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The crypto payment card sector is undergoing a veritable renaissance in 2024. After the pioneers - Coinbase, Binance and Cryptocom - who have broken new ground in recent years, a new wave of innovators is shaking up the established codes. "The reason why cards have developed so much is
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The question today is no longer whether Bitcoin should be taken into account in our economic and geopolitical strategies, but how to use it to serve our country's strategic interests. Since its creation, Bitcoin has evolved from a mere technological curiosity to a genuine economic lever, as we
The Big Focus
They are still barely visible in our daily lives, but their impact is already being felt on a global scale. Stablecoins, digital assets backed by traditional currencies, are quietly but surely making their way into the world of payments. Boosted by their promise of immediacy, low cost and transparency, they
The Big Talk
"We want to create a decentralised equivalent of Visa".
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* Bitcoin surpasses $100,000 for the first time in history, reaching a new milestone in the cryptocurrency market. * The price of Bitcoin has more than doubled this year, rising over 120% since January. * The rally in Bitcoin is driven by factors such as increased investor interest, inflows from Bitcoin ETFs,
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* Long-collapsed crypto exchange Mt. Gox moved over 24,000 Bitcoin, worth nearly 2.47 billion, to an unknown address on Dec. 5. * The transfer occurred after Bitcoin reached a milestone of $100,000. * Mt. Gox's move came just 12 minutes after Bitcoin crossed $100,000 and before it
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"Family offices have never been so active in cryptos"
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* Grayscale Investments has filed with the SEC to launch a spot Solana ETF, aiming to improve investor access to Solana. * The Grayscale Solana Trust, under the ticker GSOL, would trade on NYSE Arca if approved. Summary : Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
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While many decentralised finance (DeFi) projects have a large contingent of French engineers in their ranks, few "bluechips" have established themselves in the industry like Morpho in recent months. Nevertheless, Usual seems to be following the same trajectory. The decentralised stablecoin issuer has raised $10 million in Series
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Payment is decidedly a hot market for crypto players. The launch of the Safenet network by Safe, a leading provider of Smart Wallets for crypto institutions, is yet another example of this. Presented on 3 December as a "decentralised transaction processor network", Safenet's aim is simple:
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What you need to know 🐳 Aptos was created by former Meta (formerly Facebook) engineers who had worked on the Libra project, originally known as Libra. Libra, announced in 2019, aimed to create a digital asset accessible to everyone, regardless of their location or financial situation. However, despite being renamed Libra
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* Crypto miner Marathon Digital has spent over $600 million to purchase Bitcoin in the last two months. * MARA Holdings acquired 6,484 Bitcoin between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30 for $618.3 million. * MARA Holdings plans to offer $700 million in convertible senior notes to purchase more Bitcoin. * MARA Holdings