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Poker network now gives '95% of payouts’ in Bitcoin — around $160M monthly
20.11.2020
“We are constantly having to go out and buy Bitcoin,” the Winning Poker Network reports
Deloitte includes BitPay on top 500 tech companies list
18.11.2020
BitPay beat Pinterest by several ranks on Deloitte's prestigious list
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire seems to already be using PayPal to buy Bitcoin
29.10.2020
The CEO tweeted a screenshot of an apparent $100 purchase of Bitcoin using the service well ahead of its official rollout date
Not everyone in the crypto industry is thrilled about PayPal's recent news
22.10.2020
PayPal’s Bitcoin integration is “probably not because they want to spur healthy adoption,” explained SatoshiLabs
Wall St drives PayPal to all time high on Bitcoin news
21.10.2020
Mainstream investors apparently liked the company's turn towards crypto
Payments Giant Paypal Says Its Customers Can Now Buy and Sell Bitcoin
21.10.2020
Payments giant Paypal says its customers can now buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins with the company’s online wallets. The company also says its customers will able to use cryptocurrencies to shop at the 26 million merchants on its network starting in early 2021. A report...
Bitcoin Bar ‘Room 77’ Shuts Down
19.10.2020
Room 77, the German bar and restaurant that claims to be the first retail outfit in the world to accept bitcoin payments, has shut down. Cypherpunk Holdings chief economist Jon Matonis broke the news on Twitter. Bar owner Jorg Platzer later confirmed it on Reddit. “Room 77 is closing...
Former patrons can't drown sorrows as first-ever bar to accept Bitcoin closes
18.10.2020
A legendary Berlin-based watering hole and Bitcoin hub closes down
Four Merchants Revealed How Bitcoin Payments Helped Their Businesses
30.9.2020
While it does not represent the whole industry, a recent survey of four merchants that accept bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies offers some insights on how this nascent payment method might help business.
After major crypto payments company BitPay introduced four of its undisclosed clients...
Nevada Woman Charged in Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire as a Mystery Hacker Again Turns Tipster
25.9.2020
The case, the website, the circumstances and the source all share parallels with another recent federal murder-for-hire prosecution
Iran Is Ripe for Bitcoin Adoption, Even as Government Clamps Down on Mining
24.9.2020
Iran is regulating bitcoin mining with an iron fist. But as U.S. sanctions and the pandemic put pressure on the economy, Iranians are seriously considering bitcoin as an alternative to the falling rial
bitFlyer Japan Says Bitcoin Rewards Are Drawing New Users in Record Numbers
18.9.2020
A report shared with CoinDesk Japan revealed that bitFlyer users exchanging loyalty points for bitcoin hit a record high in August
US Company Accepts Bitcoin Payments for Luxury Planes, as $40M Gulfstream Jet Goes on Sale
16.9.2020
Aviatrade Inc., a New Jersey-based aircraft sales company, is now accepting bitcoin as a means of payment for its range of multi-million dollar luxury jets. Philip Rushton, president of Aviatrade, told news.Bitcoin.com that the first plane available for purchase via cryptocurrency is a six-year-old...
BitPay decides to let all employees work from home permanently
15.9.2020
Crypto seems to thrive on remote work
Just Eat adds Bitcoin payments for 15,000 restaurants in France
8.9.2020
The price of Bitcoin will be calculated depending on its current price on Bitpay and the delivery platform
UK Digital Bank Ziglu Launches P2P Payments for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
7.9.2020
London-based challenger bank Ziglu said Monday that it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority. After receiving the permit, the fintech start-up immediately launched peer-to-peer (P2P) payments for both crypto and fiat currencies....
This early Bitcoiner sold BTC on eBay for a 100% markup in 2015
29.8.2020
Another story that helped pave Bitcoin's early road to adoption
Another Bitcoin Lightning Startup Is Working With Visa to ‘Fast Track’ Card Payments
25.8.2020
With help from the Visa Fast Track program, LastBit will let users make any purchase with bitcoin, without needing the merchant to actively accept it
Epic Games Blasts Apple’s ‘Anti-Competitive’ Payments Practices in Lawsuit
13.8.2020
The Fortnite developer says in-app bitcoin and crypto payments could flourish if not for Apple's payments monopoly
Coinbase Processed $500,000 in Bitcoin Payments That Helped Ex-Nissan Chairman Flee Japan
24.7.2020
Coinbase processed $500,000 in bitcoin payments that aided the dramatic escape of former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn from Japan, according to Bloomberg. In December, two Americans used a box to smuggle Ghosn out of the Asian country, where he was facing criminal charges for embezzlement...