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Bank of America: 90% of US Adults Surveyed Plan to Buy Crypto in 6 Months
15.6.2022
A new Bank of America survey shows that out of more than 1,000 U.S. adults, 90% plan to buy crypto in the next six months. Moreover, nearly 40% of respondents revealed that they use cryptocurrency as a means of payment. Bank of America’s Crypto Survey Bank of America (BOA) analyst Jason...
Russian Parliament to Review Bill Prohibiting Crypto Payments
13.6.2022
Legislation making it illegal to pay with cryptocurrencies has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament. The sponsors of the bill want to task crypto platforms to prevent transactions that could facilitate payments with digital assets. Draft Law Banning Use...
Report: Luxury Fashion Retailer Farfetch to Accept Crypto Assets for Payments
10.6.2022
The British-Portuguese luxury fashion retailer Farfetch said it will accept crypto assets soon thanks to a partnership with the German crypto platform Lunu. Farfetch will accept seven different crypto assets including bitcoin, ethereum, and binance coin, and the feature will be rolled out to select...
'Ubiquitous' Crypto Payments, Custody Exchange Network, DCG and Huobi Get New Arms + More News
10.6.2022
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Read More: 'Ubiquitous' Crypto Payments, Custody Exchange Network, DCG and Huobi Get New Arms + More News
Deloitte Survey: 85% of Merchants Say Enabling Crypto Payments Is High Priority
10.6.2022
A survey conducted by Deloitte in collaboration with PayPal found that over 85% of merchants “are giving high or very high priority to enabling cryptocurrency payments.” In addition, “nearly three-quarters of those surveyed reported plans to accept either cryptocurrency...
Binance Pay, Alchemy Pay, ePayments, and QponBay Support Offline Crypto Payments for NFTs at ‘Artaverse’
9.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Binance Pay, Alchemy Pay, ePayments, and QponBay are collaborating to facilitate offline crypto payment methods at ‘Artaverse’, an NFT and metaverse event to be held in Hong Kong from June 3rd to 12th. Participants of Artaverse will be able to use cryptocurrencies...
75% of retailers eyeing crypto payments within 24 months: Deloitte
9.6.2022
Improving customer experience, increasing the customer base and a hope their brand is perceived as “cutting edge” were the biggest reasons given for a desire to adopt crypto payments
Tough Crypto Law Expected in Russia Despite Central Bank’s Softer Stance on Crypto Payments
2.6.2022
The bill “On Digital Currency,” meant to comprehensively regulate crypto transactions in Russia, will be a “tough” law, according to the head of the State Duma Financial Market Committee. The legislation is yet to be finalized and will not be reviewed by lawmakers in...
Taco tokens: Chipotle adds crypto payments via Flexa
2.6.2022
Nearly 3,000 Chipotle restaurants across the U.S. will accept 98 cryptocurrencies as the Mexican-style fast food chain partners with Flexa to support crypto payments
Bitcoin Mining Gathers Support in Russia as More Details Emerge on International Crypto Payments
30.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto miners in Russia are using more energy than the nation’s agricultural sector, says the Ministry of Industry and Trade – while MPs are set to vote on a bill that would allow international traders to pay for goods in crypto or accept payments made in cryptoassets.
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Crypto Payments Firm Merge Raises $9.5M From Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research and Others
30.5.2022
London-based payments company Merge has raised $9.5 million in a seed round, with investment from the likes of Coinbase Ventures and Alameda Research
Provision Allowing Cryptocurrency Payments in Foreign Trade Added to Russian Bill
29.5.2022
A proposal to permit companies to use cryptocurrency in cross-border settlements has made its way to a draft law designed to regulate Russia’s crypto space this year. According to a press report, the finance ministry has introduced a number of revisions to the legislation it has been working...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Back Under $2,000 as Balenciaga Gains Lose Steam
24.5.2022
Following strong gains to start the week, BTC once again fell under $30,000, as crypto prices moved lower on Tuesday. The downturn follows up from yesterday’s rally, which came as Balenciaga announced it would be accepting crypto payments. ETH also dropped, falling under $2,000 today....
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Climbs Above $30,000 as Balenciaga Greenlights Crypto Payments
23.5.2022
Bitcoin rallied to above $30,000 to start the week, as bulls returned to crypto markets on Monday. The news comes as it was announced that fashion brand Balenciaga is set to accept crypto payments. ETH also moved higher on the news. Bitcoin BTC climbed to its highest point in four days earlier...
Swiss Watchmaker TAG Heuer Now Accepts Cryptocurrency in US
23.5.2022
Luxury watch manufacturer TAG Heuer announced it’s introducing online cryptocurrency payments for customers in the United States. The Swiss company provides the new payment option through a partnership with crypto payment processor Bitpay. Tag Heuer Partners With Bitpay to Offer US Clients...
What Is Cryptocurrency Utility and Why It’s Important for the Development of Crypto Payments
21.5.2022
James A. Ray, Board member at Kyrrex financial ecosystem. _____Cryptocurrencies have come a long way in the recent decade, evolving from a marginalized payment method for questionable transactions to publicly traded instruments on the largest global exchanges. Nonetheless, these drastic changes...
Russia will inevitably legalize crypto payments says trade minister
19.5.2022
“The question is when this will happen, how it will happen and how it will be regulated. Now both the Central Bank and the government are actively engaged in this,” said trade minister Denis Manturov
Meta trademark filing hints at plans for crypto payments platform
18.5.2022
The five applications suggest the social media firm may use its namesake in a payments processing platform called Meta Pay
Crypto Payments on Shopify, Cloudflare Plays With Ethereum, EY & Polygon + More News
17.5.2022
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Crypto platform Crypto.com launched its Crypto.com Pay service to all merchants who use the Shopify e-commerce platform to enable...
More than a third of AMC online payments are crypto or digital: CEO
10.5.2022
“Taken together, these various new payment options, impressively, recently represented about 35% of our total online payments,” said AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron