Japan’s Banking Giant MUFG Signs MoU to Develop Ripple-Based Remittances to Brazil
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Japanese Insurer Sompo Partners With African BTC-Enabled Remittance Service BitPesa
Japanese insurance company Sompo has partnered with stalwart pan-African crypto-enabled remittance platform BitPesa Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Nigerian Startup Kubitx Launches Bitcoin Exchange in Beta
Kubitx, a Pan-African financial technology startup registered in Malta, announced the beta launch of its new cryptocurrency exchange on Thursday. The platform, which supports six digital coins, including BCH and BTC, will initially be available to users in Nigeria, before the company expands it to other African countries in the coming months. Also read: Billion-Dollar Startups … Read more
Pushing the Boundaries of Economic Change: Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange in Africa
Bitcoin is pushing the boundaries of economic change in Africa. In East Africa, a new deal between digital currency exchange Bitpesa and a Japanese firm shows Kenyans are using bitcoin to pay for used Japanese cars, cosmetics and electrical gadgets. In Nigeria, Sure Remit is helping make cash transfers cheaper and in Zimbabwe, TV subscriptions, … Read more
The Daily: Speculators and Investors Hodl, Venezuelans Send Crypto With SMS
A study has detected stability in the amounts of bitcoin held for both speculation and investment during the last several months through August. Also in The Daily, Opera launches its much-vaunted desktop browser with built-in crypto wallet, a new service offers Venezuelans SMS-controlled platform for cryptocurrency remittances, and website-building platform Wix integrates coin payments for … Read more
South Korea Urges 14 Countries to Create International Discipline System for Crypto
At an annual international conference for regulators in Seoul, the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service urged regulators from 14 other countries to create an international discipline system for cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings. The Korean government also outlined its current crypto countermeasures and pushed for better information sharing and international cooperation. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms … Read more
The Daily: EU Urged for Common Crypto Rules, EEU Ready for Common Crypto
A Brussels-based think tank has urged the European Union to adopt common crypto regulations. Its report will be reviewed during this week’s meeting of the EU finance ministers in Vienna. Also in The Daily, the Eurasian Economic Union may adopt a single settlement currency, possibly a crypto, Samsung Pay offers a tokenized money transfer service … Read more
Cryptocurrency to Fiat Transactions Remain High in the Philippines
The Filipino central bank has revealed that the trade between fiat and cryptocurrencies on authorized bitcoin exchanges in the Philippines has maintained its high level for the country from the boom time of late 2017 during the first quarter of this year. Also Read: US Authorities Seize Over $20M in Crypto in Massive Darknet Crackdown … Read more
Alibaba Offshoot Trials First Blockchain Remittance to Philippines, Plans Global Expansion
Alibaba’s Jack Ma plans to take blockchain remittances to whole world after successful Philippines trial Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Venezuela Begins Monitoring Bank Accounts for Crypto Transactions
The government of Venezuela has started monitoring the bank accounts of its citizens for cryptocurrency-related transactions. Accounts found to contain crypto transactions at prices which the government considers to be “undermining the national currency” will be “severely punished,” Vice President Tareck El Aissami said. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Next Phase … Read more