YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that the video platform is looking into NFT features for its creators. The Google-owned company joins Twitter and Instagram in exploring services related to the crypto-based financial system.
Read MoreMilo is launching what it calls the world’s full-fledged “crypto-mortgage” service, which lets customers purchase real estate in the U.S. through bitcoin.
Read MoreThrough a partnership with crypto custody firm NYDIG, a group of 300 community banks will let customers trade bitcoin on their mobile banking apps.
Read MoreBrett Harrison, President of FTX US, said new trading features could be rolled out within two months; Bitstamp did not provide a tentative timeline.
Read MoreVisa has partnered with blockchain technology company ConsenSys to let central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) expand through existing financial networks.
Read MoreJack Dorsey, CEO of Block (a.k.a. Square) and former head of Twitter, will sit on the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund’s board. The group is set to cover defendants’ legal fees in the “Tulip Trading” lawsuit.
Read MoreThrough Spring Labs’ ky0x Digital Passport, U.S. credit reporting firm TransUnion will let customers share their credit history with companies operating on the blockchain.
Read MoreDemocrat Shrina Kurani of California and Republican Blake Masters of Arizona have offered NFTs as incentives for campaign donors.
Read MoreThe payments giant confirmed on Friday that it’s looking to develop a stablecoin, a kind of cryptocurrency backed by the U.S. dollar.
Read MoreCrypto bank Anchorage secured $350M in Series D funding at a $3B valuation. Led by KKR, the latest round brings large institutions like Goldman Sachs and BlackRock on board for strategic growth.
Read MoreDue to a technical glitch, data provider CoinMarketCap and crypto trading site Coinbase wildly overinflated cryptocurrency values, listing Bitcoin as high as $789B.
Read MoreFranklin Resources, otherwise known as Franklin Templeton – which provides investment advisory services to mutual fund, retirement, and institutional investors – is being accused of sabotaging a blockchain startup to help it enter the fintech market.
Read MoreAs consumers grow wary of online sign-in methods based on social media login credentials, a report suggests blockchain-based sign-in methods associated with crypto wallets may offer a safer solution.
Read MoreMastercard announced plans to acquire Menlo Park, California-based blockchain analytics startup CipherTrace for undisclosed terms.
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