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Google Cloud Meets Digital Assets and Crypto Payments
Blockchain technology is yielding tremendous innovation and value creation for consumers and businesses around the world. As the technology becomes more mainstream, companies need scalable, secure, and sustainable infrastructure on which to grow their businesses and support their networks. Google
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Crypto Firm Fireblocks Raises US$550 Million, Now Valued at US$8 Billion
Fireblocks, a US-based platform that allows financial institutions to store, move and issue cryptocurrencies, has raised US$550 million in Series E funding, vaulting its valuation to over US$8 billion. The funding round, co-led by D1 Capital Partners and Spark Capital
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IMF Executive Board Concerned about El Salvador’s Chivo E-Wallet
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on January 24, concluded the Article IV consultation with El Salvador. The pandemic interrupted ten years of growth, but El Salvador is rebounding quickly. Robust external demand, resilient remittances, and a
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TransUnion Taps Spring Labs to Bring Credit Data to Public Blockchain Networks
Blockchain-based data-sharing platform Spring Labs announced that is bringing TransUnion’s identity and credit data on-chain to help accelerate Web 3 and DeFi adoption. The off-chain credit data from TransUnion, a global information and insights company, will be made available on
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MoneyGram Announces Minority Investment into Coinme
MoneyGram International announced that they have completed a strategic minority investment in Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S. This venture, which gives the Company an approximate 4% ownership stake in Coinme, closes out Coinme’s Series A financing round
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