Merchants

Supply Chain

Nestle, Carrefour Team Up to Feed Consumers Data With IBM Blockchain

Swiss food giant Nestle and French retailer Carrefour are now letting consumers access product data via IBM's Food Trust platform.

Business  ·  16 April 2019
Venture Capital

‘Crypto Stripe’ Flexa Raises $14 Million So You Can Buy Coffee With Bitcoin

Payments startup Flexa is using funds from a private token sale to make shopping with bitcoin at brick-and-mortar stores a reality.

Business  ·  11 April 2019
PayPal

PayPal Makes Its First-Ever Investment in a Blockchain Startup

Online payments giant PayPal has taken a stake in Cambridge Blockchain – its first investment in the blockchain space.

Business  ·  2 April 2019
Payments

Bitrefill Now Lets You Pay for Airbnb Rentals With 5 Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency gift card provider Bitrefill has added a service allowing users to book Airbnb rentals with bitcoin, ether and more.

Business  ·  28 March 2019
Supply Chain

Marco Polo Blockchain Built on R3’s Corda Sees First Live Trades

The first real transactions have been conducted on Marco Polo, a trade finance blockchain built on R3's Corda platform.

Business  ·  28 March 2019
Bitcoin

Amazon-Owned Twitch Removes Crypto Payments for Subscriptions

Amazon-owned live streaming video platform Twitch.tv has reportedly removed its cryptocurrency payment option for subscriptions.

Business  ·  26 March 2019
Trade

UPS Targets B2B Sales With New Blockchain E-Commerce Platform

U.S.-based shipping giant UPS has announced a new blockchain integration aimed to bring business-to-business sales into the digital age.

Business  ·  23 March 2019
Exchanges

Overstock’s tZERO Exchange to Launch Bitcoin Trading App This June

tZERO plans to launch its own mobile trading app for buying and selling bitcoin and, possibly, ether.

Business  ·  22 March 2019
Payments

Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin

Payments startup Square wants to bring on crypto-focused engineers and designers, and may pay them in bitcoin.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
Exchanges

Binance Now Lets Australians Buy Bitcoin With Cash at Over 1,300 Stores

Binance has unveiled a new platform in Australia that allows users to buy bitcoin with cash from 1,300-plus newsagents.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
BitPay

Fortune 500 Tech Firm Avnet Now Accepts Crypto Payments via BitPay

Avnet, one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and services, is now accepting crypto payments through BitPay.

Business  ·  19 March 2019
Bitcoin

Bitfury Integration to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to More Merchants

The Bitfury Group has partnered with business payments processor HadePay to bring lightning network-based bitcoin payments to merchants.

Business  ·  14 March 2019
Payments

Accenture’s New Blockchain App Lets Users Tip ‘Sustainable’ Producers

Accenture has announced a prototype blockchain-based supply chain app designed to reward business practices that conserve natural resources.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 February 2019
Identity

LA Kings Now Let Fans Verify Merchandise Using a Blockchain App

The U.S. ice hockey team has launched a blockchain-based app allowing fans to ensure their merchandise and memorabilia are the real deal.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 February 2019
Bitcoin

Cypherpunk Valentine: Why Shoppers Spend Bitcoin on Lingerie

Lingerie purchasing as a bitcoin use case is much less far-fetched than you might imagine.

Business  ·  6 February 2019