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Paxos debuts new stablecoin payment platform with Stripe

DIGIT — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:05:35 +0000

Paxos’ goal is to support assets and chains based on customers’ interests and its own end-user preferences, the company said.

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Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million

DIGIT — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 13:30:59 +0000

Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series E funding. Fireblocks’ $8 Billion Valuation Fireblocks, a digital asset custody […]

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‘Bank of Jamaica Will Roll Out Digital Jamaican Dollar in 2022,’ Says Prime Minister

DIGIT — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:30:40 +0000

According to an announcement from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness the Bank of Jamaica plans to “roll out” its central bank digital currency (CBDC) after the country’s successful pilot last year. Jamaica’s CBDC Is Due to Launch This Year Jamaica, the island country situated in the Caribbean Sea is planning to launch its CBDC this […]

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Jamaican Central Bank Says It Has ‘Successfully Completed CBDC Pilot’

DIGIT — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:30:39 +0000

The Jamaican central bank successfully completed the pilot testing of its central bank digital currency, a statement from the bank has said. The statement however reveals that only one payment service provider participated in the pilot. Only One Payment Provider Participated in the Pilot The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) recently revealed that it had successfully […]

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Nigerian Central Bank Wants Financial Institutions to Develop Products Based on Its CBDC

DIGIT — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:00:31 +0000

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it wants players in the country’s payment industry to develop and help introduce products based on its central bank digital currency, the e-naira. Central Bank Open to Suggestions In its bid to deepen the adoption of the e-naira, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked payment service […]

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Uganda Blockchain Association Endorses Calls for the Creation of Crypto Regulatory Framework

DIGIT — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:30:53 +0000

Uganda’s blockchain community welcomes the recent call on authorities to create a cryptocurrency regulatory framework, a board member of the Blockchain Association of Uganda (BAU) has said. The member, Suleiman Murunga, explains that such a framework “will create investor confidence and boost participation by innovators.” Uganda’s FIA Calls for Crypto Framework The remarks by BAU’s […]

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