PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

The researchers being funded by DTR have created a digital currency known as Unit-e, which uses decentralized ledger technology, and should be able to scale at rates leagues above what has been thus far. The effort is being funded by Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), which is a nonprofit foundation based in Switzerland.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

Coverage includes New York lawmakers seeking to put a cap on ridesharing services, states working to embrace blockchain , Hawaii saving money by converting some functions to digital, new data from the Federal Reserve and Starbucks clearing up the confusion over cryptocurrency.

Caps

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Still, the outlet noted that the digital currency plummeted by over 80 percent since that time. In other news, an official in the Iranian government believes that the country’s economy could be strengthened with the help of blockchain technology, Coindesk reported. on Monday (December 17).

Bitcoin

Fintech News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Its resilience and forward-thinking approach have enabled the adoption of cutting-edge technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing , reshaping financial services and setting new benchmarks for innovation. This stablecoin streamlines cross-border payments while cutting currency conversion costs.

Stablecoins

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

The blockchain has a problem — it is really, really backlogged. As bitcoin has gotten more popular, the number of people trying to use it has grown, and along with it the number of transactions on the good old blockchain technology that underpins bitcoin. or PayPal Holdings Inc. We can’t tell how the hard fork will play out.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

According to a report in CNBC citing Coinmarketcap.com, the market cap of bitcoin was at $98,194,458,586 overnight. A hard fork, in essence, is an upgrade to the blockchain. CNBC noted that data from Coindesk showed XRP having a higher market cap of $18.44 When you do a software upgrade, everybody usually agrees.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

While the debate stems from differing ideologies on block size , the controversy calls into question the ability of a digital currency without a central authority to update and innovate itself in any meaningful way. The estimated market cap is at just over $16.6 At the time of writing, one bitcoin was worth $1,023.68, down 1.61

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Blockchain — or rather, blockchain-focused projects — has been in the spotlight as China has been trialing financial services (FinServ) and security measures across those rails. However, blockchain is also gaining ground, and currency is offering a boost to the payments infrastructure.

SWIFT

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Hodlers resist the temptation to sell off their digital assets just because the price is high and may potentially be in a bubble. Hodlers have hodled through a hard fork in the blockchain, which spawned Bitcoin Cash on Aug. The way this works is that a company creates its own digital currency that can be spent within its ecosystem.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2019

A 60 percent surge in a month – for anything, really, be it stock or bond or digital currency – is nothing to sneeze at, but it could be something to see with wonder. The recent market cap at $250 billion has not been seen since August of 2018. Fundamentals? Or merely a blip? Or to make one wonder why.

Bitcoin

The Fintech Times

MAY 16, 2024

In recent years, digital currencies have been all the rave. However, the idea that digital assets are exclusively some form of currency is slowly falling by the wayside as different use cases are emerging and being rapidly adopted. “The biggest digital asset innovations in the past year have been twofold. .

Innovation

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

blockchain banking payment technology company, said Wednesday (Jan. 11) its digital currency, dubbed XRP, will begin trading on Bitstamp, the Europe-based bitcoin exchange. Ripple said the XRP/euro and XRP/dollar currency pairs will be available to trade to all customers and regions that are supported by Bitstamp.

Digital Currency

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The WSJ noted that Steemit, which offers a blockchain -based social network, has laid off 70 percent of its staff and has pointed to the selloff in digital currencies as a culprit. Similarly, the blockchain venture firm ConsenSys has announced that it will lay off 13 percent of its own roster. The anecdotes abound.

Blockchain

Fintech Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Issued through Circle’s regulated entities, USDC is the largest regulated dollar-backed stablecoin in the industry with over a $35 billion market cap, as of September 17, 2024.

Stablecoins

CB Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Bitcoin was built using a tech called blockchain to create a global, distributed ledger of transactions. This ledger or digital history is stored on hundreds of thousands of computers. What is blockchain technology? Become an expert on blockchain in this live briefing. What is blockchain technology? First Name.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

It seems blowing past $1,400 at the start of this week wasn’t enough for the digital currency. The digital currency’s market cap sat at just over $25.4 The digital currency’s market cap sat at just over $25.4 By no means does a digital currency require decentralization.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The bitcoin market cap was over $18.5 Last month, the central bank and government of the United Arab Emirates had drawn up regulatory frameworks for FinTech and digital payments at large. Last month, the central bank and government of the United Arab Emirates had drawn up regulatory frameworks for FinTech and digital payments at large.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

Of course, when the former commissioner, Bart Chilton, says bitcoin, he’s talking blockchain and all digital currencies. So, why digital currencies? Wait — blockchain is like the Internet? Here’s exactly why blockchain isn’t like the Internet at all. Fair point. Fair point. His comparison?

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

Zug, a northern Switzerland town, has announced it is accepting bitcoin payments for specific services as it tests the digital currency on a trial run to determine if its residents care to pay that way. It will, however, place a cap on bitcoin payments at 200 francs (around $206) and can be used for public utility payments.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

The hacking of an experimental virtual currency project called the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) has sent a chill into the digital currency ecosystem. More specifically, Ether, a bitcoin-like digital currency alternative. 933,194 | Ethereum’s rough market cap as of June 20.

Digital Currency

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

Bank of Canada has put its toe in that digital dollar water by announcing this week that it was working with one of the largest banks in the land (of Canada) to create its own electronic version of the Canadian dollar : CAD-COIN, a blockchain-based digital fiat currency. Bitcoin hasn’t been priced this high since Feb.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

The digital currency’s market cap stood at just under $30 billion with some 16.3 Additionally, the rise in value has also come at a time when a number of global institutions and policy makers have boosted investigations into blockchain technologies en masse. The total crypto-market cap has grown from $27.8

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

The prospect of a bitcoin ETF had investors betting big on digital currency, with many seeing SEC approval as a major milestone on the journey toward bitcoin legitimacy. and Europe if financial innovators aren’t allowed to bring products to market that grow domestic demand for digital currencies like bitcoin?”.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The government of Vietnam will not allow payments to be made in cryptocurrency, and issuing, exchanging or using digital currency is now against the law, according to the news article. The new regulations do not restrict cryptocurrency mining or the use of blockchain technology within Indonesia, however.

Cryptocurrency

PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

Bitcoin’s market cap is currently well over $20 billion as value rose well over $200 in the past two weeks. The prospect of a bitcoin ETF has investors betting big on digital currency; SEC approval could be a major milestone in the journey toward bitcoin legitimacy. “If This is not a drill. percent from Wednesday’s “close.”

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

When bitcoin was first released, a cap was placed on how many bitcoin could ever be produced. 10.5B | Bitcoin’s estimated market cap. The latest conversation among Japan’s Liberal Democratic party surrounds plans for bitcoin and other digital currencies to be treated equally to any other currency.

Risk

The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Through this move, it aims to offer a hedge against the volatility traditionally associated with digital currencies. “This product underscores our focus on offering our wealth management clients innovative and secure avenues to diversify their portfolios in an evolving investment landscape.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Yet trading on Tuesday morning saw a sharp drop in the value of everyone’s favorite digital currency, from around $1,280 on Monday evening down to just over $1,207 by mid-morning Tuesday. percent from Wednesday’s close and trending upward with a market cap over $19.2 At the time of writing, bitcoin was worth $1,189.46, up 3.39

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

bonds due to softening worldwide economic growth, and they are turning more and more to digital currencies, which is also fueling growth. . million in revenue by market cap from bitcoin in Q1 of 2019, although actual profit was $832,000. Analysts say certain investors are worried about the strength of gold and U.S.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Borg acknowledged that cryptocurrency is here to stay, as is blockchain — the technology that underpins it. As perhaps a further boost to bitcoin’s price, CME and Cboe World Markets have recently brought more legitimacy to the market by gearing up to launch bitcoin futures. Gold is scarce; bitcoin is actually fixed,” he said.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2017

In a sense, digital currencies began via online payments, which have then shifted into the creation of cryptocurrency like bitcoin, Ethereum and dogecoin. One thing about cryptocurrency that may be certain for now is its inability to become the de facto currency around the world (at least for now).

Cryptocurrency

PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

Banks are still exploring blockchain technology in various capacities — as a consortium in Japan recently announced a move to test a fund transfer system with Ripple and are considering creating their own virtual currency — but bitcoin proper has become a bit of a pariah. On Friday morning, Bitcoin’s market cap was up over $21.3

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2018

But Uphold, in its newly announced partnership with cryptocurrency payroll firm Bitwage and Dash (a blockchain-powered cryptocurrency), is committed to making that wage movement easier – both for the employer and the worker. Use cases like, for example, paying workers in Dash instead of fiat currency. A Natural Evolution.

Cryptocurrency

PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2017

The popular cryptocurrency’s estimated market cap sat at just above $16.9 In the past few weeks, bitcoin traders have started sensing a growing likelihood that the bitcoin network could split into two competing digital currencies. At the time of writing, one bitcoin was worth $1,039.93, up 0.24

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

Not all digital currencies mak e use of some variation on the blockchain, and Ethereum was one such coin that was widely believed to have a bright future. Yesterday’s “real” action resulted in a market cap of around $2 billion. Probably not what they were hoping for today.

Digital Currency

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

That’s why its creator and many advocates say that bitcoin, and the blockchain technology that underpins it, doesn’t need regulation — the transparent source of truth that all can see transcends the need for an intermediary or a regulator to intervene. billion at the time — or slightly more than 11 percent of its $14 billion market cap then.

Bitcoin

The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

At its core, De-Fi is characterised by its use of blockchain technology and smart contracts to facilitate financial transactions without needing intermediaries. The rise of stablecoins reflects a broader acceptance of digital currencies within the financial ecosystem. As of June 2024, stablecoins accounted for 6.5%

Stablecoins