Category: Retail

Alibaba to ban crypto miner sales amid Chinese crackdown

September 28, 2021

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Any sellers that list crypto miners or relevant products on Alibaba’s platforms after Oct. 15 will face significant penalties. 50 Total views 1 Total shares Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is the next company to wrap its cryptocurrency-related services in response to the ongoing crypto crackdown in China. Alibaba officially announced Monday that its platform will […]

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Three reasons why the ‘other Ethereum’ has pumped 130% in the last week

May 5, 2021

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Ethereum Classic has almost matched Dogecoin’s massive pump in the last seven days. 24284 Total views 80 Total shares Ethereum Classic (ETC) continues to maintain its parabolic price action advance that began in late March. Data from crypto market aggregator CoinGecko shows ETC is up almost 50% in the last 24-hour trading period as of […]

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Chinese banks pilot digital yuan at Shanghai department stores

March 11, 2021

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The Bank of Communications and China Construction Bank conducted digital yuan trials at two major department stores in Shanghai. 3671 Total views 28 Total shares Shanghai’s New World City and New World Daimaru Department Store, and food caterer Taikang Food Store handled thousands of digital yuan transactions over the past weekend, Shanghai Daily reports. As […]

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Former digital head at luxury brand group LVMH takes role at Ledger

November 30, 2020

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Ian Rogers, newly appointed as a chief experience officer at Ledger, says digital assets are moving from “science fiction” to the mainstream. 8769 Total views 27 Total shares The revolving door between traditional finance and the crypto space is well established. Now, executives from the luxury goods sector appear to be following in their steps. […]

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Japan’s megabanks to lead experiment with digital yen

November 19, 2020

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Could a new, coordinated effort to digitalize the Japanese economy be strong enough to compete with residents’ persistent use of cash? 3014 Total views 7 Total shares Japan’s three largest banks, as part of a group of 30 private sector actors, are set to collaborate on an experiment with a digital yen. The group consists […]

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How DeFi can improve the e-commerce sector

November 18, 2020

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Decentralized finance and shopping seem like an unusual combination at first. How can liquidity pools help you save money at the till? But scratch a little deeper and some compelling use cases for DeFi emerge. With the retail sector suffering through one of the most challenging times seen in a generation, here are the main […]

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Coinbase to Launch Crypto Debit Card in US for Retail Spending

October 28, 2020

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Oct 28, 2020 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Oct 28, 2020 at 16:13 UTC The Coinbase Card is coming to U.S. customers in 2021. (Coinbase) Coinbase is launching its Visa debit card in the U.S. early next year. The card will be available in all states except Hawaii and comes with a new rewards feature – 4% back […]

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