Payments

Cryptocurrency Market Will More Than Triple by 2030: Study

The report by Allied Market Research projects a compound annual growth rate of 12.8% from 2021 to 2030.

News  ·  25 August 2021

MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech

The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.

Business  ·  18 August 2021
Thailand

Top South Korean Money Transfer Firm Joins RippleNet to Further Remittances to Thailand

Ripple is focusing on Asia, which the company has said is its fastest-growing market.

News  ·  11 August 2021
Bitcoin

AMC to Accept Bitcoin for Tickets and Concessions Later This Year

America’s largest theater chain is leaning into crypto but did not specify what technology it would use to accept payments.

Business  ·  9 August 2021
Binance

Binance Pay Bringing Crypto Payments to Shopify, Others

The exchange is building a payment bridge with crypto-fiat gateway Alchemy Pay.

News  ·  4 August 2021
Payments

No More Lengthy Wallet Addresses – Send USDC to ‘username.coin’

Being able to use a simple username akin to a Twitter or Instagram handle may make sending crypto payments more like sending an email or a text.

News  ·  4 August 2021
Brazil

Burger King Brazil Will Accept Dogecoin for ‘Dogpper’ Dog Food

Each tasty treat costs 3 DOGE, or roughly 60 cents.

Business  ·  27 July 2021
Payments

Dash Launches Retail-Focused DashDirect App to Boost Adoption

The app allows users to pay for everyday purchases at national chain retailers with their DASH holdings.

Business  ·  27 July 2021
Visa

Mastercard Adds a Crypto Track to Its Incubator Program

The program may rival Visa’s Fast Track initiative for crypto startups.

Business  ·  27 July 2021
Payments

BankProv Launches Payments Network for Crypto Customers

The network will compete with the Silvergate Exchange Network and Signature’s Signet in the 24/7 real-time payments market.

News  ·  22 July 2021
Coinbase

Coinbase Commerce Adds Support for Dogecoin Payments

The memecoin is only the sixth crypto to be integrated with Coinbase’s e-commerce platform.

Business  ·  21 July 2021
Bitcoin

Las Vegas Strip Club Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments Over the Lightning Network

The club is accepting bitcoin payments only for bottle service, but plans to expand transactions to food, admission and tips.

News  ·  15 July 2021
DeFi

Superfluid Raises $9M for a New Take on Streaming Payments

Multicoin Capital is betting the real-time payments platform can power DeFi and DAOs – and also subscriptions and salaries.

Business  ·  13 July 2021
Payments

Paraguay University to Accept Bitcoin, Ether, XRP in August

Students at the institution can pay for degrees and courses using cryptocurrencies when the fall term begins.

News  ·  23 June 2021
Banking

MoonPay Takes ‘Sizable’ Stake in Crypto Banking Provider BCB Group

Terms of the deal between the two London-based firms were not disclosed.

Business  ·  22 June 2021