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Another UK bank serves anti-crypto notice to customers
22.4.2021
U.K. commercial bank NatWest says it does not want to do business with clients and customers who deal in crypto
Man Offers to Buy 111 Tesla Model 3s if Elon Musk’s Company Accepts Bitcoin Cash for Payments
22.4.2021
On April 20, a video stemming from the Youtube channel called “1stmil.com” has the Bitcoin Cash community talking. The host of the channel sitting in a Tesla dealership parking lot explains in his recent video that if Elon Musk gets Tesla to accept bitcoin cash directly for cars,...
First Digital Trust announces $2.15M funding for Asian digital payments service
22.4.2021
The funding will be used to develop debit and credit card payment rails in Asia
What’s Preventing Crypto Payments from Entering the Mainstream?
20.4.2021
Pavel Matveev is the Co-founder and CEO of Wirex, a blockchain-based payments platform.
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In the past few years, interest in crypto has increased dramatically as businesses and individuals begin to recognize the benefits that blockchain technology can offer. Meanwhile, with bitcoin (BTC)...
WeWork to accept crypto payments and hold them on its balance sheet
20.4.2021
The coworking firm is the latest to see crypto as a suitable asset for its corporate treasury
PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading
20.4.2021
Venmo is following in the footsteps of its rival, Square's Cash App, by introducing cryptocurrency trading
Deutsche Telekom invests in mobile DeFi platform Celo
20.4.2021
Deutsche Telekom has become the first telecom firm to join the Celo Alliance for Prosperity
Electronics retailer Newegg now accepts Dogecoin as payment
20.4.2021
After debuting Bitcoin payments back in 2014, online electronics retailer Newegg added a Dogecoin payment option
Crypto payments banned in Turkey — Is this just the beginning?
20.4.2021
Turkey’s vibrant ecosystem took a hit from the new crypto payments ban, and industry participants speak out on potential implications
Time Magazine to accept crypto payments for digital subscriptions
19.4.2021
Crypto.com users can buy 18-month subscriptions of Time Magazine using CRO and other cryptocurrencies
Coalition of US Senators Press President Biden for a Fourth Round of Stimulus Checks
19.4.2021
While Americans are still getting their third stimulus payments, discussions of tacking on a fourth round of direct payments to Joe Biden’s trillion-dollar infrastructure proposal have started trending. Just recently, a coalition led by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and over a dozen...
Leading Bitcoin Payments Processor Bitpay Joins Crypto Patent Alliance COPA
18.4.2021
The world’s largest provider of cryptocurrency payment services, Bitpay has announced the company is joining the Square-founded crypto patent effort the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). Bitpay has been working with blockchain products since 2011 and the firm will share open-source projects...
Kenyan Fintech Startup to Use Stablecoins to Transfer Universal Basic Income Payments to African Refugees
17.4.2021
Kotani Pay, a Kenya based digital currency on and off-ramp service provider, has entered into an agreement wherein it will enable the transfer of universal basic income (UBI) payments to African refugees. Working in conjunction with the Refugee Integration Organisation (RIO) and Impact Market,...
Miami-Dade Officials Hope to Launch a Crypto Task Force, Residents Could Pay Taxes in Bitcoin Soon
17.4.2021
Back in mid-February, Bitcoin.com News reported on Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez supporting the idea of the city holding bitcoin in the treasury and allowing tax payments in bitcoin as well. On April 15, 2021, reports show that the city may introduce the tax payments concept soon, as...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Says Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Vehicles for Speculation’
16.4.2021
The Federal Reserve chairman believes that cryptocurrencies are “really vehicles for speculation” and “No one is using them for payments.” He then compared crypto to gold. His comments about cryptocurrency followed Coinbase’s direct listing on Nasdaq. Fed Chair Powell...
Turkey Bans Cryptocurrency Use for Payments as Local Currency Plunges
16.4.2021
The Central bank of the Republic of Turkey has issued a cryptocurrency regulation prohibiting the use of cryptocurrencies for payments of goods and services. From the end of this month, crypto assets cannot be used directly or indirectly as a means of payment in the country and no service can...
Visa, JPMorgan and ING discuss Bitcoin, Ether and stablecoin development
16.4.2021
Forbes’ “2021 Blockchain 50 Symposium: Crypto Goes Corporate” event sheds light on Bitcoin’s role as an investment tool, along with the future of stablecoins
Turkey to ban cryptocurrency payments
16.4.2021
Turkey's central bank is also banning payment providers from offering fiat-to-crypto onramps for cryptocurrency exchanges
Turkey Bans Crypto Payments
16.4.2021
Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptoassets in payments as they entailed significant risks due to volatile market values, irrevocable transactions and are used in illegal actions, Reuters reported.
Also, the bank said that these assets were “neither subject to any regulation...
Insurance Giant AXA Allows Swiss Clients to Pay for Services With Bitcoin
15.4.2021
The French multinational insurance firm AXA is now allowing clients in Switzerland to pay for services in bitcoin. The newly added support is part of the company’s “digital future” and stems from customer demand for crypto payments. AXA Supports Bitcoin Payments In Switzerland...