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Fintech Startup Stripe Reaches $35 Billion Valuation
According to CNBC, San Francisco-based payments startup Stripe has just raised another $250 million in funding, bringing its valuation from $22.5 billion to $35 billion
Payment Firm Stripe Offers Positions by Hiring Engineers to Develop Crypto Strategy
Digital payment firm Stripe’s job posting on its social media channels states that it is looking for crypto engineers.
Stripe Resumes Crypto Service Offerings, Partners with FTX
Stripe is rejoining cryptocurrency space support again by building partnerships with FTX.
Stripe Launches USDC Payments via Polygon
Stripe has begun providing businesses with the ability to pay their customers in crypto through USDC stablecoin.
StripedHyena-7B: The Next Generation AI Architecture for Enhanced Performance and Efficiency
StripedHyena-7B, a new AI model, excels in processing long sequences with its hybrid architecture, outperforming traditional Transformers in efficiency and versatility.
Stripe Could Resume Bitcoin Payments, after it Suspended the Service for 3 Years
Irish-American financial services and software as a service company, Stripe is likely to resume its Bitcoin payment services in the near future, a move the company halted back in 2018.
Most European Regulators Have Scrutinized Facebook's Libra, Except One: Who’s the Odd One Out?
Made up of more than two dozen companies and based in Geneva, a few of the founding members, including PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, Booking Holdings, and eBay, decided to leave the Libra project. A five-member board governance board was formed after the Libra Association reaffirmed its commitment by holding its inaugural meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct. 14.
Ethereum Co-Founder: Facebook Not Fit to be Libra’s Driving Force
Joseph Lubin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has asserted that Facebook should not spearhead the Libra project based on the concerns raised about its reputation.
Facebook Considers Fiat-pegged Stablecoins for Libra
Despite facing constant criticism, Libra continues to stead on, with consideration of using Fiat – Pegged Stable coins for the project to replace its initial proposal of having a synthetic unit.
SoftBank CEO Does Not Understand Bitcoin Despite $200 Million Investment in BTC
After investing about $200 million in Bitcoin, SoftBank's CEO, Masayoshi Son reveals he does not understand Bitcoin.
G7 Reports Stablecoins Like Libra Threaten Financial Security
According to the BBC, the G7 group of nations has drafted a report outlining nine major risks that digital currencies, such as Facebook’s proposed Libra, pose to the global financial system.
Vodafone Follows PayPal and Visa to Leave Facebook's Libra Association
Maybe what Facebook is not doing right that costs it to lose founding partners? Breaking news shows that Facebook’s Libra has lost another member of its council. This time round, Vodafone has confirmed to have left Libra Association.
UTXO
UTXO stands for An Unspent Transaction Output. It is one of the key concepts in bitcoin design and it is closed related to modern "payment, settlement, clearance" process in financial system.
Can US Lawmakers Really Just Mint Two $1 Trillion Coins to Back a Digital Dollar COVID Stimulus with "No Additional Debt"?
As the economy continues to deteriorate in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic climate, US Lawmakers are once again pitching the creation of a sovereign digital dollar to quickly distribute the proposed stimulus packages. The bill further proposed the new minting of two trillion dollar coins.
Shopify Becomes Member of the Libra Association
Canadian-based e-commerce giant Shopify has announced it will become the latest member of the Libra Association's governing council.
Ripple (XRP) Price to Skyrocket and “Completely Annihilate” Every Other Altcoin, says Analyst
The demand for Ripple’s cryptocurrency, XRP is set to skyrocket as the US regulation of cryptocurrencies are clarified. Ripple currently relies on the power of the ISO20022 standardization within RippleNet.