Payments

South Africa

Bitcoin Smart Meters Could Revolutionise How South Africans Pay for Power

A Johannesburg energy management company has integrated bitcoin wallets into its smart meters.

Business  ·  3 June 2014
Transaction Fees

DISH, Overstock, and Bootstrapping a New Currency

New and large merchants' announcements to accept bitcoin moves it closer to a mainstream monetary transition.

Business  ·  31 May 2014
CoinJar

‘Hero Subs’ Sandwich Shop Becomes Melbourne’s First to Accept Bitcoin

The fast food outlet is also offering 50% discounts to bitcoin customers and plans an exclusive Bitcoin Sub.

Business  ·  31 May 2014
Payments

London Burger Stall Conducts 25% of Sales in Bitcoin and Dogecoin

A quarter of Burger Bear's takings are now in cryptocurrencies – with lots of support from the dogecoin community.

Business  ·  30 May 2014
Regulation

The Five Biggest Threats Facing Bitcoin

CoinDesk looks at the biggest hurdles bitcoin needs to overcome before it can hit the mainstream.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 May 2014
Payments

San Jose Earthquakes Kick Off In-Stadium Bitcoin Payments

The Californian soccer team hopes to attract local cryptocurrency fans by accepting bitcoin for tickets, food and merchandise.

Business  ·  21 May 2014
Payments

Intuit Labs Testing Bitcoin Payments Service for Merchants

The accounting software developer is trialling a bitcoin payments service called QuickBooks.

Business  ·  19 May 2014
Bitcoin

‘Nod to Pay’ App Lets Google Glass Wearers Spend Bitcoin

Startup Eaze has released a beta of its innovative payments app that lets you send bitcoin with a nod.

Business  ·  16 May 2014
Payments

Dutch Payment Service Mollie Takes Bitcoin to 10,000+ Merchants

The company is one of the leading payments service providers in the Benelux region – and now it accepts bitcoin.

Business  ·  15 May 2014
PayPal

eBay CEO: We Are ‘Actively Considering’ Bitcoin Integration

eBay president John Donahoe indicated yesterday that integrating bitcoin with PayPal is a real possibility.

Business  ·  14 May 2014
Payments

Bitcoin-Accepting Restaurant is Malaysia’s First

Bitcoin is starting to grow in Malaysia thanks to active local communities and innovative spending services.

Business  ·  14 May 2014
Exchanges

Are Off-Block Chain Transactions Bad for Bitcoin?

Faster off-block chain bitcoin transactions are increasingly popular, but that may not be a good thing.

Business  ·  14 May 2014
Bitcoin

Scottish Tech Store CeX Drops UK Pound for Bitcoin

The company's two-day promotion celebrates its new bitcoin payments option and Scotland's first bitcoin ATM.

Business  ·  13 May 2014
Japan

Japan Makes First Bitcoin-Related Drug Arrest

The Japanese authorities have arrested an alleged drug importer with a penchant for digital currencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 May 2014
Exchanges

CoinJar Abandons Bank Transfers for Bill-Payments Service BPAY

The Australian bitcoin platform will switch to BPAY as its sole means of topping 'Filler' balances with cash.

Business  ·  8 May 2014