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Cardano Working With SA Blockchain Alliance to Free African Enterprise from Politically Entrenched Legacy Banking Systems
The Cardano Foundation has partnered with the South African National Blockchain Alliance (SANBA) in a bid to expand blockchain adoption and bring financial inclusion to the country of 59 million.
BookBlocks Plans to Launch NFT Series to Fund Afghanistan Women's Education Drives
BookBlocks, a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) startup is set to empower Afghanistan’s girls and women in the fight for the girl child education.
Students at Texas-based University Accorded with Blockchain-Powered GreenLight Credentials
The University of North Texas (UNT) in Dallas has unveiled GreenLight Credentials, a blockchain-enabled academic records verification platform, for its students, giving them more control of their transcripts.
Bitcoin Price Rises But Altcoins Struggle to get Liberated from the Bears
Bitcoin is seeing recoveries following a revelation of a $170 million purchase from Square Inc with some altcoins following while others struggle/
Bitcoin Withdrawals from Exchanges Surge to a 17-Month High
New data from Glassnode reveals that Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals from crypto exchanges have hit a 17-month high of 2,288.125.
25,000 New Bitcoin Addresses Generated in a Single Hour
Glassnode, an on-chain market analytic company, has shared data showing 24,807 Bitcoin (BTC) addresses were developed in just one hour on Nov 18.
Square Announces Its Purchase of 4,709 Bitcoins for $50 Million
Square, with Jack Dorsey as the CEO, announces it has purchased 4,709 bitcoins for $50 million.
Ripple Donates $10M to Humanitarian Organization to Accelerate Financial Inclusion
Ripple has continued to be innovative in finding ways to deliver global financial inclusion amid a struggling COVID-19 economy.
Square Invests another $170 Million in Bitcoin as Wave of Institutional Support Floods Crypto
Square has optimized on the temporary Bitcoin dip and scooped up more of the digital asset, buying approximately 3,318 Bitcoins when the cryptocurrency’s price was trading around $50,000.
Steemit & Dtube: Social Networking, Blogging, and Video Sharing in the Blockchain Era
Steemit and Dtube allow users to be rewarded for sharing content. These social media networks are decentralized and censorship-resistant.
Why Facebook's Libra Is Not A Real Cryptocurrency
Facebook on Tuesday announced its Bitcoin rival called Libra, a cryptocurrency created by a Facebook subsidiary called Calibra that will be managed by an oversight body called the Libra Association. The Libra coin will not be available immediately, as the announcement only covers the vision and technology behind the Facebook blockchain. But the company says Libra will be private, mostly.
Mode: The First UK-Listed Institution to Purchase Bitcoin as Part of its Treasury Investment Strategy
Mode has recently become the first UK publicly-traded company to purchase a significant amount of Bitcoin as part of its treasury investment strategy.
3 Platforms Making DeFi More Inclusive
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is taking the world by storm. Owners of cryptocurrencies can unlock an alternative financial system that offers better rewards than traditional bank accounts and carries more risk. Several trends in the DeFi space are emerging lately, as are the new protocols trying to capitalize on this momentum.
Financial Conduct Authority, on the 2 Key Initiatives to the Era of Open Finance
Following the Part 1 interview of the Financial Conduct Authority, Maha El Dimachki, Head of Payments of the FCA reveals some of her key initiatives in the FCA, including the significance of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) among the EU countries and the rationale of the Stronger Customer Authentication. As Co-Chair of Spectrum, the BAME Network Group at the FCA, El Dimachki also provided some advice for women in FinTech!