The cryptocurrency platform Robinhood said on Wednesday (22) that it plans to start testing its cryptocurrency wallets starting next month. According to the company, the expectation is to launch the “wallets” early next year. “We are excited to share that, starting next month, the first
In another step towards cryptocurrency adoption, Mastercard acquired CipherTrace, a cryptocurrency and blockchain intelligence company that aims to provide anti-money laundering and fraud protection solutions for the digital asset space. With this, the payment processing giant aims to ensure an ecosystem of “trusted and secure”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law for the state that prevents social media companies from banning or restricting people based on their “points of view”, whether they have been shared on digital platforms or not. Abbott justified this bill by accusing social networks of
The volume of the market’s main cryptocurrency exchanges rose again in August, breaking the $1 trillion barrier for the first time since May, according to data from The Block Research. The result, which took into account the transactions in the 23 largest brokers in the
Twitter may be implementing bitcoin on the platform by creating a tipping-based system through the ‘Tip Jar’ feature, introduced to the network in May of this year. An image leaked on the microblog reinforces the initiative’s thesis, even left “on the air” by CEO Jack
The Italian Anti-Mafia Directorate (DIA), a department that belongs to the country’s police forces, recently revealed that mafia groups and criminal organizations are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to carry out illicit activities. This was indicated by a DIA spokesperson during an interview conducted by the German
Facebook is studying the possibility of creating a special commission within the company that would make decisions on the platform regarding elections. According to The New York Times, Facebook has already talked to experts and academics about this commission, which will aim to deal with
Airbnb announced on Tuesday (24) that they intend to start hosting refugees from Afghanistan, a country that has been severely afflicted by the violent advance of the Taliban, which already controls most of the nation, for free. According to the CEO of the real estate
Reddit reached a value of $10 billion, a level reached after the company obtained a financing of $410 million. As GadgetsNow says, the financing is a good illustration of investor confidence in the path Reddit will take in the near future, eliminating the toxicity and
Disney announced that Disney+ reached 116 million subscribers as of July 3, plus 12.4 million members since the last update earlier this year. That’s a staggering number for Disney’s streaming service that’s been on the market for less than two years. By comparison, it took