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Stellar Lumens doubles in price following upgrade

The launch of Stellar’s new protocol was received positively by the crypto market, coinciding in a 100% price rise for XLM across the last 48 hours.

The MFSA is finally issuing the first licenses formed under the crypto laws introduced in 2018.

The paper also put forward CBDCs as solutions to high transaction fees and the energy use of mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

The Switzerland-based branch of a major Russian bank has also joined OpenVASP.

Japanese banking giant MUFG plans to launch its blockchain payment network across the country in 2021 with U.S.-based fintech company Akamai.

Major music festival in Thailand is adopting blockchain for safer and smoother payments.

Regulatory compliance is crucial for firms hoping to drive mainstream crypto adoption no matter which part of the world they operate in.

BitPay beat Pinterest by several ranks on Deloitte’s prestigious list.

Fidelity Digital Assets has published its response to commonplace criticisms of Bitcoin.

BIS Innovation Hub head Benoît Cœuré stressed the importance of maintaining multiple payment options beyond just CBDCs.