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Metaverse Regulation, Alchemy Raises USD 200M, Stablecoin Hack + More News
8.2.2022
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Read More: Metaverse Regulation, Alchemy Raises USD 200M, Stablecoin Hack + More News
Bitcoin Lightning Network goes live on Cash App
8.2.2022
Cash App mentions that the Lightning Network feature is not available to users located in New York
Colombia Registers First Real Estate Purchase With Bitcoin
8.2.2022
The first real estate purchase with Bitcoin has been registered in Colombia last week. The company, called La Haus, sold one property in Santa Marta to a buyer that was not in Colombia at the time of the purchase. While Colombia is just starting to consider bitcoin for real estate payments,...
Polygon's USD 450M Boost, Inflows in Bitcoin Grow, ETH Still Sees Outflows + More News
7.2.2022
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Read More: Polygon's USD 450M Boost, Inflows in Bitcoin Grow, ETH Still Sees Outflows + More News
US Lawmakers Introduce ‘Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act’ to Boost Cryptocurrency Use for Payments
6.2.2022
Several U.S. lawmakers have introduced the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act to strengthen “the legitimacy of cryptocurrency in our digital economy.” The bill also aims to expand the use of cryptocurrencies for payments. Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act Introduced in the...
Tanzanian Fintech Raises $10 Million, Plans to Enter 12 More African Countries
2.2.2022
A Tanzanian fintech startup revealed it has raised $10 million in its latest funding round and is planning to use the funds to finance an expansion into other African countries. Fintech Plans to Enter 12 More Countries by Year’s End The Tanzanian fintech behind an app that enables payments...
Solana Pay Ushers in New Payments Era
2.2.2022
Solana has released a new blog that illustrates its vision for a new and improved payment system for digital currencies. The blog post brings an anecdotal depiction of how the system would bring a mutually beneficial environment. The system would adopt the means currently used by fiat money...
NYDIG offering allows participating companies to pay employees in Bitcoin
1.2.2022
Patrick Sells, the NYDIG's chief innovation officer, said the Bitcoin payment plan was aimed at letting companies offer a benefits package to prospective employees
Solana Pay launches to expand crypto e-commerce market
1.2.2022
The platform is working alongside popular payments firm Circle to support the adoption of USDC, among other assets, throughout the traditional markets
Crypto payment card ‘top priority’ for Binance Ukraine in 2022
1.2.2022
A Ukrainian official previously said that local laws do not prohibit people from paying in crypto if it’s converted into fiat
Fidelity: Bitcoin is a 'superior form of money'
1.2.2022
Fidelity argued Bitcoin should be considered separately from the rest of the digital asset market as no other altcoin comes close to its properties
Meta Says Adios to Diem – But Its Buyer Wants to Launch a Token of its Own
1.2.2022
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is set to wash its hands of its ill-fated Diem stablecoin plans once and for all – but there may yet be a twist in the tale as the firm that will buy the coin’s assets and intellectual property (IP) could yet launch a token of its own.
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Bitcoin Gets More Investments, Ethereum - Less, Thailand Scraps Crypto Tax + More News
31.1.2022
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Nigerian Crypto Firm Executive: Central Bank Prohibition Led to Growth in Crypto Awareness
31.1.2022
The chief marketing officer (CMO) of a cryptocurrency payments solution company, Rotimi Ogunwede, has insisted that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s decision to bar crypto entities from the banking system may be the reason why Nigerians are now more knowledgeable about cryptocurrencies....
Visa Partners With Over 65 Crypto Platforms — Crypto-Linked Card Usage Soars Despite Price Volatility
30.1.2022
Visa has now partnered with more than 65 crypto platforms and exchanges. In addition, the payments giant revealed that crypto-linked card usage exceeded $2.5 billion in the first fiscal quarter, “which is already 70% of the payments volume for all of fiscal 2021.” Visa Outlines Crypto...
PayPal stablecoin: What it could mean for payments
29.1.2022
PayPal has confirmed it is exploring a stablecoin. Here’s how experts see the potential impact of a PayPal Coin
SEC approves BSTX for blockchain settlements on traditional markets
29.1.2022
BSTX's SEC approval does not involve crypto trading or any other form of use of blockchain technology
Staying cool: Is crypto snowballing to 1 billion users this year?
28.1.2022
Demographics rule: “Younger people are more likely to embrace crypto than older generations.” Meanwhile, the Great Transfer of Wealth is coming
Ministries Queried About Missing 200,000 Bitcoins as Bulgaria Explores Crypto Payments
28.1.2022
The recently elected government of Bulgaria has found itself in the position of answering questions about the fate of billions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency reportedly confiscated by the country’s law enforcement five years ago. Meanwhile, the new finance minister has revealed...
Belgian MP becomes first European politician to accept salary in Bitcoin
28.1.2022
The Belgian MP will convert his monthly salary of EUR 5,500 to Bitcoin using the country’s popular cryptocurrency trading platform Bit4You