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BitPay Enabling Merchants to Overcome Bitcoin Volatility with Stablecoins

December 11, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

BitPay, a leading bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins payments processor established in May 2011, has added support for top stablecoins including Circle’s USD Coin (USDC), the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Paxos Standard Token (PAX). With this significant development, merchants can now receive stablecoin payments for their goods and services without having...

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BigTech’s Foray into Cryptocurrency and Digital Payments Could Destabilize Global Finance

December 9, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Regulation

The Financial Services Board (FSB) has issued a report highlighting the potential impact of large tech firms participating in the crypto and digital payments arena. As part of its report, the FSB is calling for robust monitoring of the trend while issuing warnings related to the stability of the global...

Bakkt Tie-Up with Starbucks is Materialising into a Potential Showstopper

October 30, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

In early 2020, Bakkt will begin testing its consumer app along with one of its prime partners, Starbucks. The lifelong dream of Bitcoiners to walk into a Starbucks and pay for their coffee with sats is set to become a reality, according to Bloomberg, October 28, 2019. Consumer adoption is...

Ripple (XRP) now Supported by BitPay

October 3, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Leading cryptocurrency payment processing platform BitPay on October 2, 2019, unveiled support for Ripple’s XRP digital token for business payments and cross-border transactions. BitPay Adds Support for XRP U.S.-based blockchain payments firm BitPay has been pioneering the cryptocurrency adoption cause for multiple years. After bringing digital currencies like bitcoin (BTC)...

Censorship-resistant Crypto to the Rescue as PayPal Ditches PornHub

Less Than 1 Percent of Subscribers Use PornHub’s Cryptocurrency Payment Option

October 1, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Adoption, Altcoins, Business, Finance, News

While Pornhub may have generated a lot of excitement as one of the first adult entertainment companies to accept cryptocurrencies, their subscribers do not share the same level of enthusiasm. Hard Fork reported on September 28, 2018, that despite offering multiple cryptocurrency payment options such as Verge (XVG), Tron (TRX),...