Category: Payments
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The Daily: Ledger Adds Coins, Okex Launches Coinall, Exmo Partners with Mistertango
Covered in The Daily on Friday are several announcements crypto users may find interesting. Ledger has added support for 8 new coins and crypto exchange Okex is launching a white label platform. Also, Exmo will offer its European users faster payments and transfers in partnership with Mistertango, and Estonian startup Citowise has integrated credit card…
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Bitcoin Cash Acceptance Grows — Dish Network and Flow Partner With Bitpay
This week Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents will be pleased to hear that more merchants can now accept bitcoin cash due to the crypto-payment processing firm Bitpay announcing a few strategic partnerships this week. The first announcement stems from the subscription television channel provider, Dish, who announced on August 9th that BCH is now accepted as a payment…
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Intuit Scores Patent for Processing Bitcoin Payments With Text Messages
California-based business and financial software company Intuit has been awarded a patent for processing bitcoin payments via text message.
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Regulators Plan 'Global Sandbox' for Fintech Including Blockchain
A number of regulators from across the globe are forming a new alliance to facilitate the development of fintech in cross-border solutions.
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LedgerX Claims 'Record' July for Bitcoin Options Trading
Bitcoin derivatives trading provider LedgerX says it saw a “record” amount of trading volume over the last two months.
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Wealth Manager Canaccord: Bitcoin ETF Approval More Likely in 2019
A long-awaited approval on a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) may not come until 2019.
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‘No Coffee for Bitcoin,’ Starbucks Clarifies as Media Misrepresent Its New Crypto Venture
“Customers will not be able to pay for Frappuccinos with bitcoin,” Starbucks clarifies, after media misleadingly report on the company’s new crypto-related venture
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Jamie Dimon Says JPMorgan Will Use Blockchain ‘for a Whole Lot of Things’
In a recent interview JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon implies cryptocurrency isn’t “real,” but blockchain is –– adding that the company will “use it for a whole lot of things”
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Coinbase Launches Crypto Plugin for Popular E-Commerce Platform
Coinbase has announced a new service aimed at improving access to cryptocurrency payments for e-commerce businesses.
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Australian State Grants Crypto Startup $100k to Boost Tourism
An Australian state government has awarded $100,000 to a crypto travel company in an effort to bolster its tourism industry.