Major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it would give its employees four charging weeks (roughly one per quarter) in 2022 to allow employees to restore energy.
Coinbase says this approach won’t work for every company, but due to the high growth and the high-intensity 24/7 nature of the cryptocurrency...
Web3Auth secures $13M from Sequoia India to simplify crypto onboarding and authentication – TechCrunch
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Web3 is seen as the future of the internet because it allows people to control their own data and digital assets, but crypto developers have been learning from the past when it comes to onboarding new users.
The current state of crypto onboarding is unwieldy and unnecessarily prolonged due...
A third of Americans to buy Bitcoin by end of 2022, says Ric Edelman
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Bitcoin (BTC) bull and Edelman Financial Engines founder Ric Edelman has made some promising predictions about the future of the seminal cryptocurrency.In an interview on CNBC program ETF Edge on Monday, Edelman said:“We’re already at a quarter of that number with 24% of Americans owning Bitcoin. It won’t be...
Cash App integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network for faster BTC transfers
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Popular mobile payment service Cash App has integrated the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network as a part of an update, allowing faster and cheaper BTC transfers using the Layer 2 (L2) payment protocol. Cash App is developed and owned by Block (formerly Square), a fintech firm co-founded by former Twitter...
Multinational online payments company Paysafe has conducted a study that shows that 60% of the respondents believe that crypto purchases will become widespread in a year.
The report titled “Inside the Crypto Community: Plotting the Journey to Mass Adoption” noted:
“A significant percentage of the community thinks that you will...
MTN Uganda introduces overdraft facility as it step-ups competition in digital lending space – TechCrunch
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Africa’s mobile-money sector remains the most active of any region in the world according to GSM Association (GSMA), an umbrella body representing the interests of players in the telecommunications industry.
The report shows that registered mobile money accounts in Africa stood at slightly over half a billion in 2020,...
Brazilian 2TM Group, the operator of Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, is moving to expand its global footprint with a strategic acquisition in Portugal.The company officially announced Wednesday the acquisition of a controlling stake in CriptoLoja, a Lisbon-based crypto exchange licensed by the Portuguese central bank.Subject...
Global app stores’ consumer spend up 19% to $170B in 2021, downloads grew 5% to 230B – TechCrunch
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Consumer spending on mobile apps reached $170 billion in 2021, according to App Annie’s newly released “State of Mobile 2022″ report, out today, which offers a comprehensive look at the app economy across iOS, Google Play and third-party Android app stores in China. That figure is up 19%...