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Dorsey Sticking to Bitcoin, No New Cryptocurrencies Planned for Cash App

Square CEO and fintech investor maintains a firm and bullish position on Bitcoin, as revealed in a Q3 earnings call for Cash App. Sponsored Sponsored Moreover, the billionaire entrepreneur said that Cash App has no future plans to accept any other cryptocurrencies at this point. “Our focus is on helping Bitcoin become the native currency of the internet…we have a number of initiatives towards that goal,” Dorsey said.  Bitcoin ‘resilience, fundamentals, and principles’ This comes in the midst of bullish market trends for BTC. After a new all-time high of over

The NPD Group Announces Winners of Third Annual Automotive Aftermarket Performance Awards

“The aftermarket continues to enjoy surprisingly strong demand and sales performance, and we are thrilled to acknowledge the leading companies that harnessed the industry’s unique and changing opportunities to grow the business,” said Steve Flavin, president, automotive practice, for NPD. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) November 03, 2021 The NPD Group today announced the recipients of its third annual Automotive Aftermarket Performance Awards, which were shared with the recipients during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. The awards were given to the brands with the highest increase in

Eros Now Launches a Bollywood Film Festival on Facebook

Fans can watch 30 movies over 30 days starting from November 3, 2021.Sponsored Sponsored Eros Now, a leading over-the-top (OTT) South Asian entertainment platform owned by Eros STX Global Corporation, a global entertainment company is launching a month-long Bollywood Film Festival on Facebook Watch this Diwali. As part of this collaboration, Eros Now will premiere a movie every day from its massive library of over 12,000 Indian films and stream it on Eros Now’s Facebook page from November 3 to December 2. The movies will be powered by Mzaalo, a

Visa develops interoperability concept for central bank digital currency payments

Payments giant Visa has taken a step toward achieving its vision for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). It has developed a concept that shows how various CBDCs can be interoperable with each other to make payments.The concept, called "Universal Payments Channel" (UPC), outlines how various blockchain networks can be interconnected to allow the transfer of CBDCs. It shows how Visa can help exchange various CBDCs built on different blockchains in the future. "This is a much longer-term future thinking concept around a way that Visa could potentially help become a

Sotheby’s To Auction 202 Bored Ape NFTs This Week

Auction house Sotheby’s will sell over 200 NFTs related to BAYC and BAKC on September 2, marking yet another big non-fungible token (NFT) sale for the art broker.Sponsored Sponsored British-founded auction house Sotheby’s is set to auction 202 NFTs of the Bored Ape series — BAYC and BAKC. The NFTs will be open for purchase from September 2 at 10:00 EDT. The auction will last a week and end on September 9. The NFTs were developed by Yuga Labs. The owners of the NFTs can offer serums to the apes

Miami Startup BloomsyBox.com Ranks No. 704 on the Prestigious 2021 Inc. 5000 List

BloomsyBox “We are literally in the business of growing things from the ground up through seasonal flowers,” said BloomsyBox.com Founder, Juan Palacio MIAMI (PRWEB) August 28, 2021 Inc. magazine today revealed that Miami-based floral subscription brand, BloomsyBox.com, is no. 704 on the Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. This is the first appearance on the Inc. 5000 for vertically integrated BloomsyBox.com and Founder Juan Palacio--an immigrant from Colombia--which experienced 698% growth in revenue over the last three years. Additionally, BloomsyBox.com came in at

China: Is the PBoC’s new ‘reminder’ on Bitcoin’s status really new

“We remind the people once again that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin are not legal tenders and have no actual value support.” The People’s Bank of China [PBoC] has once again raised an alarm about the use of cryptocurrencies in light of its recent crackdown. According to local reports, the central bank took a shot at Bitcoin, commenting that such virtual currencies cannot compete with existing legal tender. Yin Youping, Deputy Director of the Financial Consumer Rights Protection Bureau of the PBoC, argued that cryptos are not backed by any

Tai Hing Announces 2021 Interim Results

HONG KONG, Aug 27, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Tai Hing Group Holdings Limited ("Tai Hing Group" or the "Group"; stock code: 6811), a multi-brand casual dining restaurant group with roots in Hong Kong and a network of more than 220 restaurants in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan, has just announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 ("1H2021" or the "Review Period").RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS-- Revenue increased by 16.4% to HK$1,532.7 million in 1H2021 (1H2020: HK$1,316.9 million) though both markets in Hong Kong and Mainland China still saw challenges

Ethereum EIP-1559 Upgrade Adopted 34x Faster than Bitcoin Segwit

The adoption of the latest Ethereum upgrade appears to have outpaced that of Bitcoin’s Segwit by multiple factors.Sponsored Sponsored It has been a little over three weeks since Ethereum’s London upgrade was deployed on Aug 5. In that short time, it has seen rapid adoption according to Yearn Finance developer “banteg.” In a tweet on Aug 27, the developer stated that Bitcoin’s SegWit upgrade went live four years ago on Aug 25, 2017, adding that it is currently used for about 80% of BTC transactions.Sponsored Sponsored He compared that to