Free Bitcoin is up for grabs for eBay shoppers thanks to a team up with Lolli. Online auction marketplace eBay is teaming up Lolli, a crypto-centric shopping app, to integrate Bitcoin (BTC) rewards for its 127 million users. Lolli announced Wednesday that its users can earn 1% back in Bitcoin when they shop on eBay’s…
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Could a new, coordinated effort to digitalize the Japanese economy be strong enough to compete with residents’ persistent use of cash? Japan’s three largest banks, as part of a group of 30 private sector actors, are set to collaborate on an experiment with a digital yen. The group consists of banks, various Japanese brokerages, utility…
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LibertyX wants to provide instant Bitcoin cashouts as the token hits new 2020 highs. LibertyX, a major retail network of Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs in the United States, is expanding Bitcoin sales options at thousands of its ATMs. According to an Oct. 26 announcement, LibertyX has enabled a Bitcoin cashout feature at 5,000 regular ATMs across…
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Miners in Russia are purportedly buying more equipment amid regulatory uncertainty. Graphic cards’ sales in Russia are surging amid an increase in remote work as well as the apparent growth in cryptocurrency mining, a new report says. According to several local retailers like Citilink and Svyaznoy, crypto mining-related sales of graphic cards in Russia notably…
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Vending machines operated by major Asia Pacific soft drink bottler and distributor Coca-Cola Amatil will now be accepting payments in crypto. Vending machines operated by major Asia Pacific soft drink bottler and distributor Coca-Cola Amatil will now be accepting payments in crypto. The development follows a new deal with digital asset platform Centrapay, announced on…
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The payment portal for crypto exchange Coinbase passed $200 million in transactions from the platform’s 8,000 integrated retailers. Coinbase Commerce, a platform that supports cryptocurrency payments for internet retailers, just passed $200 million in total transactions processed over its two-year history. According to sources available to Cointelegraph, the wing of the largest crypto exchange in…
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We can’t officially confirm it, but a credible source suggests yes. It’s funny what business leaders can and can’t tell the press. Cointelegraph caught up with Alexander Drummond, co-founder of crypto-enabled payments company GatePay, at the 50th edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week. Drummond was one of several crypto entrepreneurs…
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Blockchain tech can reshape the customer relationship management industry and lead it to new horizons. It has long been understood that satisfied customers are key to a thriving business. Customer relationship management, or CRM, enables just that by helping a business engage meaningfully with its customers, improving profitability while lowering costs. With companies spending a…
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The IBM Sterling platform is set to augment its feature set with integrations developed by external companies, including Salesforce and Publicis Sapient. The IBM Sterling supply chain platform will now feature additional integrations developed by Salesforce, Publicis Sapient, IBM Services and others, a Jan. 13 press release reads. The additions will allow the blockchain and…
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China’s digital currency approach will favor international payments and domestic retail system, former PBoC governor Zhou Xiaochuan said. China’s digital currency approach will be favoring international payments and domestic retail system, a former senior official said. Zhou Xiaochuan, the president of the Chinese Finance Association and former governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC),…
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