Bitpay wins Company of the Year Award from market research company. Digital asset transaction platform, Bitpay, has won the Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award in the alternative payments category. “Bitpay is a true industry leader, delivering best practices in growth, innovation, and leadership,” David Frigstad, Frost & Sullivan’s chairman, said in a June…
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Can Bitcoin’s network handle mainstream adoption? As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to pick up mainstream traction, the asset’s blockchain scalability remains an issue, according to Decred co-founder Jake Yocom-Piatt. “There is enough demand for on-chain Bitcoin transactions during peak demand times to completely fill blocks and drive fee rates up substantially,” Yocom-Piatt told Cointelegraph, noting the struggles…
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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent Roger Ver says that he did not pay for a Hong Kong vending machine to avoid offering Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment option. After Roger Ver posted a video of a Hong Kong vending machine accepting Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and not Bitcoin (BTC), trader and YouTuber Tone Vays claimed Ver paid…
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Shopify sellers can now accept crypto via digital asset payment processor, CoinPayments. A partnership with crypto payment processor CoinPayments means bolstered digital asset payment compatibility for Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify. “Shopify is a natural fit for us,” CoinPayments CEO Jason Butcher told Cointelegraph via email, adding: As they look to bring new features to their merchant base…
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