McDonald’s El Salvador will now be accepting bitcoin payments in partnership with bitcoin payment processor OpenNode, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Aside from being the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador’s move on Tuesday (Sept. 7) was monumental in several ways. It triggered a four-month-high price surge on Monday (Sept. 6), a Twitter campaign, a Reddit rally, and then...
El Salvador became the world’s first country to accept bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday (Sept. 7) and marked the occasion by purchasing about $21 million of the digital currency, President Nayib Bukele said on Twitter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Charles Randell, head of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has said regulators in the country should be given more power to protect consumers from shady cryptocurrency investments promoted online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
As the government in El Salvador readies to adopt bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday (Sept. 7), a poll by the Central American University (UCA) shows that almost 70 percent of residents are not happy about it, Reuters and other media reported on Friday (Sept....
Belgium-based parking startup Seety has rolled out cryptocurrency payment support for parking tickets, Cointelegraph reported. 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 our daily newsletter,...
Twitter’s iOS Tip Jar for content creators — now in beta mode — suggests that bitcoin gratuities could be added, BeInCrypto and other news outlets reported on Wednesday (Sept. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus, said he wants the government to begin mining cryptocurrency using spare power infrastructure, Cointelegraph reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Genesis Digital Assets, a bitcoin mining company, has set out to purchase 20,000 new bitcoin mining systems from Canaan, a blockchain hardware giant, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
