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Finland works on instant payments system, embraces digital euro

Bank of Finland (BOF) is coordinating the creation of a Finnish instant payment solution compatible with European standards. BOF board member and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) Tuomas Välimäki made the announcement on Oct. 19. Välimäki revealed that the Bank of Finland is actively promoting

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Coinbase Wallet expands functionality, releases instant messaging feature

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Coinbase Wallet, a self-custody cryptocurrency wallet, has revealed a direct messaging feature for users to communicate with each other directly on the platform. Before this addition, the wallet already offered various functionalities such as buying and selling

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Coinbase Wallet launches instant messaging feature with XMTP

Coinbase Wallet users can now send instant messages to each other using their Ethereum identities, according to a  July 12 blog post from Coinbase. The new feature relies on the Extensible Message Transport Protocol (XMTP), an instant messaging system that allows users to communicate using blockchain addresses. XMTP is also

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Web3 social media protocol launches ‘layer 3’ to provide instant posts

The team behind Lens, a Web3 social media protocol, has announced the launch of a new “layer 3” network to scale blockchain social media apps. Called “Bonzai,” the new network processes and stores posts, comments and shares, taking this data off the Polygon network and thereby increasing scalability for Lens,

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White House hopeful RFK Jr. says instant payments may lead to ‘financial slavery’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed documents with the United States Federal Election Commission on April 5 to run as a Democratic presidential candidate in 2024, according to multiple news reports. He is expected to officially announce his candidacy on April 19 in Boston, Massachusetts. As reports of his candidacy spread,

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Federal Reserve confirms July launch for FedNow instant payment service

The United States Federal Reserve has confirmed a July launch date for its long-awaited instant payments system, seen by some as an alternative to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins.The instant payment network will settle payments in seconds and can support transactions between consumers, merchants and banks. It does

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Binance.US Introduces Pay for US Customers to Enable Instant Crypto Payments with Zero Fees

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) commended the United States business entity and urged them to ‘keep building’.Cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US has announced that registered customers can now use its Pay services at zero cost. In a bid to attract more customers amid the ongoing crypto winter, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by

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