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Blockchain Travel Platform Lost 90% of Booking Volumes Due to COVID-19
6.7.2020
Booking volumes on the Binance-backed travel booking platform dropped by 90% during the coronavirus pandemic
Expedia Partners With Crypto Service Travala.com for Crypto Bookings
6.7.2020
Expedia now allows its over 700,000 accommodations to be booked with cryptocurrency through crypto travel platform Travala.com
CBDC is the Most Important Trend in Payments Says Visa Crypto Chief
5.7.2020
Visa’s head of crypto says CBDC is the most important payments trend in the next decade
Biggest Corporations Sceptical of Introducing Crypto Payment Option
5.7.2020
Are traditional business enterprises ready to embrace a blockchain-based payments network? Maybe not, according to two research reports
Stablecoins Might Be Better Than Bitcoin For Payments, But Maybe Not For Long
5.7.2020
Stablecoins offer most of the benefits of bitcoin (BTC), but without any of the volatility. This is the opinion of a wide number of industry figures and experts, all of whom affirm that removing volatility is the key to making cryptocurrencies viable as a means of payment.
Does this mean that...
Over 2,500 Austrian Merchants Can Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
4.7.2020
More than 2,500 merchants in Austria can accept three types of cryptocurrencies via the payment processor Salamantex. The company explained that the system was tested with a number of select A1 5Gi network shops. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, contactless payments have been trending more so than they...
How CBDCs Might Change Our Daily Payments
4.7.2020
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could provide consumers with cheaper and faster payments, according to experts in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. They’ll sidestep the need for an account with a commercial bank, and in the process will reduce many of the costs and risks that come...
Bitcoin Startup Zap Is Working With Visa
2.7.2020
Lightning Network startup Zap, Inc. is partnering with Visa to offer the most user-friendly bitcoin services since Cash App
After Years of Resistance, BitPay Adopts SegWit for Cheaper Bitcoin Transactions
2.7.2020
Payments processor BitPay has added support for SegWit, three years after a competing block size proposal fractured the Bitcoin community
Brazil Eases WhatsApp Ban — But It’s Still Suspended
2.7.2020
Despite Brazilian regulators lifting a suspension on WhatsApp’s payments, the country’s central bank is still blocking the launch
OKCoin Exec Says PayPal Will Boost Crypto Adoption, If Rumors True
1.7.2020
OKCoin's COO said a PayPal crypto listing would give the industry vast exposure
Brewdog Tokyo Accepts Bitcoin Cash Payments: Local BCH Meetup Gathers to Celebrate
1.7.2020
On July 1, 2020, the popular eatery and bar in Japan, Brewdog Tokyo, started accepting bitcoin cash payments for products and services. The establishment is the third Brewdog bar to accept bitcoin cash, as the cryptocurrency is accepted at the London and Budapest locations as well. In order...
Cryptography Startup Brings Private Payment Channels to Tezos Blockchain
1.7.2020
Cryptography firm Bolt Labs has launched a private payment solution, zkChannels, on Tezos
PayPal Dabbling in Crypto Could Make BTC a Mainstream Payment Option
1.7.2020
As PayPal is rumored to join the crypto game, what will it mean for the industry and the price of Bitcoin and Ether?
Stellar Elevates Global Payments System; XLM Yet to Follow
1.7.2020
The payment industry has always been triggered by the word “instant” global payments, and the need for quick money transfers is a global want in situations like the Pandemic that is ongoing. However, the traditional payment industry includes the middlemen commission, which increases the fee for...
Washington, DC, Lawyers Can Now Accept Crypto for Legal Fees
1.7.2020
The District of Columbia Bar approved crypto payments for lawyers' fees in an ethics opinion
DC Bar Association Gives Nod to Crypto Payments For Lawyers
1.7.2020
The Washington DC Bar Association became the fourth to issue an opinion endorsing crypto as an acceptable form of payment
American Pundi X Merchants Can Now Sell Crypto Via PayPal
1.7.2020
As the crypto community’s anticipation for PayPal’s exploration into crypto grows, Pundi X has integrated the payments processor for its point-of-sale devices
60 Hong Kong-Based Vending Machines Support McAfee’s Ghost Token for Payments
30.6.2020
On June 28, 2020, the team behind Ghost Coin revealed a partnership with the digital currency payment processor Ivendpay. Ghost is a project led by the notorious John McAfee and according to the recent announcement, 60 vending machines in Hong Kong will support the privacy-centric coin...
Online Data Analysis Points to Venezuela Accepting BTC for Passports
26.6.2020
During the last week, a number of bitcoiners have been discussing Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration, and Foreigners, also known as SAIME accepting bitcoin payments for passport applications and renewals. A number of crypto journalists couldn’t confirm...