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Spanish Airline Vueling to Accept Cryptocurrency as Means of Payment
17.1.2023
Vueling, a low-cost Spanish airline, has announced it is exploring the functionality of blockchain and NFT (non-fungible token) technology to accept cryptocurrency as a means of payment for its services. The company enlisted the aid of Criptan, a registered Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, and aims...
Spanish Crypto ATM Company Bitbase Eyes European and Latam Expansion
11.10.2022
Bitbase, a Spanish cryptocurrency ATM company, is planning to keep expanding its services in 2023. The company, which received investments from Dextools and Woonkly, two Web3-based decentralized companies, aims to reach 200 cryptocurrency ATMs installed in Spain. Bitbase is also working to obtain...
Spanish Telecom Giant Telefonica Invests in Bit2Me, Pilots Cryptocurrency Payments
3.10.2022
Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, has closed an investment in the Spanish cryptocurrency exchange Bit2me. The company, which has been very active in the metaverse space, is entering the crypto payments arena by running a pilot to allow its customers to make payments...
Eurocoinpay Partners With Mastercard to Launch One of the First Cryptocurrency Based Cards in Spain
20.9.2022
Eurocoinpay, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, has closed a deal to offer one of the first cryptocurrency-based debit cards in Spain. The card, which is already available for customers of Eurocoinpay, will allow users to acquire products in more than 90 million establishments in the European Union...
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2me Won’t Absorb 2gether Customers Due to Internal Discrepancies
21.7.2022
Bit2me, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, announced that the deal it aimed to complete with 2gether, another Spanish exchange, fell through due to internal discrepancies. The company hoped to absorb the customers of 2gether after it blocked operations, forcing users to pay €20 to keep using...
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2me to Rescue 2gether Customers After Account Block
16.7.2022
Bit2me, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, is looking to absorb customers of 2gether, another Spanish exchange, after the company blocked access to its trading platform. Bit2me will pay the €20 fee that 2gether imposed on its customers to continue trading on its platform. The customers will...
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bitbase Expands to Latam
15.7.2022
Bitbase, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange and crypto ATM operator, has announced its expansion to Latam with the establishment of a store in Paraguay. The company, which had previously opened a store in Portugal, is now bringing its operations to several locations in Paraguay, having its sights...
Spanish Cryptocurrency Exchange Bit2me Expands Operations to Brazil
3.5.2022
The Spanish cryptocurrency exchange Bit2me is taking interest in getting into the Latam market. The company has launched its operations in Brazil by introducing an office in the country that will deal with compliance issues to make the exchange a safe option for Brazilians. The exchange aims...
Spanish Healthcare Group to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments, Citing Interest in ‘Bitcoin Revolution’
4.5.2021
Cryptocurrency regulation is still an ongoing topic for the Spanish government and regulators, with some not too friendly measures against crypto ads or enhancing tax rules. However, adoption is on the rise in different industries, and the healthcare sector is joining the frenzy. Patients Could...
Spanish Treasury Secretary Says Cryptocurrencies Carry a ‘Risk of Default’, Repeats Bank of Spain’s Lack of Regulation Rhetoric
17.2.2021
The government of Spain continues to harden its stance against widely adopting cryptocurrencies. The Spanish Secretary of State for the Economy recently expressed her concerns on risks that she thinks cryptos possess for the national economy. Secretary Doesn’t Like Bitcoin as It Cannot...
Spanish Crypto Exchange 2gether Won’t Reimburse All Stolen Funds From the 2020 Hack
27.1.2021
Spanish cryptocurrency exchange 2gether has announced that it won’t compensate users for the full amount of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) stolen in August 2020. The exchange said that almost 5,000 of its customers won’t receive their cryptos under the compensation plan. Company Asks...
Spain Approves Bill Requiring Cryptocurrency Owners to Disclose Crypto Holdings and Gains
14.10.2020
Spain’s government has reportedly approved a bill that requires cryptocurrency owners to disclose their crypto holdings and any gains on their assets. Spain’s Finance Minister and the government’s spokesperson, Maria Jesus Montero, said at a press conference following the weekly...
European Bitcoin Exchange Hacked for $1.4 Million, Claims It Cannot Afford to Repay Users
4.8.2020
2gether, a Spanish cryptocurrency trading platform, has been hacked for about $1.4 million and company executives claim that they do not have the money to repay customers. Chief executive officer Ramon Ferraz Estrada said over the course of several tweets on Monday that the breach of July...