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Chinese online retail giant JD.com adopts digital yuan for salary payments
26.4.2021
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com has upped its support for the country’s central bank digital currency
2 Turkish Crypto Exchanges Investigated for Fraud After Central Bank Bans Cryptocurrency Use for Payments
25.4.2021
Two Turkish cryptocurrency exchanges are being investigated by the authorities in Turkey after they abruptly halted trading. The authorities have blocked access to the bank accounts of the second exchange and detained four people so far. Sixty-two people have been detained in connection with...
Tax Authority Seizes Cryptocurrencies Worth $25 Million From Hundreds of Crypto Investors in South Korea
24.4.2021
The tax department of the Seoul metropolitan government in South Korea has reportedly seized cryptocurrencies worth about $25 million from hundreds of crypto investors with delinquent taxes. The cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, were seized from three exchanges. The tax authority is now going...
Two Major Hotels in Touristic Spanish City to Accept Crypto Payments in the Wake of Covid-19 Crisis
24.4.2021
Sevilla is becoming a crypto-friendly city in Spain at a fast pace, with two prominent local hotels announcing they will start accepting crypto payments. Hotel Bécquer and Hotel Kivir have joined the crypto adoption bandwagon by allowing customers to book rooms with digital assets. Hotels Will...
Gemini users can now buy Bitcoin with Apple Pay and Google Pay
23.4.2021
Gemini crypto exchange has integrated deposits via Apple Pay and Google Pay to simplify crypto purchases
Norway to start digital currency tests after four years of research
23.4.2021
The Norwegian central bank aims to find a preferred CBDC solution through new technical tests
Report: Banking Giant Natwest to Refuse Service to Businesses That Accept Cryptocurrencies
23.4.2021
The major retail and commercial financial institution National Westminster Bank (Natwest) has categorized cryptocurrencies as “high risk” and refuses to serve business customers who accept digital assets for payments. A Natwest board member, Morten Friis, explains the bank has...
Jackson, Tennessee follows Miami's lead to adopt Bitcoin operations
22.4.2021
Another city in the United States is looking to add Bitcoin payments and mining activities to the city’s balance sheet
Online Music Store Beatport to Start Accepting Bitcoin Payments, Launches Curated NFT
22.4.2021
A major American DJ-related online music store has joined the crypto adoption frenzy by accepting bitcoin payments. Beatport is the latest firm that adopts a crypto payment gateway after signed a partnership with crypto exchange Crypto.com. Bitcoin Payment Gateway Will Be Launched in June Per Music...
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...