The History of the Stellar Community Fund
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) and its predecessor, the Stellar Build Challenge (SBC), have supported Stellar-based businesses and developers since 2016. This makes the fund one of the oldest in…
Read More »LATAM: Low Interoperability Highlights Crypto’s Big Potential
Across Latin America, a fragmented payments landscape has resulted in low interoperability, often leading to high fees for both senders and receivers of payments. Regulators in the region are working…
Read More »Retail Giant Newegg Confirms Shiba Inu ‘Coming Soon’ as AMC Theatres Gets Ready to Accept SHIB Payments
A major tech-focused e-commerce platform, Newegg, has announced that SHIB is coming soon to its platform. Newegg currently accepts cryptocurrencies via Bitpay. The crypto payment service provider is expected to…
Read More »The Ripple Drop: Digital Acceleration, Developer Communities and U.S. Policy
In this first Ripple Drop for 2021, we explore the power of RippleNet to transform businesses, how RippleX is contributing to the XRPL community and the latest on U.S. crypto…
Read More »Latin American, Caribbean Countries Use Blockchain to Fight Poverty
Blockchain technology promises to bring a tough fight against poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). LAC Tap Blockchain to Tackle Poverty According to a report by Borgen Magazine,…
Read More »Mercy Corps: Leveraging the Potential of Fintech To Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets
Among the founding ideas for Ripple is to expand global financial inclusion for everyone—not just those in wealthy nations. The existing financial system is antiquated, broken and poorly designed to…
Read More »Bitso and Ripple Are Delivering Friction-Free Exchange Across Latin America
In 2014, the founders of Bitso believed that blockchain technology and digital assets could boost financial access for Latin America’s large underbanked population. A major step in achieving this vision…
Read More »Latin America sends a ton of crypto to Asia, and vice versa
Latin American companies are looking towards crypto as an escape from the banking system.
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