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African Fintech Giant Raises $150 Million in Funding Round Led by FTX, Firm Now Valued at Over $2 Billion

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Chipper Cash, one of Africa’s biggest fintechs, recently concluded a Series C extension funding round in which it raised $150 million, a report by Techcrunch has revealed. New Investors Participate in Latest Round According to the report, this latest funding round — which was led by Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX — comes barely six months after … Read more

Digital Yuan to Promote International Use of Chinese Currency, Experts Say

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The new digital yuan, currently undergoing trials, can help to increase the international usage of China’s national fiat, experts have stated. As the renminbi (RMB, CNY) is becoming one of the world’s most important currencies, the People’s Bank of China is planning to conduct cross-border tests with the yuan’s digitized version, the e-CNY. Digital Yuan … Read more

Ripple Sued by 13 Australian Banks for Trademark Infringement

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Ripple Labs Inc. is being sued in an Australian court for allegedly infringing a trademark belonging to several local banks. A lawsuit filed by the New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), a joint venture between the Reserve Bank of Australia and 13 domestic banks, claims that Ripple copied its PayID brand. NPPA’s service has been in … Read more

Bank of Thailand and 8 Commercial Banks Developing Central Bank Digital Currency

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Following the adoption of the country’s first cryptocurrency regulation, the central bank of Thailand is working on its own digital currency in collaboration with the country’s largest banks. Initially, the new currency will be used for interbank transfers; this phase is expected to be completely developed by the first quarter of next year. Also read: Yahoo! … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Ecosystem Sees a Tidal Wave of Merchant Acceptance

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Just recently news.Bitcoin.com reported on Bitpay launching bitcoin cash (BCH) integration for the firm’s loadable Visa debit cards. Since then the company has implemented BCH invoice support for all of the firm’s vendors, and now bitcoin cash can be spent with thousands of merchants worldwide. Also read: Some of Bitcoin’s Earliest Adopters Find it Difficult to … Read more