Two thieves at a Canadian grocery store swiped $4,000 from a Bitcoin ATM but forgot to check the second canister, leaving $50,000 behind. Two thieves at a Canadian grocery store swiped $4,000 from a Bitcoin (BTC) ATM but forgot to check the second canister, leaving $50,000 behind. According to a local media report published on […]
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The Royal Bank of Canada will not launch its own digital currency trading platform, contrary to previously published news. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) — the largest bank in Canada with $499 billion in assets under management — will not launch its own digital currency trading platform, contrary to previously published news. Last week, […]
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Walmart Canada has launched an automated blockchain-based network designed to improve freight and payment processing. Walmart Canada — the retail giant’s Canadian branch — has rolled out an automated blockchain-based network for freight tracking and payments management, according to a Nov. 14 press release. The new system, which was developed in collaboration with blockchain company […]
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Co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek wants everyone to have a crypto-enabled VISA card. Crypto.com co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek unveiled his company’s 2020 expansion plan in a talk today at BlockShow Asia 2019 in Singapore. The plans include launching its own exchange, shipping VISA MCO cards to almost every region in the world, and launching […]
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British cryptocurrency-friendly mobile banking firm Revolut is negotiating with investors to raise at least half a billion dollars. British mobile banking firm Revolut is negotiating with investors to raise at least half a billion dollars next year, Reuters reports on Nov. 12. Since the end of 2017, Revolut’s app has allowed its users to complete […]
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Royal Bank of Canada previously stopped account holders buying Bitcoin with its cards, but is now reportedly interested in launching a crypto trading platform. A Canadian bank, which banned its clients from buying Bitcoin (BTC), could now become the first in the country to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. As innovation economy news outlet The Logic […]
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Alibaba partnered with Bitcoin rewards shopping app Lolli, enabling its shoppers in the U.S. to earn 5% back in Bitcoin. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has partnered with Bitcoin (BTC) rewards shopping app Lolli, enabling its shoppers to earn 5% back in Bitcoin. Alibaba customers can now get Satoshis (sats), the smallest unit of Bitcoin currency, […]
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Bitcoin can now be spent to book housing at Airbnb via Fold app gift cards alongside other big-name retailers such as Amazon, Starbucks and Uber. Bitcoin payments app Fold now supports home-sharing giant Airbnb, the firm announced on Nov. 11. Now Fold users can get 3% back in Bitcoin (BTC) on every stay and experience […]
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Canadian blockchain research firm Blockchain Venture Capital Inc. has launched CUSD stablecoin that is backed 1:1 to the U.S. dollar. Canadian blockchain research firm Blockchain Venture Capital Inc. (BVCI) has officially launched a United States dollar-pegged stablecoin, the CUSD, according to a press release published on Nov. 11. The new USD-anchored stablecoin comes four months […]
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Singapore’s central bank and state investment firm have created a prototype multi-currency blockchain-based payments network together with JPMorgan. Singapore’s central bank and state investment firm have created a prototype multi-currency blockchain-based payments network together with JPMorgan. A Nov. 11 report from The Business Times indicates that the prototype is designed to enable payments denominated in […]
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