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Tag: Cryptocurrency
Cash App and Square Unite to Support Local Merchants with ‘Neighborhoods’
Block is bringing together two of its core products to help local businesses serve their customers. On Wednesday, the fintech company unveiled “Neighborhoods” by Cash App, a new feature designed to help merchants compete more easily with national chains by removing this digital point of friction. It’s more than an app update—this offering creates a […]
Stripe Is Building a Native Bridge-Powered Stablecoin, CEO Says
“It’s happening now,” Stripe’s Chief Executive, Patrick Collison, says as he reveals the fintech company is working on a stablecoin after a decade of waiting. The yet-to-be-released product will be powered by Bridge, the stablecoin orchestration platform it acquired earlier this year for $1.1 billion. And while details about the stablecoin haven’t been revealed, Stripe […]
Randi Zuckerberg’s HUG Social Marketplace Acquired by .ART Registry
HUG, a social art community platform that Randi Zuckerberg and Debbie Soon co-founded, has been acquired by the registry behind the .ART domain. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Soon and HUG’s lead engineer will remain with the company post-acquisition, but Zuckerberg will depart, though she tells me she’s still a “passionate member […]