Through Miami-based Milo, “crypto-mortgages” get a second life

Through Miami-based Milo, “crypto-mortgages” get a second life

Milo is launching what it calls the world’s full-fledged “crypto-mortgage” service, which lets customers purchase real estate in the U.S. through bitcoin.

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300 community banks to offer bitcoin trading

300 community banks to offer bitcoin trading

Through a partnership with crypto custody firm NYDIG, a group of 300 community banks will let customers trade bitcoin on their mobile banking apps.

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Crypto exchanges look into equities trading

Crypto exchanges look into equities trading

Brett Harrison, President of FTX US, said new trading features could be rolled out within two months; Bitstamp did not provide a tentative timeline.

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Visa, ConsenSys eye central bank digital currencies

Visa, ConsenSys eye central bank digital currencies

Visa has partnered with blockchain technology company ConsenSys to let central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) expand through existing financial networks.

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Dorsey to establish legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers

Dorsey to establish legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block (a.k.a. Square) and former head of Twitter, will sit on the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund’s board. The group is set to cover defendants’ legal fees in the “Tulip Trading” lawsuit.

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TransUnion may bring credit checks to crypto lending

TransUnion may bring credit checks to crypto lending

Through Spring Labs’ ky0x Digital Passport, U.S. credit reporting firm TransUnion will let customers share their credit history with companies operating on the blockchain.

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With varying results, U.S. politicians offer NFTs to campaign donors

With varying results, U.S. politicians offer NFTs to campaign donors

Democrat Shrina Kurani of California and Republican Blake Masters of Arizona have offered NFTs as incentives for campaign donors.

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PayPal may mint stablecoin, putting pressure on feds

PayPal may mint stablecoin, putting pressure on feds

The payments giant confirmed on Friday that it’s looking to develop a stablecoin, a kind of cryptocurrency backed by the U.S. dollar.

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Is Anchorage Digital the gateway for a Web3 boom

Is Anchorage Digital the gateway for a Web3 boom

Crypto bank Anchorage secured $350M in Series D funding at a $3B valuation. Led by KKR, the latest round brings large institutions like Goldman Sachs and BlackRock on board for strategic growth.

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CoinMarketCap, Coinbase list Bitcoin in the billions, bringing panic (and some trolling)

CoinMarketCap, Coinbase list Bitcoin in the billions, bringing panic (and some trolling)

Due to a technical glitch, data provider CoinMarketCap and crypto trading site Coinbase wildly overinflated cryptocurrency values, listing Bitcoin as high as $789B.

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ETF tracking NFTs and blockchain are part of fintech’s emerging metaverse opportunity

ETF tracking NFTs and blockchain are part of fintech’s emerging metaverse opportunity

This month, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in companies exposed to the non-fungible token (NFT) market, blockchain, and cryptocurrency systems launched.

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Franklin Templeton accused of fintech startup sabotage

Franklin Templeton accused of fintech startup sabotage

Franklin Resources, otherwise known as Franklin Templeton – which provides investment advisory services to mutual fund, retirement, and institutional investors – is being accused of sabotaging a blockchain startup to help it enter the fintech market.

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Crypto platforms to underpin secure forms of digital identity: report

Crypto platforms to underpin secure forms of digital identity: report

As consumers grow wary of online sign-in methods based on social media login credentials, a report suggests blockchain-based sign-in methods associated with crypto wallets may offer a safer solution.

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Mastercard amplifies blockchain play with CipherTrace buy

Mastercard amplifies blockchain play with CipherTrace buy

Mastercard announced plans to acquire Menlo Park, California-based blockchain analytics startup CipherTrace for undisclosed terms.

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Visa pays $150,000 for NFT called CryptoPunk 7610

Visa pays $150,000 for NFT called CryptoPunk 7610

Payments giant Visa this week lent the crypto ecosystem a vote of confidence by buying a non-fungible token (NFT) called CryptoPunk 7610.

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