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South Korean’s Silicon Valley Turns to Blockchain-powered Pay
11.8.2020
Seongnam, a major satellite city on the outskirts of the capital Seoul, South Korea, is set to expand its blockchain-powered payment program with a new digital gift certificate issuance project.
The new platform will make use of an app called Chak, and will be built by the Korea Minting...
Interactive Brokers to Pay $38M in Settlement Over AML Lapses
10.8.2020
Publicly traded brokerage firm Interactive Brokers has agreed to pay multi-million dollar penalties to the SEC, FINRA and CFTC for failure to flag suspicious transactions and lapses in AML compliance
South Korean Beachgoers Can Now Use Bitcoin to Pay for Services
9.8.2020
The Haeundae Beach System in Busan is part of a pilot project that aims to offer crypto payment solutions to beachgoers in the summertime
New Kenyan Digital Tax to Affect Crypto Platforms
8.8.2020
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced new regulations that compel users of digital marketplaces to pay digital tax. At a rate of 1.5% on gross transaction value, the new tax is expected to take effect on Jan. 1, 2021. According to a report, the KRA will create a special tax unit to track...
Tourist Hotspot’s Bitcoin, Ether, Altcoin Pay Pilot in Full Swing
7.8.2020
Haeundae beach. The company behind a crypto pay pilot program at two of South Korea’s busiest beaches said that it believes token-powered payments could be set to change the way people in the country pay for goods and services.
As previously reported, the pilot project is being run by...
Blockchain-based Pay’s the Way for South Korean Highways
7.8.2020
Blockchain-powered payments are coming to South Korea’s highways – with the nation’s motorway operator sealing a deal that will see it use blockchain technology to power toll payments across the country before the end of the year.
Per D Daily, KEB Hana Bank, one of the nation’s biggest commercial...
Russian Lawyers Warn E-pay Laws May Have Knock-on Effects for Bitcoin
4.8.2020
A new Russian law banning anonymous fiat deposits in e-pay wallets like PayPal may have an effect on crypto users, legal experts in the country have warned.
A new law governing digital payment systems came into force in Russia on August 3. The law forces operators such as PayPal and domestic rivals...
Hack Forces Travel Company to Pay USD 4.6m in Bitcoin Ransom
3.8.2020
A recent hack of a major travel management firm has reportedly left attackers with USD 4.6m worth of bitcoin (BTC), after the company on July 28 was forced to pay to restore access to internal files, Reuters reported, citing a record of the ransom negotiations.
The attack targeted up to 30,0000...
India Proposes Amnesty for Citizens Holding Unreported Gold
2.8.2020
The Indian Ministry of Finance has reportedly proposed an amnesty program for citizens holding unreported gold. The government plans to ask people to declare all their gold stashes to tax authorities and pay levies. The proposition has been made to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. New Gold Amnesty...
Bitcoin to Gold Correlation Rises, Physical Metal Buyers Pay Premium
31.7.2020
After seeing a decline for more than 3 months, the correlation between bitcoin (BTC) and gold is once again on the rise, with the sharpest increase seen in late July as gold, silver, and bitcoin have all soared higher in price. At the same time, investors are forced to pay premium over the spot...
BTC.TOP Launches 'Joint Mining' Platform, Users Pay After Breaking Even
27.7.2020
Crypto mining pool BTC.TOP, via its subsidiary B.TOP, now offers "joint mining" - enabling users to buy hash power, as well as pay the fees and share the profit once their revenue reaches the cost of the equipment they initially bought.
"We hope to lower the entry barrier for those...
Live-Streaming Service Twitch Gives Subscribers 10% Discount if They Pay With Cryptocurrency
27.7.2020
The live-streaming service Twitch is now offering a 10% subscription discount for people who register with cryptocurrency. The new offer from Twitch leverages the Bitpay payment processor, as this is the first crypto-based discount promotion from a company of this magnitude. This week,...
New Russian Law Bans Bitcoin Payments for Goods and Services
24.7.2020
Russian lawmakers have passed a bill that gives legal status to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin – but bans them from being used to pay for goods and services. Legislators approved the Digital Financial Assets (DFA) bill on July 22 after its third and final reading. It had already won backing...
Most Music Listeners Would Pay for Music with Crypto to Help Artists
22.7.2020
The survey revealed that 65% of eMusic customers would use cryptocurrency to allow artists to receive a larger music revenue split
Disgraced Lobbyist Abramoff Will Pay $55K as Part of Guilty Plea in SEC Case
16.7.2020
In the civil case against him, Abramoff owes $55,000, but the judgment in the criminal case remains to be seen
Advocacy Group Claims IRS-Issued Crypto-Warning Letters Violated Taxpayer’s Rights
14.7.2020
Close to a year ago last July, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revealed it would be sending ‘soft letters’ to suspected American cryptocurrency owners advising them to pay their taxes. Now according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service, a subsidiary of the IRS, the soft letters...
Running spot instances effectively with Amazon EKS
14.7.2020
I know this is a little outside the normal scope of CSS-Tricks stuff, but I find the whole concept of spot instances fascinating. Here’s the gist from a very-non-expert (me). You can just buy and pay for web servers, for example, Amazon EC2. You can save a bunch of money if you buy them...
Crypto Jobs Pay Sky-high Wages in Russia, But ‘Overheating Is Over’
9.7.2020
Crypto jobs are among the highest-paying in Russia, per a new report – but experts believe salaries could plateau or even bottom out after “overheating” in the wake of the crypto boom of 2017.
Per data from job portal Rabota.ru and Russian postings on Cryptocurrencyjobs.com, as reported by...
Get Worldwide Postal Code Data with Zip Code API (Sponsored)
6.7.2020
Accurate shipping and location information is well worth the price you need to pay for it. You can sell that information, you can target consumers to perfection, and save yourself loads of frustration when it comes to shipping. Creating your own location API isn’t worth the time — there...
Fio banka zavádí Garmin a Fitbit Pay. Zároveň nabídne slevu na nové hodinky
1.7.2020
Fio banka aktuálně spustila placení za pomocí chytrých hodinek s podporou Garmin a Fitbit Pay. Služba funguje se všemi kartami Mastercard a Maestro a banka k tomu přidává i slevu na nové hodinky.
Podpora nejrůznějších platebních metod se čím dál více rozšiřuje a ty dvě základní, tedy Apple Pay a