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U.K. law firm, Gunnercooke, claims to be one of the first major law firms in the country to accept crypto payments. Crypto Asset Payments A United Kingdom-based commercial law firm, Gunnercooke, has become the latest practice to accept cryptocurrency as payment for services, a report has said. The firm also claims
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Crypto finance service provider Amber has landed a valuation of $3 billion following a funding round led by Singaporean state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings. Amber Group was able to raise $200 million in its Series B+ funding round as revealed in a Feb. 21 announcement. Other participants included Sequoia China, Pantera
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The company’s 121824 subscription service lets users securely store the keys to their digital wallets. Source
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"Stronghold Capital will create opportunities to develop new products and business models that improve financial infrastructure for everyone," said Tammy Camp, CEO of Stronghold, in the press release. Camp will also be the fund manager for the new capital arm. “Identifying and investing in emerging talent – especially underrepresented and
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“We started working on Libra together back in 2019; Fireblocks, from a secure wallet perspective, and First in terms of payment protocols on the blockchain,” said First Digital CEO Ran Goldi. “We think that between the PSPs [payment service providers] both companies work with, we probably have over 2 million
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At the time of publication, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was trading just below $42,800, up slightly over the last 24 hours. Ether, the second-largest crypto by market cap, was trading at above $2,900, up more than 2% over the the same time period. Major altcoins were mostly in
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Speaking in an interview on Friday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi explained that the company will accept cryptocurrencies “at some point.” Khosrowshahi noted that there were two downsides to leveraging the cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, such as “the exchange mechanism is expensive, [and] it’s not great for the environment.” Uber CEO Says Firm
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Hayvn, an Abu Dhabi-based crypto trading firm, is courting institutional investors for a Series B round with a view to eventually list, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Source
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U.S.-based users of Wirex will be able to use the company’s app to buy, store and exchange 37 different cryptocurrencies, as well as traditional currencies. The service is available to all states except New York and Hawaii, which is coming later this year, according to Wirex. Source
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