Mastercard Raps PBoC, Others on CBDCs as Global Interest in Crypto Payment Grows

May 7, 2021

Mastercard is talking with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) as well as other central banks across the world to enable cross-border use of their respective digital currencies, the card payments giant’s co-president for Asia-Pacific, Ling Hai, has confirmed.  In an interview with th...

Mixed Views as MasterCard Goes Blockchain

Sep 13, 2019

It is not the first time a major financial corporation will enter the blockchain space in a similar fashion but is Mastercard's foray into the space going to be anything different? The payment service provider announced a strategic partnership with R3 enterprise blockchain software provider to b...

Bitcoin at $15,000 – $20,000: Focus on Fundamentals

Nov 26, 2018

Is the price of Bitcoin going to spike soon? Current market situation says otherwise but some market insiders believe a higher price for the top cryptocurrency is still a sure thing with suggestions that there could even be a new all-time high. A lot has changed in the crypto space last year ...

Bitcoin’s Major 3-Day Highlights

Jul 20, 2018

It all started with a sudden spike in the price of Bitcoin when it was least expected this week. The top cryptocurrency gained more than $2.5bln to its market cap in less than an hour and added $500 to its unit price of $6800 on Tuesday July 17. Bitcoin's dominance of total crypto market cap a...