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Litecoin Pumps and Dumps on Fake Walmart News
13.9.2021
news outlets such as CNBC, Reuters, and Bloomberg which originally reported it as a real story. In a later correction, CNBC wrote that a Walma
Biggest Bank in El Salvador Now Accepts Bitcoin as Payment for Financial Products
13.9.2021
Bancoagricola, the biggest bank in El Salvador, is now accepting bitcoin to pay for debts originated from the use of its instruments, according to a PR statement. The institution partnered with Flexa, a payments network, to include cryptocurrency capabilities in its software. Bancoagricola also...
Croatian E-bike Company Greyp Bikes Integrates Cryptocurrency Payments
13.9.2021
Greyp Bikes, a company founded by Croatian innovator and entrepreneur Mate Rimac, has integrated crypto payments into its online billing system. All of its high-tech cycling products can now be purchased using nine different coins thanks to a partnership with payment processor Paycek. Greyp Bikes...
Project Dawn initiative and upcoming mainnet upgrade back LUNA’s new ATH
11.9.2021
LUNA price rallied to a new high above $45 following the launch of the ‘Project Dawn’ funding initiative and the upcoming Columbus-5 mainnet upgrade
PocketNet Changes Name to Bastyon and Releases Private Messaging App With PKOIN Chat Payments
10.9.2021
Bastyon’s messaging app would include end-to-end encryption, no link to phone number or any other metadata making it the most private messenger. Pocketnet, the social network based on proof-of-stake blockchain technology, enters a new phase of growth by changing its name to Bastyon and...
Many Major Airlines Can Now Accept Cryptocurrencies via UATP Global Payment Network
10.9.2021
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is bringing more than 300 airline members and travel merchants cryptocurrency payment options. Airlines in the UATP network include Air Canada, Air China, Delta, Frontier, Japan Airlines, Jetblue, Qantas, Southwest, and United. UATP Gets Into Crypto UATP is...
Payments Giant Mastercard Acquires Blockchain Intelligence Firm Ciphertrace
9.9.2021
Mastercard, the American multinational financial services corporation, announced the company is dipping further into the digital asset ecosystem by acquiring the blockchain intelligence firm Ciphertrace. The partnership announcement says the firm will help bolster Ciphertrace’s...
El Salvador's largest bank partners with Flexa for Bitcoin payments
9.9.2021
Bancoagrícola will work with Flexa to accept Bitcoin across the bank’s network for payments like loans and credit cards
Binance Pay and GoCrypto Bring Crypto Payments Closer to Everyday Use
9.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. GoCrypto, a solution allowing merchants to accept, store, withdraw and buy cryptocurrencies, announced the integration of Binance Pay into the GoCrypto system giving crypto adopters more options to use crypto as the mainstream means of payment as they are intended to be. The GoCrypto...
Afterpay ‘absolutely’ keen to explore crypto services after regulations clarified
9.9.2021
Afterpay spoke as part of the Senate inquiry into “Australia as a Technology and Financial Center” and Lee Hatton said there would be enough consumer demand to offer crypto services
Russia Not Ready for Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Putin’s Spokesman Peskov Says
8.9.2021
Russia has no reason to recognize bitcoin, President Putin’s press secretary has noted after El Salvador became the first country to adopt the digital coin as legal tender. In a statement to the press, Dmitry Peskov revealed he is convinced that such a move would not bring any benefits...
Why are Twitter Integrating BTC Payments?
8.9.2021
Twitter is leading the charge of Bitcoin adoption, as recent leaks from Mobile Developer Alessandro Paluzzi provide insights into the future of social media. While currently in a beta phase, Twitter appears to be rolling out a Bitcoin tipping service on the app, allowing anyone to send BTC...
Ethair Market Is Taking on Amazon and eBay in a Move to Revolutionize the World of E-Commerce
8.9.2021
Ethair Market is a next generation online global marketplace where you can trade goods using fiat or cryptocurrency and earn points on every purchase. The marketplace is soon to be launched in the U.S. and Canada, with fiat payments support lined up for 43 more countries. You can earn ETHR tokens...
Elektra Group President Ricardo Salinas Hints at Inclusion of Lightning Network Payments in Mexico
8.9.2021
Ricardo Salinas, president of Elektra Group, one of the biggest retail franchises in Mexico, hinted at the possibility of integrating payments using Bitcoin’s second layer solution, the Lightning Network. Salinas made the announcement yesterday via Twitter. This would allow residents of...
Afterpay tells Senate inquiry crypto could slash merchant payment costs
8.9.2021
Afterpay told the Australian Senate that using crypto could cut payments costs for merchants, and that the government should work to create a framework for an AUD-backed stablecoin
McDonald’s now accepts Bitcoin, but only in El Salvador
7.9.2021
Bitcoin-as-a-payment is becoming reality in El Salvador after the country formally recognized the cryptocurrency as legal tender
Visa reportedly aims to integrate Bitcoin payments in Brazil
7.9.2021
Visa Brazil exec outlines plans for implementing crypto assets such as Bitco onto the payments platform
Visa Plans to Bring Cryptocurrency Services to Traditional Banks in Brazil
7.9.2021
Visa, the multinational payments giant, has announced it is planning to bring cryptocurrency services to traditional banking platforms in Brazil. The company also announced that it is working with several cryptocurrency companies in the country to bring cryptocurrency payment cards to the market...
Ethereum Fraudster Sentenced to 2.5 Years Behind Bars
6.9.2021
://www.ksilbo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=912076">and the Kyoungsang Ilbo, a court in the South Eastern port city of Ulsan heard that the fraudster, named by the media as “A” for legal reasons, collected payments of ETH 15 (worth around USD 59,000 today) and over USD 10,000 worth of fiat f
Bitfinex Pay to integrate U2F authentication for online merchant payments
3.9.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex launches a new authentication standard for online payments service Bitfinex Pay