Cryptocurrency platforms offer lower fees and more convenience than their corporate competitors. That’s a boon for entrepreneurs. Do you believe that in five years every second transaction in e-commerce will be settled on blockchain? No? Well, that’s what people thought of plastic credit cards versus cash a few decades ago when it came to traditional…
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On Saturday, the human rights chief at the United Nations (UN), Michelle Bachelet, said that the potential extradition of whistleblower Julian Assange raises concerns for the rights of future whistleblowers and investigative journalists. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency supporters have continued to donate to Assange and his legal battle as Wikileaks has amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars…
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The crypto exchange giant Coinbase wants to ditch its reliance on transaction fees as its main source of income – and is concerned that the fees that traders pay when they exchange tokens cannot provide a sustainable form of income. Speaking in an interview with CNBC, the firm’s CEO Brian Armstrong stated:… Read More: Coinbase…
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Paypal has stepped up its regulatory compliance by joining TRUST to streamline its reporting requirements relating to the digital assets “travel rule.” Crypto-friendly digital payments giant Paypal has been added to the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST) network, joining a host of big names in crypto that have moved to comply with digital asset…
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The Atlanta-based crypto payment services company Bitpay has announced that Bitpay’s prepaid cardholders are eligible for cash back rewards if they use their card with participating retailers. The rewards feature stems from Bitpay’s partnership with Cardlytics and cardholders can get up to 15% in cash back rewards on purchases from the service from thousands of…
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This year has undeniably been horrible for bitcoin (BTC) investors. But if it’s any comfort, some in the stock market have suffered even more. While BTC is down about 52% year-to-date, a number of companies in the important S&P 500 stock index are in fact down significantly more over the same time period…. Read…
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Improving customer experience, increasing the customer base and a hope their brand is perceived as “cutting edge” were the biggest reasons given for a desire to adopt crypto payments. Three quarters of United States retailers plan to accept crypto or stablecoin payments within the next two years according to a new survey. It also found…
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Paypal has begun letting users transfer cryptocurrencies between its platform and other wallets and exchanges. “This feature has been consistently ranked by users as one of the most requested enhancements since we began offering the purchase of crypto on our platform,” Paypal revealed. Paypal Now Supports External Wallet Transfers Payments giant Paypal finally allows users…
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Online payment giant PayPal now allows select customers in the US to transfer cryptoassets from their accounts to external wallets and exchanges. “Starting today [June 7], PayPal supports the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges,” Jose Fernandez da Ponte, SVP and general manager of blockchain, crypto, and digital currencies…
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The move comes after nearly two years since PayPal enabled users to buy and sell crypto on its platform. After rolling out the ability to buy and sell crypto on its platform in October 2020, PayPal is finally allowing users the ability to natively transfer, send and receive digital assets between PayPal and other wallets…
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