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India Central Bank Considers Using a Digital Currency for Payments

Despite its fierce battle against cryptocurrency, India’s Central Bank, The Reserve Bank of India has set out to create a digital currency to be used for payments in the country. According to the Bank’s 2017-2018 annual report published on Wednesday, a committee of members from different departments has been set up to look into the […] The post India Central Bank Considers Using a Digital Currency for Payments appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-8-30 16:14


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‘Lightning Definitely Has Tradeoffs,’ – Bitrefill CEO, Sergej Kotliar [Interview]

Bitcoinist spoke with Sergej Kotliar, CEO of Bitrefill, one of the first companies to integrate near-zero fee lightning network payments for its mobile phone top-up service.     Bitcoinist caught up with Sergey Kotliar, CEO of a cryptocurrency cellphone top-up company called Bitrefill, who recently began selling gift vouchers for Amazon and other brands — effectively opening up Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) payments to almost any item. дальше »

2018-8-27 22:00


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Regulations Round-Up: 21-Year-Old Arrested, Coinbase Files for Patent

In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency regulations, Alibaba and Tencent are collaborating with Chinese authorities to monitor and prevent peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading via their respective mobile payments platforms, a 21-year-old has been indicted for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange, and Coinbase has filed with the U. дальше »

2018-8-25 21:05


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OTC Cryptocurrency Traders in Trouble as Alipay Starts Monitoring Crypto-linked Payments in China

According to a Beijing News report on August 24, 2018, regulators have pledged to start scrutinizing and restricting all virtual currency-related payments on the Alipay mobile app. Even with the blanket ban on cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs), Chinese investors still engage in over-the-counter bitcoin trading facilitated by payments apps such as Alipay and others. дальше »

2018-8-25 19:00


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U.S. Tax Policy Is a Stumbling Block for Bitcoin Adoption

George Popescu has come down hard on the American Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U. S. tax code in general as stifling instead of enabling innovation through cryptocurrency adoption. In a Medium post published on August 22, 2018, the founder of crypto industry publication Blockchain Times and augmented reality startup Lampix stated that tax policy is effectively blocking crypto payments. дальше »

2018-8-25 01:00


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Bitcoin Cash Payments Decline as Roger Ver Struggles to Convert True Bitcoin Believers

According to Bloomberg, Roger Ver, the Bitcoin Cash advocate, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” is finding it difficult to convert Bitcoin believers to Bitcoin Cash supporters. Although Ver believes that Bitcoin Cash will become the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, it’s not so widely used in commerce today. дальше »

2018-8-24 17:30


Colombia to Receive Crypto-Boost, Pundi X [PXS] Announces PoS System Rollout

Blockchain-based point-of-sales systems provider Pundi X announced it would deploy over 1,000 payment systems in Colombia, a move that aims to interest in and adoption of cryptocurrency payments. Pundi X Going Strong As noted on an August 18th Medium post, Pundi X is partnering with local firm Manticora Capital to distribute its systems in the crypto-friendly […] The post Colombia to Receive Crypto-Boost, Pundi X [PXS] Announces PoS System Rollout appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2018-8-20 15:00


Triple Threat: Ripple Announces Three Preferred Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Expanded XRapid Paradigm

Ripple has announced three cryptocurrency exchange companies as its preferred platforms for carrying out transactions with the XRP token via its XRapid payments protocol. The move comes as Ripple continues in its bid to expand its services across the globe–gaining increased utilization of the XRP coin in tandem with its legacy ledger. дальше »

2018-8-18 21:26


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Forget Satoshi, Bitcoin is Fulfilling PayPal’s Original Vision

PayPal has come in for fresh criticism as commentators renew claims the company has all but failed in its mission to transform money usage. PayPal Slips Up In Turkey In an interview with the Wall Street Journal earlier this year, CFO John Rainey had admitted Bitcoin and cryptocurrency could become “as popular as payments” in future. дальше »

2018-8-17 07:00


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Playboy’s Cryptocurrency Has Failed, Now They Are Pretty Upset About It

There has been somewhat of a revolution in cryptocurrency and adult entertainment this year, with Verge leading the way by becoming the first cryptocurrency payment option for PornHub. Since then, PornHub have expanded their portfolio to list other currencies such as TRX, proving that there seems to be a demand for crypto payments within porn. дальше »

2018-8-15 13:00