Finextra

JUNE 23, 2025

dollar’s dominance in the digital era – ensuring that as money goes blockchain-shaped, it’s American-regulated stablecoins that people are using, not unregulated offshore tokens or rival nations’ digital currencies. It’s a big step for an institution whose CEO once expressed scepticism about Bitcoin. So, what exactly is JPMD?

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Finextra

JUNE 30, 2025

What’s the biggie with blockchain? Behind the scenes, blockchain infrastructure is becoming the default layer for secure, real-time, permissionless value transfer. We need to shift our thinking from ‘What is blockchain for?’ Create APIs that are blockchain-ready. It expresses the views and opinions of the author.

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Finextra

JULY 22, 2025

Alternatively, buyers may prefer cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, or stablecoins—digital assets pegged to fiat currencies but operating on blockchain infrastructure. While these steps are distinct in traditional banking systems due to interbank operations, blockchain-based payments streamline these processes.

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Finextra

JUNE 2, 2025

In decentralized finance, services like lending, payments, trading, and investing are delivered through smart contracts on public blockchains, rather than through centralized companies. The fintech open banking world and the blockchain DeFi world are increasingly aware of each other and even collaborating.

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Stax

APRIL 10, 2025

The payment method is outside the control of a centralized authority like the central banks that issue and guarantee traditional legal tender (money). A check is a dated and signed instrument that authorizes a bank to pay a specific sum from the funds in a bank account to the bearer of the instrument.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 17, 2025

Standard Chartered has launched spot trading in Bitcoin and Ether for institutional clients, claiming to be the ‘first global systemically important bank’ to do so. The post Standard Chartered Enters Institutional Crypto Trading with Spot Bitcoin and Ether appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Fintech Weekly

JULY 17, 2025

If your business is built around digital commodities (think Bitcoin or similar assets) you’ll register with the CFTC. And second, the lack of clear limitations on SEC authority, which, according to some stakeholders, leaves the door open for continued enforcement ambiguity. Because of its distributed ledger system, Blockchain.

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Fintech Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

As technologies like AI and blockchain challenge the traditional lanes of finance, cross-disciplinary knowledge is becoming critical at every level—policy, ops, compliance, engineering. On skills, professionals need to have fluency when it comes to emerging technologies like AI, and blockchain. 50%+ from financial institutions.

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Finextra

JULY 9, 2025

Home Announcements Crypto EverGive launches bitcoin reserve for charity donations External This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. million (17.17

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Federal Ministry of Finance in Nigeria is said to be in discussions with the securities watchdog in the country to create a new digital currency and blockchain structure, Cointelegraph reported. As it stands, bitcoin and other digital currencies are seeing increasing use in Nigeria.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not yet the holidays, but it’s almost Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, a fitting theme for today’s bitcoin news. And bitcoin purveyors and exchangers are eyeing an emerging eCommerce market in India that might offer the right components for traction. So, what’s going on with bitcoin in light of Diwali?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Blockchain industry stocks are on the rise as bitcoin reaches new heights, Seeking Alpha reported. HIVE Blockchain Technologies, Riot Blockchain and Marathon Patent Group are on the uptick, according to the report, which was published early Tuesday (Oct. Bitcoin reached higher than the $13,600 level intraday.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Bitcoin gets all the headlines. But step beyond bitcoin and enter the world of cryptocurrencies approaching mainstream acceptance. At present, he said, a number of factors have inhibited the adoption of bitcoin as a transactional currency, including the fact that it’s expensive and can be very slow.

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Fintech Review

AUGUST 27, 2024

Blockchain technology has revolutionised numerous industries by providing decentralised, secure, and transparent systems. However, one of the significant challenges it faces is interoperability between different blockchain networks. However, these networks often operate in isolation, limiting the potential of blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2020

South Korean highways could see blockchain-based toll booths before the end of the year, according to a report from Crypto News. KEB Hana Bank , one of the largest banks in the country, is going to work with the Korea Expressway Corporation on blockchain-based services. They still have to inform NYDFS before using the coin, though.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Blockchain , the crypto wallet provider, plans to have an airdrop worth $125 million, Fortune reported. The company said in a statement, “Accessible to anyone with a Blockchain Wallet, the first batch of recipients will receive their lumens, Stellar’s native digital currency, this week — for free.” 6 biggest digital currency.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

BitPay has announced that OneGold, a marketplace that combines the benefits of gold and silver with blockchain-based digital assets, is now accepting bitcoin and bitcoin cash. When they started OneGold, we were ready to help them accept Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash through BitPay.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

31, 2018, will mark the 10th anniversary of the day that a link to a paper , authored by Satoshi Nakamoto , describing the digital currency called bitcoin was first publicly circulated. Ten years after bitcoin launched, it remains the go-to currency of criminals and a way for cybercrooks to wash their money.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

The crypto was then converted to bitcoin and moved into a number of locations. Authorities raided the individual’s residence in 2019 and confiscated electronic devices in addition to funds. In other news, Coinbase has left the Blockchain Association , an industry advocacy organization, The Block reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As other stocks rebounded at the news of a breakthrough in Pfizer and BioNTech’s joint COVID-19 vaccine, bitcoin fell sharply to nearly $14,815, according to CoinDesk. Nellie Pou introduced new cryptocurrency regulations in a bill titled “Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology act,” on Thursday, Nov. Meanwhile, New Jersey Sen.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Sekunjalo Investment Holdings has teamed up with Chinese public blockchain leader Ultrain Technology Limited to develop a pan-African open blockchain system called the African Chain 3.0, Police in Brazil have shut down a bitcoin investment scheme that allegedly stole $359 million. according to reports.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

And Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon unveiled a $108-million plan to make the capital into a blockchain-enabled smart city, Coindesk reported. He said that multiple public services such as elections and labor welfare will use the blockchain technology. The research is described as “a project that uses blockchain technology to improve U.K.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) is working with blockchain and other tech companies on a program to help convey data about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which it is calling MiPasa. It purports to be “fully private” and share information between need-to-know organizations like state authorities and health officials.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are continuing to attract attention from authorities for all the wrong reasons. Among the issues plaguing bitcoin and its peers is the fact that unlike credit card transactions, cryptocurrency payments are almost immediately irreversible. For instance, a new U.S. A Slew of Problems.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2017

With many cybercriminals choosing bitcoin as their currency of choice, the U.S. Department of Justice authorization to carry them out. When Troia could not even confirm whether such authorization existed, Coinbase suspended his account and blocked him from creating accounts in family members’ names to continue conducting business.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

South Korean tourist destination Jeju Island will harness ICONLOOP ’s Decentralized Identity (DID) blockchain infrastructure for contract tracing purposes to safeguard the wellness of the area’s 15 million yearly visitors, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Bitcoin has been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in the past few weeks since hitting an all-time high of more than $4,800 per digital coin on Aug. To continue the rollercoaster analogy, the cryptocurrency’s value has been on a steep climb all year, and it stands to reason that bitcoin’s skyrocketing value must eventually slow and reverse.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Bitcoin saw a new all-time record high on Monday (Nov. Bitcoin’s price has been steadily rising in recent weeks, climbing above $19,000 last week , thanks to the pandemic-driven shift toward digital payments and cryptocurrency adoption by several mainstream companies, including Square and PayPal. Eastern Time.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Bit by bit — but more than bitcoin by bitcoin — cryptos are inching into the mainstream, for both consumer and commercial applications. Elsewhere, Square announce last month that it has invested $50 million — approximately 1 percent of its total second-quarter assets — to purchase roughly 4,709 bitcoins. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

China’s Cosco Shipping will test out Ant Blockchain from Alibaba’s Ant Financial in an effort to simplify its business, Coindesk reported Wednesday (July 8). The firms noted that blockchain could be used to send out documentation that can be authenticated and can’t be modified like import licenses and container records.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Blockchain seemed to be stuck in pilot phase in 2017, but in 2018, the financial services industry finally saw a stronger flow of real-world, working blockchain applications — many of which targeted pain points in B2B payments, including the time and lack of transparency in cross-border transactions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

A person with inside information about the matter, who remained anonymous in the CoinDesk report, said Chinese authorities had begun to take a harder look at many cryptocurrency firms. Salesforce co-founder and CNET founder Halsey Minor has a new project going — a public blockchain network with dollars baked in, CoinDesk reported.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 22, 2024

Technology The decentralised network connected through a network of computers or nodes underlies blockchain technology, synonymous with cryptocurrencies. Blockchain protocols are the guidelines or rulebooks that determine how a blockchain works. Web1 was read-only, Web2 is read-write, and Web3 will be read-write-own.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Tencent’s WeBank , which is a digital bank in China that provides loans to individuals and small businesses, will be the technical infrastructure provider for China’s national blockchain network, according to a report by Coindesk. Following that, it expanded into blockchain services.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

New Zealand police have frozen $90 million they say belongs to alleged bitcoin scammer Alexander Vinnik in what’s being called the country’s largest money seizure ever. Vinnik has denied the allegations, saying he was merely a consultant to the BTC-e platform and unaware of any illegal activity, according to the AP. 10 of this year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched its Amazon Managed Blockchain , a service that enables users to create and manage scalable blockchain networks. However, they find these frameworks difficult to install, configure and manage,” said Rahul Pathak, general manager of Amazon Managed Blockchain at AWS, in a press release.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

As reported by CoinTelegraph , Switzerland ’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) this week unveiled guidance on the regulatory requirements that govern payments done over blockchain. Separately, FINMA has approved banking licenses for the blockchain service firms Sygnum AG and SEBA Crypto AG.

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