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Binance Fully Resumes EUR and GBP Deposits and Withdrawals via SEPA, Faster Payments
8.3.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has fully resumed EUR and GBP deposits and withdrawals via the SEPA payment network and Faster Payments Services (FPS). Binance is also offering all verified users zero fees for depositing EUR via SEPA and GBP via FPS to “celebrate the return of SEPA...
Japanese Regulator Wants to Amend the Nation’s Crypto Law
8.3.2022
A batch of new crypto regulations is incoming in Japan – where the nation’s top financial and crypto regulator has put forward legal amendments to payments-related legislation.
The proposals were made by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), which has proposed making alterations to two existing...
FTX Europe, Binance's Crypto Payments, Dogecoin's Trademark + More News
7.3.2022
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Binance to focus on crypto payments with new subsidiary Bifinity
7.3.2022
Binance’s new payment affiliate Bifinity will provide a $36 million convertible loan to the Nasdaq-listed digital asset firm Eqonex
Binance Sets Up Its Own Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Provider
7.3.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has set up its own fiat-to-crypto payments provider Bifinity to help businesses become "crypto-ready."
Visa and Mastercard Suspend Operations in Russia as Part of Sanctions Over Ukraine
7.3.2022
The world’s leading payment processors Visa and Mastercard have joined sanctions against Russia over its military invasion of Ukraine. The American companies announced suspension of operations in the Russian Federation although Russians will be able to use their cards inside the country....
Paypal Joins Other Payment and Remittance Providers Suspending Services in Russia
6.3.2022
A number of payment and remittance platforms, now including Paypal, have restricted access to their services in Russia as western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continue to expand. Fintech companies have been limiting operations in the Russian Federation also in response...
BitYard Partnering With Transak – Smooth the Way for Crypto Credit Card Payments
6.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. BitYard and credit card service provider – Transak, muscle into India and Mid Asia for 1 billion crypto market. Transak’s Background Transak enables developers with seamless and easy-to-integrate crypto onboarding infrastructure technologies, in line with their...
Crypto donations to Ukraine top $37M, eBay eyes crypto payments and South Korea allocates $187M to the metaverse: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 27-Mar. 5
5.3.2022
Diagonal Raises $2.5M for Web 3 Subscription Payments
4.3.2022
The project aims to create an all-in-one tool for merchants and creators to collect payments on Ethereum
Spanish Telecom Behemoth Telefónica Weighs up Crypto Pay Options
4.3.2022
The Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica is mulling accepting crypto pay for “some of its services” – although it claims that its crypto projects pertaining to payments are still in the planning stage....
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The city of Lugano will accept Bitcoin, Tether and LVGA token as 'de facto' legal tender
3.3.2022
Residents of the Switzerland city will be able to pay taxes, parking tickets, public services, and tuition fees using crypto
1inch Network adds a P2P feature to facilitate secure crypto swaps
3.3.2022
Users can now make a swap of any token on 1inch supported chains without intermediaries
Crypto Payments Firm CoinGate Partners with Ukraine Central Bank and IBS to Enable More Crypto Donations
3.3.2022
The Lithuania-based crypto payments processor CoinGate has teamed up with the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) – the country’s central bank – and the international payments firm International Business Settlement (IBS) to allow crypto users to donate money to Ukraine’s Armed Forces using more than...
Swiss City of Lugano Makes Bitcoin, Tether ‘De Facto Legal Tender’
3.3.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and tether (USDT) will become “de facto legal tender” in the southern Swiss city of Lugano, as the city partners with Tether to become the “Bitcoin Capital of Europe,” Tether’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Paolo Ardoino said during an event hosted with Lugano city officials...
Swiss city of Lugano to pay taxes in crypto via Tether partnership
3.3.2022
The ultimate goal is to accept crypto for payment of all goods and services in the city of Lugano, the city administration said
AMC Entertainment CEO briefs community on crypto, NFT project updates in latest earnings call
2.3.2022
"The regulatory framework surrounding cryptocurrency is going to change dramatically, so we always believe in staying on the right side of the law," says Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Entertainment
Phillips Auction Featuring Basquiat Painting Worth $70M to Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum Payments
2.3.2022
On May 18, the auction house Phillips will be hosting an evening sale featuring the work of the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Phillips’ Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art will auction Basquiat’s “Untitled, 1982” piece worth an estimated...
G7, EU Working on Russia's Crypto Isolation, Shareholders vs. ConsenSys + More News
2.3.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Payments Giant FIS Worldpay Joins Shyft’s Crypto Compliance Network
2.3.2022
It’s the second large, non-crypto firm to join Shyft, following law firm DLA Piper last month