# Cryptocurrency Adoption News

Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland wants to issue its own cryptocurrency as the digital currency trend continues to spread, Public Technology reports May 14, 2019. Belfast's City Council plans to use the cryptocurrency as a way of encouraging residents to patronize local merchants and also to promote a...

In a bid to boost the adoption of cryptocurrencies, Coinbase announced on April 17, 2019, that they have expanded their business operations to 11 more countries. More People, More Places There have been a lot of new changes at Coinbase. On April 11, 2019, they launched their Coinbase Visa debit...

Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce conglomerate announced on March 26,2019, the launch of its new cryptocurrency exchange in April 2019. This announcement comes after the company registered with the Kanto Local Financial Bureau (KLFB) and re-branded to Rakuten Wallet in earlier in March 2019. Cryptocurrency Exchange Will go Live in Q2...

The Winklevoss Twins-backed decentralized internet project Blockstack announced the creation of a new social media platform called Banter. The Banter network can perform many of the actions popular in centralized social networks but is built on top of a decentralized blockchain-powered infrastructure, which comes with a unique set of advantages....

Thanks to a new partnership with Chimpion, respected lampholder wholesaler H&M Distributors will accept major cryptocurrencies, and hopes to pass on these savings to its network of retailers. The announcement was made on February 8, 2019. Bullish in the Face of the Bear One of the ways that cryptocurrency investors...