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Largest Bitcoin ATM Network Coinme Raises New Funding from Ripple’s Xpring 

Coinme, which provides kiosks and ATMs for digital currencies, raised $1.5 million in a Series A financing round.

Business  ·  13 September 2019
News

Winklevoss-Backed Flexa Expands Crypto Payments Service to Canada

Functioning like a pipeline for commercial transactions, SPEDN processes regular purchases in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ethereum.

Business  ·  13 August 2019
Stablecoins

Walmart Wants to Patent a Stablecoin That Looks a Lot Like Facebook Libra

Retail giant Walmart has applied for a cryptocurrency patent that bears some similarities to the Libra token proposed by Facebook in mid-June.

Business  ·  2 August 2019
Basic Attention Token

You Can Now Tip on Twitter With Brave’s Basic Attention Token

Twitter users can tip content using Brave's Basic Attention Token, adding to its micro-tipping services.

Business  ·  1 August 2019
Bitcoin

Fold App Adds Bitcoin ‘Kickbacks’ for Purchases at Target, Starbucks

Mobile shoppers can earn bitcoin for purchases from Amazon, Starbucks and Target, just to name a few. 

Business  ·  31 July 2019
Exchanges

Millions in Crypto Is Crossing the Russia-China Border Daily. There, Tether Is King

Tether has a real-world use case: Chinese importers of cheap goods in Russia use it to send millions home daily.

Business  ·  30 July 2019
BitPay

Tech Retailer Newegg Expands Bitcoin Payments to Another 73 Nations

Online electronics and software retail giant Newegg has expanded bitcoin payments to nearly all of its served countries in partnership with BitPay.

Business  ·  24 July 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Startup Lolli Looks to Global Expansion With Hotels.com Partnership

The bitcoin rewards app Lolli is going global in 2019, starting with the travel industry.

Business  ·  25 June 2019
Payments

Crypto App, Debit Card 2Gether Adds Dash to Roster of 9 Tokens

2gether, a European payment app allowing users to spend crypto via a Visa debit card, is adding dash to its list of nine supported coins.

Business  ·  18 June 2019
Lightning Network

Breez Reveals Lightning-Powered Bitcoin Payments App for iPhone

Now in beta for the iPhone, Breez's app harnesses lighting, Neutrino and atomic swaps to make bitcoin P2P payments feasible for daily transactions.

Business  ·  17 June 2019
Visa

Visa and App Provider LINE Pay to Use Blockchain in New Fintech Offerings

Japanese app provider LINE Pay Corporation has inked a deal with Visa to create new fintech services for their retail and merchant customers.

Business  ·  6 June 2019
Russia

Russian Retailer Dixy Using Ethereum Tech to Streamline Trade Finance

Grocery chain Dixy has partnered with a blockchain startup to greatly reduce the time it takes to pay suppliers

Business  ·  5 June 2019
Banking

SBI Plans Launch of In-Store Payments With Ripple-Powered ‘Money Tap’ App

SBI Ripple Asia is live testing in-store payments using its Ripple xCurrent-powered Money Tap app before a full launch "this year."

Business  ·  31 May 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Now Lets Merchants Accept Payments in USDC Stablecoin

Coinbase Commerce, the crypto exchange's merchants payments offering, has added support for dollar-pegged stablecoin USD Coin.

Business  ·  22 May 2019
Stablecoins

Payments Firm Wirex Launching 26 Stablecoins on the Stellar Blockchain

U.K.-licensed payments platform Wirex is launching 26 fiat-backed stablecoins on the Stellar blockchain network.

Business  ·  25 April 2019