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ForkLog 12 06.07.2022

Study: 85% of merchants view bitcoin payments as a means to attract customers

For 84.8% of merchants, paying with cryptocurrencies has become a way to expand their customer base. These assessments come from a PYMNTS study by the news aggregator PYMNTS and the processing service Bitpay.

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ForkLog 12 28.06.2022

American Express weighs the prospects for crypto payments

Crypto payments will become a reality in the future, but at present they are economically inefficient. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Gonzalo Pérez del Arco, American Express's director of government affairs for Southern Europe, said.

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ForkLog 10 17.06.2022

Panama’s president vetoes crypto bill over FATF recommendations

Panama's President Laurentino Cortizo has imposed a partial veto on the bill regulating the circulation of digital assets, saying that it needs to be revised to align with the country's financial rules.

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ForkLog 8 24.05.2022

Fed acknowledges popularity of cryptocurrencies as an investment instrument

Most Americans view digital assets as an investment instrument rather than a means of payment. This is stated in the Fed's annual report on the well-being of US households.

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ForkLog 13 23.05.2022

Balenciaga to accept Bitcoin and Ethereum in U.S. stores

Balenciaga, the luxury brand owned by Kering, announced cryptocurrency payments at flagship stores in the United States and on its online platform, according to WWD.

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ForkLog 8 16.05.2022

Sam Bankman-Fried questions Bitcoin’s prospects as a payments medium

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried questioned Bitcoin's ability to become a popular payments system due to the inefficiency and high environmental costs of its blockchain. The Financial Times reports.

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ForkLog 8 13.05.2022

Emirates Airlines announces Bitcoin payments and NFT collection

One of the world's largest airlines, Emirates Airlines, announced Bitcoin payments and the release of an NFT collection.

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ForkLog 15 12.05.2022

BVNK, a payments startup serving crypto firms, closed a $40 million Series A round at a $340 million valuation, led by Tiger Global.

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ForkLog 10 09.05.2022

SBI Holdings subsidiary enables Bitcoin and XRP payments

SBI Motor Japan, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, has allowed African customers to pay for used cars with Bitcoin and the XRP token.

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ForkLog 9 05.05.2022

Gucci to start accepting cryptocurrency payments

The Italian fashion house Gucci will launch a pilot program to accept payments in digital assets in five U.S. stores in May. Vogue Business reports.

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ForkLog 15 22.04.2022

Twitter to test USDC payments via Stripe

Stripe, a provider of financial infrastructure for online businesses, has added support for payments in the stablecoin USDC on the Polygon blockchain. Twitter will be the first user of the solution.

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ForkLog 20 15.04.2022

BIS identifies drivers of CBDC appeal for central banks

Improving the efficiency of payment systems is the main motivation for central banks of developing countries considering CBDC adoption. This finding comes from the BIS study.

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