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India, Nigeria, Thailand top Chainalysis’ 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index

India, Nigeria and Thailand are ranked as the three top countries in Chainalysis’ 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index, with lower middle income nations leading the way in grassroots adoption of cryptocurrencies.The blockchain analytics firm released an excerpt to its annual Index report which shows that central and south Asia and the

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India, Nigeria, Thailand top Chainalysis’ 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index

India, Nigeria and Thailand are ranked as the top three countries in Chainalysis’ “2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index,” with lower middle-income (LMI) nations leading the way in the grassroots adoption of cryptocurrencies.The blockchain analytics firm released an excerpt from the report showing that central and south Asia and the wider Oceania

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Former PayPal president explores vision for Bitcoin as global payment network

Former Meta and PayPal exec David Marcus believes Bitcoin’s underlying technology could serve as the basis for a universal financial protocol on the internet. David Marcus, currently the CEO of Lightspark, proposed a somewhat unconventional vision for Bitcoin (BTC) in a CNBC interview on Monday, Sept. 11. Known for his past

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Bitcoin will bring global payments out of the ‘fax era’ — Ex-PayPal boss

While information today can be easily transferred over the internet via email or text, global payments have remained in the “fax era,” according to the former president of PayPal. In a Sept. 11 interview with CNBC, David Marcus, the former PayPal executive and co-founder of Bitcoin Lightning-focused payment service Lightspark said he

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Web3 Gaming and Investment Firm Animoca Raises $20M From CMCC Global, Kingsway Capital, Others

Animoca Brands has been one of the leading investors in NFTs, blockchain gaming and metaverse-related companies in recent years, with backing from the likes of Singapore's state investment fund, Temasek. Animoca's aim is for Mocaverse to provide Web3-native tools for users to build gaming and other entertainment products. One such

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B2BinPay v17 aims to transform global business transactions

B2BinPay v17 has enhanced the crypto payment experience, enabling businesses to access the growing cryptocurrency market easily. Its platform has long been renowned for facilitating global crypto transactions between merchants and enterprises, and this latest version only further strengthens that reputation. The update introduces various features to meet all users’ needs

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Taiwan Crypto Watchdog to Issue 10 Guiding Principles ft AML and Global Rules, for Virtual Assets in September: CNA

The East Asian country will set guidelines to ensure that crypto businesses establish review mechanisms, keep customers payments separate from their own tokens and comply with anti-money laundering laws (AML). It also plans to set out that unregistered overseas firms should not solicit business in the country. Original Source

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DeFi Should Be Regulated Like Traditional Finance Players, Global Securities Body Says

“There is a common misconception that DeFi is truly decentralized and governed by autonomous code or smart contracts,” Tuang Lee Lim, Chair of IOSCO’s Board-Level Fintech Task Force, said in a statement. “In reality, regardless of the operating model of the DeFi arrangement, 'responsible persons' can be identified.” Original Source

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