst

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5 October, 2022

Mastercard launches Crypto Secure to identify digital asset risks for card issuers

Mastercard said it had combined CipherTrace's insights with its own "sophisticated AI" based systems for combating fraud in the fiat...

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 85: $600M Ronin heist linked to North Korea, BSV Blockchain launches online study platform in China, and new companies delve into NFTs

Business

Stephanie Tower

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22 April, 2022

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 85: $600M Ronin heist linked to North Korea, BSV Blockchain launches online study platform in China, and new companies delve into NFTs

BSV Blockchain launched an online platform in China called the "CSDN Blockchain Engineer Qualification program," which aims to help bitcoin...

Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT-related trademarks

Business

Steve Kaaru

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18 April, 2022

Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT-related trademarks

Mastercard’s trademark filings include for downloadable music files backed by NFTs and an online marketplace for downloadable digital goods authenticated...

Kurt Wuckert Jr. and Mastercard Bitcoin connection on Rethinking the Dollar

Business

Steve Kaaru

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8 February, 2022

Kurt Wuckert Jr. and Mastercard Bitcoin connection on Rethinking the Dollar

CoinGeek’s chief Bitcoin historian also talked about how Dr. Craig Wright solved the double-spend dilemma, the folly of hodling, how...

MasterCard now offers digital currency-products

Business

Patrick Thompson

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25 October, 2021

MasterCard now offers digital currency-products

MasterCard has partnered with Bakkt to offer digital currency products to its network of enterprises and banking giants.

Sri Lanka forms committee to study digital currencies and blockchain

Business

Steve Kaaru

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12 October, 2021

Sri Lanka forms committee to study digital currencies and blockchain

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved the formation of a committee that will study digital assets, blockchain technology, digital banking and block...

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