Dish, one of the largest television providers in the U.S., announced that it would accept Bitcoin Cash payments from customers, according to a new report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
IBM‘s blockchain partnership with shipping company Maersk TradeLens has added 94 more partners, resulting in shipping times that have been reduced by 40 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Pascal Boyart, an artist in France, has come up with a new way to accept tips: He has added a QR code leading to his bitcoin wallet on a piece of artwork, Cryptovest reported. Boyart has already received about 0.11 of a bitcoin in tips,...
Romir Research Holding found that 44 percent of Russians know about virtual money and only 31 percent have an idea of what digital currency is, Cryptovest reported. The group reached out to people of different ages and incomes, as well as residents of various federal districts....
Starbucks brewed up a swirl of cryptocurrency intrigue last week. The coffee chain said it is among the companies that will work with Intercontinental Exchange’s planned digital asset company, Bakkt, “to create an integrated platform that enables consumers and institutions to buy, sell, store and spend digital assets...
Use cases are growing with blockchain, and while the headlines may focus on large-scale government initiatives and where distributed ledger technology (DLT) might be headed, the fact remains that smaller projects are gaining traction. Looking on a case-by-case basis, state initiatives (or local ones outside...
Global tech startup Beam Wallet is ready to launch a new mobile payment solution, which will link smartphones and blockchain technology to enable faster and simpler retail payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Swiss startup Liquineq believes it can disrupt banking by safely and securely processing transactions within seconds using blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official said that criminal activity no longer dominates cryptocurrency transactions, Bloomberg reported. The official noted that 90 percent of crypto transactions from five years ago involved criminal activity. However, that percentage has dropped to 10 percent today. Now, the driver...
