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Ripple’s Xpring Acquires Payment Platform Logos Network to Pursue DeFi
27.9.2019
Ripple has acquired payments platform Logos Network to develop decentralized financial products
Latin American Payment App Mercado Pago Can Be Topped-Up With Crypto
26.9.2019
The Atlanta-based blockchain payment provider Bitpay has announced the firm has partnered with Mercado Livre, one of the largest ecommerce providers in Latin America. The collaboration provides people with the ability to purchase Mercado Livre gift cards with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin cash...
Binance Announces Partnership with Koinal to enable more Cryptocurrency Purchasing Services
26.9.2019
The popular cryptocurrency exchange, Binance reported an association with London-based payment processing organization, Koinal, to empower more cryptocurrencies buying services on Binance. With this association, the traders can deposit fiat through the platform on Binance. Besides, this fiat...
Monex Offers Crypto Rewards to Shareholders Furthering Japanese Adoption
26.9.2019
Owner of popular Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, Monex Group, has now announced it will reward shareholders in the company with crypto. Shareholders are to receive a BTC dividend provided they have a Coincheck account. With Japan viewed as one of the top crypto adoption hotspots globally,...
US House Financial Services Committee and SEC: Whose Move on Crypto?
25.9.2019
A follow-up to Tuesday’s U.S. House hearing with the SEC asks where to look for coming crypto regulation
Facebook’s David Marcus Advocates for Blockchain-Based Payment Networks
25.9.2019
David Marcus has set forth arguments in favor of blockchain-based payment networks
Swiss Banks Team With Fintechs to Enter the Crypto Space
25.9.2019
Multiple joint projects between banks and crypto companies based in Switzerland now offer customers the opportunity to invest in digital assets and take advantage of banking services related to cryptocurrencies. It’s all happening in a regulated environment, generally friendly towards...
Buying Bitcoin on the Street Is Getting Easier
23.9.2019
Access to cryptocurrency, still a relatively new invention, requires some technological knowledge and computer literacy. In order to become more mainstream, however, Bitcoin will have to become more “main street” so to speak. Some crypto evangelists are finding ways to simplify...
Malta-based OKEx Now Offers Trading Services in Africa
23.9.2019
OKEx announced that a crypto tour will be taken to Africa to provide knowledge about blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. Due to the unstable political environment and depreciation of fiat currencies in the African continent, many people decided to move their assets to crypto. According...
Devs Remove BIP70 Payment Protocol From Bitcoin Core’s Default Settings
23.9.2019
Cryptocurrency advocates have recently discovered that Bitcoin Core (BTC) developers are planning to disable the payment protocol BIP70 supported by default in the Bitcoin Core version 0.19.0 client. According to developer discussions, full BIP70 support might be removed by version 0.20.0. Also...
Bakkt Regulated Bitcoin Futures Now Live on Major Exchange
23.9.2019
Trading is now live for Bakkt’s regulated, physically-delivered daily and monthly bitcoin futures, with the first trade executed at 8:02 pm ET on Sunday. Customers’ bitcoins are stored in the Bakkt Warehouse, a qualified custodian, regulated by the New York State Department of Financial...
Do Crypto Payment Restrictions Undermine Blockchain’s Core Values?
22.9.2019
Experts weigh in on the positives and negatives to the control that exchanges, wallets and payment platforms have over users cryptocurrency holdings
6 Noncustodial Crypto Payment Solutions for Merchants
22.9.2019
You don’t have to be a bitcoin purist or tech tinkerer to want to accept cryptocurrency without using a third party. With lower merchant fees, greater network uptime, and no chargebacks, noncustodial crypto payments have several advantages over traditional fiat payment systems. Here are...
How Good Are Bitcoin Recovery Services?
21.9.2019
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One of the biggest differences between cryptocurrency and fiat currency relates to personal responsibility. Sure, you generally have to avoid being financially wasteful with your dollars and cents, but if you happen to use your credit card to buy goods online that...
Taurus and Arab Bank, Switzerland Partners Up To Provide Crypto Services
20.9.2019
The sister branch of one of the banking giants in the Middle East, Arab Bank Switzerland has entered into a partnership with the Swiss-based blockchain technology firm, Taurus, to offer its affluent clients, a platter of services on crypto assets. These services would include custody, brokerage...
SEC Chair, Commissioners to Talk Crypto at US Congress Hearing Next Week
20.9.2019
The House Financial Services Committee will question SEC commissioners about crypto regulations and Facebook's Libra next week
Arab Bank’s Swiss Arm is Launching Cryptocurrency Services
19.9.2019
The Swiss branch of one of the top financial institutions in the Middle East is launching a suite of cryptocurrency-based services
Arab Bank Switzerland Opens Bitcoin Custody, Brokerage Services
19.9.2019
Arab Bank Switzerland has become the latest Swiss institution to enter the digital assets sector
Lao Development Bank Announces Collaboration with Blockchain Payment Platform, Everex
18.9.2019
EVX Holdings, the Singapore-based blockchain services provider, operating as Everex, has recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lao Development Bank (LDB) aiming to establish a robust blockchain platform for seamless cross-border payments and trade finance. Lantana Keosihavong,...
A Comparison of Static Form Providers
18.9.2019
Let’s attempt to coin a term here: "Static Form Provider." You bring your HTML <form>, but don’t worry about the back-end processing that makes it work. There are a lot of these services out there!
Static Form Providers do all tasks like validating, storing, sending notifications,...