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So, how sustainable are eco-friendly cryptocurrencies, and what are their benefits in the real world? Green cryptocurrency boom Eco-friendly, or ‘green’ cryptocurrencies exploded into the headlines at the end of 2021 when Elon Musk announced that Tesla would stop accepting payments in Bitcoin due to the environmental impact of mining. At that tim...
27 January 2022 /sustainable /crypto The future of Payments in Europe
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27 January 2022 /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Rohas Nagpal Chief Blockchain Architect at Hybrid Finance (HyFi) Blockchain
Terra is the second-largest Decentralised Finance (DeFi) blockchain - after Ethereum. The total value locked (TVL) in Terra is over $15 billion. Terra is an open-source public blockchain protocol for algorithmic stablecoins. It enables the creation of fiat-pegged stablecoins that can be spent, saved, traded, or exchanged on the Terra blockchain. ...
Celo is a proof-of-stake mobile-first blockchain that "makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone". It has an average block time of 5 seconds and is Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible. Celo uses mobile phone number mapping to public keys. Celo transactions are fast & light because the bl...
26 January 2022 /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
U.S. regulators have taken extraordinary measures in 2021 in voicing their concerns around the cryptocurrency industry along with passing critical regulation that will bring more clarity for crypto companies and how they can operate in the jurisdiction. The US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler said recently that the governme...
25 January 2022 /payments /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Polkadot is not a conventional blockchain. It is actually an ecosystem of interconnected blockchains called parallelized chains (parachains). Parachains are application-specific and they plug into a single base platform called Relay Chain. The Relay Chain does 2 main things: 1. It secures the parachains. 2. It contains Polkadot's consensus and vot...
25 January 2022 /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Kala Kam Marketing Manager at Coinremitter
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies hit new lows on 22 Jan 2022, and the ongoing crisis has wiped off more than $1 trillion from the global crypto market value. Bitcoin was hovering at $35,000 per coin, and the largest digital currency by market value had dropped by more than 40% from its peak in November 2021. In November, Bitcoin reached an all
25 January 2022 /crypto /markets Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
A multi-currency debit card allows you to seamlessly switch between fiat currencies and digital assets, offering users a variety of different services. By streamlining payments and making it easier for consumers to use multiple currencies and digital assets, multi-currency debit cards have numerous benefits. They are particularly beneficial for bus...
24 January 2022 /payments /crypto Fintech
Algorand is a new-gen blockchain that is bridging the decentralized and centralized world of finance. Its native crypto is ALGO. Algorand Standard Assets run on the blockchain's "Layer-1" and include fungible, non-fungible, restricted fungible, and restricted non-fungible assets. Here's what I like the best about Algorand Standard Asset...
24 January 2022 /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group
The digital transformation of the financial services industry has gained accelerated traction over the last few years with the increasing adoption of blockchain solutions and digital assets. Nonetheless, as the era of Finance 4.0 evolves, there is a growing demand to access and offer a full range of digital products and services alongside traditio...
23 January 2022 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)
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