Estonia Approves First Bitcoin, Crypto Bank Striga – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] Striga gains regulatory approval to operate in Estonia as a VASP. The company is the first VASP to be approved following the country’s reworked legislation for VASPs. The law requires KYC information, capital requirements, and affiliation with Estonia. Striga, a bitcoin and cryptocurrency banking infrastructure provider, became the first virtual asset service provider (VASP) […]
Bahrain Approves EazyPay For Bitcoin, Crypto Payments – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] The Kingdom of Bahrain approved EazyPay to enable Bitcoin payments for over 5,000 merchants in the MENA region. EazyPay partnered with Binance enabling instant POS and online payments in bitcoin and crypto. Bahrain recently began testing bitcoin payments through the central bank’s financial services testing platform. The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has approved […]
THNDR Games Release Club Bitcoin: Solitaire Mobile Game – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] THNDR Games launches a new solitaire game enabling users to play and earn bitcoin. The familiarity of solitaire is meant to make onboarding more comfortable for first-time bitcoin gamers. Over 80% of the company’s users earn their first bitcoin through THNDR Games with 60% of its base located in emerging markets. THNDR Games, a […]
White House Releases Digital Asset Regulatory Framework – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] The White House has published a legal framework for engaging with bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the U.S. following a “whole of government” executive order (E.O.) from President Joe Biden earlier this year, per an official press release. The “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” E.O. called on government agencies to produce varying forms of […]
BigCommerce, BitPay, CoinPayments Launch Crypto Payments – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] BigCommerce enables bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments for over 60,000 ecommerce merchants. The company partnered with BitPay and CoinPayments to build one-click integrations for the platform. BigCommerce intends to integrate with more partners in the ecosystem in the near future. BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) ecommerce platform, has partnered with BitPay and CoinPayments […]
Greenpeace Intensifies Campaign Against Bitcoin After Ethereum’s Merge – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] Greenpeace and the Environmental Working Group have launched a $1 million smear campaign against Bitcoin following Ethereum’s Merge to PoS. The campaign has a petition urging Fidelity, BlackRock and others to move Bitcoin away from PoW. Opponents of Bitcoin need to understand how it actually works. Greenpeace and the Environmental Working Group have intensified […]
River Purchases 3,000 Miners For Hosted Services – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] River has purchased 3,000 miners expanding its hosting services. The company has thousands more miners scheduled for deployment this year. The majority of the purchased miners will be powered by a wind farm in West Texas. River, a bitcoin-focused fintech company, has purchased 3,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners which will mostly be wind-powered […]
China Back Among Top 10 Crypto-Using Countries – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] China is back among the countries with the highest level of bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption in the world. The findings come from a new Chainalysis report that details the adoption levels of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies per country. Vietnam leads the world in overall adoption, while India has the highest number of centralized purchases. Blockchain […]
ZEBEDEE, Slice Launch Browser Extension To Pay Users Bitcoin – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] ZEBEDEE partners with Slice to pay users in bitcoin for surfing the web. Slice is an advertisement startup company that built an extension which awards points for watching ads. The points can be redeemed for bitcoin through ZEBEDEE’s app. Bitcoin-gaming company ZEBEDEE has partnered with Slice, an advertisement technology startup, to pay users in […]
Central Bank Of Bahrain Tests Bitcoin Payments – Bitcoin Magazine
[ad_1] OpenNode is trialing a scalable bitcoin payments solution with the Central Bank of Bahrain. The central bank has a sandbox application where payments can be tested, specifically designed for fintech solutions. OpenNode intends to showcase Bitcoin’s ability to strengthen the Bahrain economy and show why Bitcoin is synonymous with good business. OpenNode, a Bitcoin […]