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New Service Allows You to Get Tipped in Bitcoin to Read Email
4.5.2022
As some estimates indicate that more than 333bn emails are sent every day, a new service, Reacher, aims to allow its users to get paid in bitcoin (BTC) to be reached, and potentially filter out a major share of their spam.
The project presents its functionality in five steps:
Reacher is...
The Crypto Company Aiding El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
28.4.2022
Chicago-based company Athena Bitcoin deployed bitcoin ATMs a week after El Salvador’s president legalized bitcoin as legal tender
One-fifth of businesses in El Salvador now accept Bitcoin: NBER study
28.4.2022
The researchers also found that Bitcoin is gaining ground compared to other payment methods within El Salvador
Working Study Says Despite Legal Tender Status, Bitcoin Is Not a Widely Accepted Medium of Exchange in El Salvador
27.4.2022
According to a working study published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), most Salvadorans stopped using the Chivo wallet after getting their $30 bitcoin bonus. The report shows that the median Chivo wallet user made no deposits or withdrawals in a given month. NBER Study:...
Lighting Payments Come to Mobile Games, Fueling Bitcoin Adoption
26.4.2022
THNDR CEO Des Dickerson sees gaming as fertile ground for layer 2 payments and a big avenue for bringing new Bitcoiners into the fold. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week
Wen Lambo fixed? Mechanic receives first payment in Bitcoin to mend Lamborghini
26.4.2022
When a Lamborghini owner didn’t have cash on them to pay for their repair job, they used Bitcoin to pay Kansas City welder JayFab
Monero Usage in Ransomware Payments Rise while Bitcoin Accepted With Premium
20.4.2022
Ransomware attackers are increasingly asking for payments in privacy coins like monero (XMR), while still mostly accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments but with a premium, per a new report.
According to the report by CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, demanding ransomware payments in XMR...
'Bitcoin Is Being Embraced' by the Government & Regulatory Future Is ‘Bright’ - MicroStrategy's Saylor
7.4.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) is “being embraced” by the US Government, and the regulatory future for the asset is bright, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said during a discussion at the Bitcoin 2022 conference on Thursday....
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Honduras’ Roatán Island, Portugal’s Madeira to ‘Adopt Bitcoin’, Mexican Senator Sends Bullish Sign Too
7.4.2022
The island of Roatán in Honduras and Portugal’s Madeira region are both set to “adopt bitcoin,” while a Mexican senator hinted that new talks about making bitcoin legal tender in this country about to begin....
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Sky Mavis Raises USD 150M, HSBC & Metaverse, BitPay Adds Bitcoin Lightning Network + More News
6.4.2022
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US House of Representatives to Consider Legislation on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
5.4.2022
The bi-partisan Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act mirrors legislation that advanced out of a Senate committee last month
Game Theory of Bitcoin Adoption by Nation-States
27.3.2022
Is the race on? This is a question that at least some people have been asking ever since El Salvador made bitcoin (BTC) legal tender in September, and with the Swiss city of Lugano doing essentially the same thing at the beginning of March, it’s arguably only a matter of time before other...
Senior Russian MP Suggests Trading Gas and Oil for Bitcoin
24.3.2022
A senior Russian politician has suggested turning to bitcoin (BTC) as an alternative to the USD in international energy exports and trade deals.
The comments were made by Pavel Zavalny, a member of the ruling United Russia Party and the Chairman of the State Duma (Russia’s parliament) Committee...
Freezing Russian Reserve Assets Marks End of Monetary Regime; Gold, Bitcoin to Rise – Arthur Hayes
17.3.2022
The world’s current monetary regime effectively ended with the freezing of Russian foreign reserves by Western governments on February 26. In the new era, central banks will no longer save reserves in Western fiat currencies -- instead, turning to gold and bitcoin (BTC) as their preferred...
Okcoin launches $165M collective investment to push Bitcoin adoption
10.3.2022
The Bitcoin Odyssey is funded by Digital Currency Group, GBV Capital, White Star Capital and GSR, among other organizations
First Mover Americas: Fed Hikes Could Drive Bitcoin Adoption in Emerging Markets
3.3.2022
Bitcoin was trading flat to negative even as the European stocks and the S&P 500 futures got a slight tailwind
Samson Mow leaves Blockstream, plans to focus on ‘nation-state Bitcoin adoption’
1.3.2022
“Now is a pivotal point in Bitcoin’s evolution — we’re on the verge of mass adoption, and I think that I can make it happen faster,” said Samson Mow
Samson Mow Exits Blockstream to Focus on Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption
1.3.2022
With Infinite Fleet close to the beta stage, Mow said he will also divert more attention to his gaming company Pixelmatic
Crypto Donations Pour into Ukraine - Here's How You Can Contribute
25.2.2022
Cryptoassets are proving themselves to be a useful method to raise money for organizations in Ukraine, as banks implement new restrictive measures and at least one fiat-based fundraising service has suspended donations to a Ukrainian non-profit....
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Tourism in El Salvador up 30% since Bitcoin adoption, minister says
22.2.2022
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele previously announced that El Salvador’s GDP grew over 10% in 2021