Tag: Payments

A newly introduced resolution could potentially see lawmakers buying sodas and chips using crypto-supporting vending machines. Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz is pushing the United States Congress to adopt cryptocurrency within its halls using an incentive both sides might agree on — food. Cruz introduced a concurrent resolution dated Jan. 25 that would only allow vending machine and food…

A SWIFT-style system for bank-issued and regulated digital currencies was launched by a firm with a tenure building China’s national blockchain project. A Hong Kong-based blockchain company has launched a digital payments system aimed at bridging the gap between stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Red Date Technology, the blockchain infrastructure firm which is…

Right now, Bitcoin is a day away from matching a nearly 10-year-old record and Ethereum could hit a significant milestone by Q2. The world’s first cryptocurrency Bitcoin is one day away from matching its historic 15-day win streak if its positive price movement keeps up. In November 2013 Bitcoin posted a 15-day consistent positive price movement,…

Payments firm PayPal announced its plans to integrate its buy, sell, and hold crypto services with MetaMask Wallet on Dec. 14, aiming to broaden users’ options to transfer digital assets from their platforms. Users will be able to buy and transfer Ether from PayPal to MetaMask soon. The partnership between PayPal and MetaMask developer firm…

Brazil’s Congress passed a bill that would regulate the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment throughout the country, potentially providing a boost toward the adoption of digital assets in the South American nation. The bill still requires the approval of the executive branch before it becomes law. On Nov. 30, Brazil’s Chamber of…

Accepting payments in Circle’s USDC stablecoin is now available via Apple Pay. The addition will help crypto businesses by making it easier to take payments, Circle said. Merchants who accept payments in Circle’s USDC stablecoin can now interact with Apple Pay, Circle said in a blog post. “NFT marketplaces, crypto gaming, crypto exchanges, crypto wallets,…