Crypto payments

Stripe’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Stablecoins Tops This Week in Web3
Stripe’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Stablecoins Tops This Week in Web3
October 23, 2024  |  Blockchain

Crypto observers nowadays must feel as though they’re suffering from déjà vu. While the cryptocurrency-based prediction and betting platform Polymarket is in the news for...

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BVNK and Circle Team to Promote Stablecoin Business Payments
BVNK and Circle Team to Promote Stablecoin Business Payments
October 17, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Payments infrastructure provider BVNK has launched a partnership with USDC-issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to accelerate the utility of the USDC stablecoin for BVNK customers, according to...

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Stellar Adds Mastercard Crypto Credential Tool to Its Blockchain
Stellar Adds Mastercard Crypto Credential Tool to Its Blockchain
October 15, 2024  |  Blockchain

Stellar Development Foundation is integrating Mastercard’s Crypto Credential solution into its blockchain network. The credential, which helps verify interactions among consumers and businesses using blockchain...

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Stripe Enables Merchants to Accept Stablecoin Payments for Online Transactions
Stripe Enables Merchants to Accept Stablecoin Payments for Online Transactions
October 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

In the first 24 hours of allowing its merchants to accept stablecoin payments for online transactions on its platform, Stripe reportedly saw that customers from...

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Mastercard’s Crypto Debit Card Integrates With Apple and Google Pay
Mastercard’s Crypto Debit Card Integrates With Apple and Google Pay
September 06, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

More than half a billion people own crypto, primarily as a speculative investment. And now, with the news Thursday (Sept. 5) that Mercuryo has launched...

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This Week Web3: Scams, Payments and Stablecoins
This Week Web3: Scams, Payments and Stablecoins
September 04, 2024  |  Blockchain

A lot can change in five years, particularly when it comes to fast-moving innovations like blockchain technology. Back in 2019, the crypto landscape was marked...

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OKX Names Grab’s Gracie Lin to Head Singapore Crypto Exchange
OKX Names Grab’s Gracie Lin to Head Singapore Crypto Exchange
September 02, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has appointed Grab executive Gracie Lin as CEO of its Singapore operations. The company announced the hiring Monday (Sept. 2), while also...

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Coinbase Reports First ‘AI to AI’ Token Purchase
Coinbase Reports First ‘AI to AI’ Token Purchase
September 01, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase says it has seen its first-ever “AI to AI” crypto transaction. In a post on X Friday (Aug. 30), CEO Brian Armstrong said the...

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Crypto Is Minting Millionaires, but Its Payment Utility Remains Uncertain
Crypto Is Minting Millionaires, but Its Payment Utility Remains Uncertain
August 28, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

In 2010, a Florida man bought two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoin. That singular incident served to confirm the promise of cryptocurrencies as a store of...

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