JUST IN: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says Bitcoin failed as a medium of exchange but has "succeeded as a store of value"
He adds, stablecoins have taken over the transactional role Bitcoin was designed for.
Five years back, we started building on the @StellarOrg network. Today, we help power it.
🚨 MoneyGram is now a Tier 1 validator on Stellar.
Bringing decades of payments expertise, global trust and compliance leadership to the future of money movement.
JUST IN: 🇹🇿 Tanzania moves to regulate Africa’s $205B crypto market.
The Bank of Tanzania is reportedly preparing laws and regulations for digital assets as Sub-Saharan Africa’s on-chain crypto activity surpasses $205B.
The move follows new crypto rules in Kenya and Zimbabwe as Africa shifts from restricting crypto to regulating it.
Spain has confirmed its 2026 visa policy, allowing citizens of Botswana 🇧🇼, Namibia 🇳🇦, Eswatini 🇸🇿, Lesotho 🇱🇸, Mauritius 🇲🇺, Seychelles 🇸🇨, Cape Verde 🇨🇻, and Rwanda 🇷🇼 to enter visa free for up to 90 days with an ordinary passport.
The policy covers short stays in Spain and other Schengen countries.
Citizens of most other African countries will still need to obtain a Schengen visa before travelling.
Stablecoins are becoming an increasingly important part of global financial infrastructure.
Today, Mastercard is supporting @openstandard and Open USD - an effort to help build more open infrastructure for digital money.
We believe unlocking the full potential of stablecoins will require trusted networks, broad participation, and collaboration across the industry.
Excited to help build what's next.
We have preliminary approval of our CASP license 🎉 Once fully approved, European banks, FIs and fintechs will be able to access our end-to-end cryptoasset and stablecoin payments infrastructure through a single regulated integration. The next wave of institutional digital asset adoption in Europe is here!
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