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Binance has reportedly informed P2P Cash Zone users of the service shutdown, advising them to transition to online payment methods for peer-to-peer trading. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is reportedly shutting down its P2P Cash Zone feature on March 31, ending a…
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The word peer loosely means equals. In cryptocurrency circles, peer-to-peer (P2P) interaction means transaction activity between members of a cryptocurrency network relating as equals. It is a departure from centralized banking, where an all-powerful bank regulates all transactions. In this…
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Bitcoin
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Peer-to-peer marketplace Noones may have been exploited for $7.9 million, with stolen funds routed through Tornado Cash. Noones, a Bitcoin (BTC) peer-to-peer marketplace founded by Paxful’s ex-CEO Ray Youssef, appears to have suffered a big hack. In early January, suspicious…
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Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers are introduced by Binance to reward verified P2P merchants based on performance. Binance has added a key update to its P2P Merchant Program by introducing three tiers, namely, Bronze, Silver, and Gold. This upgrade is…
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One of the most significant impacts of daily-use web3 payments in developing countries lies in revolutionizing the way money transfers work on macro and micro scales.
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Franklin Templeton enables peer-to-peer transfers for its $380 million money market fund via its BENJI token on Stellar and Polygon blockchains.
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Multi-chain staker and validator P2P.org announced its Staking-as-a-Business service for institutional players.
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Ethereum
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it will stop providing all services related to the Nigerian naira (NGN). According to the platform’s announcement on March 5, starting at 8:00 UTC on March 8, all remaining NGN balances in Binance users’ accounts…
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Japan’s top financial regulator proposes protecting users from “unlawful transfers” to cryptocurrency exchanges. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) points out that the number of fraudulent transactions in the country remains high, and most involve crypto assets. The FSA offers several measures…
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NFT Trader is suspected to have been breached after several blue-chip non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were wrongfully transferred.
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Ethereum
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From Jan. 31, 2024, 00:00 UTC, the P2P platform of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange will stop supporting trading pairs with the Russian ruble. According to the statement, users can withdraw funds in this currency through the exchange’s fiat partners, convert…
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Russian clients leaving Binance after its exit. CommEX not favored. P2P activity drops by 10-30%
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform Paxful has appointed a new interim CEO to lead the company three weeks after resuming its marketplace. In a Medium blog post, Paxful announced the appointment of Roshan Dharia as the company’s new interim CEO. Dharia,…
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Paxful, a peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading platform, has banned its co-founder and former CEO, Ray Youssef
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The widely recognized cryptocurrency exchange, Paxful, has reopened its peer-to-peer marketplace, marking a major stride in enhancing global access to digital currencies.
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Blur has launched Blend, the expiry-less peer-to-peer perpetual lending protocol for NFTs, to increase liquidity for NFT holders.
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The Realio Network coin, or RIO, has seen greater price fluctuation than most other cryptocurrencies. The cryptocurrency has increased by over 22% today, trading at $0.285 as of press time.
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Russian clients may no longer use Binance's P2P service to purchase and sell U.S. dollars and Euros.
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LocalCryptos P2P exchange platform on October 21 announced that it was shutting down. The platform cites various reasons as to why they took the action.
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Chainalysis ranks Nigeria and Kenya 11th and 19th based on crypto adoption. The analytics firm expects adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa to keep rising.
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Ownera, provider of a global inter-trading network based on the open-source FinP2P protocol has partnered with R3, the global enterprise blockchain technology firm, to enable Ownera to offer a unified digital wallet solution for institutions, according to an announcement on...
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital assets that represent real-world objects such as artworks, music, in-game digital collectibles, videos, and more, minted on the blockchain. NFTs are one of the hottest properties in the distributed ledger technology (DLT) ecosystem at the...
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It is not known who Satoshi Nakamoto was or is. Also, no one has proof of whether Satoshi is a male or female person as the name is a pseudo. However, the crypto space refers to Satoshi Nakamoto as a...
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Kirobo, an Israel-based blockchain technology innovator, has announced the release of its ‘P2P Swap Button’. This is the first decentralized, non-custodial P2P swapping platform that enables cryptocurrency holders to execute peer-to-peer token swaps without the need for an exchange or...
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Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Electric is teaming up with Tokyo Tech to develop a blockchain-based peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading system. From energy neighborhood concepts to rural electrification projects, blockchain technology continues to find significant adoption in efforts geared towards improving access...
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The self-acclaimed youngest bitcoin millionaire is seemingly ambitious and confident that a newly upgraded payments app would depose Libra even before the Facebook cryptocurrency has launched. In a Twitter post on August 19, 2019, the young cryptocurrency investor announced the...
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Bitcoin peer-to-peer (P2P) exchange Bisq witnessed a new record in weekly volume hitting $6.1 million last week. The demand for local cash transactions is still high and, with world popular platform LocalBitcoins banning cash transactions, new players are likely to...
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Lufax, China’s leading peer-to-peer lending and wealth management platform, has hinted its working on integrating distributed ledger technology (DLT) into its operations to reduce cost and increase transparency, reported The South China Morning Post on November 2, 2018. Lufax Joining...
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You can read Part 3 of the History of Bitcoin series here. BitTorrent was among the projects that played a significant role in shaping cryptocurrencies before the launch of the first decentralized digital currency, bitcoin. Along with Hashcash, b-money, and...
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Over the past two years, the development of the blockchain technology led by the financial industry has been adopted by various markets that rely on centralized databases and servers to store data. Navigant Research, a prominent US-based market research and...
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Imagine life in a global, peer-to-peer economy. A system where all citizens could hold direct control and ownership of their purchasing power. Where anyone, anywhere, could find, communicate and facilitate transactions with others without interference from third parties or privacy...
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Since early 2015, a growing number of internet startups including torrent client development firms have been focusing on utilizing the Bitcoin network’s ability to settle and process micropayments. JoyStream for example, a BitTorrent client founded by Bedeho Mender incentivizes content...
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