The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was approached by Indian banks seeking clarification for crypto transactions using the United Payment Interface (UPI). This issue directly follows the Coinbase debacle where the NPCI denied any knowledge about partnering with any crypto exchanges. With reference to some recent media reports around the purchase of Cryptocurrencies using […]
Shiba Inu and other cryptocurrencies are now accepted by player prop daily fantasy sports and Esports platform, ThriveFantasy. In a release, ThriveFantasy announced its partnership with FTX to allow crypto transactions on the platform. ThriveFantasy is a daily fantasy sports and esports app for player props. Thrive offers contests for traditional sports such as the […]
Mastercard and Visa, two big payment networks in the US, have changed their fee structures, and the decision could make businesses turn to cryptocurrencies. These fees, typically charged whenever a customer uses a credit card, generally are a portion of the total transaction. The rise of credit card processing fees is likely to affect many […]
The world’s first exchange-traded product (ETP) that combined exposure to bitcoin (BTC) and gold has been listed on the Swiss SIX stock exchange. The product has been developed by ETP issuer 21Shares and cryptoasset data provider ByteTree Asset Management. The ByteTree Asset Management BOLD ETP will track a customized benchmark index comprising bitcoin and gold […]
Three former traditional finance executives have teamed up to form the latest cryptocurrency exchange targeting institutional investors. Anthony Mazzarese and Brandon Mulvihill, former heads of foreign exchange prime brokerage at Jefferies, have partnered with FastMatch co-founder Vlad Rysin to start Crossover Markets Group. The co-founders realized the large barriers to entry for traditional institutional clients, […]