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ForkLog 18 04.08.2021

Bakkt to enable Bitcoin payments at Quiznos fast-food restaurants

Bakkt, a regulated platform for trading Bitcoin derivatives, will launch a pilot program that will allow the Quiznos fast-food restaurant chain to accept payments in Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 9 30.07.2021

Mastercard CEO: we must be present in the crypto space

Mastercard intends to remain at the forefront of developments in the digital-asset space, including CBDCs and stablecoins. This was stated by Mastercard CEO Michael Maubach, according to American Banker.

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ForkLog 6 29.07.2021

Visa CFO notes waning enthusiasm around cryptocurrencies

In the spring of 2021, Visa’s crypto-card operations accounted for a large share of the payment system’s transaction volume, but the frenzy around digital assets began to ease. This was disclosed by Visa’s chief financial officer, Vasant Prabhu.

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ForkLog 11 28.07.2021

Dash Core Group launches DashDirect, a consumer payments app for DASH in the United States

Dash Core Group developers launched the consumer payments app DashDirect, enabling DASH to be used to pay for goods and services at US merchants.

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ForkLog 11 26.07.2021

Media reports that Amazon will start accepting Bitcoin; the company denies.

The tech giant Amazon plans to add support for Bitcoin payments by the end of 2021, City A.M. reports, citing an insider.

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ForkLog 35 19.07.2021

Experts see Bitcoin’s chances of replacing fiat by 2040

Half of fintech and crypto experts expect Bitcoin to surpass fiat and national digital currencies by 2040. Finder.com reached this conclusion in a survey.

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ForkLog 11 16.07.2021

US city authorities mull paying taxes in bitcoin

Jackson, Tennessee blockchain task force has begun examining the possibility of paying property taxes and salaries in the first cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 10 09.07.2021

BIS urges greater focus on cross-border CBDCs

Central banks developing national digital currencies (CBDCs) should devote greater attention to their use in cross-border transfers than to domestic applications. These recommendations are contained in a new BIS report.

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ForkLog 12 09.07.2021

Ukraine identifies potential uses for the e-hryvnia

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) conducted a poll among a hundred financial experts on the most preferred areas of application for the e-hryvnia.

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ForkLog 7 09.07.2021

BoT warns of risks linked to Bitcoin payments.

The Bank of Thailand reminded that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender in the country and warned of regulatory measures if they become widespread.

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ForkLog 10 08.07.2021

France and Singapore tested CBDC in cross-border wholesale payments

The Bank of France and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have successfully completed an experiment using a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for wholesale cross-border payments and settlements.

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ForkLog 13 07.07.2021

Visa crypto-card holders spent more than $1 billion in H1 2021

In the first half of 2021, the volume of transactions on Visa's debit crypto cards exceeded $1 billion.

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