Binance Founder CZ: Privacy 'Missing Link' for Crypto Payments Adoption
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has argued that privacy is the most significant unresolved challenge facing crypto, and that the industry needs to move faster to...
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CZ says lack of onchain privacy is holding back crypto payments
The lack of privacy for onchain transactions is one of the biggest hurdles to the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies for payments and a medium of...
Fintechs Back Fed Payments Account That Could Open Rails to Crypto Firms
In brief Fintech trade groups back a proposal for limited Fed payment access for non-bank firms. Banks warn the plan could raise run risk and...
Record $1M Lightning transfer tests Bitcoin payments for institutions
Institutional trading and lending desk Secure Digital Markets (SDM) said it sent a $1 million payment to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken over the Lightning Network on...
Hong Kong-Based OSL Group Launches $200M Equity Raise for Stablecoin and Payments Push
OSL Group, one of Asia’s leading digital asset platforms, has announced a $200 million equity financing round as it accelerates its expansion across stablecoin trading...
Crypto Payments Startup Mesh Hits $1 Billion Unicorn Valuation
In brief Mesh raised $75 million in Series C funding led by Dragonfly Capital, achieving a $1 billion “unicorn” valuation. The crypto payments network’s unified...
Crypto Payments Network Mesh Raises $75M Series C at $1B Valuation
Crypto payments network Mesh has raised $75 million in a Series C round pushing its total funding past $200 million and valuing the company at...
Ripple partners with Saudi bank unit on blockchain payments, custody
Ripple has partnered with the innovation arm of Riyad Bank, a major Saudi financial institution, to explore the use of blockchain technology within the country’s...
Riyad Bank’s Jeel Partners With Ripple to Advance Blockchain Payments and Tokenization
Jeel, a subsidiary of Riyad Bank, has signed a partnership with Ripple to explore advanced blockchain applications aimed at strengthening financial services across Saudi Arabia....
Bitcoin payments held back by tax policy, not scaling tech: Crypto exec
The biggest obstacle to Bitcoin (BTC) being used as a payment method is tax policy, not scaling technology that reduces settlement times and transaction costs,...