A growing force in the crypto space, Visa says it’s getting more and more industry firms interested in payments partnerships.
US State Regulators Agree to Single Set of Rules for Fintech, Crypto Firm Licensing
Agencies from 48 states are expected to unveil a new framework today that will simplify and consolidate regulation for crypto companies.
Visa Adds Crypto Lender Cred to Fast Track Payments Program
Decentralized lending platform Cred is the latest crypto firm to join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program with the goal of scaling faster.
Starling Bank Co-Founder’s New UK-Licensed App Adds P2P Crypto Payments
Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency payments are now live on Ziglu, a week after the app-based platform got its EMI license from a U.K. watchdog.
Pornhub Adds Bitcoin and Litecoin Payments for Premium Content
Pornhub, the popular adult entertainment site, has (at last) added bitcoin as a payment option.
Signature Bank Gave Dozens More PPP Loans to Crypto Firms Than Previously Reported
Signature Bank gave $20 million in PPP loans to roughly 40 firms in the digital asset space. Only nine loans were revealed in public documents last month.
Crypto Savings Accounts Are Coming to Fintech Firms That Use Wyre
Crypto payments startup Wyre is offering white-labeled savings accounts that dole out interest on crypto, the company announced Friday.
Epic Games Blasts Apple’s ‘Anti-Competitive’ Payments Practices in Lawsuit
The Fortnite developer says in-app bitcoin and crypto payments could flourish if not for Apple’s payments monopoly.
Facebook Taps David Marcus to Lead Payments Initiatives
Marcus will continue running Libra’s Novi digital wallet as he takes on Facebook Financial.
Federal Reserve Is Rushing to Get Its Instant Payments Offering Ready
COVID-19 proved the need for FedNow, even though the U.S. central bank admits the service is still years away.
You Can Now Buy Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR Token via Simplex
Users can buy and sell the cryptocurrency with a debit or credit card through global payment processor Simplex’s fiat gateway solution
Bitcoin Has American Mindshare But Few Users
The results from the Federal Reserve’s annual Survey of Consumer Choice are in: Most people know of bitcoin, few are using it.
Bitcoin App Bottlepay Is Back From the Dead With a New Lightning App
Bottlepay remodeled its whole product to comply with EU regulations. Roughly 1,000 people are now on the waitlist for the app’s relaunch.
WikiLeaks Shop Now Accepts Bitcoin Lightning Payments
In 2011, WikiLeaks was among the first organizations to accept donations in bitcoin. Now its shop is taking bitcoin payments over Lightning.
Bitcoin Startup Zap Is Working With Visa
Lightning Network startup Zap, Inc. is partnering with Visa to offer the most user-friendly bitcoin services since Cash App.
After Years of Resistance, BitPay Adopts SegWit for Cheaper Bitcoin Transactions
Payments processor BitPay has added support for SegWit, three years after a competing block size proposal fractured the Bitcoin community.
Cryptography Startup Brings Private Payment Channels to Tezos Blockchain
Cryptography firm Bolt Labs has launched a private payment solution, zkChannels, on Tezos.
Washington, DC, Lawyers Can Now Accept Crypto for Legal Fees
The District of Columbia Bar approved crypto payments for lawyers’ fees in an ethics opinion.
Kraken Pledges $150K for Development of Open-Source BTCPay Server
Crypto exchange Kraken has donated $150,000 to the foundation managing BtcPay Server, an open-source tool for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.
Status Keycard Now Works With Android Mobile Devices
Status, the Ethereum-based messaging company, has expanded the use case for its Keycard, a hardware wallet first announced in February 2019.