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MetaMask rolls out Apple Pay integration and other iOS updates
30.3.2022
Starting with iPhone users, MetaMask is adding integrations with payment gateways on its mobile wallet to increase options for buying crypto
UnionPay Launches Self-service Platform for Merchants to Add Digital Yuan Pay Options
29.3.2022
Chinese businesses are finding more uses for the digital yuan – with merchants being offered services that allow them to sign up to receive central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments through third-party operators.
Per an article from China National Radio, the domestic financial behemoth...
Rio de Janeiro to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments for Taxes Next Year
28.3.2022
Rio de Janeiro, one of the most iconic cities of the South American continent, has announced it will allow its citizens to pay taxes with cryptocurrencies. This makes it the first city in the country to do so, recognizing there is a boom in the cryptocurrency market. These actions form part of...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Says State Is ‘Figuring out Ways’ to Allow Businesses to Pay Taxes in Bitcoin
24.3.2022
Florida governor, Ron DeSantis explained at a press conference on Tuesday that he’s spoken with state agencies and told them to figure out ways for businesses to pay tax with cryptocurrencies. During the signing ceremony for a bill focused on financial literacy, DeSantis said that...
Coinbase Pay and Binance Pay: What Are These Solution & How Do They Differ
21.3.2022
Major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is taking a swing at both traditional payment companies and crypto-native competitors with the introduction of Coinbase Pay. The new solution, however, differs from existing payments solutions from competitors like Binance, for example, as the former is...
GrePay and Alchemy Pay Partner to Expand Crypto Payments
21.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, March 2022 – The fiat-crypto payment solutions provider, Alchemy Pay (ACH), and GrePay, global acquirer and payments provider, announce their partnership. Grepay has over 100 local payment channels that process over 200k transactions per day. Alchemy Pay will...
Russian Banks Told to Track Crypto-Related Transactions Amid Currency Restrictions
19.3.2022
Bank of Russia has recommended commercial banks pay heightened attention to their clients’ transactions related to cryptocurrencies. The regulator requires the financial institutions to monitor such activity against the backdrop of restrictions on currency operations amid western sanctions....
Russia Tries to Replace Apple Pay and Google Pay with Gazprom Pay
18.3.2022
Russian banks are continuing to ramp up the range of services they provide in a bid to continue providing their services outside the global banking networks they have been frozen out of after Russia invaded Ukraine....
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Blockchain tracking sweetens the pay of Ghana's cocoa farmers
18.3.2022
Koa aims to help Ghanian farmers increase their pay while allowing cocoa consumers know exactly where their beans have come from
UAE Hospitality Brand Stella Stays Now Accepts Crypto
17.3.2022
A hospitality brand from the United Arab Emirates(UAE), Stella Stays, has announced that its clients can now pay for services with cryptocurrencies. Clients can pay with bitcoin, ethereum, and 35 more digital assets. Stella Stays’ Tilt Towards ‘Futuristic Tech Offerings’...
Bitcoin runs the world: Traveling to 40 countries in 400 days with BTC
16.3.2022
A runner and Bitcoin hodler from India is on a mission to travel to 40 countries in 400 days using Bitcoin only
India Targets 700 Crypto Investors for Non-Payment of Taxes: Report
16.3.2022
India’s income tax department has reportedly identified about 700 cryptocurrency investors who have failed to pay taxes on high-value crypto transactions. “We have a long list of people who were transacting in crypto assets but were not paying tax,” said an official with...
Argentinians Criticize IMF Requirement to Slow Down Crypto Adoption in the Country
15.3.2022
Argentinian citizens involved in the cryptocurrency industry are criticizing a perceived anti-crypto requirement that the recent deal made with the IMF has introduced. The deal, which restructures and gives more facilities to the country to pay the $45 billion owed to the fund, also hints at...
What is Solana (SOL) Pay, and how does it work?
13.3.2022
Solana Pay is an open protocol for developers to build on and customize, with standardized payment criteria
AMC Theatres Now Accepts Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Crypto Payments
12.3.2022
The world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, has finally begun accepting payments in dogecoin and shiba inu. Supporters of DOGE and SHIB have been waiting for AMC Theatres to accept the two meme cryptocurrencies since September last year. AMC Customers Can Now Pay With...
Auctioneer willing to sell $70M artwork for BTC or ETH
7.3.2022
A leading U.S. auction house, Phillips is auctioning a Baqueirat collection in May. Accepted payment options include Bitcoin and Ether
Ukraine Uses Donated Crypto to Pay for Military Supplies — Government Says $50 Million in Crypto Raised in a Week
6.3.2022
The Ukrainian government announces that $50 million in cryptocurrency was raised within a week since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. The government has so far spent $15 million in donated cryptocurrency to buy military supplies. Ukraine Government Spends $15 Million in Crypto on Military...
Spanish Telecom Behemoth Telefónica Weighs up Crypto Pay Options
4.3.2022
The Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica is mulling accepting crypto pay for “some of its services” – although it claims that its crypto projects pertaining to payments are still in the planning stage....
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Swiss city of Lugano to pay taxes in crypto via Tether partnership
3.3.2022
The ultimate goal is to accept crypto for payment of all goods and services in the city of Lugano, the city administration said
Anonymous Reportedly Pledges to Pay Russian Soldiers USD 44K in Bitcoin per Surrendered Russian Tank
2.3.2022
The international hacker collective Anonymous is reportedly trying to buy off the already demoralized Russian troops by offering USD 44,280 in bitcoin (BTC) in return for every surrendered tank.
The hacker group has amassed over RUB 1.2bn (USD 10.6m) and is offering tank crews RUB 5m for each...