decentralized finance

Web3 This Week: BlackRock CEO Calls Bitcoin ‘Legitimate,’ Mainstream Off-Ramps Grow
Web3 This Week: BlackRock CEO Calls Bitcoin ‘Legitimate,’ Mainstream Off-Ramps Grow
July 17, 2024  |  Blockchain

Traditional financial operations are centralized, regulated and audited. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are, well, pretty much the opposite, relying instead on cryptographic algorithms and decentralized...

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Instant Payments Versus Stablecoins: The Race to Rule Real-Time Transactions
Instant Payments Versus Stablecoins: The Race to Rule Real-Time Transactions
July 11, 2024  |  Payment Methods

The future of money movement is accelerating globally. With real-time payments on the U.S. RTP® Network and in Europe setting new usage records, and awareness...

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Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
July 10, 2024  |  Blockchain

Crypto is as crypto does. And crypto is, by all appearances, trying to do better. The European Union’s (EU) landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (MiCA)...

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Ripple and Archax Partner on Tokenization of Real-World Assets
Ripple and Archax Partner on Tokenization of Real-World Assets
June 13, 2024  |  Partnerships

Ripple and Archax have extended their existing collaboration, aiming to bring hundreds of millions of dollars of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) onto the XRP Ledger (XRPL) over the...

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This Week in Web3: Growing Crypto Acceptance and Cross-Border Payments
This Week in Web3: Growing Crypto Acceptance and Cross-Border Payments
June 12, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The state of crypto, just like the crypto market, remains promising – if volatile – in 2024. While many observers may have believed that the...

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MoonPay Debuts Tools For Web3 Digital Commerce
MoonPay Debuts Tools For Web3 Digital Commerce
May 28, 2024  |  Blockchain

Web3 infrastructure firm MoonPay has launched Web3 Tools, a platform for “building mainstream-ready digital experiences.” The platform, announced Tuesday (May 28), expands on MoonPay’s payments...

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Making Sense of Embedded DeFi’s Role in Web3’s Future
Making Sense of Embedded DeFi’s Role in Web3’s Future
May 17, 2024  |  Blockchain

The Web3 space has its sights set on transforming payments and commerce via blockchain technologies. And with the news Wednesday (May 15) that Safe has...

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This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
May 08, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange...

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Platforms Put Creators’ Financial Success on Fast Track
Platforms Put Creators’ Financial Success on Fast Track
May 01, 2024  |  Social Commerce

The creator economy landscape is rapidly evolving, with platforms and companies vying to support independent creators in monetizing their work and achieving financial stability. Joining...

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