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Block Time Financial’s Bruce Rosenheimer and Lou Morgan will be on a panel of experts with the LUXEMBOURG-WISCONSIN DIGITAL TRADE MISSION, MARCH 29TH TO 31ST, 2021. See the link below and attend.
https://www.new-york.investinluxembourg.us/event/digital-trade-mission-to-wisconsin-usa-29-31-march-2021/
World’s leading digital dollar stablecoin on Stellar available immediately on Stellar’s decentralized exchange, with 6 stablecoin pairs, and through five Stellar-integrated wallets
SAN FRANCISCO, CA and BOSTON,MA — February 2, 2021 — Circle and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced today that USDC is live on the Stellar network. At launch, Stellar USDC is immediately available on Stellar’s decentralized exchange, accessible to any Stellar account through integrated wallets (Lobstr, Solar, StellarPort, StellarX, and StellarTerm), and tradeable across Stellar’s ecosystem of more than 9,000 assets including stablecoins like NGNT, BRLT, ARST, EURT, TZS and ZAR.
https://stellar.org/press-releases/usdc-is-live-on-the-stellar-network
Federally Chartered Banks and Thrifts May Participate in Independent Node Verification Networks and Use Stablecoins for Payment Activities
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published a letter clarifying national banks’ and federal savings associations’ authority to participate in independent node verification networks (INVN) and use stablecoins to conduct payment activities and other bank-permissible functions.
https://www.occ.treas.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2021/nr-occ-2021-2.html
USDC for Stellar coming to Circle
Today the Centre Consortium announced Stellar is becoming an Official Chain for USDC, bringing the world’s leading digital dollar stablecoin to Stellar’s established and proven blockchain ensuring a more open and interoperable standard for digital dollars on the internet.
https://www.circle.com/blog/usdc-for-stellar-coming-to-circle
PayPal CEO Says Digital Currencies Are Set to Go Mainstream
by Amy Thomson
PayPal Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman said the use of digital currencies is set to go mainstream as more merchants take a “digital first” approach to payments.
PayPal Embraces Crypto, Igniting Market as Mainstream Adoption Inches Closer
Crypto just got a shot at going mainstream in 2021.
Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan Chase should absolutely be ‘scared s—less’ about fintech threat
Jamie Dimon’s message to the management team of $3.4 trillion banking goliath JPMorgan Chase: Be frightened of fintech rivals.
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USDC comes to Stellar
The USDC or US Dollar Coin will be live on Stellar Feb 2, 2021, according to sources.
Block Time Financial joins the Wisconsin Bankers Association
Block Time Financial is happy to announce that we have joined the Wisconsin Bankers Association as an