Legendary wine shop, Acker, makes history again, after announcing their auctions now accepts cryptocurrencies. Another day and another big name in the alcohol business is dipping toes into the cryptocurrency …
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Boston Fed and Massachusetts Institute of Technology To Release Digital Dollar Prototypes In July
Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will unveil prototype central bank digital currency systems as early as July, according to a new …
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Visa CEO talks bitcoin and stablecoin servicing strategy in a podcast
Visa CEO Al Kelly detailed the company’s strategy in the podcast this week. Kelly’s comments for Fortune’s Leadership Next cover much of what Visa aims to achieve with a multi-pronged …
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Recent rumors of PayPal purchasing Curv are now confirmed
Following substantial hype, Paypal announced today its purchase of Curv. Curv is a Tel Aviv-based cryptocurrency startup specializing in digital asset securities. Following substantial hype, Paypal announced today its purchase of Curv. …
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Travala To Add Chainlink For Booking Payments, Reports $1 Million Revenue In February
LINK, a native cryptocurrency asset of decentralized oracles network Chainlink, is now accepted by Travala.com as a payment instrument. LINK Marines can now book tickets and rent apartments directly with …
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JPMorgan confirms completion of blockchain-based payments test in space
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has confirmed the completion of a blockchain payment test between satellites orbiting the earth. The extraordinary experiment was a partnership with Danish firm GomSpace, executives …
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MoneyGram to suspend trading on Ripple
Global money transfer service MoneyGram says it has changed its relationship with blockchain payments firm Ripple amid the latter’s litigation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to MoneyGram’s quarterly outlook, …
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Top Auction House Christie’s to Accept Ethereum for Digital Art Sale
British auction house Christie’s has confirmed it is accepting ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, as a form of payment for a coming digital art auction. Christie’s told …
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Bitpay prepaid Mastercard users can connect with Apple Pay for purchases
The string of major payments companies allowing crypto features continues as BitPay announced today that BitPay card users can now connect to Apple Wallet and pay for goods and services …
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A community bank in Virginia is now offering Bitcoin purchase
Virginia community bank inks partnerships to enable Bitcoin purchases at its ATMs. Cryptocurrency ATMs have been in the United States since 2013. But Blue Ridge Bank, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, appears to …
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