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Markets

Barclays Bank has jointly led a $5.5 million Series A funding round for blockchain-based B2B payments startup Crowdz.

By Yogita KhatriMay 29, 2019

Markets

Coinbase Commerce, the crypto exchange's merchants payments offering, has added support for dollar-pegged stablecoin USD Coin.

By Yogita KhatriMay 22, 2019

Markets

Bitcoin could learn a lesson from the railways, says Simon Johnson: For the customer, it’s just about getting from A to B fastest and cheapest.

By Simon JohnsonMay 16, 2019

Markets

Payments startup Flexa has released a crypto wallet called SPEDN to help brick-and-mortar retailers accept cryptocurrencies.

By Leigh CuenMay 13, 2019

Markets

Ria Money Transfer, one of the world's biggest remittance firms, has joined Ripple's blockchain-based payments network.

By Yogita KhatriMay 3, 2019

Markets

Facebook is said to be in talks with firms, including Visa and Mastercard, to support and fund its planned fiat-backed cryptocurrency.

By Yogita KhatriMay 3, 2019

Markets

The central banks of Canada and Singapore have for the first time settled cross-border payments using blockchain and central bank digital currencies.

By Yogita KhatriMay 2, 2019

Tech

The Coil blogging platform offers tipping via XRP and in future plans to work with a variety of assets.

By Leigh CuenMay 1, 2019

Markets

Income tax payers in the U.S. now have the option to receive their federal and state refunds in bitcoin through Bitpay and Refundo.

By Yogita KhatriMay 1, 2019

Markets

Jaguar Land Rover is trialing tech that may soon let drivers earn rewards in the IOTA cryptocurrency for sharing data on road conditions.

By Yogita KhatriApr 29, 2019