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Ramp, builder of crypto payment rails, raises $70M

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:November 9, 2022
Post category:Funding Payments Venture Capital Web3

The company is building payment rails that could make crypto purchases as ubiquitous as Paypal transactions.

Why banking uses at least 56 times more energy than Bitcoin

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:November 6, 2022
Post category:Bitcoin payments Energy Energy Consumption Payments

“Bitcoin uses 0.05% of world energy consumption. Banking uses 56 times more energy than Bitcoin,” Michel Khazzaka, a cybersecurity engineer and cryptographer, told Cointelegraph.

Mastercard adds 7 blockchain startups to its crypto accelerator

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:November 3, 2022
Post category:Cryptocurrencies Mastercard Payments Stablecoin Web3

The crypto gateway provider Fasset and Singapore’s Digital Treasures Center are among the startups entering the latest Mastercard Start Path program.

Happy Halloween: The five spookiest stories in crypto in 2022

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:October 31, 2022
Post category:Bitcoin Price Bitcoin Scams Ether Price Ethereum Price Job Mining Payments Scams Technology Tokens trading

This Halloween, we pay tribute to the crypto investors and businesses that fought through the various financial and technological nightmares that occurred in 2022.

Bank of Thailand Needs More Time to Complete and Launch Retail Digital Currency

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:October 31, 2022
Post category:bank of thailand Benefits Bot CBDC Central Bank COIN cross-border payments currency Development Digital Currency Finance financial system Governor launch mBridge payment system Payments project Promptpay retail cbdc risks Thailand Wholesale CBDC

The central bank of Thailand is not going to rush with the launch of its digital currency as it’s not yet sure about the benefits it would bring. According to…

Brussels to Spur Rollout of Instant Payments in Euro, Proposes Legislation

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:October 29, 2022
Post category:amendments Brussels Changes common currency credit transfers EU Euro euro payments Europe european european commission Europeans executive body instant payments instant transfers Legislation legislative proposal Payments proposal Regulation SEPA transfers

The European Commission has approved a proposal to accelerate the introduction of euro instant payments. The technology is there and Europeans should be able to send and receive money immediately,…

Crypto Biz: Is Zuckerberg’s $100B metaverse experiment doomed to fail?

Post author:MiamiCrypto
Post published:October 28, 2022
Post category:lightning network Mark Zuckerberg Meta.Metaverse Payments Reddit

Meta's Reality Labs division lost $3.672 billion in the third quarter. Some shareholders aren't happy with the company's oversized investment in metaverse technology.