Fueled by job openings in early 2020 for its new Blockchain Research Group, Paypal plans to offer direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325M userbase. While it’s currently used as an alternative means for withdrawing funds from exchanges, this would be a new option for crypto buyers.
Read MoreReddit, Inc. has launched their cryptocurrency (Moons) integration and is now live on some subreddits. Covering their legal bases, they do a great job in defining their coin as a utility (vs security).
Read MoreSouth Korea's financial institutions continue to stay ahead of the curve raising for one of the earliest bitcoin exchange, wallet, and payment startups.
Coinplug raised from a mix of private equity to VC's/VC arms from one of the largest banking institutions in Korea. They are focusing on decentralized identification technologies which its government and major banks have a great interest in.