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Dogecoin Adoption Rises: Bitpay Lets Merchants Accept DOGE, Coinflip’s 1,800 ATMs Now List the Crypto
4.3.2021
Crypto merchant service provider Bitpay has added dogecoin to its list of supported cryptocurrencies. One of its merchants, the Mark Cuban-owned Dallas Mavericks has become the first in the network to accept the meme coin. Meanwhile, a major crypto ATM operator Coinflip has made dogecoin available...
Exchanges Target Payments Sphere as Bitfinex Enters Crypto Pay Too
4.3.2021
Crypto’s so-called unsuitability as a form of payment – a charge leveled at the sector by its biggest critics – is increasingly being put to the test, as some of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges wade into the payments sector.
Per a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, the crypto exchange...
Tether hit with 500 Bitcoin ransom demand — but says it won't pay
1.3.2021
The USDT stablecoin issuer says it received a $23 million ransom demand payable by March. 1. The deadline has since passed, and Tether isn't paying
Online Retail Giant Rakuten Allows People to Load Payment App With Cryptocurrencies
1.3.2021
The firm Rakuten Inc., often referred to as “the Amazon of Japan,” announced customers can now load up Rakuten Pay accounts with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and bitcoin cash. In order to commemorate the latest crypto service, Rakuten is also offering bonus points to people...
Spanish Real Estate Agency Offers an Apartment in Barcelona for Sale in Bitcoin- Taxes Must Be Paid in Fiat
26.2.2021
A Spanish real estate platform has listed its first-ever property for sale for cryptocurrency. The offer is entirely online, and whoever wants to buy the apartment in Barcelona must pay in bitcoin. Anyone Interested Can Pay 3.5 BTC for the Property Per an official announcement, Idealista is seeking...
Hashbon Launches Its HASH Token and Gets Listed on Coinsbit
26.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Established in 2016, Hashbon aims to provide payment services for both business and individual clients. One of the key differences between Hashbon and other crypto payment providers is that Hashbon charges 0% commission for crypto payments processing. Buyers pay and sellers receive...
Giant Rakuten to Let Customers Charge E-Pay Accounts with BTC, ETH, BCH
26.2.2021
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani. The Japanese e-commerce and business giant Rakuten has taken yet another significant step into the world of crypto – by linking its crypto platform with its e-pay operations.
In an official release, the firm announced that it would allow customers of its Rakuten Wallet...
Bitfinex and Tether Fined $18.5M in Settlement With NY Attorney General, Both Firms Barred From Trading in the City
24.2.2021
Bitfinex and Tether have been banned from operating in New York and must pay a fine of $18.5 million as part of a settlement with the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG’s) office over a case dating back to 2019. In a statement on Tuesday, NY Attorney General Letitia James accused the...
Tether to report reserves and pay $18.5M fine after settlement with NYAG
23.2.2021
New York regulators are forcing Tether to be fully transparent about its reserves, at the cost of not serving New York residents
New Subscription Service Is JUST For Crusader Kings II
19.2.2021
While you may be increasingly used to paying a monthly fee to get access to a lot of games, Paradox is trialling a new subscription service where you just pay to play one. Which sounds slightly mad until you realise that one game is Crusader Kings II.Read more
Digital Yuan Must Dethrone Alipay, WeChat Pay Before Taking on USD - Researcher
18.2.2021
Much has been made of the forthcoming digital yuan – China’s central bank digital currency – and its potential threat to the United States dollar, but a China watcher is saying that the token will first need to displace the likes of Alipay and WeChat Pay at the top of the domestic e-pay...
BTC Transaction Stuck? Bitcoin Cash-Powered Accelerators Can Speed Up Transfers
18.2.2021
At the time of publication, there’s more than 69,000 transactions waiting in line to get confirmed by a bitcoin miner. Since bitcoin’s price rise, at certain times, transaction fees have climbed to $10 to $20 per transfer, and people who pay less than the median fee may have to wait...
BitPay to Pay $500K to Settle OFAC Sanction Violation Charges
18.2.2021
BitPay is accused of facilitating over 2,100 transactions with individuals in sanctioned nations
Swiss canton of Zug starts accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency
18.2.2021
The Swiss canton of Zug is now accepting Bitcoin and Ether for tax payment from local companies and individuals
Elon Musk Urges Dogecoin Whales to Dump Their Coins — Even Offers to Pay Them
16.2.2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes that too many dogecoins are held by too few whales and has made them a huge offer. He will give his full support if they sell most of their coins, and will even pay actual money for them to destroy their coins in some provable fashion. Some believe that major […]
Tackling Crypto Mass Adoption: Jax.Network’s Mission
15.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Even though Bitcoin and Ethereum are called ‘cryptocurrencies’ people still treat them like assets instead of currencies. People are not spending cryptocurrencies on a large scale, nor are merchants accepting them on a similar scale. Generally speaking, you still cannot...
Elon Musk Offers to 'Pay Actual $' If Dogecoin Whales Empty Their Wallets
15.2.2021
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After claiming that there's too much concentration in the dogecoin (DOGE) ownership, the world's richest person, Tesla founder Elon Musk has offered a solution.
"I will literally pay actual $ if they just void their accounts," he tweeted today.
Several hours...
Using Bitcoin With Apple Pay: Bitpay Adds Apple Pay Support — Google Pay, Samsung Pay to Follow
13.2.2021
Bitcoin payments service provider Bitpay has added support for Apple Pay. Holders of a Bitpay prepaid Mastercard in the U.S. can now add it to their Apple Pay app to make payments for goods and services. Bitpay says that Google Pay and Samsung Pay will also be added in the near future. Bitpay...
South Korean Court Orders Bithumb to Compensate Users for an Accidental BTC Withdrawal Case in 2018
13.2.2021
A South Korean court ordered one of the biggest domestic crypto exchanges to compensate victims of an “accidental withdrawal” incident in 2018. Bithumb has been ordered to pay customers who withdrew their bitcoin funds to an unknown wallet. Funds Ended Up in a Wallet With an Unknown...
BitPay integration brings crypto payments to Apple Pay’s 380 million users
12.2.2021
Bitpay prepaid Mastercard users can now connect with Apple Pay for purchases