Embily USA, the American arm of European fintech company Embily, has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program. Embily’s refillable debit card, which can be topped up with bitcoin and used to pay for goods and services worldwide, will launch in the U.S. next year. “By joining Visa’s Fast Track program, exciting Fintechs like Embily USA gain unprecedented access to Visa…
With the market capitalization of digital currencies surpassing $2 trillion, there is now record interest in crypto philanthropy. From helping to build a school in Uganda to fundraising for frontline healthcare workers and raising awareness for artists with intellectual disabilities, many nonprofit projects are gaining traction with generous assistance from crypto enthusiasts. But the rewards of giving crypto to charities aren’t limited to…
Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch” podcast, Christian Keroles and I sat down with Tom Luongo of Gold Goats ‘N Guns to talk about Europe and central bank politics. We went into the weeds, talked about what’s happening behind closed doors as it were, in a discussion that you…
The Kleiman v. Wright trial has come to a conclusion and Craig Wright and his defense team has won on all claims except one count of conversion. According to a court reporter, Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, said he was “incredibly relieved.” Craig Wright’s Defense Wins on All Claims Except Conversion — Wright Says ‘I’m…
The wider cryptocurrency ecosystem is in a heightened state of fear on Dec. 6 after the Dec. 3 market sell-off continues to send ripples across the the sector and Bitcoin (BTC) price remains pinned below $50,000. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that bulls are managing to hold BTC price above $49,000 but the general outlook suggests that…
In brief Nifty Gateway will soon launch a semi-custodial Ethereum NFT trading system that it says cuts gas fees by up to 70%. The approach moves some aspects of the wallet-to-wallet trade off-chain to minimize Ethereum blockchain calls. NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway recently made a significant shift, pivoting from its original focus solely on curated art drops to become an…
The Bitcoin Water Trust, an exponential growth fund by nonprofit charity: water for providing clean water to people in developing countries, has reached its goal of raising 100 BTC, reported Forbes. The fund received its one-hundredth bitcoin after the Winklevoss brothers, founders of the Gemini bitcoin exchange, personally matched the first 50 BTC donated to the trust. “Charity: water began…
Circuits of Value (COVAL), IDEX (IDEX), Moss Carbon Credit (MCO2), Polkastarter (POLS), ShapeShift FOX Token (FOX), Spell Token (SPELL) and SuperFarm (SUPER) are launching on Coinbase Pro Starting Today, Monday December 6, transfer COVAL, IDEX, MCO2, POLS, FOX, SPELL and SUPER into your Coinbase Pro account ahead of trading. Support for COVAL, IDEX, MCO2, POLS, FOX, SPELL and SUPER will generally…
Major derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group has expanded its crypto offerings to include a micro Ether futures product. In a Monday announcement, the CME Group said it had launched a micro Ether (ETH) futures contract sized at 0.1 ETH, giving institutional and individual traders another product for Ether exposure. The cash-settled micro ETH derivatives offering is trading under the…
Booming NFT marketplace OpenSea has revealed its first chief financial officer: Brian Roberts, the former CFO of ride-sharing app Lyft, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Roberts worked as head of global corporate development at Microsoft before joining Walmart for three years to lead its mergers and acquisitions teams. While the new CFO has no prior experience in the…
