Mastercard Will Start Supporting Cryptocurrencies Directly on its Network

Payments giant Mastercard has announced that it is preparing to allow a number of cryptocurrencies to move through its network directly. Customers, merchants, and businesses will no longer need to convert cryptocurrencies into fiat currencies to transfer through the Mastercard network. Mastercard Prepares to Let Cryptocurrencies Move Through its Network Mastercard announced Wednesday that it […]

Bitcoin has made the Naira almost useless, says Nigerian Senator

A cross-section of Nigerian senators have reacted to the recent Bitcoin ban enacted by the country’s central bank. As previously reported by Cointelegraph, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a circular banning banks from servicing crypto exchanges. Reacting to the news during the Thursday plenary session, Senator Sani Musa of the Niger East Senatorial District remarked: […]

Chainlink, Aave, Messari and others launch GoodFi crypto alliance

GoodFi claims to be the first cryptocurrency alliance focused on furthering education and research into decentralized finance. Some of DeFi’s biggest players have joined forces to launch a new alliance geared towards furthering the education, research and best practices of the nascent industry.  The GoodFi alliance includes crypto projects Chainlink, Aave, Radix and mStable, as […]

Kraken Backs Launch of Venture Capital Fund

Kraken is supporting the launch of a new independent initiative to actively invest in early stage cryptocurrency and fintech startups.  Kraken Ventures, a global investment operation with a presence in Austin, Berlin, Hong Kong, London, New York, and San Francisco will provide the necessary resources… The post Kraken Backs Launch of Venture Capital Fund appeared […]