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Brazilian president signs crypto bill into law
22.12.2022
The law included many digital currencies under the definition of legal payment methods in Brazil and established a licensing regime for virtual asset service providers
Twitter quietly adds BTC and ETH price indexes to search function
22.12.2022
Twitter searches for “$Bitcoin,” “Bitcoin price” and “Bitcoin price” also pulls up the price chart, with equivalent searches working for Ethereum too
Today in Crypto: Hackers Blackmail Automaker for $2M in Bitcoin, Paxful Kicks Out Ethereum, Uniswap Partners with MoonPay for Bank Card Crypto Purchase
21.12.2022
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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...
Payments Giant Visa Proposes Using Ethereum L2 Starknet to Bolster Auto Payments for Self-Custodial Wallets
21.12.2022
Visa, the financial services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, published a blog post that talks about leveraging ethereum and the layer two (L2) scaling solution Starknet so people with self-custodial wallets can pay their bills. The blog post notes that while Ethereum doesnt...
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...
FTX Will Look to Retrieve Voluntary Payments From Third Parties, Possibly Including SBF's Political Donations
20.12.2022
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX will attempt to recoup voluntary payments made to third parties prior to its collapse, pursuing them in court if necessary. These payments may include founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's political donations in recent years
Visa Proposes Automatic Payments Using Ethereum Layer 2 Solution StarkNet
20.12.2022
Visa said self-custodial wallets could use a unique “account abstraction” method to set up automatic recurring payments on StarkNet as existing smart contracts do not currently support such steps
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
Boris Johnson’s brother steps down as Binance adviser amid concerns over the exchange: Report
19.12.2022
Lord Johnson of Marylebone reportedly took up a role on the U.K. advisory board of one of Binance's subsidiaries in September
New FTX CEO Told Members of Congress SBF’s Family ‘Certainly Received Payments’ From the Business
19.12.2022
According to multiple reports, FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents face scrutiny over their reported involvement with their son’s business operations. The two Stanford professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried have not been charged with any wrongdoing, but the current FTX CEO, John J....
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...
Software Firm Consensys Partners With Paypal, Metamask Users Can Use Payment Processor to Buy ETH
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, the Ethereum software firm Consensys announced that the company has teamed up with the payment processing giant Paypal. The integration allows Metamask wallet users to purchase ethereum via Paypal from within the Web3 wallet application. Consensys Teams up With Payments Giant Paypal...
Today in Crypto: MoneyGram Partners with Stellar Development Foundation, First Two ETFs Launched in Hong Kong, FTX Wants to Sell Four Subsidiaries
16.12.2022
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Only for foreign trade: Bank of Russia stands against free crypto investment
16.12.2022
The Russian government doesn’t want to enable Bitcoin for regular Russian people but exclusively for foreign trade entities
Crypto Adoption: MetaMask Wallet Teams Up with PayPal to Enable Customers to Buy ETH Directly
15.12.2022
ConsenSys, the developer of the popular crypto wallet MetaMask, announced its partnership with PayPal in a new leap for crypto adoption.
The Ethereum (ETH) software firm said on Wednesday that mobile MetaMask users in the US would be able to buy ETH from within the MetaMask app using the payment...
Bitso Partners With Felix Pago to Offer Whatsapp-Based Remittance Services Between Mexico and US
14.12.2022
Bitso, a Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with chat-based payments provider Felix Pagos in order to offer Whatsapp-integrated remittances. The objective of this partnership is to put nearly instant chat-based remittances in the hands of Mexican and US users that might...
Binance US finally rolls out mobile payments service to US customers
14.12.2022
Binance’s US arm has rolled out a feature for US customers called "Pay" which was launched by its global parent to users outside the US in 2021
Mobile Payments Outpacing Debit Cards in Argentina According to Central Bank Reports
14.12.2022
Mobile payments are thriving in Argentina, leaving behind other traditional payment methods, including credit and debit cards. According to the central bank’s monthly report on retail payments, this kind of payment has thrived, representing 60% of the payments operations made, while...
Binance Launches Payments Service for US Customers
14.12.2022
Binance launched the feature for users outside the U.S. in February 2021