Get the weekly summary of crypto market analysis, news, and forecasts! This Week’s Summary The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $2,17 trillion. Bitcoin continues to trade at around $62,300. Ethereum experiences no changes and stagnates at around $2,400. XRP is down by 2%, Solana by 1%, and Dogecoin by 3%. Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with very few exceptions. The DeFi sector decreased the total value of protocols (TVL) to around…
Crypto Payments
Tether Payments Now Available on PornHub
On the 22nd January 2020, Pornhub announced the addition of two new payment options. USDT is one of the options added, a cryptocurrency stablecoin, and is the sixth-largest market cap. Paypal halted supporting Pornhub two months ago due to issues concerning regulatory compliance. In return, cutting off the Paypal payroll of the models and actors on its website. Some time ago, nations banned banking services in facilitating porn websites to stop human and drug trafficking. Nevertheless, the industry continues to…
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Hong Kong and Thailand to Pilot CBDC Project for Cross-border Payments
Cross-border CBDC payments could soon be a reality. This follows the announcement by The central banks of Hong Kong and Thailand that they were on the cusp of jointly implementing a similar payments system. In an official communique released on 22 January, the two banks disclosed the results of Project Inthanon-Lionrock, a CBDC research project the two are cooperating in. The banks issued a joint press release and availed a 90-page report detailing the pros and cons of CBDC on…
5 years ago