# Bitcoin and Ethereum fees slump to six-month low

# Bitcoin and Ethereum fees slump to six-month low

“# Bitcoin and Ethereum fees slump to six-month low ” The transaction fees of Bitcoin and Ethereum have slumped to six-month lows as the markets cool after the recent crypto downturn. According to BitInfoCharts, the average price of performing a transaction using Bitcoin has fallen from an early-April all-time high of $62.77 to around $7.20…

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# PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading

# PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading

“# PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading ” Payments app Square made headlines — and dollars — when it integrated Bitcoin trading into its mobile platform back during the crypto bull market of winter 2017.  Now, rival payments firm Venmo, owned by PayPal, is following suit by launching cryptocurrency trading for four major coins: Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litceoin…

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# Coinbase could see fee compression in long term, CEO expects

# Coinbase could see fee compression in long term, CEO expects

“# Coinbase could see fee compression in long term, CEO expects ” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has addressed the platform’s transaction fees as the company’s shares list on Nasdaq today. In a CNBC Squawk Box interview on Wednesday, Armstrong discussed public concerns associated with Coinbase’s massive returns coming from transaction fees. As previously reported, nearly…

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# Citi and IADB complete cross-border payment pilot with blockchain tech

# Citi and IADB complete cross-border payment pilot with blockchain tech

“# Citi and IADB complete cross-border payment pilot with blockchain tech ” Banking giant Citigroup has successfully completed a proof-of-concept for blockchain-based cross-border payments in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank, or IADB. According to a Thursday announcement, Citigroup’s Citi Innovation Labs and the IADB enabled several disbursements from the United States to a recipient…

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# Sweden’s central bank completes first phase of digital currency pilot

# Sweden’s central bank completes first phase of digital currency pilot

“# Sweden’s central bank completes first phase of digital currency pilot ” After completing the first phase of its digital currency pilot project, Sveriges Riksbank has found some critical issues that must be addressed before Stockholmers can buy coffee and kanelbullar with e-krona. In a recent study, Sweden’s central bank presented the first results of its central bank…

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