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Jack Dorsey’s Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network
22.1.2020
Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto
US Lawmakers Try Again on Tax Relief for Small Crypto Payments
16.1.2020
House Representatives’ bipartisan legislation would exempt realized crypto gains under $200 from taxation
Flexa’s SPEDN App – A Facilitator for Real-time Crypto Payments
15.1.2020
New York-based Flexa was founded in 2018 by Tyler Spalding, Trevor Filter, Daniel McCabe, and Zachary Kilgore. The startup aimed to restructure the transaction system and make it more user-friendly efficient and fast. They also wanted to replace the existent payment system with a more innovative...
Online Bullion Marketplace Onegold Sees $50 Million in Crypto Payments
13.1.2020
On January 13, the online bullion marketplace Onegold announced the launch of a new mobile application so customers can buy, sell or redeem precious metals at any time. Since 2018, Onegold has accepted cryptocurrencies like BCH and BTC and the firm currently gives customers a 2% discount for paying...
Huobi Exchange Partners With UAE Real Estate Firm to Enable Crypto Payments
13.1.2020
Huobi partnered with a real estate firm in the UAE to allow real estate investors to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
Sony’s Car Points to a Future of Machine-to-Machine Crypto Payments
7.1.2020
Could Sony's sensor-laden car be the future of blockchain-based mobility?
Travala Scores 33% Revenue Growth With 60% of Bookings Paid With Crypto
5.1.2020
Travala, the online platform that allows crypto users to book hotel rooms in thousands of destinations around the world, has registered remarkable growth in bookings during the Christmas holiday season. More than half of those in December were paid in cryptocurrency, with bitcoin cash among...
Wifi Sharing Platform Wicrypt Gets Government Grant in Nigeria
1.1.2020
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive...
Mining Pool Simplecoin and Interactive Faucet Chopcoin Shut Down Due to EU Regulations
17.12.2019
Like crypto payments provider Bottle Pay, mining pool Simplecoin and interactive bitcoin faucet Chopcoin are shutting down in light of restrictions imposed by EU anti-money laundering legislation, AMLD5. Simplecoin co-founder Marvin Janssen addressed Telegram users last month saying “We...
Crypto Payments Firm FoPay Acquires Exchange AliExchange For $2.9B
16.12.2019
FoPay, a crypto payment service, acquired cryptocurrency trading platform AliExchange for about $2.9 billion
Italians Love Cash But Are Growing Fond of Crypto, New Stats Suggest
11.12.2019
Italy, one of the world’s largest economies, has faced plenty of financial challenges in the past decade. That’s probably one of the reasons why cryptocurrencies have been faring better there than in other European countries. Italians love cash but are also warming up to...
Croatia’s Karic Automobili Now Allows Crypto Payments for Car Purchases
5.12.2019
Croatia’s auto company Karic Automobili has announced that it would now accept cryptocurrency payments while purchasing all car models. It has thus become the first auto dealer who has initiated crypto payments in the auto sector of Croatia. Karic Automobili is an authorized dealer and service...
Skrill Now Lets You Swap BTC for BCH
2.12.2019
Online payments service Skrill has introduced a new feature allowing users to directly exchange cryptocurrencies. The crypto-to-crypto option gives you the opportunity to use bitcoin core (BTC) stored in your wallet to buy and sell eight other supported cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin cash...
Cardano Dives Into Crypto Payments, ADA price rallies
29.11.2019
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of blockchain consultancy and research firm IOHK that is developing the Cardano platform. Source: a video screenshot, Bloomberg/Youtube
The Cardano Foundation launched a new crypto payment solution, AdaPay, aimed at merchants, making ADA, the native token of the Cardano...
Ex-DOJ, Capital One Exec to Lead Compliance at Crypto Payments Startup Celo Labs
26.11.2019
C Labs, the company working on Celo, is bringing on former DOJ official Jai Ramaswamy to head compliance
Gocrypto SLP Token Starts Trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange
25.11.2019
On 25 November 2019, the Gocrypto (GOC) token will start trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange. The new SLP token enables merchants with physical or online stores to accept instant crypto payments from different digital wallets with millions of users and to receive settlement in their local fiat. Also...
Ellington Properties Employs Bitcoin Suisse AG To Facilitate Easy Crypto Payments
25.11.2019
Ellington Properties, which shines as a highly-reputed boutique property developer firm based in Dubai, has announced that it has collaborated with Bitcoin Suisse AG (BTCS) to acknowledge its crypto brokerage services. The strategic integration has been aimed to ease out the payments system for...
Ingenico Partners with Pundi X to Unlock Android-Based Crypto Payments
15.11.2019
French smart payment firm Ingenico partnered with Pundi X to enable merchants to receive payments in crypto using Android
Pornhub Suggests Crypto Payments After Paypal Censors Model Payouts
14.11.2019
On November 14, the leading adult video sharing site on the internet, Pornhub, revealed that payment processor Paypal has blocked the company’s live performer payouts. In a blog post written on Thursday, Pornhub recommended alternative payments like writing a check or using the digital...
Ingenico Teams Up With Pundi X to Enable Crypto Payments Worldwide
12.11.2019
Ingenico Group, which provides seamless solutions for in-store, online, and mobile commercial transactions, will run blockchain-based Fintech Pundi X’s software XPOS on its POS (Point of Sale) APOS A8 devices; to enable payments in cryptocurrency. Following these partnership merchants across...