Square‘s Cash App has a new feature letting customers get bitcoin back with any transaction, CoinDesk reported. Previously Cash App only allowed clients to get U.S. currency back with their transactions, according to the report. But bitcoin has been trending upward for the company and...
The Salvation Army Western Territory is now accepting cryptocurrency donations, according to a press release. Donors throughout the U.S. will be able to send bitcoin and ethereum donations to The Salvation Army using the Engiven’s cryptocurrency donation platform, the release stated. Douglas Riley, territorial commander...
Bitcoin reached an all-time high, surging 12 percent to $23,421, more than triple its value since the start of 2020, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec. 17), citing crypto market data provider Coin Metrics. The digital currency soared year-to-date by more than 200 percent, breaking the...
American Express Ventures has invested in cryptocurrency exchange platform FalconX, according to a press release. The amount was not disclosed in the release, but the investment adds to the $17 million in funding FalconX announced in May, including from investors Accel and Lightspeed Venture partners,...
Bitcoin continued its ongoing surge in price Wednesday (Dec. 16), heading above the $20,000 mark for the first time ever — eclipsing its previous record high set in 2017. The price of a bitcoin traded higher by 5.6 percent, hitting around $20,600. CNBC reported that...
BitPay, which is the world’s largest provider of bitcoin and cryptocurrency services, has announced that mobile payments app Slide will now add cryptocurrency as a payment option, according to a press release. Slide, which was created by the PayPal-backed Raise Marketplace, will allow people paying...
Bank software and payment technology giant FIS is teaming up with a New York-based digital bank to launch a rewards card where users can earn bitcoin. FIS on Tuesday (Dec. 15) announced a partnership with Quontic Bank on the Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account. The launch...
Argentinian crypto exchange Ripio has had a huge surge in users, boasting almost 1 million now as opposed to just 400,000 at the beginning of the year, CoinDesk reported. “I’ve been with the exchange pretty much from the beginning, and I’ve never seen this kind...
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed an order directing public officials to report cryptocurrency holdings, CoinDesk reports. The order signed Thursday (Dec. 10) requires both civil servants and people who will soon take on a government position to disclose what crypto assets they hold, along...
