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Switchere: Buy Crypto with CC, Pay with Local Banks, Swap and Sell Coins Online
18.9.2020
Presently, the crypto market is witnessing an incredible growth and massive adoption worldwide. Digital transformation and tokenization give freedom to deployment of cryptocurrencies in everyday life. However, one thing worth careful considering is how to choose a trustworthy online crypto exchange...
GPU Manufacturer Nvidia Buys Chip Maker ARM for $40 Billion
18.9.2020
California-based Nvidia is buying British computer chip designer Arm Holdings from Softbank Group Corp. in a deal worth $40 billion. Nvidia, which specializes in making hardware for video game consoles and the crypto mining sector, said in a press release that it would pay Softbank a combination...
A Spain Based Crypto Ponzi Scheme Abruptly Freezes Accounts of 120,000 Investors
17.9.2020
A Spain based crypto Ponzi scheme, Arbicorp abruptly froze accounts of more 120,000 investors on September 12, after the discovery of an error that causes one of its cryptocurrency trading bots to overpay. Arbicorp claims that the error, which went unnoticed for almost a year, led to its trading...
Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO
15.9.2020
Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors
IRS to Pay $625K to Crack Monero, Crypto Proponents Scoff at Contract
11.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to pay a contractor $625,000 if they can crack layer-two privacy schemes and the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR). The tax agency says that the entity has “limited investigative resources” for tracing these types of cryptocurrency...
Privacy Startup Nym Will Pay You in Bitcoin to Run Its Mixnet
10.9.2020
The start-up is maturing and enabling plugins that allow users to plug in wallets and applications to run their traffic through its mixnet
Mastercard Launches Digital Currency Testing Platform for Central Banks
10.9.2020
Mastercard has launched a digital currency testing platform aimed at helping central banks test their digital currencies. The system will also demonstrate how consumers can use central bank digital currencies to pay for goods and services wherever Mastercard is accepted worldwide....
[aktualita] Air Bank ukončí mobilní NFC platby přes aplikaci My Air, zůstane jen Google Pay
10.9.2020
Air Bank ukončí mobilní bezkontaktní platby na Androidu v rámci aplikace My Air, stane se tak letos 3. listopadu. Banka loni v listopadu zavedla podporu Google Pay, což uživatelé upřednostňují. “V tuto chvíli je mezi vámi těch, kteří tento způsob placení mobilem využívají, už opravdu málo. Čistě...
Argentina Government Refuses to Pay $4M Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers Who Paralyzed Its Borders
9.9.2020
The government of Argentina has reportedly refused to pay a $4 million bitcoin ransom demanded by hackers who hijacked the country’s immigration systems, temporarily crippling cross-border movements. On Aug. 27, the cybercriminals – now identified as a group calling itself Netwalker...
Air Bank končí s placením skrze vlastní mobilní aplikaci. Otěže přebral Google Pay
8.9.2020
Air Bank se při zavedení mobilních plateb na Androidu zaměřila na vlastní řešení skrze vlastní bankovní aplikaci. Již minulý rok ale zavedla podporu univerzálního Google Pay a nyní s původní možností končí. Nastane tak 3. listopadu.
Případné ukončení vlastního řešení na Androidu Air Bank
Defi Boom Fueling ETH Gas Fees, Threatens Viability of Smart Contracts
5.9.2020
Growing Ethereum network transaction fees, which touched new highs recently, are a direct consequence of the increasing number of defi projects and yield farming. Yield farmers need to pay ETH for transactions like moving funds in and out of pools. The increased number of yield farmers leads...
Bitcoin Will Be Accepted for Tax Payments in Swiss Canton Zug Next Year
4.9.2020
Bitcoin and ether can be used to pay taxes in the Swiss Canton of Zug starting next tax season. Zug’s crypto valley is home to many cryptocurrency businesses, and by accepting bitcoin and ether for tax payments, the canton aims to “promote and simplify the use of cryptocurrencies...
Residents of Europe’s Crypto Valley Can Pay Tax Bills in Bitcoin, Ethereum
3.9.2020
Zug. The Swiss canton of Zug – the heart of the nation’s burgeoning crypto and blockchain industry – will be allowed to pay tax bills of up to USD 109,670 in bitcoin (BTC) or ethereum (ETH) from February 2021.
Per Bloomberg, the canton’s tax authority has sealed a deal with crypto custody firm...
‘Crypto Valley’ residents can now pay taxes in Bitcoin
3.9.2020
Authorities in the canton of Zug now embrace cryptocurrency for tax settlement
$1 Trillion in Housing Bonds: US Real Estate Crisis Held Back by Fed’s Mortgage Purchases
3.9.2020
The U.S. real estate market is facing a conundrum, as there’s now a tidal wave of renters who can’t pay rent and a massive number of mortgage defaults stacking up like never before. Amid the looming real estate chaos, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) enacted public...
[článek] Mall a ČSOB nalily 125 milionů do Mall Pay, chystají úvěry a karty
2.9.2020
[3 minuty čtení] Licence od ČNB má Mall Pay umožnit expanzi do finančních produktů. Přes službu letos proteče přes sto milionů. Tuzemská internetová skupina Mall Group a banka ČSOB společně poslaly dalších 125 milionů korun do postupně se rozjíždějící fintechové služby Mall Pay. Oba partneři, kteří...
Yearn.finance Continues Rally As Traders Pay Almost 3 Bitcoin Per YFI
31.8.2020
After a month of extraordinary returns of more than 740%, DeFi darling yearn.finance (YFI) keeps climbing today, while traders remain divided on whether the top has been reached for the price or if it still has room to grow.
As of press time on Monday (10:28 UTC), YFI was up by 3.5% over the past...
BTC and Altcoin Pay is Growing Fast, Says Crypto Payment Firm BitPay
27.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Wit (edited by Cryptonews)
Atlanta-based crypto pay service provider BitPay says that bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin payments are on the rise – with the number of transactions on its platform growing by 4.6% in June.
Per data released by the firm, 107,000 crypto pay transactions were...
Voyager to Pay Interest on DeFi Tokens to Gain Brokerage Clients
27.8.2020
Chainlink, Kyber Network and Basic Attention Token bring Voyager's interest program to 17
IMF Publishes Cryptocurrency Explainer, Saying It ‘Could Be the Next Step in the Evolution of Money’
24.8.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a video explaining what cryptocurrency is. Besides suggesting that cryptocurrency could “completely change the way we sell, buy, save, invest, and pay our bills,” the video states that it “could be the next step in the evolution...