Two payments firms in Europe are collaborating on a venture that would bring crypto payment support into electric charging stations A joint project between two payment firms will introduce support for crypto payments in electric vehicle charging stations across Europe. Mobile payment solutions provider HIPS and payments platform Vourity are developing a system that would […]
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Stablescoins Prosper as Bitcoin Crashes—A Sign of Crypto Maturity?
Neither the author, Kai Morris, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Recent statistics from CryptoSlate reveal that during Bitcoin’s downward turn in May, stablecoins performed well, with USD Coin (USDC) seeing net deposits increase by 155.5% and Tether (USDT) deposits increasing by 15.5%. This shows […]
How to Identify Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Scams
The world of cryptocurrency is in many ways still the wild west, it’s a world filled with misinformation with the intention of funneling funds from unsuspecting investors. Our team receives 1 to 5 emails per day asking about various companies or people that they believe are intending to or have successfully fleeced them. All of […]
Crypto Scams Evolve—Cajee Brothers Make Off with a Record 69k BTC
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Two South African brothers have been lost to sight since their crypto exchange platform “Africrypt” was allegedly hacked. However, it turns out that the alleged hackers were the two brothers themselves—Ameer Cajee and Raees […]
US House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Crypto Bill For The Second Time
The United States House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill that proposes the study of the use of blockchain technology and digital tokens. Within a week of introduction, the bill passed the 117th Congress with a resounding 325 votes in favor of, and 103 votes against. AI Program To Be Established Under The Bill […]
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Sells NFTs on Alipay, Clarifies They’re Different from Cryptocurrencies
China’s Ant Group, the Jack Ma-controlled fintech group, put non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on sale via its payment platform Alipay. The items sold out quickly on Wednesday amidst the ongoing crackdown from the authorities. Based on the Dunhuang theme, about 16,000 NFTs were issued by AntChain, the Ant unit that develops blockchain-based technology solutions. AntChain provided […]
FTX Intensifies its Marketing Efforts with MLB Partnership and Integration with CoinGecko
Cryptocurrency derivatives platform FTX’s marketing efforts now involve partnership with Major League Baseball as a sponsor and the organization’s official crypto-exchange brand. The company says the partnership is the first-ever between a major US professional sports league and a crypto exchange. Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX said, “One of FTX’s goals is to […]
BIS Blesses CBDC Development in 56 Countries
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. During the earliest years of the crypto boom, Bitcoin was only seen as criminal money that had no actual value to society. Now, with the total crypto market cap reaching $2.3 trillion in May, […]
Auto1 FT Issues Blockchain Security Worth Over €4m with iVE.ONE
The move represents the first security token offering in the German automotive industry.
Fixed-rate lending protocol Yield raises $10M in Series A
Paradigm and CMS Holdings were among the investors in the protocol which aims to make fixed-rate borrowing a building block for DeFi Borrowing and lending protocol Yield announced yesterday that it had raised $10 million in a Series A funding round. Paradigm, which previously provided Yield with seed investment and incubation, led the round, with […]
