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Amazon plans to accept Bitcoin payments this year, claims insider
25.7.2021
“It begins with Bitcoin,” an anonymous insider said in describing Amazon’s intent to enter the cryptocurrency payments arena
Bitcoin payments for real estate gain traction as crypto holders seek monetization
23.7.2021
Could crypto payments for real estate become another notable way for people to invest their BTC, or is the learning curve too steep for wider adoption?
Busking for Bitcoin: Report Finds Street Performers Depend on Digital Payments
17.7.2021
Street performers, or buskers, are leaning more toward digital platforms these days compared to the old method of accepting loose change. A report recently published by economists at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia has found that in certain areas, buskers get more donations via digital...
InComm Payments merchants can now accept crypto through Flexa
7.7.2021
Payments are the next major hurdle for global cryptocurrency adoption. A new partnership between Incomm Payments and Flexa will enable crypto payments for hundreds of thousands of merchants worldwide
Nigerian secondary school will accept crypto payments despite regulatory uncertainty
25.6.2021
"We believe one day digital money will gain more acceptance than paper money,” said school director Sabi’u Musa Haruna
Sotheby's will allow people to trade their crypto for an 'intrinsically worthless' rock
21.6.2021
Is the auction house betting that diamonds will become a crypto user's best friend?
Cornell Economist Says Bitcoin Has 3 Flaws Driving People to Search for Better Alternatives
20.6.2021
Cornell University professor of economics and former head of the IMF’s China division, Eswar Prasad, sees three major flaws in bitcoin. Because of these flaws, the professor says that “bitcoin really has set off something of a search for a better alternative.” Cornell...
Pro basketball league in Canada will offer players Bitcoin salaries
18.6.2021
"The ability to have part of my salary go directly into an investment that I believe will appreciate greatly over the next 10-30 years is a no-brainer,” said Guelph Nighthawks guard Kimbal Mackenzie
Camarasal Poll Shows Entrepreneurs Are Worried About Bitcoin Law in El Salvador
18.6.2021
Camarasal, a well known entrepreneur association in El Salvador, announced the results of a poll made this month. The poll shows almost 100% of Salvadorans worry about the implementation of the bitcoin tender law approved recently. Most criticize the obligatory character of receiving bitcoin...
NASCAR driver opts for crypto payment in sponsorship deal
17.6.2021
"There are a handful of pilots who like crypto, but I am probably one of the ones who has been around long enough and I am quite comfortable with how it works," said Landon Cassill
El Salvador reportedly weighing paying employees in Bitcoin
15.6.2021
A 2001 law on monetary integration in the country states that salaries and fees may only be paid in colónes or dollars
Latin American telecom company accepts crypto payments through BitPay
15.6.2021
GoldConnect will be able to process crypto transactions made in Bitcoin, Ether and other digital assets through its new LatamConnect platform
Experts: Regulatory Uncertainty and Slow Embrace Hampering Crypto Growth in Kenya
14.6.2021
Regulatory uncertainty and the slow embrace of cryptocurrencies continue to be key impediments to the growth of Kenya’s digital currency market, experts say. They also assert that without speedy regulation, which they believe will hasten the adoption of digital currencies, Kenya’s...
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Resume Accepting Bitcoin When Miners Confirm 50% Clean Energy Usage
14.6.2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that when there is “confirmation of reasonable (about 50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend,” his electric car company will start accepting bitcoin for payments again. Elon Musk Reveals When Tesla Will Resume Accepting Bitcoin...
Elon Musks lays out when Tesla will begin accepting Bitcoin payments again
13.6.2021
Musk responded to a Cointelegraph tweet about Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka calling for the SEC to investigate him over alleged Bitcoin price manipulation
Crypto Payments App Bottlepay Is Now Available Across Europe
9.6.2021
U.K.-based crypto payments provider Bottlepay has started offering services in other European countries. Users on the Old Continent will be able to send and receive even small amounts of euro and also buy, store and spend bitcoin with merchants accepting cryptocurrency. Bottlepay Promises Low-Cost...
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele Plans to Declare Bitcoin Legal Tender Next Week
6.6.2021
At the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, appeared via a Zoom presentation and noted that he plans to submit a bill next week that recognizes bitcoin as legal tender. Bukele revealed a partnership with the company Strike, a bitcoin payments firm launched...
American convenience store chain now accepts Bitcoin payments
28.5.2021
Mid-Atlantic convenience store giant Sheetz is set to accept Bitcoin and crypto payments across its outlets
Luxury yacht firm accepts Bitcoin, hosts mobile and web services on blockchain
18.5.2021
The company said it expects to see 40% growth from Bitcoin payments in the first year
'Cash, candy or Bitcoin': Paying minors in 2021
17.5.2021
"We want our kids to be able to think independently about money," said Eddie Yoon