The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
The Moss Piglet Dilemma: Paypal Bans Payments to…
The popular payment provider Paypal has been known for cutting off a number of merchants and organizations over the years. This week, the public found out that Paypal has been censoring merchants that sell items…
Visa Exec Says ‘Opt Out With Bitcoin’ Slamming…
On Thursday, 17 top Federal Reserve officials explained that the committee plans to let inflation run hotter than usual, or above the benchmark 2% rate for a duration of time. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech…
Visa exec says buy Bitcoin as dollar index…
Bitcoin (BTC) is inches away from getting the same boost that helped it hit $12,500 earlier this month, data shows. On Aug. 28, the U.S. dollar currency index (DXY), fresh from losses caused by a…
Today’s Cryptocurrency Trusts and Hedge Funds Amid Financial…
On July 22, 2020, the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published a letter clarifying that national banks and federal savings associations can indeed take custody of cryptocurrency assets. In the letter, Bitcoin…
Crypto Long & Short: Where Fintech Ends and…
An interesting op-ed by Leah Callon-Butler in CoinDesk this week got me to change my mind about something pretty fundamental. She asked: “Is crypto fintech?” My instinctive answer was “no!” For me, fintech is technology…
Visa Moving to Integrate With Digital Currency Platforms
Visa says it is working to integrate digital currencies with its existing global network of 61 million merchants. The global payments technology giant is working with two licensed and regulated digital currency platforms, Coinbase and…
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Crypto Letter, Eth 2.0’s ‘Official’…
The OCC will allow banks to custody crypto, Visa has a digital currency playbook and a digital dollar is essential to America’s economic edge, said experts at a U.S. Senate hearing. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily…
Wirecard: Crypto Card Users’ Funds Locked as UK…
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Friday suspended the license of Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS), a unit of troubled Wirecard AG, which is responsible for issuing Visa cryptocurrency debit cards. It means some users of…
Wirecard CEO Quits as Crypto Card Firm Reveals…
Wirecard chief executive officer quit as the crypto card payments firm revealed that the €1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) missing from its accounts may not exist. CEO Markus Braun resigned on June 19, after nearly 20…
Bitpay Reveals Crypto-to-Fiat Prepaid Mastercard, Firm’s Flagship Visa…
On June 11, 2020, the cryptocurrency payment services provider, Bitpay announced the firm is launching a prepaid Mastercard that can be loaded with a variety of digital assets. The Atlanta-based company says the card can…
Bitcoin Trader: Google Helps Scam Crypto Trading App…
Bitcoin Trader has been heavily promoting itself as the best and safest automated cryptocurrency trading app that can help people earn $1,300 a day. Numerous fake reviews and scam checks on Bitcoin Trader are highly…
Cash or Plastic? Countries Where Crypto Debit Cards…
As a sector, plastic cryptocurrency cards have had a bumpy ride. While for some they are the perfect way to spend those hard-stacked sats, it has evidently been a struggle for crypto companies to provide…
Facebook’s Calibra Rebrands to Novi, Details Wallet Tie-Up…
In the approach to the launch of Facebook’s Libra payments ecosystem, a key subsidiary has been given a new name and a new look. According to an announcement on Tuesday, Libra’s wallet provider Calibra has…
First Mover: Bitcoin’s 2020 Rally Sends Message to…
Bitcoin's rally last week as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index of U.S. stocks floundered served to underscore just how different the conversations are right now in digital asset markets and traditional finance. As high-profile investors including Stanley Druckenmiller…
First Mover: Bitcoin Rally Sends Message to Capitalists…
Bitcoin's rally last week, as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index of U.S. stocks floundered, served to underscore just how different the conversations are right now in digital-asset markets and traditional finance. As high-profile investors including Stanley Druckenmiller and…
Investing in the Right Crypto Could Generate 7x…
Crypterium (CRPT), the namesake utility token of the award-winning fintech startup, is listed as one of the most valuable assets of the year 2020. The well-known crypto expert and editor of Palm Beach Research Group…
5 Reasons Why Institutional Investors Refuse to Join…
For the past two years, crypto-media outlets and Bitcoin (BTC) advocates have placed heavy emphasis on the need for institutional investors to embrace the cryptocurrency sector. The oft-stated belief was that institutional inflow would lead…