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Celsius Network, a crypto storage and finance app, has lowered the minimum loan threshold to $500.
Celsius Network offers crypto-backed loans to customers at annual interest rates starting at 1%.
Celsius Network has grown from 90,000 customers in April to more than 200,000 today.
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Wirex is the first crypto-native partner for Mastercard.
The company claims it has signed up more than 10,000 customers within hours of opening its waitlist for the new crypto debit card today.
Wirex plans to begin UK distribution in November, and the US soon after.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has officially launched a national digital currency.
Minted by the country’s monetary authority, the launch of the Caribean island nation’s new central bank digital currency (CBDC) was announced via Twitter on Tuesday.
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Massive spikes in stablecoin and decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions have seen Ethereum (ETH) overtake Bitcoin (BTC) in total value transaction volume.
The Ethereum network has also suffered multiple network congestions owing to this uptick.
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PayPal’s decision to support cryptocurrencies could be a historic moment for Bitcoin, say experts.
With a global active user base of 346 million people, the payment giant can expose a significant number of its customers to digital assets.
PayPal has announced that its customers will soon be able to carry out crypto transactions with its 26 million merchants.
In a statement released on Oct 21, the payments giant revealed that it will enable crypto payments on its network in early 2021.
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Rapper and crypto entrepreneur Akon today announced a partnership with social money platform Roll.
His entourage will provide support to the African influencers who create their own cryptocurrencies on Roll; new creators can also choose to donate some of their earnings to Akon’s business ventures.
A UK-based fintech firm has just announced a large purchase of bitcoin using its cash reserves. Mode Global Holdings, an already bitcoin-friendly financial company, has become the first UK publicly traded firm to allocate part of its reserves to the cryptocurrency.
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Payments giant PayPal has partnered with Paxos Crypto Brokerage to enable cryptocurrency buying and selling to its users.
At launch, PayPal will allow purchases of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.
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