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Deutsche Bank Report: Digital Yuan Could Upset Global Power Balance, Plastic Will Die, Cash Survive
29.1.2020
A new report from Deutsche Bank Research, Digital Currencies: the Ultimate Hard Power Tool, predicts that cash payments will remain for decades, but the emergence of digital payments “will lead to the death of the plastic card.” The report, which is the third installment in a series...
Singapore Introduces Licensing for Crypto Platforms, New Payment Services Now Act in Force
29.1.2020
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the commencement of the city-state’s new Payment Services Act. The law mandates the implementation of a licensing regime that applies to payment providers, exchanges and other platforms dealing with cryptocurrencies. Their operators...
Why Lightning Payments Aren’t Clicking for Porn Companies (Just Yet)
28.1.2020
Bitcoin may finally achieve broader traction through the adult entertainment industry in 2020, but the chips aren’t stacked in its favor
Ditto Music to Launch App Offering Speedy Blockchain Solution
27.1.2020
Ditto Music to launch blockchain app to track musical royalties
Deutsche Bank Says Digital Currencies Could Be Mainstream in 2 Years
27.1.2020
A digital currency could see widespread adoption within the next few years, a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests
Payments Startup Raises $80M From SBI Group, Visa Invest and Others
27.1.2020
Currencycloud has raised $80 million in funding from SBI Group, Visa and other investors
New Research Shows Bitcoin-Denominated Payments Still a ‘Fantasy’
27.1.2020
A recent report by BitMEX states that the increasing decimal precision of Bitcoin outputs means that it is far from unit of account status
Blockchain and 5G: Greatest Promise Is to Transform the Developing World
25.1.2020
How and why the developing world could benefit from the new technological hybrid: blockchain and 5G?
UK’s Lancashire Cricket Club Now Uses Blockchain Platform to Sell Tickets
24.1.2020
The Lancashire Cricket Club will sell tickets for all domestic and international fixtures through a blockchain-based platform
Travel Platform Travala Expands Payment Options With XEM
24.1.2020
Booking platform Travala now allows its customers to pay for accomodations with XEM
Millennial and Male: 3 Crypto Card Issuers Profile Their Average User
24.1.2020
Platforms offering debit cards that can be topped up with cryptocurrency have enjoyed growing popularity in the crypto community. They provide a payment solution for those who earn and own digital coins, enabling in-store and online crypto payments. Their expanding user base provides a snapshot...
Pornhub Adds Tether Stablecoin as New Crypto Payment Option
23.1.2020
Pornhub adds Tron-based USDT as an alternative payment option to PayPal, which abruptly stopped servicing its models in late 2019
Pornhub Now Lets Models Get Paid With the Tether Stablecoin
23.1.2020
Pornhub has added new performer payment options including the tether (USDT) stablecoin, two months after being apparently dropped by PayPal
Square’s Fiat-to-crypto Payment Network System Wins US Patent
23.1.2020
On Jan 21st, Square, the payment provider, won a U.S. patent for its fiat-to-crypto payment network system. The payment provider applied for this patent on Sept. 14th, 2018, to the U.S Patent and Trademark Office. The Office’s data described it as a payment system that will allow users with...
Jack Dorsey’s Square Awarded Patent for Real-Time Crypto-to-Fiat Swaps
22.1.2020
Jack Dorsey’s Square gets patent for fiat-to-crypto exchanges in real-time transactions
Is Samsung About To Partner With This Crypto Startup?
22.1.2020
GatePay’s co-founder told Cointelegraph a partnership with “Korea’s largest consumer electronics manufacturer” is imminent. #CTdoesDavos
Bitcoin’s Lighting ‘Torch’ Reignites, Blazes Through 38 Countries in 3 Days
22.1.2020
It's moving around the world much faster the second time around, already reaching 91 people
Jack Dorsey’s Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network
22.1.2020
Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto
Hong Kong and Thailand Pilot DLT-Based Project for Cross-Border Payments
22.1.2020
Hong Kong and Thailand’s central banks have piloted a Corda-based CBDC project for cross-border payments
EGifter First BitPay Merchant To Accept XRP Cryptocurrency
21.1.2020
EGifter is the first merchant to accept XRP through BitPay