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Ukrainian Pharmacy Chain Introduces Cryptocurrency Payments
5.1.2023
A major Ukrainian chain of pharmacies has started accepting cryptocurrency through Binance Pay. The new payment method will be available online, according to the company, which operates hundreds of drugstores across the war-torn Eastern European nation. Pharmacy Offers Ukrainians Option to Pay With...
Crypto Payments Company Wyre Reportedly Shutting Down Due to Market Downturn, Recently Valued at $1.5 Billion – Bear Market Getting Worse?
4.1.2023
Crypto payments company Wyre reportedly started laying off employees - but also decided on a complete shutdown.
Axios reported that the information was confirmed by two former employees. It cited one of these people as saying that the company's CEO Ioannis Giannaros sent an email to certain...
Today in Crypto: Ukrainian Pharmacy Partners with Binance to Offer Crypto Payments, Sushi Shutting Down Two Products
3.1.2023
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Ukrainian pharmacies enable crypto payments via Binance Pay
3.1.2023
Ukraine continues adopting cryptocurrency payments with the Binance crypto exchange amid the ongoing war with Russia
Brazil Legalizes Crypto Payments, 'Setting the Stage for Greater Bitcoin Adoption'
23.12.2022
The President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro signed a bill making bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptoassets a legal and regulated payment option in the country - and this move, an expert says, "sets the stage for greater bitcoin adoption."...
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Buy Gift Cards With Crypto on BuySellVouchers Gift Card Marketplace
21.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The popular online gift card exchange BuySellVouchers now accepts Binance USD (BUSD) as payment. With thousands of customers and sellers worldwide, BuySellVouchers has become one of the most significant gift card marketplaces which accepts crypto payments. To further serve...
Bank of Russia to Test International Crypto Payments With Companies
21.12.2022
The Central Bank of Russia plans to use cryptocurrency for cross-border payments in trials with private companies, a member of its top management has revealed. The testing will be conducted under a special legal regime that’s currently under development. Russia’s Central Bank to Explore Crypto...
Visa dreams up plans so you can auto-pay bills with your crypto wallet
20.12.2022
Auto-payments for bills are commonplace in the traditional banking world and Visa has proposed a way to mimic the service using blockchain tech
Bahrain Telecom Operator Starts Accepting Crypto Payments
18.12.2022
Stc Bahrain, a subsidiary of the Bahrain telecoms operator Stc Group, recently said its partnership arrangement with payment service provider Eazy Financial Services has created an opening that allows clients to pay bills using crypto. According to a statement, the telecom operator’s move...
Crypto Payments App MoonPay Gains UK Regulator Registration
12.12.2022
The crypto payments app was registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as of Friday, signifying compliance with money laundering rules
Report: South African Digital-Only Bank Launches Crypto Payments Gateway
6.12.2022
A South African digital-only bank (also known as a “neo bank”), Be Mobile Africa, has reportedly launched a crypto payment gateway that allows merchants to convert digital currency payments to fiat currency. Cédric Jeannot, the CEO of the digital-only bank, said the “new gateway...
TIME President Keith Grossman Joins Crypto Payments Startup MoonPay
28.11.2022
Keith Grossman, president of TIME, has left the media firm to join crypto payments infrastructure firm MoonPay
Putin Calls for International Settlements Based on Blockchain and Digital Currencies
27.11.2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes a new system for international money transfers is needed to reduce dependence on big banks and third parties. He is convinced that cross-border payments relying on digital currency and distributed ledger technology will be “much more convenient.” Russia’s...
UK Bank Starling Blocks Payments to Crypto Platforms — Claims Crypto Is High Risk, Heavily Used for Criminal Purposes
26.11.2022
Starling Bank has informed its customers that the bank no longer supports fund transfers to cryptocurrency platforms, including crypto exchanges. The bank stated that cryptocurrencies “are high risk and heavily used for criminal purposes and, as such, we no longer support them.”...
Bank of Russia Sets Out to Regulate Digital Asset Taxation, Exchange, Still Opposed to Crypto
13.11.2022
The Central Bank of Russia supports the development of digital financial assets but remains opposed to legalizing crypto payments, its top management has reiterated. The monetary authority is now working on a set of regulatory proposals that will be submitted to parliament by the end of the year....
Russian IT Firms Lobby for Crypto Payments in Software Exports
11.11.2022
Companies developing software solutions for foreign customers are urging Russian authorities to allow them to accept crypto payments. The proposal is part of a package of measures aimed at supporting IT exports suggested by an industry organization to the executive power in Moscow. IT Businesses...
Ramp Raises $70M to Provide Crypto Payments Infrastructure
9.11.2022
The round was co-led by UAE wealth fund Mubadala Capital and investment firm Korelya Capital
Lebanese Mint, Keep, Spend Crypto Amid Crisis, Report Unveils
7.11.2022
Living in the chaos of a deep crisis, people in Lebanon have been turning to cryptocurrency, a new media report has confirmed. From earning much needed income through mining and work, to storing wealth and paying in stores, bitcoin, tether and other cryptos have started to push aside...
Programmer spends 69 nights in 'Bitcoin Cash City' using only BCH: Here's how it went
3.11.2022
Silverblood says using Bitcoin Cash as payment method “makes sense” because it's part of his income and it's less effort than some of the other forms of payment I use."
McDonald’s, pizza and coffee paid in Bitcoin: The Plan B for crypto payments
2.11.2022
Crypto payments are taking off in a big way in Lugano, Switzerland with 60 merchants and counting