Solomon Islands, Soramitsu team up for Bokolo Cash CBDC proof-of-concept
The Solomons join tiny island nations worldwide at the forefront of CBDC development. Soc A new CBDC joins the very large crowd.
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Ripple exec reiterates need for tech-neutral crypto regulations
Navin Gupta, managing director of South Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at Ripple, told Cointelegraph that education and introducing non-speculative use cases can help crypto companies navigate through…
Ripple, Onafriq partner for new payment corridors for Africa, UK, Australia and Gulf
The deal aims to enable faster, cheaper payments between 27 African countries, working with three Onafriq partners.
Crypto remittances offer cheaper alternative, but still face challenges to adoption
Crypto remittances are a lifeline for many people who need to send money to their loved ones, as they provide faster, cheaper and more transparent transactions than traditional methods.
South Korean Shinhan Bank completes stablecoin remittance pilot with Asian partners
The bank used the Hedera network to settle payments in South Korean, Thai and Taiwanese currencies in real-time in its second stablecoin pilot project.
Paxos and MercadoLibre partner up to bring USDP to Mexico
The move provides PAX coin access to Mexico’s 3.1 million-plus cryptocurrency users.
Crypto could eliminate 97% of traditional remittance fees: Coinbase
U.S. consumers sending international bank transfers pay more than $12 billion annually in remittance fees alone.
Africa: The next hub for Bitcoin, crypto adoption and venture capital?
Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw shares how cryptocurrency is changing the financial landscape in Africa — and the opportunities and challenges that come with it.
Bitcoin Lightning Network growth is organic, coming from real-world adoption
Bitcoin Lightning Network adoption receives a boost with the launch of U.S. dollar payments and the decentralized social media platform Nostr.
The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
Inflation has fueled crypto growth in the region, stimulating asset tokenization and remittance infrastructure development.