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Users of Bitcoin.com Exchange Can Win Rewards Worth $25,000 in Gocrypto Trading Competition
12.2.2020
Gocrypto enables businesses with physical or online stores to accept instant crypto payments from different digital wallets with millions of users. To help introduce the SLP token to even more users, Bitcoin.com Exchange is hosting a trading competition where you can win rewards worth $25,000...
BitPay Launches In-Store Crypto Payments With New POS Partnership
11.2.2020
The crypto payments provider is now taking its service into bricks-and-mortar stores with a new point-of-sale partnership
Blockchain Group Asks IRS to Exempt Small Crypto Payments + More News
5.2.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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A blockchain trade group, the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, asked the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to exempt...
Crypto Payments on Darknet Markets Doubled for First Time Since 2015
29.1.2020
The share of total incoming cryptocurrency transactions on darknet markets has doubled for the first time since 2015, according to Chainalysis
Singapore Introduces Licensing for Crypto Platforms, New Payment Services Now Act in Force
29.1.2020
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the commencement of the city-state’s new Payment Services Act. The law mandates the implementation of a licensing regime that applies to payment providers, exchanges and other platforms dealing with cryptocurrencies. Their operators...
Millennial and Male: 3 Crypto Card Issuers Profile Their Average User
24.1.2020
Platforms offering debit cards that can be topped up with cryptocurrency have enjoyed growing popularity in the crypto community. They provide a payment solution for those who earn and own digital coins, enabling in-store and online crypto payments. Their expanding user base provides a snapshot...
Square’s Fiat-to-crypto Payment Network System Wins US Patent
23.1.2020
On Jan 21st, Square, the payment provider, won a U.S. patent for its fiat-to-crypto payment network system. The payment provider applied for this patent on Sept. 14th, 2018, to the U.S Patent and Trademark Office. The Office’s data described it as a payment system that will allow users with...
Jack Dorsey’s Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network
22.1.2020
Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto
US Lawmakers Try Again on Tax Relief for Small Crypto Payments
16.1.2020
House Representatives’ bipartisan legislation would exempt realized crypto gains under $200 from taxation
Flexa’s SPEDN App – A Facilitator for Real-time Crypto Payments
15.1.2020
New York-based Flexa was founded in 2018 by Tyler Spalding, Trevor Filter, Daniel McCabe, and Zachary Kilgore. The startup aimed to restructure the transaction system and make it more user-friendly efficient and fast. They also wanted to replace the existent payment system with a more innovative...
Online Bullion Marketplace Onegold Sees $50 Million in Crypto Payments
13.1.2020
On January 13, the online bullion marketplace Onegold announced the launch of a new mobile application so customers can buy, sell or redeem precious metals at any time. Since 2018, Onegold has accepted cryptocurrencies like BCH and BTC and the firm currently gives customers a 2% discount for paying...
Huobi Exchange Partners With UAE Real Estate Firm to Enable Crypto Payments
13.1.2020
Huobi partnered with a real estate firm in the UAE to allow real estate investors to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
Sony’s Car Points to a Future of Machine-to-Machine Crypto Payments
7.1.2020
Could Sony's sensor-laden car be the future of blockchain-based mobility?
Travala Scores 33% Revenue Growth With 60% of Bookings Paid With Crypto
5.1.2020
Travala, the online platform that allows crypto users to book hotel rooms in thousands of destinations around the world, has registered remarkable growth in bookings during the Christmas holiday season. More than half of those in December were paid in cryptocurrency, with bitcoin cash among...
Wifi Sharing Platform Wicrypt Gets Government Grant in Nigeria
1.1.2020
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive...
Mining Pool Simplecoin and Interactive Faucet Chopcoin Shut Down Due to EU Regulations
17.12.2019
Like crypto payments provider Bottle Pay, mining pool Simplecoin and interactive bitcoin faucet Chopcoin are shutting down in light of restrictions imposed by EU anti-money laundering legislation, AMLD5. Simplecoin co-founder Marvin Janssen addressed Telegram users last month saying “We...
Crypto Payments Firm FoPay Acquires Exchange AliExchange For $2.9B
16.12.2019
FoPay, a crypto payment service, acquired cryptocurrency trading platform AliExchange for about $2.9 billion
Italians Love Cash But Are Growing Fond of Crypto, New Stats Suggest
11.12.2019
Italy, one of the world’s largest economies, has faced plenty of financial challenges in the past decade. That’s probably one of the reasons why cryptocurrencies have been faring better there than in other European countries. Italians love cash but are also warming up to...
Croatia’s Karic Automobili Now Allows Crypto Payments for Car Purchases
5.12.2019
Croatia’s auto company Karic Automobili has announced that it would now accept cryptocurrency payments while purchasing all car models. It has thus become the first auto dealer who has initiated crypto payments in the auto sector of Croatia. Karic Automobili is an authorized dealer and service...
Skrill Now Lets You Swap BTC for BCH
2.12.2019
Online payments service Skrill has introduced a new feature allowing users to directly exchange cryptocurrencies. The crypto-to-crypto option gives you the opportunity to use bitcoin core (BTC) stored in your wallet to buy and sell eight other supported cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin cash...