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Coinbase Expands Futures Offering, Unveils ‘Institutional-Sized’ Bitcoin and Ether Contracts
4.6.2023
On June 1, Coinbase revealed its plans to extend bitcoin and ether futures contracts to institutional investors through its derivatives exchange. The firm mentioned that the Coinbase Bitcoin (BTI) and Ether (ETI) futures contracts would be accessible via third-party institutional futures commission...
‘The Future of Digital Payments Lies in Web3 Payment Services’ Says Robert Miller of Fuse
14.5.2023
Despite not being mainstream payment solutions yet, cryptocurrency-based payments (also known as Web3 payments) already bring benefits such as lower transaction fees, Robert Miller, the vice president of growth at Fuse, a layer 1, EVM-compatible blockchain for launching dapps, has asserted....
Which Video Game Merchants Would Sell Good Weed?
20.4.2023
Wandering merchants, shopkeepers, and dudes sitting on blankets are some of the most colorful NPCs you’ll meet in any video game. It’s always a joy stumbling into a new town or village on your journey and seeing which spots are peddling wares for coin or trade. And what makes a quality in-game...
Trezor Enables Coinjoin for Trezor T Model to Bolster a ‘New Era of Privacy’
20.4.2023
According to Trezor, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, owners of the Trezor T model can now use a Coinjoin feature to preserve their privacy. Trezor had announced the Coinjoin feature’s impending arrival on the hardware wallet seven months ago, and the feature went live on April...
420,000+ Merchants in Changsha, China Accept CDBC Pay – Is Digital Yuan Adoption on the Rise?
12.4.2023
More than 420,000 merchants in Changsha, China, now accept payments in the digital yuan, China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The city is located in Hunan Province and was added to the pilot in April 2021.
In February this year, Changsha authorities said that 300,000 merchants in...
EU Merchants Could Be Required to Accept Digital Euro, Ministers Told
13.3.2023
Governments from the euro currency bloc are due to discuss strategic objectives for the CBDC later Monday
Ripple Survey Suggests Latam Merchants Will Adopt Crypto Payments Massively After Three Years
7.3.2023
Latam merchants will be slower in adopting cryptocurrency payments compared to merchants in other regions, according to the latest payments survey conducted by Ripple and the Faster Payments Council. The survey, which polled close to 300 payment leaders at a worldwide level, suggests that massive...
Dubai-Headquartered Crypto Exchange MaskEX Launches Virtual Card for Worldwide Spending and Welcomes Ben Caselin as Vice President to Drive Global Expansion Effort
6.3.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March, 2023 – MaskEX, a rapidly expanding third-generation crypto exchange, headquartered in Dubai, has announced the launch of its crypto-backed Virtual Card, enabling users to spend their crypto as fiat in more than 176 countries with over 50 million...
Btcpay Introduces New Coinjoin Plugin for Enhanced Bitcoin Privacy for Merchants
28.2.2023
On Monday, Wasabi Wallet and the open-source bitcoin payment processor Btcpay announced a new plugin for the Btcpay server. The plugin implements Wasabi’s Wabisabi coinjoin coordination protocol, allowing merchants to benefit from privacy enhancement. By activating the newly launched plugin...
India’s Central Bank Reveals 50,000 Users and 5,000 Merchants Now Using Digital Rupee
12.2.2023
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has revealed that 50,000 users and 5,000 merchants are now using its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Digital rupee transactions are currently processed by eight banks, with five more banks set to join the pilot soon, said RBI Deputy...
Shopify launches suite of blockchain commerce tools for merchants
11.2.2023
Shopify NFT merchants can now use the tokegating tools to dictate which token holders can and cannot gain access to exclusive products, NFT drops and benefits
5,000 Merchants in India Now Accept Payments in Digital Rupee: Deputy Governor
9.2.2023
5,000 merchants and 50,000 users are now participating in India’s CBDC pilot project, the RBI’s deputy governor has said, noting that the central bank intends to proceed with the project slowly to avoid unwanted fallouts.
Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor at Reserve Bank of India (RBI), announced...
Big Indian Merchants Including Reliance Retail Start Accepting CBDC
2.2.2023
India's central bank digital currency known as the digital rupee will start getting accepted as a retail payment by some of the biggest merchants in the nation including Reliance Retail, India's largest retail chain
Changsha, China: 300,000 of Our Merchants Accept Digital Yuan
1.2.2023
Over 300,000 stores and vendors in Changsha, China, now accept digital yuan payment – as the central bank digital currency continues to break new ground in the country....
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Binance and Mastercard Launch Crypto Prepaid Card in Brazil as Part of Latam Expansion
1.2.2023
Leading crypto exchange Binance and credit card giant Mastercard have partnered to launch a prepaid crypto-linked card in Brazil as part of Binance’s expansion plans in Latam. The Binance card features 8% cashback for eligible purchases and supports on-the-fly conversion of...
Bitcoin adoption of Guatemalan merchants grows one BTC tattoo at a time
30.1.2023
The Central American country of Guatemala is getting inked on the path to greater Bitcoin merchant adoption
How to Give Bitcoin or Another Cryptocurrency as a Gift Using BitCard
27.1.2023
PRESS RELEASE. As Bitcoin and crypto grows in its appeal and global use by individuals, businesses and merchants from all places and corners of the world, the desire for them also increases. Now, perhaps more than any other time in history, digital currencies like BTC, ETH and others, are...
Venly eases the Avalanche NFT transactions for Shopify merchants
6.1.2023
Avalanche NFTS is, at the present point in time, obtainable for all of the millions of merchants linked to Shopify. This is achievable with the utilization of Venly Shopify NFT, which happens to be a merchant app. Through this, all of the connected merchants will be able to design, mint, and sell...
Shopify Merchants Can Now Design, Mint and Sell Avalanche NFTs
5.1.2023
The new integration streamlines the NFT process for buyers and sellers
Report: South African Digital-Only Bank Launches Crypto Payments Gateway
6.12.2022
A South African digital-only bank (also known as a “neo bank”), Be Mobile Africa, has reportedly launched a crypto payment gateway that allows merchants to convert digital currency payments to fiat currency. Cédric Jeannot, the CEO of the digital-only bank, said the “new gateway...