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Payments Giant Stripe Rolls Out Pilot to Test Crypto Payouts With Twitter
22.4.2022
On April 22, the payments giant Stripe announced that it is expanding global payouts with crypto assets via a new pilot. Stripe’s crypto executive Karan Sharma revealed crypto payouts for the firm’s Connect service to a select group of Twitter users as the social media platform...
Stripe Taps Polygon to Allow Customers to Make Payments in USDC
22.4.2022
Twitter will be the first company to test this option by paying earnings via crypto to content creators who use its monetization products
National Bank of Ukraine Temporarily Bans Cross-Border Crypto Purchases With Hryvnia
22.4.2022
The central bank of Ukraine has introduced additional restrictions on international transactions that will prevent Ukrainians from buying crypto assets abroad with the national fiat. The measures are intended to reduce capital outflow amid an ongoing military conflict with Russia. Ukraine Citizens...
Russian Tax Body Suggests Allowing Crypto Pay in Trade Deals, Digital Ruble May Be Ready by 2023
22.4.2022
The Russian tax agency reportedly wants to allow companies involved in cross-border trade to accept crypto as a form of payment – and pay foreign exporters in cryptoassets. And the Central Bank has claimed that its digital ruble could be ready as soon as next year....
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Chinese Man Uses Digital Yuan to Pay Court-issued Fine in Legal First
22.4.2022
Chinese media outlets have been reporting on a new first for the digital yuan – with the central bank-issued token used to pay a court-issued fine for the first time.
Per Chinaqw, on April 19, a man surnamed Wei, the plaintiff in a motor vehicle traffic accident liability dispute case, had been...
Co-Founder of Zimbabwean Fintech Startup: ‘Everyone Has a Right to Access Funds and Financial Freedom’
21.4.2022
Cryptocurrencies have been proven to be a financial tool that can be used to store value or make payments by those excluded from the financial system. Yet, despite this being true in many jurisdictions, many of those that might benefit from cryptocurrencies are still not using them. Regulatory...
Monero Usage in Ransomware Payments Rise while Bitcoin Accepted With Premium
20.4.2022
Ransomware attackers are increasingly asking for payments in privacy coins like monero (XMR), while still mostly accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments but with a premium, per a new report.
According to the report by CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, demanding ransomware payments in XMR...
Russian tax authority proposes using crypto as a foreign trade payment tool
20.4.2022
The Ministry of Finance “partially supported” the proposition, adding that it needs further consideration
More Big-hitting South Korean Non-crypto Firms Eyeing Token Launches
20.4.2022
Yet more big-hitting South Korean companies from outside the crypto sector are beginning to branch out into crypto-related business – with the e-commerce giant TMon and the KOSDAQ-listed hotel chain Ananti making moves on the token issuance front....
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Robinhood acquires British crypto firm Ziglu to push expansion plans
19.4.2022
Robinhood has renewed its global expansion plans by acquiring the British crypto firm Ziglu after aborting its U.K. expansion back in 2020
Digital Ruble ‘Much Needed,’ Russia’s Central Bank Says, Won’t Delay Testing
19.4.2022
The Central Bank of Russia has emphasized the importance of moving forward with its digital ruble project. According to a statement by a top representative, the monetary authority has no intention to delay the trials despite not all invited banks being ready to participate yet. Bank of Russia...
Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments Jump Over 400%, 80M Users Have Access to Lightning
18.4.2022
As the usage of the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network is growing rapidly, now more than 80m users are estimated to have access to this network, compared with 100,000 users last summer, a new report from Arcane Research has found.
The main driver of growth for the Lightning Network this year...
No Truth in Reports that Russia’s Finance Ministry Wants Crypto to Become ‘Legal Tender’
18.4.2022
Reports stating that the Russian Ministry of Finance now “recommends using cryptocurrencies as legal tender” appear to be very wide of the mark.
A number of crypto-related media outlets have made the claim that the ministry has pushed for a move that would put tokens on the same footing as...
Bill ‘On Digital Currency’ Caps Crypto Investments for Russians, Opens Door for Payments
18.4.2022
Russia’s recently revised bill “On Digital Currency” limits crypto purchases for non-qualified investors while providing legal ground for some cryptocurrency payments, according to local media. The draft law, proposed by the Russian finance ministry, also introduces strict...
Bitcoin average transaction fees lowest in two years at $1.04
18.4.2022
The average BTC transaction fee saw a steady decline from an all-time high of $62.788 in April 2021 before coming down
Crypto is going mainstream: Here’s how the future founders will build on it
17.4.2022
Crypto is going mainstream, and crypto adoption will likely continue to increase in the years to come. But, in which specific areas?
Three African Countries Plan to Adopt Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Solutions
16.4.2022
Three African countries — namely Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the Republic of Congo — are reportedly planning to adopt cryptocurrency and blockchain solutions powered by The Open Network (TON). Separately, Cameroon is considering issuing a national stablecoin...
New Tencent Digital Yuan Wallet Preparing to Launch
16.4.2022
First images have emerged of specialized digital yuan wallets provided by the Tencent-run e-pay platform WeChat Pay.
Although the wallets are still in what appears to be beta testing and are not yet fully functional, some media outlets – such as Sina – appear to have been able to open wallets...
Amazon CEO: Crypto Will Become Bigger, NFTs Will Grow ‘Very Significantly’
15.4.2022
The CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon is optimistic about crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). He says that over time crypto will “become bigger” and NFTs will continue to “grow very significantly.” CEO on Amazon Accepting Crypto Payments and Selling NFTs Amazon CEO Andy...
Quantum computing firm simulates adoption of crypto payments
14.4.2022
“We wanted to test the power of quantum computing on a research case that is hard to solve using classical computing techniques,” said Maryam Haghighi