The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently said it has launched a blockchain payment solution for digital cash distribution to internally...
XRP and Stellar’s XLM are both among the market’s top 40 cryptocurrencies – and rival siblings too. The link between them is technologist Jed McCaleb, who founded Ripple and then left to co-found the Stellar Development Foundation [SDF]. Analysts, journalists, and traders admittedly love business rivalries and a dramatic backstory, especially with the SEC v. […]
Crypto-focused enterprise payment platform Tribal Credit has raised $60 million in an oversubscribed investment round, putting the company on track to continue its expansion in Latin America. This region has seen significant uptake of blockchain-based cross-border payments. The Series B investment round was led by SoftBank Latin America Fund, a venture fund that has invested […]
Ripple competitor Stellar (XLM) is announcing plans to roll out smart contracts later this year. Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) ecosystem head Justin Rice says smart contracts will enable a new suite of products and services on Stellar. “There’s a lot of work to be done to get there, but at SDF we’re committed to researching […]