A Look at This Week’s Bitcoin Cash Markets and Merchant Support

Bitcoin cash (BCH) markets have been declining in value following suit with BTC and a vast majority of cryptocurrency prices suffering from losses the past five days. The price has since stabilized hovering around the $1,075 range after touching a low of $920 per coin just a few days ago. Also read: Ant Creek: Is Bitmain … Read more

Regulatory Loophole Helps Startups in India Accept Bitcoin Without Breaking the Law

Some businesses in India believe that they have found a loophole in the finance minister’s speech that sought to clamp down on the use of cryptocurrencies. While this loophole may allow startups to accept bitcoin without breaking the law, experts question its viability. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies The … Read more

PR: Paytomat Will Run a Token Sale to Bring Cryptocurrencies to Your Next Door Cafe and Grocery Store

Paytomat Will Run a Token Sale to Bring Cryptocurrencies to Your Next Door Cafe and Grocery Store Having successfully integrated with over a hundred of point-of-sales in Ukraine, Paytomat will be holding a token sale to scale its blockchain-based solution to the global level Tallinn, Estonia and Kyiv, Ukraine – Paytomat, the decentralized system for … Read more

Bitpay Launches Bitcoin Cash Debit Card Top Ups

In late 2017 the bitcoin payment processor Bitpay revealed it would add the ability to process payments for multiple blockchains — starting first with the bitcoin cash (BCH) chain. Now on Thursday, the Atlanta-based company announced that BCH transfers can be applied to the firm’s Visa card invoice loads. Also Read: Dutch Bank That Once Called … Read more

PR: How Viola.AI Uses Blockchain to Tackle the Billion Dollar Love Scams Industry

Viola.AI leverages on blockchain technology to change the dating and relationships landscape in the world. One of the questions the team at Viola.AI gets asked frequently — why does the dating and relationships industry need blockchain? One of the key problems that blockchain help to solve is trust. There’s a huge trust problem in the dating industry — online … Read more

Japan Unfazed By Recent Exchange Hack Realizing Cryptocurrencies Not to Blame

Japanese investors are undeterred by the recent Coincheck hack and the general public is now more interested in cryptocurrencies due to the constant hype in the media. Bitflyer, Japan’s largest crypto exchange by volume, is seeing a rapid increase in the number of registered users. “Ironically, many people got interested in cryptocurrencies after this incident,” … Read more

PR: All Crypto – Friendly Venues Are Finally Listed in One App – CryptoFind

CryptoFind App by GRAFT Blockchain discovers nearby venues that accept cryptocurrencies as payment. Basically, it’s a self-spreading network, linking crypto-savvy buyers and merchants. For the very first time, all businesses that accept crypto will be listed and curated on one global map. While CryptoFind is made by GRAFT Blockchain, it’s not exclusive to GRAFT-enabled locations. … Read more

Brisbane Airport to Introduce Bitcoin Payments

Air travelers will soon be able to spend some satoshis in stores and cafes at Brisbane Airport. Major retailers will be accepting several cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. The promise: “unprecedented digital currency experience” in the airport terminals. More than 20 merchants in the Brisbane area now take cryptos thanks to a local startup that is working … Read more

South Korean Card Companies Block Transactions to Overseas Cryptocurrency Exchanges

South Korean card companies are reportedly working on blocking payments to overseas cryptocurrency exchanges. Currently, 20 major crypto exchanges are blocked but that number is expected to increase, according to the Korean Credit Finance Association. Also read: South Korean Officials Caught Trading On Insider Knowledge of Crypto Regulations Blocking Payments Overseas South Korean card companies have … Read more

Vietnam Investigates Merchants for Accepting Bitcoin Despite Warnings

Vietnamese authorities have announced that they are investigating establishments that accept bitcoin for payments. This follows reports that restaurants and cafes are still accepting the digital currency despite the government warning that bitcoin is not a legal means of payment in Vietnam. Also read: South Korea Clarifies Position After Reports of Possible Ban on All Crypto … Read more