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PayPal Headquarters (Shutterstock)
Finance
Paypal
PayPal to Stop Crypto Purchases in UK Until 2024
The company said the pause is due to the U.K. financial regulator’s upcoming stricter rules, which include the travel rule to combat money laundering set to take effect Sept....
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By Helene Braun
Aug 16, 2023 at 4:20 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2023
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Visa has completed the testing for a process that would allow users to pay the on-chain gas fees in fiat currency with their credit card. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)
Finance
Visa
Visa Tests Way to Make Paying Ethereum Gas Fees Easier
The process is too complex for the masses, the company said.
Visa has completed the testing for a process that would allow users to pay the on-chain gas fees in fiat currency with their credit card. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)
By Helene Braun
Aug 11, 2023 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2023
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PayPal will issue a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. (Shutterstock)
Finance
Payments
PayPal to Issue Dollar-Pegged Crypto Stablecoin Based on Ethereum
The token will be available first on PayPal and then on Venmo, and can be exchanged for U.S. dollars at any time.
PayPal will issue a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. (Shutterstock)
By Shaurya Malwa
Aug 7, 2023 at 12:57 p.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2023
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Beam (PIxabay/GuentherDillingen)
Finance
Payments
Coinbase, a16z-Backed 'Cash-Like' Crypto Wallet Beam Goes Live
Where most wallets require signing up, performing a degree of KYC checks, Beam users can send payments simply by using a link to a QR code. Thus it is aiming to create the clo...
Beam (PIxabay/GuentherDillingen)
By Jamie Crawley
Jul 27, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2023
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Brazil flag. (Unsplash)
Finance
Ramp
Crypto Startup Ramp Network Starts Brazilian Unit as First Step in LatAm Expansion
Ramp said that it will look to link up with local payment networks, such as the widely used Pix in Brazil.
Brazil flag. (Unsplash)
By Andrés Engler
Jul 26, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2023
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Finance
Twitter
Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally
“Elon clearly has an affinity for DOGE, almost as part of a running joke, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually went through with enabling payments via DOGE.”
(Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Jul 25, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2023
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Finance
Telegram
Telegram Merchants Gain Access to In-App Crypto Payments for First Time
Wallet, which is built on the TON blockchain, is allowing merchants to integrate cryptocurrency into the bots they use to accept payments in the messaging app.
(Shutterstock)
By Jamie Crawley
Jul 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 13, 2023
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Finance
Sui
Developer Six Clovers Rolls Out Cross-Border Crypto Payments on Sui
The Versal Network will allow companies to transact in stablecoins and central bank digital currencies.
(Steve Johnson/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Jun 29, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 29, 2023
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Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and Executive Chairman at 2TM, owner of Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)
Finance
Brazil
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's Largest Crypto Exchange, Receives License as a Payment Institution
The company plans to offer financial services that combine the potential of crypto with traditional financial services.
Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and Executive Chairman at 2TM, owner of Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)
By Andrés Engler
Jun 2, 2023 at 8:22 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2023
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(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Finance
Stablecoin
USDT Issuer Tether Ventures Into Payment Processing With Georgia Investment
The stablecoin issuer announced earlier this week it is investing in a sustainable bitcoin mining facility in Uruguay.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
May 31, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
May 31, 2023
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