
PNC Becomes the First U.S. Bank Using RippleNet for Cross-Border Payments
American banking giant PNC has become the first bank in the country to use Ripple’s blockchain network, RippleNet, for processing cross border payments.
American banking giant PNC has become the first bank in the country to use Ripple’s blockchain network, RippleNet, for processing cross border payments.
Bitcoin and a few major altcoins have shocked the market as they have shed significant weight in a considerably short time. Right now, the crypto market prices have lost billions and there is no pointer to a bull run in the near future.
The Bakkt Warehouse will provide the safe and secure of physical Bitcoin tokens in a regulated environment starting from September 6th. The Warehouse facility is specifically designed for its physically-settled Bitcoin Futures contracts.
After raising more than $1 billion in one of the most successful ICOs in the crypto sector, Telegram is now ready to launch its Gram tokens by October. Button Wallet has also announced it will facilitate trading of the tokens.
Recently in an AMA (ask me anything) session the Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao or CZ, addressed Binance users and followers by revealing many details about the upcoming futures trading platform.
People’s Bank of China is said to be preparing for issuing its own cryptocurrency in the coming days. According to sources, the first beneficiaries of China’s CB/DC are Alibaba, Tencent, Union Pay, and others.
Ahead of the Libra launch, Facebook has kicked off a bug bounty program, allowing developers to find bugs within the Libra project and get paid for their findings. Facebook hopes this will ensure a much more secure Libra.
The latest hearing in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit resulted in Judge Bruce Reinhart recommending 50 percent of Wright’s BTC holdings mined prior to December 31, 2013, be awarded to the estate of Dave Kleiman.
The speculations to CZ’s Twitter teaser have proven to be true – Binance has now announced the upcoming launch of its crypto lending service. Users can earn up to 15% interest on BNB and other assets.
Even though Disney has had a good year in general, August hasn’t been has great for the company’s stock. With the launch of Disney+ and The Mandalorian, are things starting to look up?
Apparently, consumers in the US, Baby Boomers, in particular, are increasingly delaying their smartphone purchase for three or more years. In addition, the average iPhone now remains active for 18 months, while average Samsung phone – for 16.5.
Following a visit to Switzerland to meet with the country’s financial regulators, United States lawmakers are still concerned over Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency project, Libra.
In recent news, Patrick Byrne, the long-time CEO of Overstock has announced in a letter to shareholders, that he is stepping down from his position. His position will be temporarily replaced by Jonathan Johnson.
VMware yesterday announced the acquisition of Pivotal for $2,7 billion and Carbon Black for $2,1 billion! Together the company has nearly spent $5 billion in order to expand its products and services.
The Coinbase Wallet feature provides a secure encrypted link connecting the browser to the Coinbase Wallet app and letting users access the DApps from anywhere.