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Coinbase Commerce Integrates Dai Cryptocurrency for Merchant Payments
14.2.2020
This is the first new cryptocurrency added by Coinbase Commerce since it added USDC in May 2019
Bitpay Partnership With Poynt Enables Crypto Payments at 100,000 Point-of-Sale Devices
12.2.2020
On February 11, the Atlanta-based payment processor Bitpay announced the firm’s recent partnership with the company Poynt. Now retailers will be able to support cryptocurrency payments using point-of-sale devices and crypto users will be able to pay with digital currencies at more than...
BCH Merchant Directories Now List 4,300 Bitcoin Cash-Accepting Businesses
10.2.2020
Businesses around the world continue to adopt bitcoin cash (BCH) and in 2020 merchant acceptance continues to grow. Tallying up all the companies that accept BCH listed on sites like Green Pages, Map.Bitcoin.com, Acceptbitcoin.cash, and Anypay shows there’s more than 4,300 BCH supporting...
Bitcoin Usage Among Merchants Is Up, According to Data From Coinbase and BitPay
3.2.2020
Although bitcoin adoption may move at a glacial pace, merchants are seeing sustained traction regardless of market dips
Cambodia Announces Own Cryptocurrency as More Details Surface About China’s Digital Yuan
3.2.2020
With China still in the lead, other countries are advancing their projects to develop payment systems around central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Cambodia, for example, has recently revealed it will mint its own coin within months. The news comes as more details about the digital Chinese yuan...
Zap’s New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network
30.1.2020
"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers
How Dropgangs and Dead Drops Are Transforming Darknet Practices
10.1.2020
Since the creation of the Silk Road, authorities have waged a war against the online drug trade with a wave of surveillance and enforcement. However, crypto-anarchists are developing new ways to evade the state’s tentacles as the next technological phase started to emerge in late 2017....
Problems Escalate in Venezuela as Millions Rush to Spend Petros
7.1.2020
According to the Venezuelan government, millions of families have used the petro, the country’s national digital currency, to pay for goods and services. As shoppers rush to spend their coins, merchants are reportedly struggling, effectively forced to sell goods at a deep discount. At least...
Confirmed: BitPay Experienced 3-Hour Bitcoin Payment Outage
24.12.2019
BitPay Support confirmed that BitPay had a 3-hour outage of Bitcoin payments on Dec. 22
Travelbybit to Drop Bitcoin Payments After Viral Double Spend Video
20.12.2019
On December 18, Bitcoinbch.com published a video explaining how easy it is to double spend BTC transactions in the wild. Not long after the film was released, the payment processor Travelbybit announced it would be removing both BTC and BCH payments for over 400 Australian merchants. Unfortunately...
Video Shows How Easy It Is to Double Spend BTC Using RBF
18.12.2019
On December 18, the web portal Bitcoinbch.com published an informal notice explaining that merchants accepting BTC should switch to BCH because of “dangerous flaws” found in the BTC software. The problem is tied to slow confirmation times tethered to a BTC-based protocol called...
Bitcoin-Savvy Retailers to Experiment With Point-of-Sale Lightning App in 2020
16.12.2019
Iterative Capital is working with Breez on a point-of-sale app for bitcoin lightning payments. Some retailers are already testing the beta version
Bitcoin Cash 2019: Year in Review
6.12.2019
2019 is coming to an end and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ecosystem has matured a great deal. BCH has successfully upgraded twice this year, adding Schnorr signatures capabilities and most transactions on the BCH network are now non-malleable. Moreover, BCH has seen increased adoption this year, an...
Cardano’s Payment Gateway for Merchants Is Now Live
29.11.2019
The Cardano Foundation launches ADA payment gateway, allowing merchants to accept payments in ADA with settlement in 35 fiat currencies
Alibaba Denies ‘Partnership’ With Lolli, Highlighting Crypto Industry Pitfalls
15.11.2019
What really constitutes a "partnership" at the intersection of e-commerce and crypto?
PayPal’s Axing of PornHub Model Payments May Boost Verge Crypto
14.11.2019
PayPal has abruptly cut its payments service to thousands of live performers on Pornhub. Can the verge crypto pick up the slack?
Bitcoin Cash Outshines BTC Retail Spending in Australia by a Wide Margin
13.10.2019
The BCH-centric web portal Bitcoinbch.com published on October 13 an in-depth report that shows the aggregate of cryptocurrency expenditure for Australian retail businesses. According to the 10-page document, BCH transactions in the country exceed BTC transactions by a wide margin and BCH is...
Slovenia Has the Most BCH-Accepting Physical Locations Worldwide
12.10.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) merchant adoption continues to grow, but in certain regions worldwide like Australia, Japan, and New Hampshire, BCH acceptance is swelling. As each area pursues BCH adoption in a variety of unique ways, the Republic of Slovenia has seen massive retail approval as the payment...
Over 200 Venezuelan Taxis Discover the Benefits of Bitcoin Cash
10.10.2019
A man named Oscar Salas recently spoke about his quest to spread bitcoin cash (BCH) adoption on episode 34 of the Bitcoin Cast show. Salas explained in great detail how he is a passionate BCH supporter and the organizer of the Maracaibo city BCH meetup. Following his interview a few days later...
This Crypto-Savvy Bank Is Building Bandwidth for Bitcoin Retail Payments
1.10.2019
The German bank is set to help European retailers accept bitcoin payments in early 2020