According to Ripio CEO Sebastian Serrano, the Latin American Bitcoin and cryptocurrency platform has started distributing prepaid debit cards in Brazil that support Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments. Additionally, the card offers up to 5% cashback rewards in Bitcoin (BTC). By the end of the year, Ripio plans to distribute up

A recent report has confirmed that Circle is paying interest to Coinbase and potentially other companies in exchange for holding funds in USDC. The information was released in Coinbase’s Q2 shareholder letter: “Interest income was $33 million, up 211% compared to Q1. The increase was primarily driven by our

According to local news source NewsPim, seven large domestic securities companies in South Korea have submitted applications to set up Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges. NewsPim’s report only mentioned Samsung Securities and Mirae Asset Securities by name. It was also revealed that all seven companies submitted applications for initial clearance

USDT issuer Tether Holdings Limited announced information from an independent attestation about the company’s performance over the preceding quarter. Tether’s assets were evaluated by renowned accounting firm BDO Italia, as of June 30th, 2022. Tether had previously stated that it would reduce its commercial paper holdings by the

According to a report from local news source Obozrevatel, two of the biggest technology retailers in Ukraine, Techno Їzhak and Stylus, now accept Bitcoin as payment for goods and services. Whitepay, a payment infrastructure provider, acts as the framework for facilitating transactions between customers and merchants. WhiteBIT is one of

OTR, an acronym for “On the Run,” is South Australia’s leading convenience retailer. And in the spirit of convenience, the chain just announced a partnership to bring Bitcoin and cryptocurrency integration to hundreds of locations. The partnership is a major step for Australia in bringing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency connectivity

According to data from CoinMarketCap, HUSD is the most recent stablecoin to lose its 1:1 parity with the U.S. dollar, as it fell by 15% on August 18th. HUSD is an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain and has been marketed as a secure stablecoin that combines the

When Holepunch based email? That is the question that JAN3 CEO Samson Mow asked Holepunch CSO and Keet peer Paolo Ardoino. The possibilities for having email built on top of Holepunch would mean that users would truly be able to own their data on a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. P2P is