Pundi X has integrated its XPOS gateway into Ingenico’s mobile portable POS solution APOS A8 to allow payments via Android. French payment firm Ingenico has partnered with Singapore-based crypto startup Pundi X to enable its customers to receive payments in crypto using smartphones. Pundi X has integrated its point-of-sale payment gateway (XPOS) into Ingenico’s mobile […]
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The latest in a series of seemingly arbitrary shutdowns leaves over 100,000 models having to find an alternative payment method. Bitcoin (BTC) is being championed as the solution to a new payment crisis affecting the adult entertainment website Pornhub. In a blog post on Nov. 14, Pornhub revealed that payment processor PayPal had abruptly stopped […]
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While money laundering is noted as a key fear of regulators, the numbers shows fiat currency is still the main choice of criminals. Cryptocurrencies came to life as a counterweight to the global financial restrictions that are powered by banks and regulators through the use of fiat. Therefore, it is fitting that Bitcoin (BTC) broke […]
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Binance became the first cryptocurrency exchange to implement a new fiat gateway from stablecoin operator Paxos. Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance became the first cryptocurrency exchange to implement the fiat gateway of stablecoin operator Paxos. On Nov. 12, Paxos announced the launch of its Fiat Gateway, a service that allows its users to swap between dollars […]
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The Abra crypto investment app is reportedly adding 60 new cryptocurrencies to its platform, effectively trebling the number of supported tokens. California-based cryptocurrency wallet and investment service Abra is adding a total of 60 new cryptocurrencies to its platform, reports suggest. According to CoinDesk on Nov. 12, the increasingly widespread payment gateway is planning to […]
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Turkey’s president asks for completed testing of the digital lira by the end of 2020 as local fraudsters rake in 600 BTC among crypto news from Turkey this week. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directed the government to finish testing a national central bank digital […]
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Even though BitMEX is trying to brush aside its recent email leak, many industry personnel seem to think the matter is serious. On the first day of November, it came to light that popular crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX had accidentally leaked sensitive data related to its users, which occurred as a result of the company failing […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global has announced that it will freeze all United States-based customers’ accounts on Nov. 13. Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global has announced that it will freeze all United States customers’ accounts on Nov. 13. In a blog post on Nov. 3, Huobi stated that its user agreement expressly prohibits customers in the U.S. […]
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If a stablecoin is truly stable, why is a futures contract needed, as there is no risk to hedge? OKEx, the world’s fifth-largest crypto exchange, announced on Oct. 29 plans to launch Tether (USDT) futures trading, featuring a linear contract with leverage of up to 100x. Stablecoin futures, the exchange said, offer a simpler and […]
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A German startup is reportedly aiming to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded note on the Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges by December. A German startup is attempting to list a Bitcoin (BTC) derivative product on the Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges. According to German business news daily Handelsblatt on Oct. 29, the startup Iconic has filed […]
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