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  • Dollars pouring in to the crypto sphere

    Dollars pouring in to the crypto sphere

    Paxos, a regulated blockchain infrastructure with aims to create an open financial ecosystem, has raised $300 million in a funding round. Paxos also powers the cryptocurrency services of PayPal and PayPal-owned Venmo. PayPal and Venmo, together, enables millions of users to trade cryptocurrencies – all through Paxos.

    The series D funding brought the valuation of the company to a whopping $2.4 billion. The round was funded by Mithril Capital, Senator Investment Group, Declaration Partners, PayPal Ventures, Liberty City Ventures among others.

    CEO of Paxos Charles Cascarilla had commented that the demand for the company’s services and products has skyrocketed. The funds raised will be used to invest in the development of blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure to fulfill the company’s mission of a new and open financial ecosystem. Paxos has ambitious plans of achieving its goals and it is heading straight in that direction. Paxos recently got preliminary approval for the creation of a national trust bank.

     In another corner of the world, German securities marketplace Deutsche Boerse and the major bank Commerzbank have announced an investment worth of $12 million into a new crypto venture, 360X for the development of a marketplace for NFTs. The German securities marketplace and Commerzbank have a history of partnering together for cryptocurrency-related projects. Deutsche Boerse revealed the marketplace has invested $12 million with a stake of 50% while Commerzbank owns a lesser stake in 360X.

    The announcement of Deutsche Boerse marks the official launch of 360X. 360X is set to focus on art and real estate initially. The network will also support the trade of non-fungible tokens. The model of 260X is said to be highly scalable and, hence, the project will expand to various other asset classes in the future.

  • Cryptocurrency adoption: Paying rent with Bitcoin?

    Cryptocurrency adoption: Paying rent with Bitcoin?

    After the cryptocurrency bull run of 2018, people grew increasingly skeptical of cryptocurrencies; however, the recent bull run is set to change the course of history with the pace at which cryptocurrencies are being adopted at a massive scale. From institutions discouraging the masses from crypto investing to them jumping on the bandwagon themselves.

    The masses have realized the potential that the block chain technology carry and with the world moving toward digitization cryptocurrencies being the standard mode of payment in the future appears to be a plausible reality.

    With PayPal accepting cryptocurrency payments, others are following suit. Caruso properties – one of the largest privately-held real estate firm in the US – has taken a bold step towards the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. The real-estate giant based in California is now going to enable tenets of commercial and retail properties to pay their rent in Bitcoin. Caruso is the largest real estate firm in the United States to be accepting Bitcoin as a mode of payment. The move is being facilitated by Gemini Exchange.

    Bitcoin – and other cryptocurrencies – are expected to account for a sizeable chunk of a lot of major firms’ balance sheets in the coming days as giants like Tesla and MicroStrategy are investing heavily in the digital asset. The world is truly moving towards a mass adoption of cryptocurrencies.

    Caruso properties quest in the crypto world does not end with Bitcoin. In fact, it is just the beginning. The firm has big plans of cryptocurrency integration. Caruso intends on bringing other cryptocurrencies, the block chain technology, dApps and non-fungible tokens over to the real estate giant.

  • The Highly Anticipated Crypto Market Following the FinTech Payment networks Go live with digital currencies

    The Highly Anticipated Crypto Market Following the FinTech Payment networks Go live with digital currencies

    PayPal and Visa allow their users to deal with their daily transactions in cryptocurrencies.

    We have seen that the adoption of cryptocurrencies is rapidly growing. In recent times, financial payment services have begun to allow digital currencies to be used for daily use and to hold crypto assets.

    Elon Musk, who has been one of the biggest crypto enthusiasts, recently announced that his EV firm will also accept Bitcoin as payment for Tesla cars. Now, PayPal and Visa, both the payment services giants have announced that they will support the use of crypto assets.

    What’s Next?

    We already knew that PayPal was in line to support cryptocurrencies in form of payment. Now, with the recent announcement, US users can do just that with its “Checkout with Crypto” feature.

    As per Reuter, PayPal is set to move one step forward in opening crypto accounts for users. The US consumers will now be able to pay at millions of its online merchants globally. With this move, we can foresee the future of e-commerce built upon digital payments.

    Users holding cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin in PayPal digital wallets will be able to convert their holding into fiat currencies to make online purchases. The company believes that it will be serving almost 29 million merchants on its platform. For the first time, we will see digital assets used as smoothly as credit and debit cards online.

    Moreover, Visa is also ready to roll the crypto plan soon. Visa will allow the use of digital coin, USD Coin, for transaction payment. This is another big acceptance of crypto in the mainstream payment world.

    While telling Reuters, Visa Inc. mentioned that it has launched its pilot program with payment and crypto platform Crypto.com. The financial services corporation intends to offer more partners in the second half of this year.

    The USD Coin (USDC) is a stable coin that is pegged again the US Dollar. Visa’s step toward crypto adoption is one of the most highly anticipated decisions of the present. We can see how finance firms are attracted towards cryptocurrency including BlackRock, Mastercard, and BNY Mellon. The companies have realized that cryptocurrencies are a great investment opportunity and more than that a better payment processing system.

    Elon Musk’s is an inflection figure in the world business and investors keenly follow him, whether it’s the stock market or crypto market. Last week, Musk said that customers can buy its electric vehicles with bitcoin. This is a great push for cryptocurrencies and we will see more companies adopting crypto in the future.

    This move from Musk is a strategic move for investment and from this Tesla can make double the amount of money with the sale of EVs. Because Tesla will not fix the price of Bitcoin against the price of the car in USD. It will be just like a free-floating exchange rate.

    Bitcoin (BTC), the crypto deity is trading just over $59K and heading back towards a record-high of $61K. The future awaits much hyped and highly forecasted Bitcoin prices.

  • The 3 Best Tech Stocks to Buy Now

    The 3 Best Tech Stocks to Buy Now

    The tech market is a mega-industry with potential investment options in 2021.

    In 2021, things have kick stared with a much positive environment compared to last year. The inauguration of the 46th US President, Joe Biden has brought hope for the stock market. The tech stocks were responsible for most of the market gains.

    The digital revolution has been the main reason why tech stocks have caught attention in the past few years. And, in the time of the pandemic, their significance has increased even more. In today’s world, every company is somehow linked with technology. So, the importance of technology is immense, with more networking turning to online networking—using various tech services.

    Let’s have a look at the three best tech stocks for buy in the nearfuture.

    Netflix (NFLX)

    Netflix (NFLX) has been one of the standout tech stocks in the market. The growth of subscription-based content platform has enormously spiked in the COVID era. The company was on a constant growth prior to the beginning of the pandemic, as well.

    In the past month, Netflix surpassed 203 million subscribers worldwide, continuing the dominating first spot among its counterparts. The company has always highlighted the strength of its network and increasing viewers. 

    Netflix is back with its production and new shows that have recently got attention. One of them is The Queen’s Gambit, The Crown, and Tiger King. With the start of 2021, the streaming giant has revealed its collaboration with Shonda Rhimes—a popular figure known for Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, to name a few.

    In particular, the new show Bridgerton has become the biggest series hit ever on Netflix. The company reported that more than 82 million people watched the series in the first 28 days. Things don’t stop here. Bridgerton was hit everywhere it was released, making it to the top 10 list in every country where it debuted, excluding Japan.

    With Netflix’s revival with its original’s recently, the company sees good times ahead with new production underway. So, Netflix (NFLX) is one of the tech stocks to go with this year.

    PayPal (PYPL)

    The online payments titan, PayPal (PYPL) has recently got attention due to its adoption of cryptocurrencies. 2020 was a transformative year for the company—diversifying its ecosystem with Bitcoin adoption.

    The company recorded a record number of new users with a jump in online commerce during the pandemic. Reportedly, PayPal added nearly 72 million new users, including a notable increase in its total payment volume during the past 12-months. The rapid increase in payment volume was driven by the option to buy and hold cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.

    PayPal is an easy to use and very convenient platform for payments. The company has secured its position to lead the digital payment world—in the coming years. The CEO of PayPal, Dan Schulman on the Q4 earnings call said that they released more products and services in 2020 compared to prior years, and will up the pace in 2021. So, PayPal (PYPL) is another interesting stock that is a potential opportunity for investors.

    Oracle Corp. (ORCL)

    Oracle Corp. (ORCL) another prominent tech stock that soared up to 1.4% in Jan. 2021. The company is one of the pioneers of database technology and through various acquisitions, it has built numerous tech niches.

    Oracle is working across different cloud-based solutions and fulfill the need of the hour. Recently, the company announced its partnership with Mastercard to launch an automated, end-to-end solution to support financial services and governments.

    The new solution would be created to help the institutions through swift and real-time payment methods such as Mastercard Send and Prepaid Solutions. This would lower the resistance that is caused by the uneconomic distress due to the pandemic.

    So, we have these three top-rated companies that have an edge in the market as we head forward.