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US Real Estate Crisis: Home Sales Plunge to 9-Year Low, Mortgage Delinquencies to Soar Past Great Recession Level
24.5.2020
The US real estate market is facing a crisis as unemployment soars amid the coronavirus pandemic. Home sales have plunged to a nine-year low and a record-high number of homeowners are defaulting on their mortgage payments. The impact of the real estate crisis is also seen in rental and commercial...
No Evidence ISIS Is Storing $300 Million in Bitcoin, Says Chainalysis
21.5.2020
Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has dismissed claims ISIS is holding a $300 million bitcoin (BTC) war chest. In a “fact-checking” report, published on May 20, 2020, the U.S. company accused the media of sensationalizing allegations about BTC and other cryptocurrencies being...
Travala.com's AVA Token Added to Crypto Payment Service CoinGate
21.5.2020
Travala.com’s AVA token is now spendable at over 5,000 merchants with CoinGate’s system
Why Have Cryptocurrency Payments Failed to Take Off So Far?
21.5.2020
Cointelegraph interviewed merchants and executives from Crypto.com and Pundi X to learn about the current state of crypto payments for retail customers
New Partnership Adds Crypto Payment Routes on Shopify
21.5.2020
Shopify sellers can now accept crypto via digital asset payment processor, CoinPayments
Digital Euro Sees First Successful Test at the Bank of France
20.5.2020
The French central bank has announced the first successful test of a digital euro
Binance-Backed Crypto Travel Firms Travala.com and TravelByBit Merge
20.5.2020
Hotel booking service Travala.com and flight booking website TravelByBit — both of which accept cryptocurrencies as payment — announced the merger of their platforms
Aeternity Launches Crypto Tipping Platform for Social Creators
20.5.2020
Aeternity has launched a crypto-powered social monetization tool allowing content creators to instantly accept tips via web browser or mobile
Square Unveils Bitcoin Auto Payments Tool
20.5.2020
Jack Dorsey's mobile payments company Square allows users to set up automatic bitcoin payments
Coil Creators Can Now Receive Payouts Using Uphold Wallets
20.5.2020
Digital payment platform Uphold announced a partnership with web monetization provider Coil utilizing the Interledger Protocol
Venezuelans Can Now Use Bitcoin to Pay for Goods at 20,000 PoS Terminals
19.5.2020
Venezuelans will now be able to use bitcoin to pay for goods and services at more than 20,000 point-of-sale (PoS) terminals throughout the struggling South American country. This follows a deal between Panamanian crypto exchange Cryptobuyer and local payments processor Mega Soft to connect some...
Austrian Bank Raiffeisen Works on National Digital Currency Pilot
18.5.2020
Raiffeisen Bank International is extending collaboration with Polish-British fintech Billon for a new form of blockchain-based national currency tokenization
Japan’s Top Credit Card Issuer Building Blockchain Payment System
18.5.2020
JCB’s partner in the venture, TECHFUND, offers services to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technologies for startups
Crypto.com Claims Its Card Is ‘Most Widely Available’ After European Expansion
15.5.2020
Crypto.com’s debit Visa cards are now available in all EU states as the company aims for global presence
Ripple Incorporates Disruptive Innovation Theory For Cross-Border Payments
15.5.2020
What Is Disruptive Technology? Disruptive Technology is an alternative for industries, consumers, and businesses to operate. Disruptive Technology operates and enhances the superior attributes in the working of an industry. The latest examples of companies that have adopted disruptive technology...
IOV Labs Explains New Off-Chain Bitcoin-Based Payment Channel
14.5.2020
IOV Labs recently launched a mobile payment avenue that does not require a full node to implement — but what does that all entail?
Spotify-like Subscription Model Proposed For Collateral Payments
14.5.2020
A protocol funded by Web 3.0 Foundation aims to reduce crypto collateral by switching from a one-off relationship to a subscription model
New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill: Second Stimulus Checks Could Be Coming to Americans
13.5.2020
Americans could be getting their second stimulus checks as a new coronavirus relief bill has been introduced. It includes more direct payments of up to $6,000 per household. The new bill is expected to cost more than $3 trillion, making it the biggest emergency relief package in U.S. history....
Cambodia’s New DLT Payments Network Aims to Undermine US Dollar
13.5.2020
The director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia revealed that the central bank’s DLT payments platform will go live by the end of the year
Metal Pay's New Blockchain Allows Bank and Payment Platform Integration
12.5.2020
Metal Pay, with its new mainnet blockchain Proton, makes different banks and payment platforms compatible with each other, as well as the digital asset world