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Coinbase Reveals Plans to Introduce Debit Card In US
17.5.2019
In a recent interview, the Coinbase Chief Executive Officer, Bran Armstrong revealed the plans to introduce “Coinbase debit card” in the United States. This decision for introducing debit card in the US was fuelled by the success of Coinbase debit card launch in the UK previous month. The card...
Paying the Price: WeChat Merchants Banned From Crypto Payments
16.5.2019
“It is precisely this type of restriction of freedom that will push people to use crypto,” China’s crypto community remains positive despite tightening restrictions
Can Bitcoin Win the Digital Payments ‘Gauge War’?
16.5.2019
Bitcoin could learn a lesson from the railways, says Simon Johnson: For the customer, it’s just about getting from A to B fastest and cheapest
EBay Denies Rumors It Will Start Accepting Crypto, Despite Advertising at Crypto Event
15.5.2019
eBay has denied rumors that it is going to start accepting cryptocurrency as a payment method
Facebook’s Secret Project Libra: Is It Going To Launch Stablecoin-Based Payments Network?
15.5.2019
According to a report published by the Wall Street Journal, Facebook’s much-awaited Stablecoin will focus on brand new payments network. The blockchain initiative called Project Libra will internally implicate a Stablecoin which will be backed by government currency. The report can be read...
Whole Foods, Starbucks and Nordstrom, Accept Bitcoin As Payments But Don’t Acknowledge
15.5.2019
Ever since cryptocurrencies were first created, the ultimate aim of the creators was to ensure that it became an alternative and seamless mode of payments, but that always seemed to be a pipe dream as it was not accepted as legal tender anywhere. However, the atmosphere surrounding had started...
How to Send Bitcoin Cash via Text Messages to Anyone With a Mobile Phone
14.5.2019
Cointext allows you to send bitcoin cash (BCH) to anyone with a mobile phone in the regions supported by the service even if you don’t have access to the internet. On a global scale, the availability of cheap devices can help many more people use cryptocurrency for payments via SMS text...
E-Commerce Giant eBay All Set to Start Accepting Payments in Cryptocurrencies
14.5.2019
When cryptocurrencies first came into existence, no one quite took it with much seriousness and a future in which payments could be made with those currencies was nothing short of a pipe dream. However, over the past few years, that attitude is changing at a breakneck pace as more and more people...
No, eBay is Not Accepting Crypto Payments and is Not Working on It
14.5.2019
E-commerce giant eBay is currently not allowing payments to be made in cryptocurrency and is not working on that option at all at the moment, the company confirmed to Cryptonews.com.
Yesterday, speculations appeared in the cryptoverse that the California-based multinational e-commerce corporation...
Payments Startup Uphold to Use Ledger Vault
14.5.2019
American payments startup Uphold has announced that it will use Ledger Vault to secure assets on its platform
Whole Foods and Major Retailers Now Accept Cryptocurrency via the Spedn App
13.5.2019
On May 13, cryptocurrency enthusiasts were pleased to hear that major retailers including Whole Foods, Lowes, Petco, Regal Cinemas, and Gamestop will accept payments in crypto. The payments will be processed by Flexa using its custodial wallet called ‘Spedn’ which gives people...
Flexa Launches App Where Shoppers Can Spend Crypto at 15 Major US Retailers
13.5.2019
Payments startup Flexa has unveiled an app where consumers can spend cryptocurrencies at 15 major U.S. retailers
You Can Now ‘Spedn’ Bitcoin at GameStop, Barnes & Noble and More
13.5.2019
Payments startup Flexa has released a crypto wallet called SPEDN to help brick-and-mortar retailers accept cryptocurrencies
Huobi Prime To Add Reserve Protocol’s RSR Token With Focus On Blockchain Payments
13.5.2019
Crypto exchange Huobi Global announced on Sunday that it will be partnering with Reserve, the blockchain based global payments solution, to launch Reserve’s native token RSR, on the Huobi Prime platform. The exchange stated that it aims to bring blockchain payments among the masses....
Coinbase-Backed Stablecoin Startup Reserve to Launch ‘Venmo Style App’ in Venezuela
12.5.2019
A stablecoin-based, “Venmo style” payments app will be launched in Venezuela and Angola by Coinbase-backed startup Reserve
Decryptionary Helps New Investors Understand Crypto Terms
11.5.2019
Rising cryptocurrency markets may once again arouse the interest of new investors. The crypto space has its specifics and it takes some effort to acquaint oneself with the terminology. Decryptionary has been created to impart the basic information you need to start understanding Bitcoin better....
Near-Instant Coffee Payments In Fraction Of A Cent; COF And Waves Keeper Join Forces
11.5.2019
Yesterday, James Allen from CoffeeCoin announced on Twitter that CoffeeCoin (COF) web wallet and Waves Keeper have integrated. This integration, according to the Twitter post, will bring to its customers almost instant coffee payments that can be done on the worldwide level. Not only this, all this...
How to Generate QR Codes for Crypto Payments
10.5.2019
Businesses and projects in the crypto space have an incentive to facilitate cryptocurrency payments for their customers and users. With QR codes, acquiring a recipient’s address is easy – all it takes is a quick scan with a smartphone. A platform called Cwaqrgen provides a tool...
Nordic Banking Giant Nordea Opens Blockchain Trading Platform to More Clients
10.5.2019
Nordea is now allowing small and medium-sized enterprises to use its blockchain platform we.trade
Libra Project: Facebook Stablecoin Aims to Conquer Online Payments Market, Reports Suggest
9.5.2019
Facebook’s stablecoin remains secretive, but new details continue to surface. According to the latest reports, Facebook Coin aims to disrupt the online payments market, potentially rivaling WeChat, Visa, WesternUnion, etc