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Our Man in Shanghai: Filecoin the talk of the town, Polkadot and NFTs gain attention
2.4.2021
Retail investors are flocking to buy Filecoin on exchanges with predominately Chinese user bases and the head of the PBOC thinks the digital yuan has an uphill battle to take on Alipay and WeChat Pay
Millionaire Forgets To Pay Electric Bill
31.3.2021
Today, the top streamer on Twitch was forced to quit mid-stream because, he says, he forgot to pay his power bill. He is a millionaire. You hate to see it.Read more
Tesla Developers Help Patch Flaw in Open-source Bitcoin Pay Software
31.3.2021
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The auto giant Tesla has gone a step further than simply buying bitcoin (BTC) and accepting BTC pay – and is now contributing fixes to open-source software built on the Bitcoin network.
In a tweet, the masterminds behind the popular payment processor and crypto wallet...
Paypal Enables Cryptocurrency Payments at Millions of Stores With ‘Checkout With Crypto’ Launch
30.3.2021
Payments giant Paypal has launched the “Checkout With Crypto” service to allow consumers to make payments at millions of merchants using cryptocurrencies in their Paypal wallets. “This is the first time you can seamlessly use cryptocurrencies in the same way as a credit card or...
PayPal Launches Crypto Pay Services in United States for BTC, ETH, Altcoins
30.3.2021
The payments giant PayPal – widely credited with inadvertently sparking the current crypto bull run last year with its major crypto move – has announced the launch of a service that will allow its customers to pay with cryptoassets such as bitcoin (BTC).
In a press release, the firm stated that...
PayPal to start letting US customers pay in Bitcoin at global merchants
30.3.2021
A checkout service will be implemented which waives transaction fees for purchases made using crypto, PayPal's president and CEO confirmed
Major Venezuelan Satellite TV Provider Enables Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Payments
30.3.2021
Venezuelan customers from the biggest satellite TV provider in the country are now able to pay their monthly bills via cryptocurrencies. Simple TV announced it had enabled the feature to its over four million users, whose company was the replacement of Directv. Company Expects to Cut Dependency...
South Korean Tech Giants May Capitalize on ‘Rising Crypto Pay Demand’
30.3.2021
A new report has suggested that South Korea’s two biggest internet-focused tech titans, Kakao and Naver, may be well-poised to take the next step in crypto pay and crypto exchange-related business expansion.
Both have already placed a foot firmly into the door of crypto, but are still taking...
Exotic Car Rental MPH Club Now Accepts Bitcoin
29.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. MPH Club announced that they will allow their clients to pay in bitcoin to rent cars. MPH Club is a Miami-based exotic and luxury car rental that allows their customers to vacation in style. Their fleet includes the newest models from Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Rolls Royce,...
Prime Gaming's April Line-Up of Freebies Includes an Exclusive Fall Guys "Boxzilla" Skin
29.3.2021
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Bitcoin Cash-Powered Onlycoins Aims to Compete with the Popular Content Platform Onlyfans
27.3.2021
Recently, Bitcoin Cash proponents have been introduced to a new application that competes with the content subscription service Onlyfans. The web portal Onlycoins is a service that is similar to Onlyfans but instead, creators can earn bitcoin cash by posting quality content and gathering...
China’s digital yuan os backup to AliPay and WeChat Pay, says official
26.3.2021
Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay reportedly account for 98% of the mobile payment market in China
Chinese Tech Giants Pay Big for Blockchain Talent in Crowded Field
20.3.2021
China’s blockchain specialist shortfall could be exacerbated for smaller companies by the fact that the nation’s leading tech giants, such as Tencent and Baidu, are offering higher salaries in a bid to recruit the cream of the experienced worker crop as competition hots up.
Blockchain was recently...
South Koreans Are Required to Pay Taxes for Crypto Holdings in Overseas Exchanges, Authorities Warn
20.3.2021
South Korean tax authorities are unstoppable in keeping crypto holders in their eyes and making them accountable to pay taxes. The National Tax Service (NTS) has issued a warning to the crypto traders that they have to report their earnings even from tokens held in foreign exchanges. No Details...
South Koreans Warned to Pay Tax on Crypto Held on Foreign Exchanges
18.3.2021
South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is on the warpath – and has crypto firmly in its sights.
Fresh from swooping on over 2,400 individuals it said have sought to conceal their earnings by buying cryptoassets like bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) – in some cases seizing crypto and freezing...
US-based crypto users likely still have to pay taxes on NFTs, says CNBC
17.3.2021
"If you exchange crypto for any other asset, you immediately recognize a capital gain or loss," said Robert Frank
Japanese Court Convicts Bitcoin Tax Evader- Trader Gets a Year in Prison Plus Fine for $200K
13.3.2021
Japanese authorities aren’t hesitating in hunting down anyone considered a crypto tax evader. A court in Ishikawa has sentenced one of them, a 56-year-old man that will spend one year in prison, plus pay a $200,000 fine. Sentenced Man Didn’t Disclose His BTC Trading Activity of...
Binance Rolls out Crypto Pay Service for Bitcoin, Ether, Fiat and More
12.3.2021
The crypto exchange giant Binance has come good on claims last year that it was poised to join the payments sector, moving its Binance Pay platform out of beta and into the full rollout.
Following a similar move from rival crypto trading platform Bitfinex earlier this month, Binance wrote, in...
Nigeria to Pay 1.2 Cents for Each Dollar Remitted to the Country to Combat Cryptocurrency Use
9.3.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a scheme that seeks to boost international remittances as well as to encourage the use of official corridors when retrieving funds. The CBN’s move to incentivise recipients follows the plummeting of the country’s official remittances...
Apple Pay integration and Staking 3.0 launch push COTI price to a new high
6.3.2021
COTI price hit a new all-time high following the roll-out of Staking 3.0 and a Simplex integration that allows Apple Pay users to purchase the token