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Darknet Giant White House Market Drops Bitcoin, Supports Monero Payments Only
1.1.2021
The prominent darknet marketplace, White House Market, has dropped bitcoin payments and now accepts monero only. The darknet marketplace administrators detailed that there was an issue with a payment processor blocking Tor exit nodes, but the full transition to monero was always planned. A number...
Russian Oil Drilling Giant Opens a Crypto Mining Farm Run on Gas Energy
30.12.2020
A unit of oil and gas giant Gazprom has opened a mining venue on an oil drilling site using gas produced as a byproduct to produce electricity
Japanese Internet Giant Licensed to Issue First JPY-Pegged Stablecoin in New York
29.12.2020
The charter makes GMO one of only 27 companies licensed in New York to engage in virtual currency activities
Major Producer Nornickel Issues Its First Metal Contract-Backed Digital Coins
26.12.2020
One of the world’s biggest palladium producers, based in Russia, announced that it’s starting the first stage of issuing blockchain-powered tokens to its industrial partners Traxys and Umicore. Palladium Producer Giant Issues Its First Blockchain-Powered Tokens According to...
Visa Grants Principal Membership to Crypto Payments Platform Wirex
24.12.2020
London-based crypto-payments platform Wirex can now issue Visa accounts and process transactions autonomously, as the firm became a principal member of the payments giant. Crypto Payments Platform Wirex Gets Principal Membership From Visa to Issue Cards Autonomously According to the announcement...
Mining Giant Nornickel Issues First Blockchain-powered Metals Tokens
23.12.2020
Russian miner Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest palladium and high-grade nickel producer, has begun the first stage of its tokenization drive – partnering with two international exploration and mining firms to issue metal contract-backed, blockchain-powered digital coins.
In an official release...
Spanish Banking Giant Prepared For Bitcoin, PayPal's BTC Game + More News
18.12.2020
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Spanish banking giant BBVA said that starting in January 2021, its unit in Switzerland will progressively launch a new service for...
Japanese financial giant SBI acquires crypto trading firm B2C2
16.12.2020
Japanese financial services firm SBI has acquired a 90% stake in trading firm B2C2, hopes to attract institutional investors into crypto
Italian Insurance Giant Generali Gets Into Bitcoin via Banking Arm, Launching Crypto Custody Service
16.12.2020
Banca Generali, the banking arm of Italy’s largest insurance group, has announced that it will be offering cryptocurrency custody service to its customers beginning next year. To achieve this, the bank has acquired a stake in bitcoin wallet provider Conio. Assicurazioni Generali, Banca...
SBI’s Acquisition of Crypto Firm Helps the Asian Giant Create Full-Fledged Digital Asset Trading Desk
16.12.2020
Japanese financial group SBI Financial Services has announced the acquisition of the United Kingdom-based crypto services firm B2c2 for an undisclosed amount. The purchase helps the Asian financial giant to become one of the mainstream financial institutions to have a full-fledged digital asset...
Italian Banking Giant Enters Bitcoin, Mt. Gox Rehabilitation + More News
15.12.2020
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Another banking giant has entered the crypto custody fray, with Italy’s Banca Generali set to offer bitcoin (BTC) custody to...
Paypal’s Stock Soars to All Time High as Demand for BTC on the Platform Now More Than Supply of New Coins
15.12.2020
E-commerce giant Paypal’s stock price surged to a new all-time high of $223.16 on Monday, December 14. Since November 12, when the payments giant opened the way for its US customers to start trading cryptocurrency, the stock has soared 17%. Paypal’s Turnaround The stock’s...
Coinsbee Lets You Buy Gift Cards for More Than 500 Brands With Crypto
13.12.2020
Coinsbee is a platform for buying gift cards with more than 50 cryptos from all your favorite brands and shops, as well as get payment cards and phone top-ups. You can use it to purchase vouchers for video game stores such as Steam and PlayStation, and even the video streaming giant Netflix. With...
Award-winning NFT artwork exhibited on giant billboard at LA intersection
11.12.2020
The artwork, by ex-MLB player Micah Johnson, will be displayed for a month as a piece of drive-by art
DBS Makes it Official: Banking Giant Will Launch Crypto Exchange
10.12.2020
The Singaporean banking giant DBS has finally confirmed reports circulating since October that it is set to launch a range of crypto-related operations – including a crypto exchange offering trading in bitcoin (BTC) and major altcoins.
The news come just a matter of weeks after a web page...
Hackers Demand Over 1,800 BTC From Electronics Giant Foxconn After Ransomware Attack
9.12.2020
A multinational electronic giant and a well-known manufacturer of Apple products is the latest victim of a millionaire ransomware attack deployed over the Thanksgiving weekend on one of its branches. Apple’s Manufacturer Is the Latest Victim of Well-Known Ransomware Gang Foxconn,...
Publishing Giant Bertelsmann Invests in Berlin-Based Crypto Fund
9.12.2020
Bertelsmann has invested in the second fund of Berlin's Greenfield One, a crypto venture firm with earlier bets on NEAR, Arweave and others
Black Shadow Hackers Demand 200 BTC Ransom from Israeli Insurance Giant Shirbit
6.12.2020
One of the largest insurance companies in Israel has been hit by a ransomware attack, and the threat actors started to release sensitive data, as the firm doesn’t pay the requested ransom in bitcoin (BTC). Israel-Based Shirbit Still Refuses to Pay $3.8 Million Ransom According to...
Crypto-Keen Chinese Giant-Owned 200 YO Bank Lures BTC-Hungry Rich Investors
4.12.2020
More than 200-year-old German lender Hauck & Aufhäuser (H&A), owned by the crypto-keen Chinese conglomerate Fosun, about to offer a new product to high-net-worth individuals and professional investors, looking to invest in cryptoassets.
The bank said it is teaming up with the Berlin-based...
Audio streaming giant Spotify is looking into crypto payments
3.12.2020
Is Spotify hinting at soon-to-come crypto features?