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Paypal’s Stock Soars to All Time High as Demand for BTC on the Platform Now More Than Supply of New Coins
15.12.2020
E-commerce giant Paypal’s stock price surged to a new all-time high of $223.16 on Monday, December 14. Since November 12, when the payments giant opened the way for its US customers to start trading cryptocurrency, the stock has soared 17%. Paypal’s Turnaround The stock’s...
Microsoft, EY Expand Blockchain Platform for Gaming Rights to Include Payments
14.12.2020
Microsoft, Ernst & Young LLP (EY) announced plans to use its blockchain platform to allow Microsoft’s Xbox gaming partners, artists, and content creators to track and manage their payments and royalty contracts
Pornhub’s Premium Services Now Default to Crypto Payments, 13 Digital Assets Supported
14.12.2020
During the first week of September, the world’s largest adult web portal Pornhub expanded its payment options by adding bitcoin and support for three other cryptocurrencies. However, after Mastercard and Visa severed ties with Pornhub last week, the company’s premium services payment...
Evercore Says PayPal’s Crypto Offering Could Bring Big Business Boost
14.12.2020
An Evercore analyst named PayPal as the top payments stock and said its recently launched cryptocurrency offering could boost margins
Binance, OKEx Payments Partner Banxa Set to Make Milestone Stock Exchange Listing
14.12.2020
The crypto payments infrastructure provider is set to list on a Canadian stock exchange in what's being claimed as a world first
IMF leader on digital payments for skilled trades workers
11.12.2020
The IMF's managing director lays out four pillars for the future of digital money as it relates to artisans
Sweden is studying a potential transition to the e-krona CBDC
11.12.2020
Sweden is examining risks and consequences of moving its economy to its e-krona digital currency
Cash Still a Top Hedge Pick, but Digital Winning Payments War – Bank Srategist
10.12.2020
Cash has not lost its luster yet, as the global public still sees it as a vital hedge in times of crisis, stated a Deutsche Bank strategist – but the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the rate at which people around the world are trashing cash in favor of digital forms of payment.
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Venezuela ramps up Bitcoin payments for imports from Iran and Turkey
10.12.2020
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro claims the country will “use all the cryptocurrencies in the world” to bypass U.S. sanctions
BitPay files with OCC to become national crypto-native trust bank
9.12.2020
Another crypto player has taken steps to go mainstream, but a lot of work still remains ahead
Crypto Remittances Prove Their Worth in Latin America
9.12.2020
Crypto remittances are growing in Latin America, particularly in the wake of other remittance platforms shutting off access to some markets
India’s State-Regulated Digital Payments Network Is Dominated by Google and Walmart
9.12.2020
A shared payments infrastructure initiated by the state and joined by major Indian banks, the United Payments Interface (UPI) accounted for over 2.2 billion transactions in November
Facebook hopes to launch its crypto and wallet in 2021, top exec says
8.12.2020
The social media giant has rebranded in hopes of scoring regulatory approval
Forget the milk and cookies, Santa is accepting Bitcoin this holiday season
7.12.2020
Much like Santa himself, Bitcoin is magic
New Stimulus Proposals Gain Support While Lawmakers Push for Second Stimulus Checks to Help Americans
7.12.2020
Two new stimulus packages have been proposed while lawmakers continue to push for second stimulus checks to help Americans cope with the coronavirus-led economic crisis. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to add stimulus measures to the spending bill that...
Hong Kong in Talks With PBOC on Digital Yuan Trial for Cross-Border Payments
6.12.2020
PBOC’s Digital Currency Institute and the HKMA are discussing the technical pilot testing of using e-CNY form making cross-border payments
China's central bank plans digital yuan pilot for payments to Hong Kong
4.12.2020
Preliminary talks are underway to begin testing the e-CNY in the special administrative region of Hong Kong
Is Spotify Looking to Add Crypto as Payment Method? This Job Offer Suggests It
4.12.2020
Music and podcast streaming service Spotify posted a job offer that woke up interest in the crypto community, as it’s related to supporting cryptocurrencies for payments on the music platform, potentially. Spotify Is Treading Crypto Waters With a New Job Listing According to the job listing...
US Treasury Wants Regulators to Watch for ‘Potential Risks’ in Digital Asset Innovation
4.12.2020
The department wants state and federal regulators to keep a vigilant watch on digital asset innovation
SWIFT enables instant cross-border payments
3.12.2020
This seeming fight or flight response to blockchain’s rising ubiquity may be “too little, too late.”