Facebook Faces New Hurdles as Brazil’s Central Bank Suspends New WhatsApp Mobile Payment Service

Brazil’s central bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payments feature in the country. The newly-launched system allows users of Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp instant messaging service to send money via chat. WhatsApp launched its mobile payment services in Brazil in the past week. This was the first time WhatsApp had been able to carry out a countrywide rollout … Continue reading Facebook Faces New Hurdles as Brazil’s Central Bank Suspends New WhatsApp Mobile Payment Service

Kraken Launches New Mobile App for Crypto Trading in the U.S.

Crypto exchange company Kraken announced Wednesday to launch a new mobile app for cryptocurrency trading. The mobile app has been available in Europe since January this year. Starting from Wednesday, the new mobile app is available for all overseas countries, but countries like Cuba, Iran, and Somalia are restricted, Kraken said. As for the U.S., except residents … Continue reading Kraken Launches New Mobile App for Crypto Trading in the U.S.

T-Mobile Hacker Leaks Clients' Data to Sale for 6 BTC

United States Telecommunication giant T-Mobile has suffered a massive breach from its servers, compromising over 100 million customer data.  As reported by Motherboard, the data compromised includes T-Mobile customer’s Social Security numbers, names, addresses, and driver licenses.  According to multiple reports, the hacker is selling a portion of the data containing 30 million social security numbers and … Continue reading T-Mobile Hacker Leaks Clients' Data to Sale for 6 BTC

LocalBitcoins Hits New Milestone, Reaching 200,000 Mobile App Downloads

LocalBitcoins is scaling the heights because its mobile app available on iOS and Android surpassed 200,000 downloads. The world’s leading peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace is now available in 19 different languages after five more were added. Jukka Blomberg, the chief marketing officer at LocalBitcoins, noted that crypto adoption was going a notch higher. He stated: … Continue reading LocalBitcoins Hits New Milestone, Reaching 200,000 Mobile App Downloads

LocalBitcoins Clocks 300,000 Mobile App Downloads, With Africa Making a Mark

After reaching 200,000 mobile app downloads on iOS and Android in two months, LocalBitcoins has scaled the heights by crossing the 300,000 mark. The world’s leading peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace is now available in 23 different languages after adding three more. “The latest additions being Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. This continues to demonstrate our commitment … Continue reading LocalBitcoins Clocks 300,000 Mobile App Downloads, With Africa Making a Mark

The City of Mobile in Alabama State Launches Bitcoin Mining Project

GulfQuest Maritime Museum Board announced on Wednesday a partnership with Distributed Ledger, Inc. (DLI), a blockchain and crypto service provider, to develop sustainable Bitcoin mining in the City of Mobile, Alabama state. The mining project is being built at GulfQuest Maritime Museum, a non-profit organisation governed by community and state leaders. Last month, Mobile City … Continue reading The City of Mobile in Alabama State Launches Bitcoin Mining Project

Bahamas’ Sand Dollar CBDC Begins Facial-Recognition Rollout to Authorize Mobile Payments

Sand Dollar CBDC has continued to advance its usage and started addressing the issue of user authentication. SunCash, a financial institution authorized to provide Sand Dollars in the Bahamas, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with PopID Inc software company to allow holders of the Bahamian Sand Dollar to use PopID’s PopPay platform to … Continue reading Bahamas’ Sand Dollar CBDC Begins Facial-Recognition Rollout to Authorize Mobile Payments

Mobile Game Publisher Kongregate Launch $40M Fund for Web 3 Developer

Mobile game publisher Kongregate has partnered with Immutable X, Ethereum’s leading Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution, to launch a $40 million blockchain developer fund. This time, the fund will establish the IMX token pool as a grant awarded to the development of blockchain games on the web3 gaming platform Kongregate.com. Immutable X provides Ethereum Layer … Continue reading Mobile Game Publisher Kongregate Launch $40M Fund for Web 3 Developer

Solana Introduces Web3 Mobile Phone Saga

Solana Labs subsidiary Solana Mobile has announced the launch of the mobile phone “Saga” set for launch in 2023. The flagship Android mobile phone is a modified OSOM handset which consists of speciality crypto wallet functions and the “Solana Mobile Stack (SMS)” software development kit for Web3 programs. Solana said that the $1000 mobile phone … Continue reading Solana Introduces Web3 Mobile Phone Saga

Nova Labs Partners with T-Mobile To Rollout Crypto-Powered 5G Service

Nova Labs, the company behind Helium network, a decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) 5G wireless network that provides connectivity for random IoT devices, announced a five-year partnership deal with wireless carrier T-Mobile. Based on the partnership, Nova Labs and T-Mobile will create a new 5G wireless service called Helium Mobile. The partnership will allow anyone subscribing to … Continue reading Nova Labs Partners with T-Mobile To Rollout Crypto-Powered 5G Service

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