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Visa, the multinational payment giant, has announced it is planning to bring cryptocurrency services to traditional banking platforms in Brazil. The company also revealed that it is working with several crypto companies in the country to bring cryptocurrency payment cards to the market, hinting at a possible direct integration of Bitcoin in payments. In a…

Charles Randell, chair of the FCA and Payments Systems Regulator, warned in a new piece written for the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime that over-extending the reach of regulators could backfire in the case of some cryptocurrency tokens. The chair of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that there is currently a…

Cuba is reportedly going to recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies for payments. Per Aljazeera, the central bank of the Caribbean country will establish rules for mainstreaming cryptocurrency transactions. Cuban authorities are also expected to distribute relevant licenses to businesses providing crypto-related services. The popularity of cryptocurrency trading has grown in recent months in Cuba, especially among…

Stephen Stonberg, CEO of Bittrex Global, praised the efforts of the UAE authorities to poise a crypto-friendly positioning of the region. Helped by the region’s status as a tax haven, Dubai is poised to benefit from the growing cryptocurrency market in the Middle East, he said in an interview with Bloomberg. Stephen Stonberg, Bittrex CEO…

PayPal announced the launch of crypto services through its platform to its millions of users in the UK as the country becomes just the second country after the US that PayPal has decided to launch the crypto services in. The US online payments giant said Monday it would let British customers buy, hold and sell…

Major fashion house Philipp Plein, based in London, has started accepting 15 different types of cryptocurrency, expecting the biggest impact to be through its online channels over in-store purchases. The company’s founder believes that other leading brands will follow his suit. Switzerland-based Philipp Plein Group in early August announced accepting various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and…