CEO of Stone Ridge Holdings Group and executive director of New York Digital Investments Group (NYDIG) Ross Stevens, unexpectedly appeared at BitBlockBoom in Austin, Texas, on August 26th, 2022, to make a surprise announcement. Stevens revealed the launch of a Lightning accelerator initiative by NYDIG while speaking from the Bitcoin

In the first quarter of 2023, one of the largest North American Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATM providers aims to list its shares on the Nasdaq. Bitcoin Depot is planning to go public via a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC).  GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. (GSRM) is a SPAC investor and will

According to a report from Fintech News Malaysia, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad, a prominent private investment bank in Malaysia, has teamed up with Ant Group to introduce a “super app” that provides Bitcoin and cryptocurrency services for their customers. The super app is reported to support stock trading, robo-advisory, peer-to-peer

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

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