Crypto exchange Binance will stop processing transactions with Ukrainian hryvnia through two payment platforms later in March. The move follows an earlier suspension of deposits and withdrawals using ...
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Xeni Adds Shiba Inu as a Payment Method For Travel Industry
Users Can Now Make and Accept Shiba Inu Payments in the Travel Industry. The payment solution was recently made possible through Xeni’s partnership with BitPay. Shiba Inu (SHIB) payments have entered ...
Part IV – Value-Based Payment
This is the fourth and final installment for my series on the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value’s February 2023 report, “A Road Map for Action.” Each piece details one of the fo...
Crypto Payment Network FLUUS To Hold Private Token Sale Via AllianceBlock’s Fundrs App
Advertisement     Crypto on-ramping partner network FLUUS has announced a private token sale listing on AllianceBlock’s Fundrs protocol, seeking community funding to g...
Silvergate Crisis Pummels Global Payment Cryptos Litecoin (LTC) and Dash (DASH); TMS Network (TMSN) Remains Unaffected
After a rather calm February, the crypto markets have plunged into uncertainty again with the Silvergate crisis. The top cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, mining companies, and even institutional...
SWIFT’s CBDC pilot test shows promising results for cross-border payment
On March 9, SWIFT, the global interbank messaging platform, released a statement announcing positive outcomes from their pilot test connecting various Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The enco...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Becomes New Payment Option for Unstoppable Domains
Alex Dovbnya Unstoppable Domains has now made it possible for users to buy domain names using SHIB, the cryptocurrency that has become increasingly popular since its launch in 2020 Unstoppable Domains...
Bitcoin Proponents Slam Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman After Venmo Payment Issue – Bitcoin News
Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman complained on Twitter Wednesday that he was experiencing issues with the centralized payment processor Venmo. His tweet was followed by a barrage of bitcoin supporters ...
WeChat Incorporates Digital Yuan Payment Functionality to Bolster Appeal
Chinese super app WeChat is the second multipurpose social media platform in the country, after Alipay, to integrate digital yuan payments. WeChat has integrated the digital yuan into its platform to ...
BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model – Bitcoin News
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing the “Project Icebreaker” trial, which explored the potential advantages and difficulties of utilizing a retail central ba...
MtGox Announces New Payment Selection Deadline, Keeping Investors on Edge
Alex Dovbnya MtGox, the cryptocurrency exchange that filed for bankruptcy in 2014, has extended the deadline for rehabilitation creditors to register their payment preferences MtGox, the infamous cryp...
WeChat Adds Digital Yuan Payment Functionality
WeChat, China’s leading social networking and payment app, has now integrated the country’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan, into its payment services, according to local r...
CoinGate now supports Binance Pay on its payment processing service
The renowned cryptocurrency payment processor, CoinGate, has announced that it has allowed companies to accept payments from users of the Binance Pay platform. Indeed, customers who use the Binance P...
WeChat integrates digital yuan into its payment platform
WeChat, China’s leading social networking and payment app, has added the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), to its payment services, according to reports in local media. The move aims to ...
SoFi Bank sues to block Biden’s student loan payment pause
WASHINGTON (AP) — A private bank is trying to force the Biden administration to end its pause on federal student loan payments, arguing the moratorium has no legal basis and has cost the bank, known f...
Bitcoin Payment Risks and Best Practices for Businesses
Bitcoin (BTC)has been gaining acceptance as a method of payment for businesses worldwide. Yet, the problem of volatility remains a sticking point for those accepting BTC payments. Businesses must face...
BIS proposes new cross-border CBDC payment system
According to research from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), a transnational system that connects digital currencies issued by central banks would make it possible to make worldwide cheaper...
BIS wraps exploration project on retail CBDC payment system
The Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, has reported it has concluded a project exploring international retail and remittance payments use cases for central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, ...
BIS develops cross-border retail CBDC payment system
A cross-border system connecting central bank digital currencies could allow for cheaper and safer global payments, according to a report published by the Bank of International Settlements on Monday. ...
50% of Payment Firms See Merchants Embracing Crypto Settlements Within 3 Years (Survey)
A joint study conducted by Ripple and the Faster Payments Council (FPC) estimated that more than half of the surveyed leaders of payment firms think most merchants will accept cryptocurrencies as a se...
Struggling Silvergate Announces Closing of Crypto Payment Network
11 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News The crypto bank’s shares dropped by 59% in the previous five days. Silvergate delayed the submission of its annual 10K financial report this week. On March 3, S...
Payment Giant Visa Denies Retreating from Crypto Industry
1 Visa and Mastercard are leading payment providers across the world. 2 Both are seeking to collaborate with crypto firms and leverage blockchain tech. Popularity and broader adoption of cryptoc...
Vitalik Buterin Shares Experience Using Crypto as Payment
44 seconds ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News Buterin offered several recommendations for expanding the use of cryptocurrencies. The Ethereum co-founder also addressed the problem of delayed transactions....
Majority of Weapons Suppliers to Ukraine Accepting Crypto As Payment: Report
The majority of companies supplying weapons to Ukraine in its defense efforts against Russia are reportedly accepting crypto assets as payment. According to a new report by Yahoo Finance UK, Alex Born...
Elon Musk Is Considering Dogecoin as a Payment Method for Twitter
Dogecoin has jumped by more than eight percent in recent weeks after it was announced that new Twitter CEO Elon Musk was considering the altcoin as a potential payment tool for users of the social med...
Global Payment Giant Ingenico Now Accepting Bitcoin: Details
Godfrey Benjamin Ingenico and Binance teamed up to float Bitcoin payment option in France Despite the Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) that has rocked the digital currency ecosystem in the past week ...
Vietnam Property Debt Crisis Deepens as Major Developer Delays Bond Payment
(Bloomberg) — Vietnam’s property debt crisis is intensifying as the country’s second-largest developer joined the ranks of peers seeking debt extensions after failing to repay a bond on time. Mo...
Mastercard Partners Web3 Payment Protocol Immersve to Allow Crypto Payments via USDC
There is no need for Mastercard users to rely on a third party to make a direct crypto payment, they can just use their existing Web3 wallets and private keys to approve payments. Meanwhile, Immersve ...