The banking industry, now well aware of blockchain’s revolutionary potential, continues to explore a range of options for integrating the technology into their present operating processes. Although there is no doubt that cryptocurrency poses a threat to their business models, there are also very real opportunities to use it for their own benefit. Nevertheless, the…
Multiple tech investors, including Ripple and Barclays, have
generously spent $1.7 million to support SendFriend, which happens to be a
remittance startup. Over the months, we have seen an array of crypto-based
ventures in the remittance niche, but in the recent year, SendFriend is the
latest and very reasonably funded project. Ripple has always taken a stance to
facilitate…
Crypto values may have declined substantially since the beginning of this year, but popular crypto exchanges have experienced explosive growth in activity and valuation. Coinbase is now the largest U.S. cryptocurrency company, with a valuation estimated at $8 billion. The exchange is now engaged in a series of moves intended to transform it into a…