digital assets

Mastercard Selects 5 Startups for Blockchain and Digital Assets Program
Mastercard Selects 5 Startups for Blockchain and Digital Assets Program
May 15, 2024  |  Startups

Mastercard has selected five startups from around the world to participate in its Start Path Blockchain and Digital Assets program. This program is designed to...

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This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
May 08, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange...

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Revolut Debuts Crypto Exchange for Professional UK Traders
Revolut Debuts Crypto Exchange for Professional UK Traders
May 07, 2024  |  News

British FinTech Revolut has unveiled a stand-alone cryptocurrency exchange for professional crypto traders.  Revolut X, announced Tuesday (May 7), is designed to compete with other...

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Vodafone is Bringing Crypto Payments to SIM Card-Based Mobile Wallets
Vodafone is Bringing Crypto Payments to SIM Card-Based Mobile Wallets
May 06, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Phone, keys, wallet. That’s the daily routine that tens of millions  if not billions — of people undergo each morning when checking their pockets or...

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Bakkt Cuts 13% of Staff as Execs Depart
Bakkt Cuts 13% of Staff as Execs Depart
May 06, 2024  |  Personnel

Bakkt is cutting staff after warning earlier this year about the future of the company. The cryptocurrency platform said in an April 29 securities filing that...

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Crypto Firms Engage in Aggressive Fundraising to Boost Valuations
Crypto Firms Engage in Aggressive Fundraising to Boost Valuations
May 05, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency startups are reportedly engaging in aggressive fundraising as the digital asset space recovers. As Bloomberg News reported Saturday (May 4), this approach entails an...

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Crypto.com Looks to Sports to Capture Non-Crypto Audience 
Crypto.com Looks to Sports to Capture Non-Crypto Audience 
May 05, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com wants to increase its sports sponsorships to reach a wider audience. The company is targeting sports as a driver to reach non-crypto enthusiasts and “will double...

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What CFOs Should Know About the Growing Use of Stablecoins
What CFOs Should Know About the Growing Use of Stablecoins
April 30, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins, as their name implies, offer the benefits of cryptocurrency without the volatility. And with Visa having launched on April 25 the Visa Onchain Analytics Dashboard...

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Venezuelan Opposition Politician Warns of Crypto Use for Money Laundering
Venezuelan Opposition Politician Warns of Crypto Use for Money Laundering
April 29, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Venezuela is reportedly expected to increase its use of cryptocurrency when the United States reimposes oil sanctions on the country beginning June 1. A Venezuelan opposition...

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