Source: Adobe/Luciano Mortula-LGM A Tokyo city assemblyman has spoken out about ambitious plans to transform the Japanese capital into a crypto-powered financial hub – claiming that embracing cryptoassets could help put the city on a par with London and Hong Kong. Speaking to Finders (via Yahoo Japan), Yuu Ito, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan […]
Bitcoin price remained stable above the USD 56,500 pivot level. As a result, BTC started a fresh increase and it cleared the USD 58,500 resistance. It is currently (04:30 UTC) trading USD 59,000 and the bulls may soon attempt an upside break above USD 60,000. Besides, most major altcoins are showing positive signs. ETH is […]
Source: AdobeStock / diy13 Amid a surging interest in cryptocurrencies as a payment method observed across the world, 40% of surveyed individuals said using crypto is in their plans for the next year, according to a recent survey commissioned by payments giant Mastercard. The survey of some 15,569 people, conducted online in late February — […]
Source: Adobe/Antonio Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. _____ Adoption news Crypto custody firm NYDIG has partnered with fintech giant Fidelity National Information Services to enable US banks to offer bitcoin (BTC) to their customer in coming months, CNBC […]
Source: Adobe/Casimiro Mercado Libre, an Argentinian, Nasdaq-listed e-commerce giant, became the latest firm to embrace crypto pay last week. But its CEO appears to have had a rather dramatic change of heart on the matter – as he was publicly bashing bitcoin (BTC)’s payment credentials less than 12 months ago. To call Mercado Libre the […]