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PortuguêsThe new digital yuan, currently undergoing trials, can help to increase the international usage of China’s national fiat, experts have stated. As the renminbi (RMB, CNY) is becoming one of…
Continue ReadingDan Schulman said the project was already “code complete” and planned to be fully ramped in the United States in the next several months. Payment provider company PayPal said its…
Continue ReadingThe payment processing giant Paypal has revealed it has partnered with the nonprofit organization the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to the announcement, Paypal is researching transactions settled on the payment…
Continue ReadingA blockchain-based digital euro would be highly scalable allowing it to process an almost unlimited number of payments, the central bank of Estonia has concluded following a recent experiment. Central…
Continue ReadingCointelegraph traveled to El Salvador to investigate whether citizens believe its new Bitcoin Law will be beneficial to the nation’s economy. Last month, Bitcoin was adopted as legal tender in…
Continue ReadingDespite rejecting rumors the e-commerce giant will soon support Bitcoin payments, a spokesperson for Amazon has said the firm is still interested in the crypto space. Amazon has refuted recent…
Continue Reading“It begins with Bitcoin,” an anonymous insider said in describing Amazon’s intent to enter the cryptocurrency payments arena. An anonymous source within Amazon has reportedly told London business newspaper City A.M.…
Continue ReadingAmazon has begun its search to hire a Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead, to enable modern and inexpensive payments to Amazon. Amazon has begun its search to hire a…
Continue ReadingRBI is looking for ways to test a CBDC while causing little to no disruption for the bank’s status quo. The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, continues to investigate…
Continue Reading“It’s like people can’t spend their money on what they want anymore,” one Twitter user noted regarding NatWest’s action against Binance. NatWest, a major United Kingdom-based retail and commercial bank,…
Continue ReadingCoinbase‘s e-commerce platform now offers a new way to spend Elon Musk’s favorite meme cryptocurrency. Coinbase Commerce, the e-commerce arm of the United States-based crypto exchange, has added support for…
Continue Reading“Worldpay has extensive experience guiding cryptocurrency exchanges through the complexities of the global payment ecosystem,” said Jason Pavona, a general manager with Worldpay Solutions. Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has selected merchant…
Continue ReadingThe European Commission looks to block large anonymous transfers of cryptocurrency in an effort to limit money laundering activity. The European Commission has submitted a new proposal which would require…
Continue ReadingThe partnership is aimed towards simplifying cryptocurrency-to-fiat conversions within Mastercard’s existing payment network American fintech giant Mastercard announced plans to revamp its crypto card program, to enable traditional banks and…
Continue ReadingWill beauty brands drive female adoption by accepting cryptocurrency payments and is there even a demand to pay with crypto besides stacking stats? While Bitcoin (BTC) may be considered as…
Continue ReadingSkrill customers outside the United States now have access to 35 cryptocurrencies in their digital wallets. The company expanded into the U.S. in March of this year. Paysafe, the parent…
Continue ReadingCrypto debit cards continue to catch on as an Australian digital assets start-up gets approval from Visa to release a spending card down under. Global payment giant Visa is moving…
Continue ReadingOn Monday, the global payments solutions provider Clear Junction announced it ceased processing transactions for Binance. The move by Clear Junction was brought on by the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)…
Continue ReadingLocal Nashville company encourages their clients to pay in bitcoin due to inflation concerns. Another day, another company accepting bitcoin as payment. Close to Bitcoin Magazine here in Nashville, a…
Continue ReadingThe bank said would be “following the FCA’s warning to consumers” in blocking payments made to the crypto exchange. Spain-based bank Santander’s U.K. business will no longer be allowing its…
Continue ReadingThe BOT said it may be forced to coordinate with the Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure crypto payments do not pose “extensive risks to the general public or the…
Continue Reading“We’re delighted to add SEPA Instant to our growing portfolio of payment methods, giving our partners’ users the power to make instant wire transfers of up to €100,000, 24/7,” said…
Continue ReadingWhile Visa and other major private payments networks see the potential of stablecoins, China’s central bank believes they pose serious risks to global financial systems. The Chinese central bank is…
Continue ReadingPayments are the next major hurdle for global cryptocurrency adoption. A new partnership between Incomm Payments and Flexa will enable crypto payments for hundreds of thousands of merchants worldwide. Incomm…
Continue ReadingPayment giant Visa will continue connecting the crypto economy to its “network of networks” to support the broader digital transformation of financial services. Global payments giant Visa will continue to…
Continue ReadingMarshall Wace is reportedly still discussing the size of its new digital currency-related portfolio with potential investors. Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund giant managing about $55 billion in assets,…
Continue ReadingA Binance spokesperson reiterated to Cointelegraph that the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent edict only applied to Binance Markets Limited, or BML, which is a separate legal entity from the main…
Continue ReadingThe Balancer and Polygon partnership aims to lower gas fees for traders on the Ethereum blockchain. The adoption rate of a cryptocurrency is heavily dependent on its use cases in…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Fornasari believes that Bitcoin may not be suitable for most institutional investors. Despite BNY Mellon’s entrance into Bitcoin (BTC), the CEO of one of the company’s asset management units…
Continue ReadingPayment processor OpenNode and ecommerce platform BigCommerce have partnered to bring bitcoin payments to more than 60,000 global merchants. Bitcoin payment infrastructure provider OpenNode has announced that its technology will…
Continue ReadingTouted for its ability to allow users to “leverage the digital assets in their day-to-day lives,” the Bakkt Visa debit card is now available for online and in-store purchases. Intercontinental…
Continue ReadingThe European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued a call for EU institutions to uphold privacy when designing a digital version of the euro. The agency is ready to provide…
Continue ReadingIs the auction house betting that diamonds will become a crypto user’s best friend? Luxury auction house Sotheby’s will accept bids in crypto for a massive diamond scheduled to be…
Continue ReadingThe Canadian Elite Basketball League will allow players to receive portions of their salaries in bitcoin, through a partnership with Bitbuy. The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced that it…
Continue ReadingCEBL, the Canadian men’s basketball league, will offer its professional basketball players the option to receive a portion of their salary in cryptocurrency. The new payment option has been enabled…
Continue ReadingWhile some have doubts when it comes to cryptocurrencies as a form of payment, this survey of active users indicates that they are genuinely impactful reasons for switching to crypto.…
Continue ReadingA 2001 law on monetary integration in the country states that salaries and fees may only be paid in colónes or dollars. Rolando Castro, the Minister of Labor and Social…
Continue ReadingGoldConnect will be able to process crypto transactions made in Bitcoin, Ether and other digital assets through its new LatamConnect platform. GoldConnect, a Latin American telecommunications wholesaler, announced Tuesday that…
Continue Reading“Fueling cross-border transactions with regulated stablecoins to represent fiat on-chain has never been done before,” said Borderless Capital CEO David Garcia. Two former PayPal workers in business and technology have…
Continue ReadingIn Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s latest on Bitcoin, he said the company will resume bitcoin payments once the mining industry gets greener. Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the…
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