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Stablecoins, smart contracts and the rise of more intelligent cash

Finextra

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. Build with stablecoins. Plug into on-chain rails.

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Bitcoin Daily: Japan's LINE Debuts Crypto Lending; Hacks, Scams Among Reasons About 74 Crypto Exchanges Shut In 2020

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LINE’s digital exchange operator and blockchain division LVC is rolling out a way for users to loan out digital assets to BITMAX, such as ethereum and bitcoin, CoinDesk reported. Multiple cryptocurrencies, including ethereum, bitcoin, litecoin, XRP and bitcoin cash, can be lent via the offering, the report stated.

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What Does 2024 Have in Store for Digital Wallets?

The Fintech Times

“Yet it is expected that even in Europe, with its eWallet, many devices will carry more than one wallet. ” Bitcoin to accelerate digital wallet growth? “If Bitcoin continues to hold its current value or gain value in 2024, this would further accelerate the global adoption of digital wallets in Argentina.

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Bitcoin Daily: SK Telecom Debuts Blockchain Document Wallet; Israeli Blockchain Accelerator Collider Labs Crowdsources $1M

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SK Telecom has indicated that it will provide its inaugural eWallet to keep electronic certificates and manage them, which is fueled by the blockchain and has the go-ahead from the South Korean government, Cointelegraph reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: BitPay Allows All Bitcoin Wallets For Transaction; Telangana To Create Blockchain Incubator 

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BitPay, a leading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment service, said that it will soon allow invoices to be paid from any Bitcoin wallet or crypto exchange, according to a report Tuesday (Feb. BitPay’s customers want to support all the Bitcoin wallets, just like they want to support all cryptocurrencies for payments.

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Bitcoin Daily: Monerium Partners With Algorand To Enable Blockchain Transactions; Square To Build Lightning Development Kit To Enhance Bitcoin Wallets

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Monerium, a startup based in Iceland that has a European Economic Area (EEA) e-money license, has teamed up with Algorand, a blockchain with a highly scalable consensus algorithm, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. Monerium stores fiat currency deposits for clients and releases them in a digital form on a blockchain. 21) by Coindesk.

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Today In Payments: Banks Brace For Forbearance Program Expiry Dates; Shopify To Launch Merchant Banking, BNPL Tools

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Plus, bitcoin transferred over the dark web was up 65 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Bitcoin Usage On The Dark Web Up 65 Pct YoY. Crystal Blockchain Analytics released a report that showed the value of bitcoins transferred across the dark web was up by 65 percent in the first quarter of the year to about $384 million.