The foreign exchange (FX) market, a gargantuan market that transacts more than $7.5 trillion each day, faces a similar issue of legacy infrastructure. This infrastructure leads to slow transactions, market fragmentation and downtime on weekends. One key player in decentralized finance (DeFi) is taking these tangles, knots, and mishaps to...
DeFi's been promising a revolution, right? Let’s be honest, it’s been more like a great science fair project that could revolutionize the planet at some point in the distant future. We’ve experienced the hype, the hacks and head-scratching complexity. Something's shifting. Something that could actually make DeFi...useful.Traditional FX Is A...
Okay, let's be honest. Foreign exchange (FX) trading might have originally felt like an industry limited to wolves of wall street. It painted a picture of old men in suspenders yelling at telephones. Think back to the last time you sent money to your cousin in Europe. Those fees were...
Mento, a key FX infrastructure within the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ecosystem, has announced a strategic partnership with Wormhole, a leading interoperability platform. The collaboration seeks to expand Mento's onchain FX capabilities beyond Celo, enabling real-time, decentralized currency exchange across more than 40 blockchains. This partnership aims to modernize the...
Wormhole, a cross-chain bridge protocol and interoperability platform has been signing big institutional contracts in recent months. Since launching, the platform has further extended its interoperability and capabilities to serve both Web2 and Web3 companies. The recent integrations with Stacks, BackPack, Mayan Finance, and Reactor by Ripple Labs have only...
Coinbase listing Wormhole (W). Big news, right? The price jumped, then dipped. Standard crypto rollercoaster. Forget the short-term gains. This isn't just about another token on Coinbase; it's about the future of DeFi, and frankly, I'm feeling a mix of excitement and a healthy dose of anxiety. Think of it...
Okay, fam, Coinbase just listed Wormhole (W). Cue goose bumps and Hallelujah chorus, and cue the Lambo dreams, amirite? Price went up, then down. Surprise! Happens every time. Before you remortgage your house to ape into this thing, let's ask the real question: is Wormhole gonna revolutionize the NFT space,...
With this integration, Ripple and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) with Wormhole will strengthen interoperability across diverse blockchain ecosystems. This partnership will facilitate rich asset transfers in-between smart contracts. It has integrated with more than 35 blockchain networks, such as Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche and BNB Chain.Unlike this immersion, the integration centers...
The noise coming from Ripple is almost overwhelming. Cross-chain interoperability! Expanded multichain capabilities! Institutional on-chain finance! It all sounds fantastic, doesn't it? Before we uncork the champagne, let's pump the brakes and ask a crucial question: Are we truly witnessing the dawn of a decentralized financial future, or are we...
As we traverse these exciting new XRPL interoperability horizons, we invite you to experience the possibilities. This change is enabled by its strategic partnership with Wormhole, the leading cross-chain messaging protocol. This is an important milestone for the XRPL, paving the way for a more connected and versatile blockchain ecosystem....
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Stripe's Secret 'Tempo' Blockchain: What It Means for Payments
Stripe, a household name for web payments, is reportedly doubling down on blockchain technology. Behind the scenes, the DAOs company has been working on the creation of a new, high-performance blockchain known as “Tempo.” This project is still largely shrouded in mystery. Yet, it points to a big change in...
Stripe's Tempo Blockchain: 5 Reasons Why NFTs Are About to Explode
Okay, let's be real. You may have heard of NFTs, perhaps even doing so with an eye roll. Digital monkeys selling for millions? Seems ridiculous, right? Hear me out. Stripe, uh-huh, that Stripe, the payments colossus, is creating its own blockchain, Tempo. And this, my friends, is the secret sauce...
Stripe's Blockchain Gamble: 3 Uncomfortable Truths Nobody Wants to Admit
Stripe taking the plunge into the blockchain world with Tempo? It’s a short-term policy change that’s got the whole transit world all a-twitter—and for good reason. While we’re celebrating this spirit of innovation and disruption, there are some stark realities we must face. Let's be blunt: this isn't just about...
Thunder Sub Launches OTC Crypto: Big Trades, Discreet Service
In addition, high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors are flooding the crypto market and looking to make impressive moves. For them, discretion and efficiency are the name of the game. That’s where Over-the-Counter (OTC) crypto trading comes into the picture. As a result, Thunder Sub has quickly established itself as a...
Thunder Sub's NFT Debit Card: Spend Your NFTs in the Real World!
The convergence of traditional finance with the rapidly growing and evolving world of NFTs is opening up exciting new opportunities. Thunder Sub’s NFT debit card is an industry first. It provides NFT holders with the physical use case to leverage their digital assets for in-person or daily real-world transactions. In...
NFTs Meet Main Street: Thunder Sub's Bold Financial Innovation
Sneaking through the press release shuffle and catching some alternative fintech press is Thunder Sub, which is best known for its NFT debit card. This is not just another shiny object in the crypto universe. It’s an exciting move as it’s a big leap toward connecting the sometimes murky decentralized...
Thunder Sub's NFT Debit Card Is Here To Save Crypto Culture
Recall when you attempted to purchase a latte using your CryptoPunk? Yeah, me too. The barista gave me the same look she’d give me if I attempted to pay with Monopoly money. That's the frustrating reality for many of us in the NFT space – we're living in the future,...
Thunder Sub's OTC Desk Is Smart, But Is It Crypto's Future?
Thunder Sub’s OTT desk launching with their NFT debit card was the announcement to pull me in for sure. The NFT debit card is just a nice gimmick, a fun spark between the metaverse and your morning coffee. The OTC desk … that’s where the magic happens. Think of this...