Google's Project Loon Expands Bitcoin Access to Developing World
One problem with digital currency and Bitcoin in the modern world is its inherent connection to the internet. Using internet access as a backbone isn't a weakness; rather, the issue is with the world not having a fully-integrated internet system set in place. Some places like the United States and Europe are incredibly close to the internet being as common as electricity, but underdeveloped regions still have problems. According to the Internet Transmissions Union (ITU), by December 2014, sixty percent of the world's total population still won't be connected to the internet; exiling around....
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Stellar Development Foundation is a nonprofit organization working on bringing banking and financial services to the unbanked across the world. A simple Google search is enough to know that there are over 2.5 billion unbanked adults across the world. These people don't have access to, or don't use banks or any microfinance institutions to manage their money. Most of the unbanked population are from the developing countries in African, Asian and South American continents. The unbanked population in these regions do not have access financial institutions or services for multiple reasons.....
Users of Google Pay now have another access point to the cryptocurrency markets thanks to Crypto.com’s integration of its payment options. Crypto.com Adds Google Pay Feature A Google Pay in-app purchase option will soon be available on the cryptocurrency wallet and trading platform Crypto.com App, allowing users to buy cryptocurrency quickly and securely. The crypto […]