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Miami commissioner wants to let residents pay taxes in Bitcoin
15.4.2021
A new resolution would establish a task force to study crypto in Miami-Dade county's public administration
200-Year-Old American Wine Shop Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies
15.4.2021
Nearly every day now a new company is announcing the acceptance of cryptocurrencies in some form or another. Now one of the world’s largest fine wine auction houses and America’s oldest wine shop Acker has revealed digital currency acceptance to pay for auction payments and retail wine...
US President Biden Pushes for More Stimulus, One Million ‘Plus-up’ Payments Go out This Week
15.4.2021
U.S. politicians are talking about stimulus again in order to bolster American jobs and President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan. At the end of last week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki explained that Biden would meet with bipartisan members of Congress on Monday in order to push...
European Central Bank releases results of digital euro consultation
14.4.2021
Privacy concerns regarding the digital euro abound as the European Central bank test the waters for a central bank digital currency
Revealed: Top 4 user complaints about Signal's new crypto payments beta
14.4.2021
Signal has published user feedback from its beta integration with Mobilecoin, which saw users complain about the volatility and transaction fees related to MOB
Romanian university plans to accept crypto payments for admission fees
11.4.2021
The academic institution with a student body of roughly 11,000 said the addition of crypto payments was part of a plan to support local businesses like Elrond
Leading Mortgage Brokerage Ready to Accept Crypto Payments
9.4.2021
Canada’s leading mortgage brokerage company Matrix Mortgage Global has announced that it will accept payments in the form of cryptocurrencies in its latest press release on April 8. Clients can now pay for goods and services along with the Mortgage Agent Registration fee via BitPay. Matrix Mortgage...
Citi and IADB complete cross-border payment pilot with blockchain tech
8.4.2021
IADB disbursed tokenized funds to a recipient in the Dominican Republic using the LACChain blockchain network
Shopping.io Facilitates $EGLD Payments in Online Shops
7.4.2021
Shopping.io, a crypto payments platform, has integrated with online retail giants like eBay, Walmart, and Amazon to currently facilitate $EGLD payments on its platform for US consumers. The new crypto shopping experience is all set to go live from April 8th, 2021. Shopping.io owner, Arbel Arif...
Sweden’s central bank completes first phase of digital currency pilot
7.4.2021
The Riksbank said that CBDC technology still requires further investigation
Encrypted messaging app Signal enables private payments using MobileCoin
7.4.2021
High-speed privacy payments using MOB available to UK users only
New Crypto Lobbyist, Facebook Payments, Grayscale's Chainlink + More News
6.4.2021
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The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) announced their launch today, stating that their mission is "to unlock...
[aktualita] Clubhouse spouští testovací verzi monetizace obsahu Payments
6.4.2021
Hlasová sociální síť Clubhouse oznámila spuštění služby Payments, která umožní tvůrcům získávat prostředky od svých fanoušků. Možnost přispívat tvůrcům je otevřená už pro všechny uživatele Clubhouse. Pro tvůrce bude služba spouštěná ve vlnách a momentálně je dostupná jen malé testovací skupině....
Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra to launch stablecoin tool for banks
6.4.2021
Tech Mahindra wants to provide U.S. banks with a stablecoin solution after the OCC authorized federally chartered banks to use stablecoins for settlement in January
Bank of Japan begins first digital currency proof of concept
5.4.2021
The first phase of Japan's CBDC pilots will be completed by March 2022, the central bank states
Hips Payment Group Launches Merchant Token (MTO), a Cryptocurrency That Will Bring Consumer Protection to Blockchain Payments
3.4.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Solution supports decentralized finance (DeFi) trend with consumer protection via smart contracts.
DUBLIN, Ireland (April 1, 2021) – HIPS Payment Group Ltd., a provider of innovative and cost-effective e-commerce...
Music Company Founded by Dr. Luke Enables Bitcoin Payments for Songwriters and Producers
3.4.2021
Bitcoin mainstream adoption is not limited to celebrities endorsing the cryptocurrency via social media or interviews on TV. The music industry is also interested in joining the bandwagon, with an independent publishing company recently enabling bitcoin payments. Bitcoin Adoption Comes in Response...
Russian Central Bank Wants to ‘Limit’ Stablecoin Use in Payments
3.4.2021
Russia’s Central Bank wants to position itself as the country’s digital economy center of gravity – and appears ready to pave a way for its forthcoming digital ruble to gain market dominance. And it wants to make sure of that by placing a limit on the use of stablecoins in settlements.
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Bakkt launches payments app as institutions compete for crypto assets
1.4.2021
Bakkt believes its new crypto payments app will unlock more than $1 trillion worth of digital assets for commerce
Scottish Music School Now Supports Crypto Payments for Tuition
31.3.2021
On March 28, the Scottish school in Edinburgh called the Morningside School of Music decided to accept cryptocurrency payments for tuition. Morningside’s director Linda Boyd said the school had noticed the trend of larger firms joining the crypto economy and it’s “just a matter...