According to various reports, Irish payments firm Stripe is expected to resume taking crypto currency payments having previously suspended them in 2018. CNBC reports that co-founder and chief executive officer John Collison said at a Dubai event, “Crypto obviously means a lot of different things to a lot of different people,” noting that the majority […]
Speaking to CNBC, author and economist Eswar Prasad said the pandemic has not only accelerated the shift toward digital and contactless payments, but also led to a more mainstream acceptance of physical cash alternatives, such as cryptocurrency, that will likely endure. “For many consumers and businesses that made the switch to digital payments, there is […]
India is set to adopt a wide ranging ban on crypto currencies, according to BBC News. A long-awaited bill is expected to cover private cryptocurrencies, with certain exceptions, to allow the promotion of the underlying technology, such as blockchain, and its uses. Expectations had grown in recent months, reports BBC News, that the Indian government […]
Banks go big on crypto talent
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Banks are betting big on cryptocurrency, aggressively ramping up hiring of professionals with crypto expertise amid the rise of digital currencies, reports Juliette Faraut, associate editor, Global Projects, LinkedIn. Financial services firms will add more than three times as many staff with digital-asset experience this year than in 2015, according to research from LinkedIn’s Economic […]
Amid widespread adoption of non fungible tokens (NFT), Indian news site Business Standard reports that the Indian government is examining the proposal to tax the blockchain ecosystem, which includes cryptocurrencies and such digital tokens. It cites an official who said, the use of NFTs has picked up at a large scale, with celebrity endorsements and […]
Reuter reports that the French company Crypto Blockchain Industries (CBI) is to list on the Paris Euronext Growth stock market, highlighting the burgeoning appeal of cryptocurrencies around the world. The company said it would list its shares at a price of €2, giving it a market capitalisation of around €38.7 million. CBI develops, operates and […]
Writing for CoinTelegraph, Michael Nadeau makes a set of arguments for why blockchain-based gaming economies are the future. Nadeau says that Axie Infinity showed the gaming industry just a sliver of what blockchain-based gaming can achieve, and the industry is set to explode in the near future. Citing market figures, he reports the global gaming […]
Zynga, the developer behind the FarmvVille gane, has hired Matt Wolf as its vice president to oversee the company’s blockchain gaming efforts, reports CoinTelegraph. Zynga will work on integrating NFTs and blockchain into its existing portfolio in addition to developing new NFT-based games, says the report. CoinTelegraph said that with the addition of Wolf, Zynga […]
Exciting times: Democracy4all – Blockchain for Governance hybrid conference takes place in Barcelona on 11th and 12th November. Fiona Delaney, Chair at Blockchain Ireland#Startups will be there in person to co-present an interactive workshop titled: ‘How to pitch your #BlockchainStartup‘ – for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors’ Thurs 11/11 @16.00 [CET] with Caroline Thomas, co-editor and collaborator at ISO – International Organization for Standardization, Blockchain […]
DeFi Live in London 10-11 Nov
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Delighted to share our Blockchain Ireland Community Partnership with Defi Live event in London 10th and 11th November. Community discount for members of the Blockchain Ireland innovation ecosystem. Join our Irish trailblazers in London Sors Digital Assets, Defactor, Akasha, Plandail and more…. 30% off all tickets for BCIRL community