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On Tuesday, privacy-focused messenger Signal published a blog post introducing a number of beta features, among them "Signal Payments," which it described as “a new feature that enables you to send and receive privacy focused payments.” To facilitate these payments, Signal uses payment network MobileCoin, which — as the
Fidelity, Square, Paradigm, and Coinbase are joining forces in a new lobby group seeking to help shape Bitcoin regulation, according to a press release published on Tuesday. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) says it seeks to "unlock the promise of crypto." Referring to itself as a "
It happened. After weeks filled with headlines and anticipation ahead of Coinbase’s direct listing on NASDAQ, the stock is now live — although the launch didn’t prove quite as successful as many had expected. About two weeks after the initial announcement, Coinbase gave its long-awaited stock market debut on
News - Business - Apr 17, 2021It happened. After weeks filled with headlines and anticipation ahead of Coinbase’s direct listing on NASDAQ, the stock is now live — although the launch didn’t prove quite as successful as many had expected. About two weeks after the initial announcement, Coinbase gave its long-awaited stock market debut on
News - Business - Apr 17, 2021On Tuesday, privacy-focused messenger Signal published a blog post introducing a number of beta features, among them "Signal Payments," which it described as “a new feature that enables you to send and receive privacy focused payments.” To facilitate these payments, Signal uses payment network MobileCoin, which — as the
News - Bitcoin - Apr 08, 2021Fidelity, Square, Paradigm, and Coinbase are joining forces in a new lobby group seeking to help shape Bitcoin regulation, according to a press release published on Tuesday. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) says it seeks to "unlock the promise of crypto." Referring to itself as a "
News - Bitcoin - Apr 06, 2021Open-source Bitcoin payment processor BTCPay Server released a patch today which covered a few low-impact vulnerabilities and one critical vulnerability. The service's developers recommend that users who use Docker Deployment, have configured an email server, and have enabled registration for their users update their client as soon as
News - Business - Mar 30, 2021After allowing its users to buy bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in their account, PayPal is now going to launch a checkout service that will enable its customers to convert cryptocurrencies to fiat currencies and use them for payments at PayPal's millions of online merchants. As reported by Reuters,
News - Business - Mar 30, 2021While the wider ecosystem is honing in on NFTs, bitcoiners are now making their own tokens. Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream is gearing up to raise funds via a security token offering (STO), according to a press release shared with the BTC Times. The token is called Blockstream Mining Note, or
News - Business - Mar 30, 2021Legend has it that there cannot be a Bitcoin bull market without an episode of vocal concerns about the state of the world’s largest stablecoin Tether (USDt). Earlier this year, accusations resurfaced that USDt was not fully backed, meaning that its issuer Tether allegedly did not hold the equivalent
News - Business - Mar 30, 2021After hinting at it in February, Tesla has now added Bitcoin as a payment option to its online store. When the firm revealed early last month that it had purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin to provide "more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash,
News - Business - Mar 24, 2021