Ukraine is the latest country to put down new official cryptocurrency-related rulings as it moves toward legitimizing the digital currency, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Panama may become the next country to make digital currency official for everyday use if a bill proposed by Congressman Gabriel Silva is passed, BeInCrypto reported. The bill would make bitcoin a national alternative payment method. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
El Salvador adopting bitcoin as an official legal tender has had an adverse effect on the coin’s value, sending it falling 10 percent, CNBC writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
MVB Bank is working with Victor Technologies (a subsidiary of MVB Edge Ventures) and bitcoin-focused tech and finance firm NYDIG on integrating bitcoin into the banking-as-a-service solutions offered by MVB, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
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....