SBI Ripple Asia, a joint venture between Japanese banking giant SBI Group and US startup Ripple, is set to introduce soon its mobile blockchain-based payment application MoneyTap. The app’s website has already been launched, Takashi Okita, the chief executive officer (CEO) of SBI Ripple Asia, said on Twitter last week.
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Backed with continuing adoption, crypto holidays have become a reality. At this point, flights and hotels all around the world can be booked with Bitcoin (BTC). Still, some cities are more ready to accept your BTC — and major altcoins — than others, depending on the local infrastructure and crypto-related policies.
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If you have ever encountered the word ‘cryptocurrency’ or ‘bitcoin,’ there is a solid chance that within the same paragraph or even sentence the word ‘bubble’ could also be found. Bubble has indeed become a shibboleth for crypto sceptics, especially after the market soared at the end of 2017,...
As been reported on September 2, the president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, ordered the establishment of a state blockchain development fund called the "Digital Trust." Earlier in September, a decree legalizing crypto trading — also making it tax-free — and mining in the country came into force, making Uzbekistan a crypto-friendly...
This week, on the same day, two United States regulating bodies — the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and its ruling organization the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — reported filing objections against non-compliant crypto players who made some false statements regarding their businesses.
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Ripple, the company behind the cryptocurrency with the same name, announced on Thursday that the National Commercial Bank (NCB), also known as AlAhli Bank, joined RippleNet after the blockchain firm conducted a pilot with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority. The NCB is the first bank founded in the Kingdom of Saudi...
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