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Wifi Sharing Platform Wicrypt Gets Government Grant in Nigeria

1.1.2020
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive...

User Reports Reveal Visa and Mastercard Outages During the Holidays

27.12.2019
Having problems with payments around Christmas can be frustrating, especially for those who leave gift buying till the last minute. With calmer markets this holiday season, the crypto ecosystem has been operating relatively smoothly, with few exceptions. The fiat world, however, saw some glitches...

India's Payments Platform Varja Gets the Blockchain Ball Rolling

27.12.2019
NPCI of India is going with blockchain to minimize processing time, secure digital payment process and faster dispute resolution

Russia’s Supreme Court Recognizes Tokens as Assets Like Money and Property

26.12.2019
A phenomenon like bitcoin can gain recognition, including regulatory, in many different and often unexpected ways. Governments that hesitate to accept cryptocurrencies as legal tender, sometimes validate their existence indirectly and even acknowledge they can be used for payments. Taxing crypto...

Hanukkah Reflections on My Year of Toying With Bitcoin

22.12.2019
‘Tis the season for introspection. And this year, my thoughts are on bitcoin

‘Multi-Part’ Payments Could Bring Bigger Bitcoin Sums to Lightning Network

21.12.2019
With its latest "major release," bitcoin tech startup Blockstream said its c-lightning software team is the first to release a working version of "multi-part payments."

Japan’s Top Credit Card Issuer JCB to Apply DLT in Its $10T B2B Market

20.12.2019
Japan’s top credit card issuer JCB plans to address major challenges in Japanese $10 trillion B2B market with blockchain

Blockchain.com Launches Pound Sterling Payments Gateway for Brexit-Bound Brits

20.12.2019
U.K.-based crypto data and wallet provider Blockchain.com is easing GBP access for British users to encourage crypto adoption ahead of Brexit

Travelbybit to Drop Bitcoin Payments After Viral Double Spend Video

20.12.2019
On December 18, Bitcoinbch.com published a video explaining how easy it is to double spend BTC transactions in the wild. Not long after the film was released, the payment processor Travelbybit announced it would be removing both BTC and BCH payments for over 400 Australian merchants. Unfortunately...

Blockchain.com’s New GBP Gateway Creates a Crypto-Hedge Against Brexit Uncertainty

19.12.2019
Blockchain.com is adding a British pound gateway to its cryptocurrency exchange as it bets on more Brexit chaos

Santander & Other Spanish Banks Test Blockchain Payments + More News

19.12.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Adoption news A number of major Spanish banks including Santander and BBVA are testing blockchain-powered payment solutions, with...

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent for Tech Allowing Users To Email Bitcoin

19.12.2019
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been granted a U.S. patent for an invention that makes sending bitcoin as easy as email, literally

QUBE Events Presents: The 8th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum—The Future is Open

19.12.2019
The 8th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum, taking place on February 27–28, 2020, in Valletta, Malta, is an elite platform for forward-looking financial services enthusiasts, designed to share ideas, experiences, and follow the latest developments in the business space. This interactive global...

Mining Pool Simplecoin and Interactive Faucet Chopcoin Shut Down Due to EU Regulations

17.12.2019
Like crypto payments provider Bottle Pay, mining pool Simplecoin and interactive bitcoin faucet Chopcoin are shutting down in light of restrictions imposed by EU anti-money laundering legislation, AMLD5. Simplecoin co-founder Marvin Janssen addressed Telegram users last month saying “We...

Bitcoin-Savvy Retailers to Experiment With Point-of-Sale Lightning App in 2020

16.12.2019
Iterative Capital is working with Breez on a point-of-sale app for bitcoin lightning payments. Some retailers are already testing the beta version

Crypto Payments Firm FoPay Acquires Exchange AliExchange For $2.9B

16.12.2019
FoPay, a crypto payment service, acquired cryptocurrency trading platform AliExchange for about $2.9 billion

European AML Directive Pushes Crypto Startup Bottle Pay Out of Business

15.12.2019
Bottle Pay, a cryptocurrency payments provider from the U.K., has announced its decision to cease operations by the end of the year. Despite attracting some serious funding and expanding its user base significantly in the past few months, the company has found it unacceptable to continue to work...