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Ellington Properties Employs Bitcoin Suisse AG To Facilitate Easy Crypto Payments
25.11.2019
Ellington Properties, which shines as a highly-reputed boutique property developer firm based in Dubai, has announced that it has collaborated with Bitcoin Suisse AG (BTCS) to acknowledge its crypto brokerage services. The strategic integration has been aimed to ease out the payments system for...
Alibaba Filmmaking Arm to Distribute New Movie Rights via Tokens: Report
22.11.2019
Alibaba’s filmmaking arm Alibaba Pictures signed an agreement with SingularDTV to tokenize the distribution rights of its new movie
R3 CEO: Facebook’s Announcement of Libra Was ‘Ridiculously Stupid’
22.11.2019
R3 CEO David Rutter has ridiculed the way Facebook introduced its yet-to-be-released Libra stablecoin
Developer Launches BCH-Powered Paywall Service
22.11.2019
On Thursday, software developer Alex Winter announced the launch of Satoshiwall.cash, a noncustodial bitcoin cash-powered paywall service. The new platform allows anyone to create a customized paywall that uses BCH for payments so people can monetize their work online. Also read: Crypto Swapping...
Devs Reveal BCH Cashchannels and Simple Escrow Contracts
20.11.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have been introduced to two new concepts that allow people to leverage the BCH network in a variety of innovative ways. On November 15, former Bitpay developer Jason Dreyzehner revealed his recurring payments system for BCH called Cashchannels. A few days later,...
FEMA Suggests Blockchain-Based Registry to Improve Disaster Insurance Payouts
19.11.2019
FEMA suggested the formation of a blockchain registery to streamline disaster insurance payouts
Decentralized Payment Firm Radpay Raises $1.2M in Seed Round
18.11.2019
Radpay has secured $1.2 million in a seed round, with the participation of investment firms Resiliency Ventures and BlackLaunch
Visa Works on Blockchain System for Joint Computation of Large-Scale Private Data
18.11.2019
Visa is working on a blockchain-based system for joint policy-compliant computation of large-scale private data
Opera-Backed Fintech OPay Seals $120M Investment to Grow Across Africa
18.11.2019
Nigerian fintech Opay — founded by crypto-supporting web browser Opera — has raised $120 million in series B funding to scale its payments solution across Africa
ProtonMail Reveals It’s Been ‘HODLing’ Its Bitcoin Payments for Years
17.11.2019
ProtonMail doesn’t want to convert its Bitcoin payments to fiat and hasn’t for years
JPMorgan Automates Derivatives Margin Payments With Blockchain Tech
15.11.2019
JPMorgan has developed a new blockchain-based solution designed to speed up cash and collateral transfers
Paypal’s Pornhub Snub Pumps Verge (XVG) by 33% on 168% Volume Surge
15.11.2019
Verge (XVG) has seen a 33% price pump and a 168% increase in trade volumes following Paypal’s move to withdraw services to Pornhub
Japan Pushes Cashless Agenda by Rewarding Non-Cash Payments After Tax Hike
15.11.2019
Japan’s recent October sales tax increase took the rate from 8% to 10%, the previous such hike occurring in April of 2014, when the rate was raised from 5%. The increase is accompanied this time around by new government policy which rewards cashless payments by allowing merchants to provide...
Ingenico Partners with Pundi X to Unlock Android-Based Crypto Payments
15.11.2019
French smart payment firm Ingenico partnered with Pundi X to enable merchants to receive payments in crypto using Android
Pornhub Suggests Crypto Payments After Paypal Censors Model Payouts
14.11.2019
On November 14, the leading adult video sharing site on the internet, Pornhub, revealed that payment processor Paypal has blocked the company’s live performer payouts. In a blog post written on Thursday, Pornhub recommended alternative payments like writing a check or using the digital...
Walmart Canada Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Freight and Payment System
14.11.2019
Walmart Canada has launched an automated blockchain-based network for freight tracking and payments management
Ohio Crypto Program Hits a Snag, Attorney General Finds It Illegal
14.11.2019
The Attorney General of the U.S. state of Ohio has assessed the state’s crypto program and concluded that it is a legal violation of state law. The state’s former treasurer skirted the law to launch a website that allowed 23 types of tax payments in cryptocurrency ahead of other states....
WATCH: Coinmine Adds Interest Payments to Its At-Home Crypto Miners
14.11.2019
The company now offers 6.5 percent interest on earnings held in Coinmine wallets
Coinbase Expands Reach of Visa Card in Europe, Adds 5 New Cryptos
14.11.2019
The exchange has added new crypto options to its Visa debit card, including XRP, XLM and REP, and also expanded availability to 10 more nations
PayPal’s Axing of PornHub Model Payments May Boost Verge Crypto
14.11.2019
PayPal has abruptly cut its payments service to thousands of live performers on Pornhub. Can the verge crypto pick up the slack?