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Zcash Targets Mainstream Adoption With Shielded Wallets
Privacy coin Zcash is becoming more mainstream every day, as crypto investors increasingly look to shield their payments. If you don’t believe us, check out this waterfront property for sale on the Greek island of Lemnos, with a listing price of 180,000€ payable in euro or cryptocurrencies, including ZEC. дальше »
2019-1-1 01:00 | |
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XRP has Competitive Advantage over other Cryptocurrencies in Cross-border Payments – Weiss Ratings
Ripple (XRP), the foremost cryptocurrency in cross-border payments has been in the lead in the industry. It has made it possible to make payments in seconds which has attracted several clients including banks and other financial institutions around the world. дальше »
2018-12-31 14:47 | |
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World’s International Payment Giant Western Union to Adopt the use of Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream every day as traditional institutions can no longer meet the expectations of clients. Western Union, a leading financial services company based in the United States has indicated interest in the use of cryptocurrencies for payments. дальше »
2018-12-20 12:35 | |
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Litecoin Overtakes Bitcoin Cash [BCH] as it Soars 11% in Price
Litecoin is the top performer among major cryptocurrencies with a sharp increase of 11% over the past 24 hours. The key catalyst for the increase is likely to be Litecoin overtaking Bitcoin Cash in the cryptocurrency market cap rankings. дальше »
2018-12-16 17:24 | |
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Censorship-Resistance Is Likely Bitcoin’s Greatest Use Case Amidst Global Sanctions
The inability to quickly process Bitcoin payments finally showed its face in 2017 when prices were high. Not only that, but transaction costs for trading in the pioneer cryptocurrency were far from competitive. дальше »
2018-12-16 03:00 | |
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Denmark Crypto Payments Company Coinify Officially Announces Its BetterCoins Acquisition
Over the span of time that it has been in operation, Coinify has steadily become a household name as a platform for users to make payments over when it comes to anything to do with cryptocurrency. Established in 2014, and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, it allows for cryptocurrencies to be put to use in one-off […] дальше »
2018-12-15 03:34 | |
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Coinbase Empowers Venezuelan Families With Cryptocurrencies During the Xmas Period
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently donated $10,000 in ZCash (ZEC) to support the GiveCrypto. org project located in Santa Elena de Uairen by the Venezuelan border. According to Coinbase’s Medium blog post published on December 11, 2018, the digital exchange believes that donating cryptocurrencies will provide Venezuelan families many benefits which include cross-border accessibility, ease of payments, and access to real-time. дальше »
2018-12-14 16:00 | |
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British Lawmaker Proposes Tax and Utility Bill Payments in Bitcoin
U. K. lawmaker Eddie Hughes has proposed that taxpayers should have the option to pay council tax and utility bills in cryptocurrencies such as BTC. The 50 year-old conservative legislator for the Walsall North constituency said the move would place the country at the forefront of digital currency adoption in Europe. дальше »
2018-12-12 23:55 | |
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Steady Rise in Small Businesses Accepting Bitcoin Payments in Kenya
Kenyan health services provider Health Land Spa has started taking BTC and other cryptocurrencies as a means of payment with a view to increasing accountability and averting losses. Across East Africa, cryptocurrency acceptance is on the rise, with at least two restaurants in Uganda and Kenya selling food for virtual currencies. дальше »
2018-12-11 07:50 | |
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Can Bitcoin Hedge Against Quantitative Tightening?
Satoshi Nakamoto designed Bitcoin (BTC) as an alternative to centralized payments, to exist independently from the flawed banks. As central banks tighten the valves of monetary policies, this aspect of cryptocurrency may come back to the foreground. дальше »
2018-12-10 20:37 | |
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Bearish Market Makes Chatspin Abandon Plans to Accept Crypto Payments
Chatspin, a popular live video streaming multi-platform app, is abandoning its plans to accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment due to the significant losses in the value of Bitcoin and other coins have suffered this year, the company announced in a press release on December 6, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-9 00:00 | |
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R3 Announces Global Payment App With XRP as Base Currency
R3 has unveiled a new app on their international blockchain, a global payment platform that uses Ripple’s XRP as its initial base currency. The app, dubbed Corda Settler, continues R3’s track record for pursuing ambitious blockchain projects, and it is allegedly “purpose-built to allow for payment obligations raised on the Corda blockchain platform to be made through any of the world’s payment systems, both traditional and blockchain-based. дальше »
2018-12-6 01:54 | |
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Bitfinex Gives Tether Competition, Adds Four of Market’s Top Stablecoins
Cryptocurrency exchanges Bitfinex and Ethfinex now support trading for all six of the market’s major stablecoins. Adding to its support for MakerDao’s Dai and Tether’s USDT, the sister platforms recently listed USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD), Paxos Standard Token (PAX) and Gemini USD (GUSD). дальше »
2018-12-4 21:02 | |
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SpotOn Merchants Can Now Accept Cryptocurrencies with Vaultbank Partnership
Cryptocurrencies are going main-stream as more and more people are using them for everyday transactions. For merchants, this is a wake-up call to widen and diversify their payment options. SpotOn Transact, LLC, one of the leading software and payment services providers, has heeded to this call and integrated cryptocurrency payments into its systems. Now merchants […] дальше »
2018-12-4 19:32 | |
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Nostrum Spanish Coffee Company Deals With Cyclebit To Offer Crypto Payments For Customers
Despite the decade-old existence of cryptocurrency, there have been long-standing cold showers by merchants and enterprises when it comes to adopting the digital assets. Factors such as price volatility, lack of regulation, and inadequate infrastructure are just some of the elements that hinder the adoption of the cryptocurrencies. However, the prevailing situation may not last […] дальше »
2018-12-1 18:31 | |
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UTRUST partners with Payrexx to offer crypto payments for European merchants
CryptoNinjas Cryptocurrency payment company UTRUST, who provides a platform that makes cryptocurrencies spendable for online purchases, today announced a new partnership with Payrexx, a European-based Payment Service Provider (PSP). дальше »
2018-11-29 07:37 | |
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Mexican Startup Wants to Support Venezuelans With $1 Million Crypto Airdrop
Mexican startup Airtm will launch a campaign to raise donations for Venezuelans, a country whose poor monetary policies have plagued it with hyperinflation. Called the AirdropVenezuela. дальше »
2018-11-28 19:29 | |
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New Foundation to Focus on Crypto Wallet Interoperability
Today, November 26, 2018, marks the launch of the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) and the FIO Protocol, an interwallet protocol that seeks to make the transfer of cryptos between wallets as simple and straightforward as making transfers on PayPal. дальше »
2018-11-27 02:52 | |
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Ohio Gives Green Light to Paying Taxes With Bitcoin
Ohio is now setting up an official website to allow businesses to pay taxes with bitcoin. According to a recent article published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the state of Ohio seems to have given tacit acceptance to bitcoin by allowing businesses, although not individuals, to pay all manner of taxes with the cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-27 21:32 | |
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Ohio set to become first US state to accept Bitcoin for taxes
In what could be the biggest institutional nod of approval to cryptocurrencies across the globe, Ohio is set to become the first state to accept Bitcoin for tax payments. Starting this week, Ohio businesses can pay anything from tobacco to public utilities tax on OhioCrypto. дальше »
2018-11-26 13:42 | |
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Zero-Confirmation Forfeits: Adding Security to Unconfirmed BCH Transactions
On Nov. 20, the Bitcoin Cash developer Awemany announced the first code proposal for a concept called Zero-Confirmation Forfeits (ZCF), a protocol that adds a layer of security to zero-confirmation transactions. дальше »
2018-11-22 22:50 | |
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Bitcoin Payment Usage is Diminishing as Chances of Becoming a Global Transaction Network is Fading
Towards the end of 2017, the whole world was talking about how Bitcoin can be used for payments and it only lacks vendors who want to accept it. Although this hasn’t been the trend mostly because the market hasn’t been stable. дальше »
2018-11-21 19:59 | |
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PR: Lightning Fast Stablecoin USDX Launches Token Sale
Stablecoins have been a hot topic in 2018, and many different companies are creating cryptocurrencies for P2P payments. The USDX Wallet payment system stands out from these overly complicated and undeveloped projects by delivering rapid and secure transactions with the ease of sending a text. дальше »
2018-11-20 21:30 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF OS, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-19 04:39 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF Labs, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-20 04:39 | |
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IMF Head Makes Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies In Recent Speech
With contributing reporting from Jimmy Aki. Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), suggested a new course of action for central banks around the world: turn their fiat currencies digital. дальше »
2018-11-15 22:38 | |
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What Is Wanchain? Introduction To WAN Token
What Is Wanchain? Wanchain is a cross-chain blockchain infrastructure designed to facilitate asset transfers and host dApps for the financial industry. From investments to banking, payments, and more, Wanchain hopes to replace legacy banking systems around the globe with blockchain-based solutions using Wancoin, the proprietary cryptocurrrency of Wanchain. дальше »
2018-11-13 19:32 | |
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Overstock CEO Predicts Mass Crypto Adoption as Bitcoin Price Rises
Cryptocurrency markets have fallen by more than 70 percent this year. But according to a veteran from the industry, they are standing at the edge of a revolution. Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock, an Amazon-like marketplace which accepts payments in Bitcoin, said in a recent interview that he is still expecting cryptocurrencies to reach. дальше »
2018-11-8 18:30 | |
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Major Car Dealerships and Airport Limos in Japan Begin Accepting Cryptocurrencies
A regulated cryptocurrency exchange in Japan has partnered with two companies to enable cryptocurrency payments for their businesses. Hinomaru Limousine has started accepting payments in cryptocurrencies for its airport taxi service while Carchs Holdings allows crypto payments at its used car dealerships. дальше »
2018-11-7 02:00 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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Financia Business School Accepts Bitcoin Payments For Blockchain Studies
The fintech school, founded back in 2014, is currently offering users to pay with cryptocurrencies for their studies. Students have the possibility to chose post-Bachelor and MBA level qualifications. дальше »
2018-10-29 10:02 | |
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Mastercard Files Patent to Centralize Cryptocurrency Transactions, Calls out Bitcoin’s Wait Times
The “bankization” of cryptocurrencies seems inevitable, as a slew of traditional players enters the crypto-finance market. In the latest development, U. S. payments processor Mastercard filed a patent applying the concept of fractional reserve banking to cryptocurrency payments. дальше »
2018-10-29 10:00 | |
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CnLedger Crypto News Report Says China Businesses Can Accept Bitcoin Payments Legally
The Chinese government is known to come down hard on anything they see as a threat to the nation. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were no exception. The state had placed a blanket ban in the past in order to protect the Chinese Yuan. дальше »
2018-10-29 00:16 | |
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Visa CEO Plays Down Cryptocurrency Threat, Indicates Possible Intervention
Visa chief executive officer Alfred Kelly has said that cryptocurrencies are not a significant threat to his company’s electronic payments hegemony. He nevertheless indicated that the legacy financial intermediary may move into handling cryptocurrency if there is an incentive to do so. дальше »
2018-10-27 00:15 | |
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A New Australian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Slated to Launch on Stellar
Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar (AUD)-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network. дальше »
2018-10-25 20:58 | |
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David Chaum on Digital Privacy: “The Cat Is Out of the Bag”
David Chaum, the cryptographer credited with starting the cypherpunk movement in the 1980s and launching eCash, an early form of virtual money in the 1990s, thinks people are taking financial privacy a lot more seriously these days. дальше »
2018-10-24 18:02 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Crypterium to Allow Its Users to Shop on eBay, Refill PayPal and Bank Accounts With Cryptocurrencies
In recent months, reports have emerged stating that PayPal, the leading online payments provider may be making a move in favor of cryptocurrencies. This has been echoed by PayPal’s previous business companion eBay. дальше »
2018-10-22 21:06 | |
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Ripple Appearance at Money 20/20 USA Aimed to Improve Revolutionary Technology
Ripple is set to attend the Money 20/20 USA conference which was scheduled to hold from October 21- 24th, 2018, all the top executives would be in attendance. This conference is aimed to improve the user experience in global payments methods using blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-10-22 20:24 | |
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EU Securities Group recommends regulating cryptocurrencies under existing financial rules
The Securities and Markets Stakeholders Group (SMSG) that advises the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recommended regulating most cryptocurrencies and ICO tokens under existing financial rules, but said more clarification is needed. дальше »
2018-10-22 17:51 | |
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Customers Are Demanding More Cryptocurrencies but Regulatory and Operational Complexities Remain
Digital payments are booming, and there is more interest in digital currencies now than ever. However, confusion related to regulation and complexities in operations could be causing troubles in the market. дальше »
2018-10-19 19:04 | |
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Crypto Accepted as Payment for Elon Musk’s Flamethrower, No More ETH Giveaways
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company is now accepting payments of various cryptocurrencies to purchase its handheld flamethrower and accessories. Buy a Flamethrower with Bitcoin or Ethereum from Elon Musk The sub-heading above reads as crazy as one of Elon Musk’s tweets, but it’s entirely true. дальше »
2018-10-19 04:00 | |
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Crypto Media Outlet Compares Apple (AAPL) to Ripple, Ponders XRP at $1 Trillion Market Cap
Is Ripple Able to Reach $1 Trillion Dollars? XRP is one of the most valuable and known cryptocurrencies all over the world, and it usually generates excitement in the cryptocurrency community. It clearly has the potential to change the way in which the banking industry and financial institutions send and receive payments. However, it is […] дальше »
2018-10-12 18:31 | |
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Roubini Faces Off With Coin Center’s Van Valkenburgh at Senate Hearing
Nouriel Roubini, an economist best known for his predictions of the 2008 housing bubble, and Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center’s director of research, testified before the U. дальше »
2018-10-12 18:06 | |
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