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RBI Supports a Full Ban on Cryptocurrencies in India

RBI Supports a Full Ban on Cryptocurrencies in India
RBI Supports a Full Ban on Cryptocurrencies in India
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Reserve Bank of India is in favor of a total ban on cryptocurrencies, Economic Times of India writes. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Travel Company Travala.com Accepts Bitcoin Payments; Bitcoin Value Continues Slide, Down 32% From Record High
Bitcoin Daily: Travel Company Travala.com Accepts Bitcoin Payments; Bitcoin Value Continues Slide, Down 32% From...
December 19, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Travala.com, a global travel company, is now accepting bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network using OpenNode, according to a press release. Get the Full Story...

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Investors Pour Almost $30B Into Crypto Firms in 2021
Investors Pour Almost $30B Into Crypto Firms in 2021
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency has had a big year, with venture capital funds pouring $30 billion into crypto — more than all previous years combined, Bloomberg reported. Get...

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Equifax to Include BNPL Plans in Credit Reports
Equifax to Include BNPL Plans in Credit Reports
December 19, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Credit reporting agency Equifax is putting a plan in place next year to add buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans to credit reports, which hasn’t...

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Pantera Tools to Launch Invoicing, Payments Processing
Pantera Tools to Launch Invoicing, Payments Processing
December 19, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Pantera Tools is rolling out its direct invoicing feature, which allows users to consolidate their business systems, according to a Saturday (Dec. 18) press release....

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Razorpay Raises $375M Toward Expansion, Acquisitions
Razorpay Raises $375M Toward Expansion, Acquisitions
December 19, 2021  |  Investments

Payments gateway platform Razorpay has raised $375 million in a funding round, which it will use to invest in the neobank platform, make more acquisitions...

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Treasury Official Presses Congress to Create Uniform Crypto Framework
Treasury Official Presses Congress to Create Uniform Crypto Framework
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

For stablecoins, the push for new regulation seems to be taking on new urgency, sounding alarm bells over what might be a systemic risk in...

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Adidas Launches NFT Line, Joins Footwear Rivals’ Expansion Into Metaverse
Adidas Launches NFT Line, Joins Footwear Rivals’ Expansion Into Metaverse
December 19, 2021  |  Blockchain

Adidas earned more than $23 million in Ethereum and minted nearly 30,000 nonfungible tokens (NFTs) during its first NFT effort, Engadget reported. Get the Full...

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Crypto Added to China’s Blacklist of Short Videos Deemed Taboo
Crypto Added to China’s Blacklist of Short Videos Deemed Taboo
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Short videos about cryptocurrency are now banned as part of China’s updated blacklist of taboo subjects that include topics like showing sexual content, ridiculing the...

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