Cheapair.com Considers Bitpay as Coinbase Terminates Merchant Processing Solutions

Cheapair.com is asking for customer feedback on using Bitpay to process bitcoin payments as its existing processor, Coinbase, is getting out of that business at the end of the month. Cheapair.com has also revealed additional plans for cryptocurrencies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Coinbase Problem Travel booking website Cheapair.com has been … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Jumps Back to $8,100

At press time, bitcoin has recovered to $8,100 after trading between $7,900 and $8,000 24 hours ago. One of the primary reasons for yesterday’s $400 drop may be Kraken’s recent announcement that it was pulling out of Japan. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange previously entered the country’s digital currency arena to assist Mt. Gox, the … Read more

Newegg Enables Cryptocurrency Payments for Canadian Customers

On March 28 the popular online electronics merchant Newegg announced its now allowing residents from Canada the ability to pay for goods using cryptocurrencies. Through its partnership with the payment processing firm Bitpay, the company feels its the right time to offer Canadian customers the ability to pay for items with the digital currencies BCH … Read more

‘Gold Bug’ Peter Schiff’s Company Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash

This week the bitcoin cash community was surprised to hear that the infamous ‘gold bug’ Peter Schiff is now accepting bitcoin cash, joining a number of precious metals businesses that accept BCH.  Also Read: Study: 70% of Crypto Exchanges Allow Weak Passwords The Guy Who Calls the Bitcoin Economy ‘Digital Beanie Babies’ Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash The … Read more

Popular Social Networks in Russia to Accept Bitcoin

Two Russian-based social networking platforms have announced they are now accepting cryptocurrency payments. Vkontakte, the most popular social media among Russian-speaking users, and Odnoklassniki, which has many subscribers in former Soviet states, will take bitcoin from advertisers. They also intend to start paying developers and partners in cryptocurrency. Also read: Russian Supreme Court to Decide … Read more