How Stellar’s Growth In Q1 2021 Could Foster Further Adoption
Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has issued its Q1 report. In an official post, the SDF reiterated the importance of its main strategic pillar around Stellar’s blockchain: usability, trust, adoption, and sustainable use cases. In the past months, Stellar’s ecosystem has started growing on top of this vision according to the SDF. Data provided by the […]
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The crypto-friendly travel company Travala published its third-quarter 2021 report showing the firm has grown significantly alongside the growth of crypto adoption. In fact, cryptocurrency adoption has “more than offset the negative impact of the pandemic,” the company said as Travala posted a record-setting quarter in Q3 2021.
Crypto Adoption Bolstered Travel Company Travala’s Third Quarter
According to a third-quarter 2021 report published by Travala, the company has seen “explosive growth” in the firm’s three core services: hotels,....
The Stellar blockchain can be used to pay with USDC, the second-largest stablecoin. The Stellar Development Foundation announced Tuesday that an anticipated integration with USD Coin (USDC) is live. Users can now transact with USDC on the Stellar blockchain.The integration with the second-largest stablecoin was initially announced in October 2020, as Cointelegraph reported at the time. The stablecoin has since doubled its total supply to approach $6 billion, up from $2.7 billion in October 2020. USDC is primarily used on Ethereum, where almost the entirety of its supply is found. Algorand....
Technology could hold the keys to identity theft protection. Speaking at the online launch event for the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association, a Chicago-based group focused on regulatory clarity and industry security, U.S. Representative Bill Foster explained the importance of a "secure digital identity." "You can have the most rock-solid cryptographic guarantees of a blockchain or equivalent and it doesn't do you any good if people are fraudulently participating on it under anonymous names," Foster said during his brief speech at the event. He mentioned trading as an example,....
In a recent report, the IMF praises the way El Salvador handled the COVID-19 situation and announces that their economy grew 10% in 2021. The International Monetary Fund also recognizes El Salvador’s government efforts to reduce crime, “diversify the energy matrix, foster economic diversification, and enhance financial inclusion.” However, when it comes to Bitcoin, the IMF is completely against it. As they should. Because Bitcoin renders the IMF irrelevant. But first, let’s learn what the report titled “El Salvador: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission” is about: “A....