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Weekly P2P Volume Up USD 64M in 5 Years, Fuelled by Gift Card Purchases
23.10.2020
Global peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading volume has seen huge developments in the past five years, growing by more than USD 60m, with a significant driver being Paxful exchange, whose users are keen on using gift cards as the preferred payment solution on the platform, states the latest research...
Traders on Paxful sell $16.2M of Bitcoin for discounted gift cards each week
23.10.2020
A new report has found almost half of all Bitcoin traded on the P2P exchange Paxful is exchanged for gift cards
Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech
23.10.2020
Data published by Arcane Research suggests that major P2P crypto platforms have struggled to take off in Iran and Lebanon
P2P Trading Resumes on Okex While Withdrawals Freeze Still in Effect: Tron Foundation Announces Cashout Plan for TRX Holders
23.10.2020
Asian cryptocurrency exchange Okex says peer to peer trading is now open but the freeze on withdrawals remains in effect. In an update, Okex CEO Jay Hao reveals that buying cryptocurrency via the fiat gateway is now active as well but he fails to give a timeframe for the resumption of withdrawals....
Bitcoin Hodlers Get a Lending Option With No KYC
22.10.2020
Hodl Hodl is launching a peer-to-peer lending marketplace for hardcore bitcoiners
OKEx Resuming P2P Fiat Trading for Three Fiat Pairs
21.10.2020
Major crypto exchange OKEx is today resuming peer-to-peer (P2P) fiat trading for three fiat pairs. Crypto withdrawals are still suspended.
The exchange has announced that its P2P platform will resume trading at noon UTC today for the CNY (Chinese yuan), INR (Indian rupee), and VND (Vietnamese...
How DeFi Can Avoid the Irrelevance of P2P Lending and Crowdfunding
16.10.2020
To avoid the fate of other p2p projects, DeFi protocols need incentives and feedback loops so users choose open-source over closed systems
Major P2P crypto platform LocalBitcoins is blocked in Russia
13.10.2020
LocalBitcoins’ website has been blacklisted in one of its key markets
P2P Bitcoin Trading Drops in Argentina Amid Torrid Times for Fiat Peso
9.10.2020
Source: Adobe/Rochu_2008
The bitcoin (BTC) boom in Argentina appears to have hit a bump in the road, with peer-to-peer (P2P) BTC volumes dropping in Argentina in the past few weeks – despite a wretched month for the Argentinian peso.
As previously reported, 2020 has been a breakthrough year...
[aktualita] P2P lendingová platforma Zonky bude nově součástí Air Bank
8.10.2020
Společnost Benxy s.r.o., která zastřešuje aktivity P2P platformy pro přímé půjčky – Zonky, se dnes stala dceřinou společností banky Air Bank. Cílem spojení obou společností patřících do stáje skupiny PPF má být snaha umožnit klientům Air Bank jednodušší přístup ke službám Zonky a naopak. Na podobě...
[článek] Petr Zíma (Česká spořitelna): S Dohodnuto.cz teď cílíme na online bazary, ale v plánu je P2P prodej aut i digitalizace hypoték
7.10.2020
[8 minut čtení] Česká spořitelna spouští novou online službu pro zprostředkování platby mezi kupujícími a prodávajícími bazarového zboží online. Jak přesně má fungovat a jaké s ní má banka plány do budoucna? Nová služba Dohodnuto.cz připomíná služby pro zprostředkování plateb, jako jsou třeba...
The reasons why I left a comfortable government job for crypto
21.9.2020
What was behind my decision to leave a government position and continue down a path within the crypto and blockchain space
Crypto P2P Exchange LocalBitcoins: We Have No Plans to Exit Venezuela
17.9.2020
Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto marketplace LocalBitcoins said it has “no plans” to leave Venezuela – despite the United States Treasury-endorsed sanctions that have already forced one of its rivals to close down its operations in the South American nation.
As previously reported, the Office of Foreign...
P2P Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Shuts Down Venezuela Operations to Comply With US Sanctions
16.9.2020
Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Paxful is shutting down its operations in Venezuela, apparently, to comply with U.S. economic sanctions against the leftist government of disputed president Nicolas Maduro. On Tuesday, a Paxful spokesperson told news.Bitcoin.com that the exchange will now start...
Venezuelans are running out of crypto P2P trading options
15.9.2020
What will happen to foreign P2P marketplaces operating in Venezuela?
Web 3.0 would enable new possibilities and opportunities
15.9.2020
Web 3.0 will certainly be a step toward a more decentralized, immutable and censorship-resistant version of the web
Paxful, Citing Regulations and Its Own ‘Risk Tolerance,’ Exits Venezuela’s P2P Bitcoin Market
14.9.2020
The exit deprives Venezuela's crypto scene of its second-largest P2P exchange
Bans and brands: What centralization does to businesses
13.9.2020
As it stands, the current commercial and political landscape presents a perfect storm to herald the rise of decentralized alternatives
Global P2P trade volume plummets amid crypto crash
8.9.2020
While many centralized exchanges benefited handsomely from the recent sell-off, P2P trade on Paxful dropped by almost 50% this week
UK Digital Bank Ziglu Launches P2P Payments for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
7.9.2020
London-based challenger bank Ziglu said Monday that it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority. After receiving the permit, the fintech start-up immediately launched peer-to-peer (P2P) payments for both crypto and fiat currencies....