Day: September 5, 2023

Visa taps into Solana to widen USDC payment capability

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Global payments processor Visa has rolled out support for USD Coin (USDC) payments settled on the Solana blockchain as its stablecoin offering begins to expand. Visa revealed that it is carrying out live and completed pilots with issuers and acquirers, moving millions of USDC tokens between partners across the Etheruem and Solana blockchains to settle fiat-based payments. An announcement from the payments firm outlined the evolution of VISA’s adoption of USDC through pilots involving Crypto.com to integrations with merchant payment processors Worldpay and Nuvei. The integration of USDC issued on Ethereum…

New Shibarium Update Sets The Stage For Shiba Inu To Reach All-Time High

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The burning of SHIB tokens has become an important part of the Shiba Inu community. Each week, tokens are sent to a ‘burn’ address by community members as they try to reduce the supply of the token. This is why the introduction of a burn mechanism for the Shibarium Layer 2 network is a welcome development for the community. Lead Dev Says Shiba Inu Burn Portal Is Coming In a tweet shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Shiba Inu lead marketer LUCIE shared a much-anticipated announcement with the community.…

El Salvador to introduce Bitcoin education in schools by 2024

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The Ministry of Education of El Salvador and the nonprofit, nongovernmental organization Mi Primer Bitcoin (MPB), meaning “My First Bitcoin,” partnered to add Bitcoin (BTC) education to public school curriculum by 2024. John Dennehy, the founder of MPB, confirmed to Cointelegraph that this is a project of the Ministry of Education that MPB is assisting with, along with Bitcoin Beach. The Mi Primer Bitcoin program, from which students receive a diploma of completion, will be the primary source material for the Bitcoin portion, according to Dennehy.  ✨ What an inspiring vision!…

40% of crypto trading platforms are decentralized: World Federation of Exchanges

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A report from the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) noted that 40% of the crypto trading platforms are decentralized and make use of distributed ledger technology. On the other hand, the majority, or 60%, of platforms make use of Central Limit Order Books (CLOBs), quite similar to regulated exchange platforms. The WFE report noted that there are a total of 500 crypto trading platforms offering various crypo linked products and services. The survey saw participation from several crypto platforms offering key insights into retail and institutional demands. The report noted…

Can Stand with Crypto sway US lawmakers?

Stand with Crypto Alliance, a new advocacy organization by Coinbase, was launched to mobilize the crypto community to help shape the crypto regulation in the US. Yet, with varying opinions within the community, its success remains uncertain. A lack of regulatory clarity has been one of the prickliest thorns on the crypto industry’s side since it came into existence. This problem is even more prevalent in the American crypto space, where efforts to enact rules governing crypto and its underlying technology have been slow and piecemeal. Matters have been muddled…

Jack Dorsey’s ₿trust acquires African Bitcoin organization Qala

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₿trust, a non-profit organization funded by Twitter (now X) co-founder and Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Jack Dorsey, is scaling up its programs in Africa with a new acquisition. The non-profit has acquired Qala, an organization dedicated to training Bitcoin and Lightning engineers in Africa. The acquisition will help ₿Trust succeed on its mission to drive the development and education of Bitcoin open-source engineers from across the Global South, the organization said in a joint announcement. As part of the transaction — which was completed on Sept. 1 — Qala will rebrand…

Making real-world blockchain solutions possible — Solana co-founder Raj Gokal

Raj Gokal, co-founder of blockchain protocol Solana and chief operations officer of Solana Labs, started his career in venture capital with a focus on high-growth tech business.  For seven years, Gokal focused on health tech, first with wearable sensors using Bluetooth Low Energy as a wireless protocol, then leading product management at Omada Health. He aimed to address the fractured, challenging United States healthcare system but “encountered challenges with health plans and regulators, leading me to recognize the industry’s persistent issues,” he told Cointelegraph. After meeting Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko…

Analyst Predict Bright Future For ADA, Calls It Amazon of Crypto

Amid increased price fluctuations in the crypto market, Crypto Capital Venture founder Dan Gambardello is bullish about Cardano’s (ADA) future. In his latest YouTube video, Gambardello compared Amazon’s stock price trajectory to Cardano’s, highlighting striking similarities between both companies. While he acknowledged ADA’s two-year-long bearish market conditions, the analyst believes that, like Amazon, Cardano has the potential for long-term growth. Since both entities’ technology differs with varying achievements, he compared the underlying principles and price action. Cardano’s (ADA) Current Market Condition Is Similar To Amazon’s Early Years Gambardello highlighted Amazon’s historical price…

Baidu Unveils AI Applications after Securing Public Approval for Its ChatGPT Rival

Baidu launched its AI applications using Ernie large language model. The AI assistant can search documents, summarize and translate text, and create content. On Tuesday, September 5, Chinese tech giant Baidu unveiled more than 10 AI-based applications after its ChatGPT-rival Ernie bot got a nod for public use. During the product presentations, one noteworthy reveal was the introduction of WPS AI, a word-processing application integrated with generative AI. Kingsoft Office, a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, has developed this app. The company leveraged the same AI model that…

ThetaRay Secures $57M to Strengthen AI-Powered Battle against Money Laundering

The funds will be used by the comapny for international expansion across continents to capitalize on significant market demand. Popular Israeli fintech company ThetaRay, known for its cutting-edge AI-based transaction monitoring and screening solution, Sonar, has secured $57 million in a funding round. The announcement, made on Tuesday, revealed that the fresh round was led by Portage, with the participation of existing investors like OurCrowd and JVP, the company’s largest shareholder. The company, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Hod Hasharon, has gained recognition for its cloud-based Sonar platform, which…