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Startup Pays Contractor In Crypto, Then Requests It To Be Returned After It Mooned
A freelancer who was paid in cryptocurrency in August 2020 was recently left stumped by the CEO of a startup he had worked for, who requeste...
Bitcoin Price Surging In Argentina As Inflation Reaches 42.6 Percent
Bitcoin prices are surging in Argentina and latin-america, as inflation continues to rise in Agentina since 2014. The Argentine Peso hasn’...
eBay is Considering Accepting Cryptocurrency as Payment Option
One of the world’s leading e-commerce giants eBay is now considering accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a payment option....
Bitcoin’s First Major Coding Upgrade in 4 Years “Taproot” Explained
The proposed Bitcoin protocol upgrade is the biggest in years and will include updates to Bitcoin smart contracts, scalability and privacy. ...
Coinbase Offers Buying Bitcoin with PayPal Option
Not long after their listing on the NASDAQ exchange, Coinbase has announced that going forward, PayPal payments for cryptocurrencies will be...
PayPal CEO Admits Crypto Demand Much Higher Than Expected
In an interview with Time Magazine, Dan Schulman – the CEO of PayPal – talked about his experience running the company, as well as the d...
Zip Considering Implementation Of “Buy Crypto Now, Pay Later” Offer
Zip is an Australia-based company offering customers the ability to buy a product or service at full-price on the spot, without paying the f...
Ripple Buys 40% Of Leading APAC Payment Firm Tranglo
Ripple – already known for their (reportedly recently rocky) partnership with Moneygram – has announced that they will be buying a 40% s...
Tesla Enables Bitcoin Payments
Earlier this year, Elon Musk announced that Bitcoin would be accepted as payment for Tesla cars – and now, the option has been made availa...
PayPal Seals The Deal With Curv
Sources have previously reported that PayPal was in talks with crypto firm Curv – but the deal had not been confirmed at the time. The pre...
PayPal Allegedly In Talks Regarding Curv Acquisitions
PayPal’s interest in cryptocurrency may be considered one of the catalysts for the bull run cryptocurrencies have been on for the past few...
MasterCard Announces Crypto Support Coming This Year
In a recent blog post, Mastercard announced that they would begin supporting various cryptocurrencies later this year. Stablecoins To Be Pri...