Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot announced on June 21 that it would release 200 new limited-edition watches that will also be available for online purchase using chosen cryptocurrencies through BitPay. The company stated: “Exclusively on our Hublot United States eBoutique, clients will be able to shop using select Cryptocurrencies with BitPay.” Indeed, the new Big BangContinue Reading
Binance has scored a new partnership with Triple A as its new universal crypto payment gateway for its Binance Pay feature. Binance has chosen crypto payment processor TripleA as its new universal crypto payment gateway for its Binance Pay payment feature on its mobile applications. The new partnership would playContinue Reading
If oil and gas are one day denominated in cryptocurrency, we’re likely to see other industries start pegging their goods and services to crypto. Western powers have imposed unprecedented financial sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, marking a seismic geopolitical shift that could drive many countries to adoptContinue Reading
Custodial wallets will be the lynchpin of retail crypto payments, says the co-founder of Flexa. This post is part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week. Initially conceived as peer-to-peer (P2P) electronic cash, cryptocurrencies have ideal features for retail payments. These permissionless networks enable independent verification of assets and unparalleled settlement assurance. Since validating transactions isContinue Reading
Africa is one of the fastest-growing crypto markets in the world. Local residents, as well as business owners, actively use cryptocurrency for peer-to-peer payments, remittances, investments, and storage. We invite you to find out the main reasons that push African countries to mass adoption of cryptocurrencies and which countries haveContinue Reading
According to local Russian news source Kommersant, the Russian Ministry of Finance has completed a bill on regulating crypto payments and mining in the country. The local news channel got the document, later authenticated by two independent sources. The Ministry of Finance, however, declined to issue any statement promptly. What DoesContinue Reading
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has said that the e-commerce giant is not close to accepting cryptocurrencies for payments, but believes the crypto sector has the potential to realise even bigger growth in the future. Jassy said this during an interview with CNBC on Thursday, telling ‘Squawk Box’ host Andrew Ross Sorkin: “We’reContinue Reading