Digihost Becomes First Publicly Traded Miner to Offer Bitcoin Dividend Payments
The miner also expects a 1.5 exahash pre second (EH/s) of average hashrate for 2022, which is about 5.5x more than its 2021 mining power. Source
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Small Digital Euro Payments Won’t Need Laundering Checks, ECB Official Says
But they come in the week that the EU prepares to end the possibility for anonymous crypto payments altogether. The European Parliament is due to vote Thursday on how to extend existing money laundering controls to crypto payments. An existing threshold of 1,000 euros ($1,100 U.S.) under which a payer’s
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DeFi Kingdoms Integrates Ramp to Take in-Game Payments to the Next Level – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. London, UK: 30 March 2022 – Play-to-earn game, DeFi Kingdoms, has partnered with crypto payments infrastructure platform, Ramp to bring an even greater in-game payment experience to players. For one week only* players can enjoy zero fees when purchasing AVAX through Ramp. DeFi Kingdoms has been wildly
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Dubai school will welcome tuition payments in Bitcoin and Ethereum
According to local news outlet Arabian Business, Citizens School, located in Dubai, will accept tuition payments denominated in Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH). Payments using digital assets are facilitated via an unnamed processing platform and are automatically converted into United Arab Emirates Dirhams (AED). Dr Adil Alzarooni, the founder of
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Fintechs See Strongest Payments Challenge From Stablecoins and CBDCs, Not Bitcoin: Cowen
While it’s still early innings for crypto, management teams at leading fintech companies regard stablecoins and possibly central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as more “elegant” than bitcoin (BTC) with respect to payments, according to a research report from financial services firm Cowen (COWN). Source
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Rio de Janeiro to Allow Real Estate Tax Payments With Crypto as of 2023, Mayor Says
The state administration will convert crypto payments immediately to Brazilian reais, Mayor Eduardo Paes added. Original Source
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Crypto Payments Firm Wirex Withdraws From FCA's Register as Deadline Looms
Cryptocurrency payments app Wirex has withdrawn from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's temporary registration regime ahead of the March 31 deadline to obtain full registration. Original Source
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Luxury Italian Retailer Michele Franzese Moda Reveals Fashion Brand Accepts Crypto Payments – Bitcoin News
The Italian luxury brand Michele Franzese Moda has announced the firm is accepting crypto assets for payments. The company revealed the decision via Michele Franzese Moda’s online magazine in an article called “Its Time for Crypto.” Italian luxury Brand Michele Franzese Moda Says ‘Its Time for Crypto’ According to the company’s fashion
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EU Lawmakers to Vote on Blocking Anonymous Crypto Payments, Documents Show
The European Parliament also wants to curb payments to tax havens and check people’s identity even for payments between unhosted wallets, internal papers reveal. Source
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City of Austin Approves ‘Fact-Finding Study’ for Tax Payments in Bitcoin, Crypto
Austin’s powerful City Manager will research the change’s legality, its potential to “benefit” public services, its impact on the economy and the environment and “analysis of the financial stability and security of cryptocurrency,” per a draft of resolution 55. This “fact-finding study” is due on June 16. Original Source
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