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MoneyGram wants to use stablecoin USDC to 'build a bridge to crypto' for money transfers — even after the Terra meltdown
Meanwhile, MoneyGram wants to get involved in bitcoin transfers to El Salvador, CEO Alex Holmes tol…
Zahra Tayeb
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Capgemini says nearly half the world will be using cryptocurrencies to send money in the next two years — a revolution led by remittances
A new report by Capgemini estimates that around 45% of users will be using cryptocurrencies to make…
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Mark Zuckerberg's ambitions for a Facebook cryptocurrency are officially over. A crypto bank that snapped up its 'Diem' project now plans to issue a stablecoin of its own this year.
Silvergate said the assets it bought from Diem include development, deployment, and operation tools…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Crypto is about much more than just 'cryptocurrencies'
Legendarily, the left hand of government may not know what the right hand is doing, with the…
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Facebook wants to test its cryptocurrency in a country that’s trying to ban it altogether
Insiders say that India has been chosen for pilot testing the virtual currency, as the country…
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What is cryptocurrency? What to know about this increasingly popular digital currency before investing
Cryptocurrencies are decentralized, digital currencies that use blockchain technology to manage tra…
Louis DeNicola,Tessa Campbell
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Crypto lost the battle to be an alternative to fiat money after FTX collapse, top economist says
"Only the legal, historical infrastructure behind central banks can give great credibility [to mone…
Morgan Chittum
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Why VC Jocelyn Cheng, the CEO of Luno Expeditions, believes the next big opportunities for crypto are in Kenya, Nigeria, and other emerging markets
Stablecoins and DeFi lending offer practical uses and big opportunities for crypto in emerging mark…
April Joyner
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Web3 entrepreneurs in Ghana and Zimbabwe are showing how crypto can be used for social good
African fintech startups focus on blockchain's use cases, like cross-border payments and ID verific…
Lisa Kailai Han
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How crypto innovation is sweeping the globe
From the US to Ghana to Singapore, Web3 is changing financial lives. Here's a look at how crypto is…
Drake Baer
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The lawyer behind getting India’s 2018 crypto ban quashed hasn’t ruled out going to court again
The industry as a whole is hoping that the government will find the right balance so as to not r…
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Crypto adoption in Africa has surged 1,200% over the last year, as people in some of the fastest-growing crypto economies favor digital coins to avoid bank and exchange restrictions: Chainalysis
Africa's digital assets market has grown over 1,200% in value over the last year, making the region…
Camomile Shumba
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Two of the biggest cryptocurrencies in the crypto market are set to double in value this year, according to analysts
After hitting a new all-time high in October, analysts are betting on Ethereum and Bitcoin to doubl…
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G7 leaders favour CBDCs provided they ‘support and do no harm’ to central banks
Just because fiat currencies, like the US dollar or the pound, would be issued digitally does no…
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Raghuram Rajan believes only a handful of cryptocurrencies will survive the hype — over 400 tokens have hit the dust in the last six months
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Raghuram Rajan, believes that only a handfu…
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Bitso's $2 billion rise shows the power of crypto innovation in Latin America
Bitso "paved the way for much of the crypto ecosystem in Latin America," one expert said, and helpe…
Katie Canales
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Asia is leading global crypto adoption among retail investors, with Vietnam, India, and Pakistan seeing the highest growth
Worldwide, global crypto adoption has risen by more than 881% in the past year for various reasons,…
Isabelle Lee
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Nigeria joins China, Brazil and others in the race to launch its own central bank digital currency
The cryptocurrency world is undergoing a period of rapid progression as governments and compan…
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Here’s why El Salvador’s President is endorsing Bitcoin as a legal tender
El Salvador, a country in Central America, stands to create history and become the first sovereign …
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What is cryptocurrency? Here's what to know about this increasingly popular digital currency before getting involved
Cryptocurrencies are decentralized, digital currencies that use blockchain technology with strong c…