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Mobile Gifting Platform Swych Announces Cryptocurrency Support
On Feb. 15, the Dallas-based mobile gifting company Swych announced it will be accepting cryptocurrencies for payments. Starting next week, instead of using traditional payment processors, Swych users will be able to pay using decentralized digital assets such as BCH, LTC, ETH, BTC, and ETC. дальше »
2019-2-16 09:16 | |
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Russia’s Minister of Justice: Cryptocurrencies Don’t Need to Be Legally Defined Yet
Russia’s stance on cryptocurrency remains unclear after the Minister of Justice this week announced that there is still no need to formalize crypto-related legislation. This is because digital assets cannot be used as a means of payment, it asserts, because the constitution forbids it. дальше »
2019-2-15 06:05 | |
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Judge Delays Decision to Appoint Legal Counsel for QuadrigaCX Creditors
A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation. дальше »
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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Lightning Pizza Lets You Order Domino’s With Bitcoin For Less Than 1 Cent
A new consumer app enabling anyone in the US to order pizza using Bitcoin via the Lightning Network launched last week. LN Pizza ‘Spurs Awareness And Adoption’ Lightning Pizza, the latest offering from San Francisco-based Bitcoin payment app Fold, claims to be the “first Nation-wide retail service powered by lightning payments meant to spread utility and spur awareness and adoption. дальше »
2019-2-14 19:00 | |
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Expanding Apple users’ payment options Noah Pay is released on iOS
The crypto payment solution for customers and vendors Noah Pay is available on iOS now. The Noah Project, a recognized blockchain venture in the Asian region, has presented a new version of the application this week, thanks to which the company will be able to hit the market of more than 1. дальше »
2019-2-13 14:53 | |
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Expanding Apple Users’ Payment Options: Noah Pay Is Released on iOS
This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. дальше »
2019-2-13 12:49 | |
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New BitMEX Research: Retail Banking, Payment Systems Might Be Safe from Next Financial Crisis Threat
BitMEX published a report this week titled, “Anatomy of the Next Global Financial Crisis,” which discusses multiple details to answer a single question – “When is the next global financial crisis going to happen?” Though this information is based off of the current trends and information in the market, consumers would likely benefit from knowing […] дальше »
2019-2-13 09:33 | |
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Living on Bitcoin for a Week in San Francisco
When I decided, maybe against my better judgement, to live on bitcoin for a week, the plan was met by a combination of cautions and jokes from friends and loved ones: “Just don’t starve,” “Well, it’s the New Year, a perfect time to start a new diet,” “Will you be able to eat?”, “Have you really thought about it?”I had “really” thought about it and it seemed not only sensible but necessary. дальше »
2019-2-5 23:06 | |
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Point-of-Sale Platform Anypay Adds Full Bitcoin Cash Support
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were pleased to hear this week that the point-of-sale payment processing application Anypay has fully integrated BCH. With the Anypay platform, anyone can accept BCH at their store using a tablet, mobile device or desktop in a noncustodial fashion. дальше »
2019-2-3 10:15 | |
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Users Are Passing a Bitcoin ‘Lightning Torch’ Payment Around the World
A new, decidedly social feature on the Bitcoin Lightning Network is gaining popularity this week after one user set up cryptocurrency’s answer to the Olympic flame. Lightning Torch Reaches 2. 3M Satoshis Dubbed ‘Lightning Torch,’ the initiative involves passing a lightning payment between nodes, with each receiving user adding 10,000 satoshis ($0. дальше »
2019-1-30 22:00 | |
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Iran May Unveil State-Backed Cryptocurrency This Week
Iran is reportedly expected to announce its state-backed digital currency at the annual Electronic Banking and Payment Systems Conference which starts on January 29th. The move is an attempt to bypass US-imposed economic sanctions. дальше »
2019-1-29 02:00 | |
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Living on Bitcoin Day 6: An Artist, a Dev and a Moon Boy Walk Into a Bar…
This is the fifth instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 , on Day 3 , onDay 4 and on Day 5. дальше »
2019-1-23 01:05 | |
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Living on Bitcoin Day 4: The Uphill Climb
This is the fourth instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 and on Day 3. дальше »
2019-1-19 00:10 | |
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South Africa Wants to Mandate Registration of Crypto Service Providers
A regulatory working group in South Africa, which includes the country’s central bank, has released a consultation paper on crypto assets this week. According to the document, all exchanges, wallet providers, Bitcoin ATMs and payment processors will have to register with the government in 2019. дальше »
2019-1-18 00:25 | |
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Hodler’s Digest, Jan.7–13: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week
Fortnite removes the apparently accidental addition of the Monero payment option, the Winklevii commit to a BTC ETF, and more in the Hodler’s Digest
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Blockchain Analysis Is About to Get Harder as P2EP Enters Testing Phase
Yet another tool is being added to Bitcoin’s growing number of privacy solutions. Thought up at a brainstorming event attended by Bitcoin developers and privacy researchers last summer, Pay to Endpoint (P2EP) is a relatively new trick that utilizes the well-known CoinJoin mixing technique to make blockchain analysis much harder. дальше »
2019-1-1 19:31 | |
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BTCPayServer Expands Lightning Operability, Integrates Spark Wallet
Decentralized payment processor BTCPayServer now offers wallet support for c-lightning users. Following its most recent update, the BitPay alternative announced support for Spark Wallet, a client for the Lightning Network's c-lightning implementation created by Bitrated founder and Blockstream employee Nadav Ivgi. дальше »
2018-12-18 02:16 | |
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Bitfury Blockchain Company Spreads Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network Merchant Adoption
Via an announcement made earlier this week, an executive spokesperson for Bitfury (a blockchain- based service company), said that his firm had officially entered into a partnership with global payment provider ‘PaytoMat’ so as to help bring Lightning Network payments to the masses. дальше »
2018-12-5 19:50 | |
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US State of Ohio Accepts Bitcoin for 23 Types of Taxes
The U. S. state of Ohio has set up a cryptocurrency payment portal and reportedly starts accepting payments in bitcoin for 23 types of taxes this week. “Ohio has become the first state in the United States, and one of the first governments in the world, to accept cryptocurrency,” the Treasurer’s Office wrote. дальше »
2018-11-27 23:30 | |
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New Chainalysis Crypto Study Shows Bitcoin’s Use For Facilitating Payments Severely Reduced In 2018
As per a study released by Chainalysis earlier this week, the use of Bitcoin (BTC) in relation to facilitating commercial payments has “reduced significantly this year”. In order to prepare for the aforementioned study, the research team over at Chainalysis surveyed 17 Bitcoin payment processors and the amount of BTC related transactions they had been […] дальше »
2018-11-21 21:13 | |
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Bitfury Secures $80M in Private Funding Round
Cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfury Group has closed a Series C, $80 million funding round led by EU-based Korelya Capital. The round also included crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Lian and Jabre Group, Dentsu Inc. дальше »
2018-11-7 01:06 | |
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US Marshals Auctioned off $4m Worth of Bitcoin This Week
On the darknet, Bitcoin is a rather commonly accepted payment method in this day and age. Because of law enforcement agencies cracking down on these users, they have also confiscated a fair amount of Bitcoin in the process. дальше »
2018-11-7 18:00 | |
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BlockFi Announces Global Expansion of Its Crypto-Backed Loan Services
Galaxy Capital–backed BlockFiis taking its loan services to the global stage. According to a statement shared with Bitcoin Magazine, the platform is expanding its services to an international audience. дальше »
2018-10-31 17:17 | |
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ICON (ICX) Demos Three Projects In Seoul Government Collaboration
South Korean blockchain platform, ICON, continues to forge ahead with projects involving the local administration. This week it demoed three new initiatives in conjunction with the Seoul Metropolitan Government; ID Card, Voting System & S-Coin Payment. дальше »
2018-10-30 10:17 | |
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XRP Price Doesn’t Budge Despite Ripple’s Payment Network Growth
The start to this new week of cryptocurrency trading is not necessarily off to a bad start whatsoever. In fact, it would appear things are looking somewhat promising for specific currencies and assets on the market. дальше »
2018-10-29 10:58 | |
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Ripple Takes Further Steps In Global Payments
Ripple, the company behind XRP, has the potential to gain a foothold in global payment and remittance systems via its suite of blockchain software. After recently releasing new products, like xRapid, Ripple is pushing ahead with its goals. дальше »
2018-10-23 17:20 | |
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Bahrain’s Leading Electronic Payment Provider Uses Ripple’s xRapid and Will Soon Launch Crypto Mobile Wallet
SADAD Electronic Payment System B. S. C. , a leading Manama-based payment getaway channel in Bahrain, is reportedly signing up for Ripple’s xRapid product for remittance servicing and cross-border money transfers. дальше »
2018-10-22 16:14 | |
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You can now buy Elon Musk’s ‘Not A Flamethrower’ with Bitcoin
There’s something fitting about an Elon Musk business accepting Bitcoin, because, you know, they’re about as stable as each other. I’m here all week. That’s right, you can now buy the Boring Company’s Not A Flamethrower (from here on out, referred to as just a flamethrower) with not only Bitcoin, but a range of other cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-10-18 16:40 | |
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Frictionless Commerce: A Story of How Easy It Is to Start Accepting Bitcoin Cash
Earlier this week news. Bitcoin. com received an email from an e-commerce shop owner who was having lots of issues dealing with traditional payment providers. Many of the problems stemmed from him not having a formal address and having bank accounts in different countries. дальше »
2018-10-4 04:25 | |
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Electroneum: Instant Results, But NOT Instant Payments…
Electroneum had two spectacular days on the cryptocurrency market after launching the beta of its instant payments processor earlier this week, recording a 31% jump in market values. But is this the instant payment system that can change the world? The development team took a full year from the soft launch of the concept to […] The post Electroneum: Instant Results, But NOT Instant Payments… appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-9-23 21:04 | |
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Top Cryptocurrency Coins Are Challenging MasterCard and Visa’s Merchant Payment Duopoly
How Cryptocurrencies Are Challenging The MasterCard And Visa Duopoly It is unheard of for a multinational, let alone two multinational heavyweights to lose out in a court case. What is even rarer, is when the court case forces them to part with settlement costs totalling $6 billion. Earlier this week, the Business Press released a […] дальше »
2018-9-21 20:06 | |
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Top 6 Cryptocurrencies With the Highest Payment Transaction Volume – 2018 Week 40 Edition
Determining the value of a particular cryptocurrency can be done in many different ways. Looking at the overall transaction count is one option, although not all transfers pertain to payments. New data by CoinMetrics and OnChainFX shows the following currencies generate the most payments per 24 hours as of right now. дальше »
2018-9-21 19:00 | |
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Test Driving the Money Button — Simple Enough for a 9-Year Old
On September 13 the Money Button launched, allowing people the ability to integrate a Bitcoin Cash-powered payment button into any website or application. This week we tested the Money Button’s user interface with a website to see how easy it is to add a digital currency payment button. дальше »
2018-9-15 08:15 | |
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ICOs ‘In a Lot of Trouble’ if Bitcoin Stays Under $10K, Says BitPay Exec
Controversial cryptocurrency payment provider BitPay appeared to back Bitcoin over altcoins this week as its CCO told mainstream media the ICO token market was “in a lot of trouble. ” Singh: Market Bottom ‘Hard’ To Call Speaking to Bloomberg in an interview that also featured regular commentator Joe Weisenthal, Sonny Singh focused heavily on Bitcoin as the cryptoasset, which had a chance of upside while remaining silent on major altcoins such as Ether (ETH) . дальше »
2018-9-14 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin’s Peer To Peer Trade Volume Hits A New Low
In the first week of September, we saw Localbitcoins witnessing the lowest global peer-to-peer trade volume on record for Bitcoin. Data from Coin. dance suggests that the presence of only six markets appears to represent the pervasion of lowered trading activity with most of the Localbitcoin markets. дальше »
2018-9-12 16:30 | |
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It took hackers just 22 lines of code to steal British Airways’ customer data
Last week, British Airways acknowledged that its website had been hacked – leading to 380,000 customers‘ data being compromised. It seems like it wasn’t too difficult either: Cybersecurity firm RiskIQ has found out that it took hackers just 22 lines of code to get a hold of the data. дальше »
2018-9-12 08:31 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Lightning, Launches and Broken Promises
A handful of projects brought their tech to life this week, introducing new payment systems and coins to the industry’s offerings. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network makes headway for the dev community, and one of crypto’s older and more respected exchanges (arguably) takes a step against the space’s principles. дальше »
2018-9-11 17:57 | |
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Neon Exchange security token ICO to begin on September 3rd
Neon Exchange (NEX), a decentralized exchange and payment service platform is now gearing up for their token sale which is just one week away. Today, the team informed that they have received regulatory approval. дальше »
2018-8-28 05:50 | |
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SoftBank Denies Reports of Bitmain Deal; Bitmain Still Silent
Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has denied media reports of its involvement in a pre-IPO funding round of bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Bitmain. Last week, several media outlets had reported that SoftBank and Chinese internet giant Tencent were leading a pre-IPO funding round for Bitmain. дальше »
2018-8-21 18:03 | |
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Chaincode’s Residency Program Is Back, This Time With Lightning App Classes
The Lightning Network, the second-layer solution designed to make quick, cheap and easy Bitcoin payments, is maturing. But widespread adoption, still a long way off, will require plenty more participants. дальше »
2018-8-20 16:40 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Analysis: Bitmain’s Wormhole Protocol to Boost BCH Adoption
Overly, Bitcoin Cash should be on its way to the moon if we base our analysis on fundamentals. Vitalik is recommending Bitcoin Cash for payment and Bitmain’s Wormhole protocol is due for implementation gifting the platform smart contracting capabilities. дальше »
2018-8-17 18:54 | |
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Handcash Launches Pop — A New BCH Point-of-Sale Companion Application
This week the developers of the NFC-enabled Bitcoin Cash (BCH) wallet, Handcash, have announced the launch of a new companion application called ‘Handcash Pop. ’ The Pop platform provides Handcash users with a point-of-sale (PoS) platform that is tethered to their wallet’s handle so merchants can easily make payment requests for bitcoin cash. дальше »
2018-8-17 04:05 | |
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