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Bit2Me Debit Card Launch Gives Users up to 9% Cashback on All Purchases – Sponsored Bitcoin News

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sponsored Bit2Me, the biggest Spanish exchange, and the first company to be recognized as a virtual service provider by the Bank of Spain has just launched a long-awaited debit card. The Bit2Me debit card works across the entire Mastercard network, enabling both crypto-stablecoin payments across more than 90 million global businesses and up to 9% cash back on all payments. The Bit2Me card can also be used in-store & online using NFC-enabled mobile devices, such as smartphones and smartwatches. Right now the card can be linked to 8 top cryptocurrencies…

China To Launch Research Center For Blockchain Innovation

China has decided to move deeper into blockchain technology after its ban on cryptocurrency transactions in 2021. A recent report from China Daily noted that the country is about to launch a research center for blockchain innovation in Beijing. China’s National Blockchain Innovation Center will work with local universities, blockchain experts, and firms to explore core blockchain technologies.  China Readies To Boost Its Digital Infrastructure According to the report, the research will yield results that will play vital roles in supporting China’s new digital infrastructure. The report noted that the…

Bit2Me and Mastercard launch debit card with crypto cashback

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The merger of Web2 and Web3 tools continues as crypto-backed debit cards become more mainstream.  In an announcement on Feb. 10, Bit2Me, the largest Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, revealed its new cashback debit card in partnership with Mastercard. The original Bit2Me card works for its users via the Mastercard network that hosts millions of businesses worldwide. This new update offers users up to 9% crypto cashback for all purchases made with the card online or in-store. Leif Ferreira, the CEO and co-founder of Bit2Me, told Cointelegraph that the use of already…

DekaBank to Launch Blockchain-Based Tokenization Platform

Together with the digital asset startup Metaco, the German bank DekaBank, which has been in business for 105 years, is now working on the preparations necessary to launch a tokenization platform that is powered by blockchain technology. Sack has said that the infrastructure for the tokenization platform will become accessible in the not too distant future, and that this will result in the introduction of the first minimum viable product in our cryptocurrency custody solution. Moreover, he believes that this will take place very soon. He went on to explain…

China to launch national blockchain research center

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Despite its ongoing crackdown on crypto, China continues to embrace blockchain technology — up to the point of launching the National Blockchain Technology Innovation Center in the capital city of Beijing.  According to the China Daily’s report from Feb. 8, the Center will create a research network with the local universities, think tanks and blockchain businesses to carry out the inquiries into core blockchain technologies. The fruits of this research will be used for further digitalization of China and, as emphasized in the report, its industry in particular. In charge…

3AC and CoinFLEX launch website, waitlist for crypto claims exchange

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A crypto exchange project initially proposed by 3AC and Coinflex has now launched an official website and waitlist as of Feb. 9. Called “Open Exchange (OPNX)”, the new project alleges that it will be “the world’s first public marketplace for crypto claims trading and derivatives,” according to a tweet from the project’s official Twitter account. 1/ Introducing Open Exchange. Open Exchange will start as the world’s first public marketplace for crypto claims trading and derivatives. Then become the world’s most radically transparent CEX. The claims waitlist is now open @…

German DekaBank plans to launch tokenization platform by 2024

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105-year-old German bank DekaBank is planning to launch a blockchain-based tokenization platform in collaboration with the digital asset firm Metaco. DekaBank targets the release of its blockchain platform sometime in 2024, while the infrastructure is expected to be ready in 2023, DekaBank’s digital asset custody executive Andreas Sack told Cointelegraph. “The tokenization platform infrastructure will be ready in the foreseeable future, and that will launch the first minimum viable product in our crypto custody solution,” Sack stated. He added that the first test transactions of the tokenization platform are likely…

NYU to launch Web3 learning workshop in partnership with Near Protocol

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Education is a well-known barrier to entry for many when it comes to crypto and Web3 space. This is particularly true when understanding the underlying technology that powers these innovations.  Joining in on the effort to spread crypto awareness, on Feb. 8, the New York University School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) — one of the schools that compose New York University — announced a partnership with the Near Foundation to introduce a new “Web3 Learning Workshop” for students and faculty, along with partners in the industry. The course comes out…