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International cryptocurrency giant Binance is not going to give up launching the Binance Card in Russia despite the upcoming ban on crypto payments.Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume, is working on the rollout of its crypto debit card in Russia, a senior executive told Cryptox on
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Pornhub will accept BTC and LTC payments, a nonprofit is calling upon Coinbase to be more transparent and credit default swaps are coming to the Ethereum blockchain. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to
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Pornhub, the popular adult entertainment site, has (at last) added bitcoin as a payment option. Source
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A major health insurance provider in Switzerland has made Bitcoin and Ether payments available to its policyholders.According to an Aug. 31 announcement, Atupri Health Insurance is partnering with crypto financial services company Bitcoin Suisse for its 200,000 customers to make payments using Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH). Atupri, based in
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Last month, Bitcoin Lightning startup Strike announced it would be working with the world payment giant Visa. Now, another startup in the same vein, LastBit, which just launched its app in beta, will be going through the same Visa Fast Track program. This partnership will eventually make it possible for users
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Music is back on the blockchain. Audius, a streaming service that connects music fans directly with artists, has raised $3.1 million in a strategic round co-led by Multicoin Capital and Blockchange Ventures, with participation from Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures. Audius has now raised a total of $8.6 million as the platform
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Brian Brooks, the Acting Comptroller of the Currency and former head of Coinbase’s legal department, put forward blockchain as better than the United States’ current bank-dependent payments system.Decentralization for future paymentsOn July 29, Brooks spoke with Aaron Klein of the Brookings Institution, a major U.S. think tank. In answer to
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A1 recently announced that users of its cashless payment app can now conduct crypto payments which retailers will receive in fiat.Austrian A1 Telekom (WDAG: TKA) has introduced the use of crypto for payment. According to a report on the company’s website, A1 Payment now accepts digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dash
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ESPN Global has integrated online gaming with blockchain technology to launch a gaming platform that enables individuals to earn cash by winning battles and tournaments. The soon-to-be-launched gaming platform will also allow players to make deposits and withdrawals using bitcoin (BTC), according to a press release issued on July 23,
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Cryptographers call out Craig Wright’s latest claims, blockchain business deposits are growing at Signature and Carlos Ghosn’s smugglers were paid in crypto. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CryptoX’s newsletters
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