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APRIL 23, 2020

Business payment and accounting solutions provider Gilded said that digital currency data provider CoinMarketCap has implemented its cryptocurrency payment technology, according to an announcement. The technology from Gilded facilitates instant international payments with cryptocurrency and doesn’t charge transaction fees.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Is there a run on bitcoin? Some British banks are allegedly stockpiling bitcoin because they know that DDoS hackers will steer clear after being paid off. For the average consumer who may or not be aware of the value of the bitcoin — which today is hovering around $682 — or where they can access them, that could change.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

New York-based startup Moon will allow customers to pay for their Amazon purchases with bitcoin via the Lightning Network, bitcoin, Litecoin or Ether. “We Our team is building the technologies to bring this future to fruition. We are engineers, builders and enthusiasts who love bitcoin and the change it will bring to the world.

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APRIL 26, 2019

Visa’s newest APIs will help those within the Visa ecosystem to create digital cards on demand and add digital services. However, Tsai said “conservative-minded CFOs” in B2B, along with legacy supply chain technologies and processes, serve to slow down any progress toward new payment and transaction methods. Amazon Embraces Bitcoin.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

31, 2018, will mark the 10th anniversary of the day that a link to a paper , authored by Satoshi Nakamoto , describing the digital currency called bitcoin was first publicly circulated. Ten years after bitcoin launched, it remains the go-to currency of criminals and a way for cybercrooks to wash their money. The end of this month, Oct.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The days of bitcoin at $20,000 seem long ago and far away. The pair had said in the past, as detailed via Bloomberg , that analyzing transactions across the blockchain show that the whale would have been able to send bitcoin prices higher if and when they slipped below certain levels. Hook, line and sinker, amid bulls and whales.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

million in discounted bitcoin in exchange for gift cards — an amount that a report from Arcane Research says is half Paxful's trade volume, Cointelgraph reports. Trade of bitcoin for gift cards, the report says, comes out to 48 percent of Paxful's revenue. On P2P marketplace Paxful , traders are selling up to $16.2

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

BitPay has announced that OneGold, a marketplace that combines the benefits of gold and silver with blockchain-based digital assets, is now accepting bitcoin and bitcoin cash. When they started OneGold, we were ready to help them accept Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash through BitPay.”.

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MARCH 18, 2020

CoinZoom has officially rolled out an exchange and a CoinZoom Visa card, according to an announcement. The card, which is directly connected to client accounts, lets clients instantly change their digital currency balances to fiat that they can spend at merchants around the globe.

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JULY 27, 2017

Once bank accounts or credit cards are hacked, either online or at big box stores, trust in the payment processing system can dwindle — and that trust can become difficult to build back up. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin were created to help add an additional layer of security to rising digital transactions. Although most U.S.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Since Ubisoft is already a leader in the games industry, and shows commitment to probe blockchain as a viable technology for games, we are very excited to be announcing our first cooperation of this kind with them,” said Nicolas Gilot, Co-CEO of Ultra, in a statement.

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MARCH 31, 2020

The partnership enables CoinEx users to buy cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and USDT with their Visa or Mastercard credit cards directly. Enabling fast and secure credit card payments is a key step to mass crypto adoption. The processing fee for Simplex is 3.5

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While recognizing that digital currencies do pose risks, including the possibility of imposing “a macro-economic cost,” Haldane argued that a digital currency could mitigate technological constraints on lending, provide additional payments security, and increase stability. “I In other news, the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Bitcoin payments app Fold has announced that its users can now get 3 percent back in bitcoin when they book a stay and experience on Airbnb. Fold allows its users to buy gift cards for bitcoin with 3 percent cashback, currently offering $25 or $100 gift cards on its website. And the U.S.

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JUNE 19, 2019

“We believe that developing standards and open specifications, as well as collaborating on implementations of them, is critical to removing customer blockers and accelerating blockchain as a mainstream technology. The card will allow users to spend their crypto funds both online and in physical store locations around the world.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In today’s top news, Visa and Conferma Pay launched Visa Commercial Pay, and Biden’s top technology advisor signals a future administration that is tough on tech. Visa Commercial Pay Launches For Virtual Cards, Digitized B2B Payments. Bitcoin Rally Triggered By PayPal, Square Buying Spree.

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MAY 3, 2018

Square made a splash when it announced it would sell bitcoin in its Cash app, but failed to make much money doing so, it was revealed yesterday. But working with the cryptocurrency taught the payments company quite a bit about blockchain technology, and how it ends up employing that knowledge may be the true payoff […].

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JULY 14, 2020

Blockchain firm Binance has launched the Binance Card in Europe, which lets users convert multiple cryptocurrencies to fiat to spend at more than 60 million retailers, according to an announcement. Binance said the card lets cryptocurrencies stay in their “native form” up to the time that a point-of-sale (POS) transaction takes place.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Bitcoin is going a bit more mainstream and may be part of your daily morning jolt. As NewsBTC reported, eGifter , the online gift card platform, is supporting Dunkin’ Donuts cards, and as part of that support, customers can pay with bitcoin. According to NewsBTC, bitcoin debit cards are on the way.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, FIS is working with Quontic Bank on the Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account, while Aeldra has chosen i2c Inc. Plus, Barclaycard is launching a Barclaycard Precisionpay Go system to let companies issue virtual cards for the online business expenses for employees. . Aeldra’s U.S.

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MAY 15, 2017

It should be a call to action to the cybersecurity regulators that, when innovation — even intellectually and technologically sophisticated innovation — goes off the rails, it’s time to give a good hard look with an eye to reining it way, way in. That means bitcoin. What Does Any of This Have To Do With Bitcoin?

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JUNE 22, 2018

” In other news, Net1 Technologies has developed a smart card powered by blockchain technology that can work as a debit card, reports said. The card can work offline and doesn’t need a centralized computer to function.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

And finally, there’s bitcoin, which has seen its use, transacting, trading and popularity fall off of late — except for among one group: criminals. For Chinese consumers, the partnership will allow any UnionPay consumer to link their card credentials to a PayPal wallet — and start transactions with PayPal’s 24 million merchants worldwide.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the Wild West of speculative trading that exists now. Favor has met with disfavor, and bitcoin now trades at $3,990 — a bit above nadirs around $3,400 and well off highs that neared $20,000.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

12) that bitcoin has entered the “mania” phase, with some people taking out mortgages just to purchase the cryptocurrency. In an interview with CNBC , Borg said that bitcoin shares are on the “mania curve” and that there has to be a leveling off at some point. Gold is scarce; bitcoin is actually fixed,” he said.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

28) that it is rolling out GantCoinSM, a payment solution that lets business travelers pay for hotel reservations made via Concur Travel , phone or email with a virtual card. The solution needs only a corporate card to generate a virtual card for payment — not a separate bank account devoted to virtual payments, the company explained.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Bitcoins have recently gained interest as a protective measure. Government agencies and banks have started to hoard bitcoin to ward off hackers. But still bitcoin users stay a minority. However, analysts are predicting that Venezuelans will be buying bitcoin more as the country faces more economic uncertainty.

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MARCH 29, 2018

Bitcoin is nearing a so-called “death cross” – the point when the 50-day moving average falls below the 200-day moving average, CNBC reported. Bitcoin was trading at $7,880.64 And technology eCommerce retailer Newegg is now accepting bitcoin for customers in Canada, CCN reported. as of 9:49 p.m., according to CoinDesk.

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JULY 7, 2020

In other news, blockchain company Binance has acquired digital wallet and Visa debit card platform Swipe, according to an announcement. And decentralized data exchange technology Ocean Protocol said it successfully completed an experimental project for Daimler, according to an announcement.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 Thus, bitcoin traded below $10,000, and cryptos traded down in sympathy. And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Can the unbanked benefit from bitcoin, or are they merely the experimental subjects of bitcoin adherents, lobbyists and scientists? This week’s Bitcoin Tracker takes a look at the recent bitcoin projects that are in the news and that are targeting the unbanked. Vogel also wanted to clarify regulations surrounding bitcoin.

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JULY 12, 2018

In other news , Pundi X Labs is encouraging people to pay with crypto at four restaurants in Hong Kong by preloading X PASS cards with BTC (Pundi X’s NPXS token and ADI). Those who are attending a tech conference in Hong Kong will receive the cards at no charge. million home in Delaware was purchased with bitcoin, Bitconist reported.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

The use of Bitcoin as a form of payment has been banned in Vietnam , according to Monday (Oct. The country’s state bank ruled that all cryptocurrency, not just Bitcoin, was an invalid form of payment. Despite bans in various countries, the price of Bitcoin reached $6,300 today (Oct. 30) ZDNet reports.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Bitcoin is the Rashomon of the payments industry. If you’re unfamiliar with that cinematic allusion, simply put, just what bitcoin is is determined by where you are sitting and the views you hold in terms of the intersection between payments and technology. After all, let’s call a bitcoin a bitcoin.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Shady Bitcoin Transactions Hit All-Time High. New reports say 1 percent of all Bitcoin transactions involve criminal activity, and while this doesn’t sound like a lot, it’s almost double from 2018. 29) that showed increased spending on cards and across borders up double digits. Starbucks US Order Ahead Volume Hits 17 Pct.

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MAY 3, 2019

Only through continued collaboration and fundamental research will it be possible for this technology to mature and for policy-makers to fully understand its potential,” Scott Hendry, Bank of Canada senior special director of financial technology, said in a press release about Jasper-Ubin project3.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Singapore residents will soon be able to make purchases with a prepaid Visa card backed by the cryptocurrency platform Monaco. “We believe that the Monaco card program lays solid foundation for Monaco’s growth, and we’re grateful to all partners for their support. With perfect interbank exchange rates, and 0.75

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