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Youngest Bitcoin Millionaire Upgrades Crypto-Payments App to Depose Libra Cryptocurrency

August 21, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Altcoins

The self-acclaimed youngest bitcoin millionaire is seemingly ambitious and confident that a newly upgraded payments app would depose Libra even before the Facebook cryptocurrency has launched. In a Twitter post on August 19, 2019, the young cryptocurrency investor announced the launch of Metal Pay, which is touted to reach a...

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UAE Targets Digital Payments Adoption, First Abu Dhabi Bank Partners with MoneyGram

July 1, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Business, Finance

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has released Payit, a digital wallet that allows for P2P transfer and international remittances at cheap costs and fast processing time. The bank has also tied up with MoneyGram, which recently had a ten percent stake bought out by Ripple Inc. as reported by Gulf...

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bancor Restrics U.S.-Based Investors from Trading on Its DEX

June 19, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Exchange, News, Regulation

In a blog post published on June 18, 2019, decentralized exchange (DEX) Bancor announced that from July 8, 2019, its U.S.-based users will no longer be able to use the exchange to trade digital currencies. Unclear Regulations to Blame The decentralized P2P exchange blamed ambiguous crypto and blockchain regulations in...

The History of Bitcoin Part 4: BitTorrent

April 11, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Cryptocyclopedia

You can read Part 3 of the History of Bitcoin series here. Prior to the launch of the first decentralized digital currency bitcoin, there were several projects such as Hashcash, b-money, bit gold, and BitTorrent, which helped to shape cryptocurrencies as they exist today. In this installment of “The History...

Fostering a Global Peer-to-Peer Economy: Feature Interview With Luis Molina, CEO of Fermat

May 3, 2016 by Michael Scott at Business, Interviews, News, Tech

Imagine life in a global, peer-to-peer economy. A system where all citizens could hold direct control and ownership of their purchasing power. Where anyone, anywhere, could find, communicate and facilitate transactions with others without interference from third parties or privacy risk concerns. Whether a job seeker, apartment owner, doctor, rideshare...

Play by ZeroNet: A Decentralized, Shutdown-Proof, Bitcoin-Backed P2P Torrent Client

March 3, 2016 by Joseph Young at Business, Entertainment, News, Tech

Since early 2015, a growing number of internet startups including torrent client development firms have been focusing on utilizing the Bitcoin network’s ability to settle and process micropayments. JoyStream for example, a BitTorrent client founded by Bedeho Mender incentivizes content providers and seeders using bitcoin micropayments with a built-in bitcoin...

DECENT: “Bringing Democracy to the World of Media”

January 26, 2016 by Nigel Dollentas at Entertainment, News, Tech

DECENT is a peer-to-peer network that looks to solve the problems entertainers have in making a profit from their intellectual properties. Whether the loss of profits be from piracy or from fees taken by middlemen, DECENT plans to combat both by using the blockchain to ensure that creators receive the compensation they are due....