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Blockchain-Shy Bank of America Quietly Pilots Ripple Technology
17.10.2019
Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank, has discreetly tested out Ripple’s distributed ledger technology – and may be planning to do more with it
Bermuda to Start Accepting USDC Stablecoin for Tax Payments
17.10.2019
Bermuda has become the first government to start accepting taxes in the form of hugely popular USDC stablecoin. In fact, the people of Bermuda will also be able to use the USD Coin (USDC) for the payment of fees and government services, as per the official announcement by Circle on its blog dated...
Luxury Car Manufacturer Begins Accepting Bitcoin for Vehicle Sales
16.10.2019
Luxury electric car manufacturer Karma Automotive has begun accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment
Bermuda Becomes First Gov’t to Accept Tax Payments in USDC Stablecoin
16.10.2019
Global financial services company Circle announced that Bermuda became the first government to accept its stablecoin USDC for tax payments
Aliant to Pay Part of Employees’ Compensation Packages in Bitcoin
16.10.2019
U.S. merchant services provider Aliant Payments is including cryptocurrency within employee compensation packages
Bank of England Governor Carney Defends Facebook’s Libra Stablecoin
15.10.2019
Bank of England governor Mark Carney defends Facebook’s choice to create a new currency
US Treasury Secretary: Regulatory Fears Forced Libra Exodus
14.10.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said backers of Facebook’s Libra withdrew from the project, fearing it would not meet regulatory standards
UK Real Estate Firm Accepts Bitcoin for Sale of 150-Year-Old Church
14.10.2019
A British real estate firm is accepting Bitcoin in the $1.5 million listing of a church-turned-luxury residential property
5 Top Car Makers Enter Field Trials for Automatic Blockchain Payments
14.10.2019
Renault, BMW, General Motors, Honda and Ford are set to begin real-world testing of blockchain IDs for cars next month
BMW, General Motors, Ford to Start Testing Blockchain Payments in Cars
14.10.2019
Five major automakers — Renault, BMW, General Motors, Ford and Honda — will test a blockchain car identification and payment system
Alfa Bank, Commerzbank, Vesuvius GmbH along With NLMK Initiates Cross Border Payments via R3 Network
12.10.2019
Alfa-Bank, Commerzbank, Vesuvius GmbH along with Novolipetsk Steel Company (NLMK) are piloting a cross border payment project on R3’s Marco Polo network. As a member of R3’s Marco Polo’s global blockchain network, the transaction will be first-ever cross border import-export operation via this...
Major Chinese Bank Updates Blockchain Platform After $50 B Transacted
12.10.2019
China Construction Bank updates blockchain trading platform after transacting over $50 billion
Alfa-Bank, Commerzbank Pilot Cross-Border Payments on R3’s Marco Polo
12.10.2019
Alpha-Bank and Commerzbank launch a pilot project of Russia-Germany payments via Marco Polo Network
Ripple’s Xpring Invests in Crypto Wallet Provider BRD to Integrate XRP
11.10.2019
Xpring invests in crypto wallet BRD to let users conduct transactions with XRP through the wallet
Draper-Backed Startup Launches .Crypto Domains on Ethereum
11.10.2019
Unstoppable Domains, which builds domains on blockchains, has just launched a .crypto extension that can replace public crypto addresses
Binance Launches P2P Trading in China With Support for Alipay and Wechat
11.10.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched peer-to-peer trading in China. The platform supports traders making transactions between themselves using the dominant Chinese payment apps Alipay and Wechat Pay. News of the matter forced Alipay to publicly claim it stops transactions if they...
Bank of America Is Now Hiring in Blockchain, Not Just Filing Patents
11.10.2019
Bank of America has begun hiring for blockchain positions, the first indicator that the bank plans to do much else with the tech besides filing patents
Bitcoin Cash Acceptance Grows in Southeast Asia via Alchemy’s PoS System
10.10.2019
The payments and technology provider Alchemy recently announced the launch of the startup’s hybrid payment solution, a platform that aims to connect cryptocurrency with retailers worldwide. Alchemy’s crypto solution features integration with Qfpay, a well known third-party payment...
5,200 Tobacco Shops in France Now Selling Bitcoin
10.10.2019
Crypto wallet Keplerk relaunches its service to sell Bitcoin in over 5,200 tobacco shops in France starting from today
Official: Alipay to Ban All Bitcoin-Related Transactions
10.10.2019
Alipay, a digital payment arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, declares that it will be banning any transactions related to Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies