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ForkLog 15 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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ForkLog 13 07.07.2021

Pavilions premium hotel chain adds cryptocurrency payment option

The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts premium boutique chain has added the option to pay for room bookings with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 40 other cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 12 24.06.2021

El Salvador’s president says altcoins will not compete with Bitcoin in the country

El Salvador does not plan to adopt any altcoin cryptocurrency as legal tender. President Nayib Bukele said this in Peter McCormack's podcast.

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ForkLog 15 24.06.2021

Visa to acquire fintech platform Tink for €1.8 billion

Visa has agreed to acquire the Swedish open-banking platform Tink for €1.8 billion (~$2.15 billion).

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ForkLog 47 18.06.2021

Danske Bank decides not to restrict customers’ cryptocurrency transactions

Denmark's largest bank, Danske Bank, takes a cautious approach to digital assets but will not hinder customers' interactions with crypto services, according to a notice.

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ForkLog 12 16.06.2021

Stripe chief says he is a Bitcoin fan three years after halting support for the asset

Stripe President and co-founder John Collison told Bloomberg TV in an interview that he and the company are 'full-throated Bitcoin enthusiasts'.

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ForkLog 13 15.06.2021

CABEI to back El Salvador’s bitcoin push

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will create a technical group to support the Salvadoran government in implementing bitcoin as a legal means of payment.

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ForkLog 18 14.06.2021

Survey finds 93% of Americans want to pay with cryptocurrencies

Two-thirds of current and former cryptocurrency holders acquired them to conduct transactions, and 92.6% of coin holders would consider making purchases with them in the future. The results of a survey conducted by payments processor BitPay and news aggregator PYMNTS show.

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ForkLog 10 14.06.2021

Remittance services in El Salvador take a cautious stance on Bitcoin support

Only a small number of remittance services in El Salvador have integrated Bitcoin support, as required by the law recognizing digital gold as legal tender. Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 29 10.06.2021

Experts weigh Bitcoin’s impact on El Salvador’s economy: it cannot get worse

As El Salvador, which at the legislative level recognized Bitcoin as a means of payment, created a precedent for other states. For the country itself, this move could bring both an inflow of investment and a capital outflow. This was stated by experts polled by ForkLog.

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ForkLog 41 07.06.2021

Mike Novogratz: Bitcoin will never become a means of payment

The founder of Galaxy Digital, the crypto bank, Mike Novogratz, said on the Exchanges at Goldman Sachs podcast that Bitcoin will not become a means of payment because its blockchain is not suited for this.

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ForkLog 8 03.06.2021

Razer weighs accepting cryptocurrency payments

Razer, a leading global producer of computer gaming hardware and peripherals, is considering entering the cryptocurrency market.

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