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Softbank, one of the popular banks in Japan, has announced the introduction of a new type of debit card for its clients. Reportedly, the bank will start providing debit cards equipped with Internet of Things (IoT) chips, and it would be usable as a cryptocurrency wallet as well.Softbank Launches Cryptocurrency Debit CardThe popular Japanese bank, Softbank, announced today a new debit card that seeks to implement cryptocurrencies into traditional market products. As with any regular debit...

In what seems like a coordinated conspiracy or a “Deja Vous” case of coincidence, reports indicate that about 60% of the Bitcoins in circulation haven’t left the wallets this year. Sources report that cryptocurrency analyst Rhythm let the cat out of the bag when statistics were released via a Twitter post indicating that 11,580,000 Bitcoins haven’t moved in more than a year.11,580,00 bitcoin have not moved in over a year.Even with a 85% increase in price during that time, those millions of...

[PRESS RELEASE]Eidoo is always on the lookout to find faster and better ways to connect users to crypto. That includes the easiest routes to buying all the digital assets, without going through the hassle of exchanges.For all of the European users, Eidoo is taking this one step further with Instant SEPA transfers, so that people can buy $DAI and $EDO in a matter of minutes!What is SEPA?SEPA stands for Single Euro Payments Area. It’s an established system for cross-border Euro bank transfers...

Bakkt is easily one of the most interesting platforms in the crypto market. Operated by the Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the platform is designed to push Bitcoin much deeper into mainstream adoption, by offering physically settled Bitcoin futures contracts. Bakkt initially had a very disappointing start, making many believe it wouldn’t amount to much. However, the platform has surprised many, including the naysayers, and has seen impressive and steady growth, as it...

Online shoppers in the United States seem to have made a new name for themselves as the last Black Friday event produced the second-largest sales in history next to last year’s Cyber Monday. Sources indicate that while the Black Friday Sales have been the biggest so far, “small business Saturday” has also gone up by 18% as against last years’ figures reaching $3 billion while Black Friday sales reached about $7.4 billion. But let’s not forget about the last year’s Cyber Monday sales that were...

Many things have been said about the champions who have been at the forefront of making things happen in the crypto space but not much has been known about them. The list below and the descriptions indicate the biggest companies in the industry not only by valuation and capitalization but also by goodwill and corporate presence both online and offline as well. They shall be listed in no particular order of preference. Ripple (Valuation of about $5 Billion)Many people have heard one way or the...

As CoinSpeaker has already reported, the Binance Launchpad Platform is all set to facilitate an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) for a new crypto project dubbed Troy (TROY) tomorrow, December 3. Over the last month starting November 3, Binance has been recording users’ BNB balances.The final BNB balance will be the average of BNB tokens held over the last month. Based on the final BNB balance, Binance will decide the number of tickets a user can get for the TROY IEO.Furthermore, the...

Last week was quite impressive for Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency recorded a bullish reversal from a low of $6,750 to $7,800 in two days. The bulls were unable to defend the new region, swinging the price back to $7,230 during today’s early hours.Bitcoin is currently down about 1.29% on the day as it trades at around $7,316 at the time of this writing.BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewThe altcoin market, on the other hand, is in a mixed state as some cryptocurrencies are recording slight gains while...

VeChain is up 26% today. Microsoft and VeChain Thor collaborate on a retro game project. It’s been a good few months for VET. While the rest of the market continues to torment investors, one cryptocurrency is covering some significant ground. VeChain (VET) is up 26% today and showing no signs of slowing down, but what’s driving the token? Impressively, the token is back to price highs not seen since May this year. VeChain up 26% | Source: CoinmarketcapIt seems a trifecta of partnerships,...

Two of the biggest shopping events in the world are Black Friday and Cyber Monday. On both days, merchants and retailers considerably crash their prices so much that it causes such a frenzy among shoppers. In many cases, people wait till any of these days to make purchases they could have made at other times in the year, taking advantage of significant price slashes – sometimes up to 90% on selected items with selected retailers. As Amazon’s Cyber Monday begins and people begin to shop,...