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PayPal Cuts Service to Crypto-Funded Domain Registrar Hosting Right-Wing Sites
26.10.2020
A report suggests the action may be over the firm's digital currency, Masterbucks
Crypto Long & Short: Why the PayPal Rally Isn’t What It Seems, and Why That’s OK
25.10.2020
PayPal opening up its network to bitcoin and crypto is a game-changer, but the announcement hides a bigger and more important message
Paypal’s Crypto Embrace: Morgan Stanley Says Move Boon for Mass Adoption, Critics Say Payment Giant Violates Crypto Principles
24.10.2020
The entry of Paypal into the cryptocurrency industry continues to expose the divide between traditional crypto space players who are less enthusiastic and non-crypto players who endorse the move. Non-crypto players like the analysts at Morgan Stanely are agreement with the notion that the payments...
ECB Executive Board Member on European Payments in the Digital Age
24.10.2020
Speech by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the ECB Conference "A new horizon for pan-European payments and digital euro." Frankfurt am Main, 22 October 2020.
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Key points:
An uncontrolled change in the payments landscape...
How RUSH is Changing Cross Border Payments
23.10.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
The US dollar is the most common currency used for cross border settlement between various countries and big corporations with the help of the traditional banking system. According to a report by the Balance,...
Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech
23.10.2020
Data published by Arcane Research suggests that major P2P crypto platforms have struggled to take off in Iran and Lebanon
PayPal’s crypto integration means Bitcoin could triple its user base
22.10.2020
PayPal’s crypto integration may bode well for Bitcoin price as its user base could triple
Not everyone in the crypto industry is thrilled about PayPal's recent news
22.10.2020
PayPal’s Bitcoin integration is “probably not because they want to spur healthy adoption,” explained SatoshiLabs
Wall St drives PayPal to all time high on Bitcoin news
21.10.2020
Mainstream investors apparently liked the company's turn towards crypto
Baby Steps or Handcuffs? Crypto Pros Assess PayPal’s Bitcoin Play
21.10.2020
Fintech giant PayPal confirmed its move into crypto Wednesday. Is its no-withdrawals bitcoin service too restrictive or mainstream-friendly?
Payments Giant Paypal Says Its Customers Can Now Buy and Sell Bitcoin
21.10.2020
Payments giant Paypal says its customers can now buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins with the company’s online wallets. The company also says its customers will able to use cryptocurrencies to shop at the 26 million merchants on its network starting in early 2021. A report...
PayPal to offer crypto payments starting in 2021
21.10.2020
The rumors are now fully confirmed
Ban All Ransomware Payments, in Bitcoin or Otherwise
21.10.2020
The U.S. Treasury Department has outlawed certain ransomware payments. If it was serious, it would go further, says our columnist
WooCommerce Payments, Now with Support for Subscriptions and Saved Cards
20.10.2020
A little while back we shared the news that WooCommerce shipped a beta payments feature as part of its 4.0 release. It’s a free plugin with no monthly costs or setup fees. You only pay when you make a sale.
We’re actually using this right here at CSS-Tricks. In fact, Chris blogged...
New Zealand has no imminent plans to issue CBDC, says central bank exec
20.10.2020
Important questions about CBDCs remain unanswered for the Kiwi's central bank
.Crypto Domain Owners Can Now Be Verified With Twitter Accounts for Safer Payments
20.10.2020
The Twitter authentication service lets .crypto domain holders verify address ownership via the MyEtherWallet app
Monetary Stability: The IMF and Fed Chair Jerome Powell Discuss Digital Currency Implications
19.10.2020
On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report on crypto assets like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and global stablecoins (GSCs). Moreover, the IMF also hosted a virtual panel that discussed digital currencies and cross-border payments with the Federal Reserve Chair...
Bitcoin Bar ‘Room 77’ Shuts Down
19.10.2020
Room 77, the German bar and restaurant that claims to be the first retail outfit in the world to accept bitcoin payments, has shut down. Cypherpunk Holdings chief economist Jon Matonis broke the news on Twitter. Bar owner Jorg Platzer later confirmed it on Reddit. “Room 77 is closing...
Better to get it right than to be first with CBDC, says US Fed chair
19.10.2020
The U.S. already has a “safe and active dynamic domestic payment system,” Powell argued
Payments-focused cryptocurrency Dash now has a bridge to DeFi
19.10.2020
A StakeHound collaboration allows Dash holders to earn masternode staking rewards and access DeFi services at the same time