Payments

Jack Dorsey champions Bitcoin payments for Signal’s secure messaging

Jack Dorsey champions Bitcoin payments for Signal’s secure messaging

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has publicly supported the idea of integrating Bitcoin into Signal Messenger for direct peer-to-peer (P2P) payments. On April 10, Dorsey posted on X, suggesting that the encrypted messaging app should consider using Bitcoin to power its financial transactions. He wrote: “Signal should use bitcoin for p2p payments.” His remark was a […]

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Block’s Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin Could Fail Due to Irrelevance

Block’s Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin Could Fail Due to Irrelevance

Dorsey stated that if bitcoin were to fail, it would be because it did not become a necessary tool for people’s daily use. He asserted that bitcoin must be committed to the payment use case to avoid becoming something you “buy and forget.” Block’s Jack Dorsey Believes Bitcoin May Fail by Becoming Irrelevant The current

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Regulation: ‘Net Positive’ for Crypto Payments Industry, Bybit Exec Says

Regulation: ‘Net Positive’ for Crypto Payments Industry, Bybit Exec Says

The digital payments sector, particularly in cryptocurrency, is a regulatory battleground. Some users welcome regulation for weeding out bad actors and enhancing service quality, while others see it as stifling innovation. The head of Bybit’s payment business unit believes regulation brings clarity, safety, and confidence. Regulation a ‘Net Positive’ for Payments Says Bybit Exec The

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Report: Gen Z in Chile Is Mostly Digital and Crypto-Native

Report: Gen Z in Chile Is Mostly Digital and Crypto-Native

Kushki, an Ecuador-based fintech company, has revealed that more than half of all centennials in Chile use digital means to settle their payments and are knowledgeable about crypto and its uses. Centennials in Chile Are Familiar With Digital and Crypto Settlements Latam is quickly leaning towards tech-based and digital settlement platforms, including fiat and crypto

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Mercuryo CEO: Crypto’s Arrival on the World Stage Won’t Be a ‘Eureka Moment’

Mercuryo CEO: Crypto’s Arrival on the World Stage Won’t Be a ‘Eureka Moment’

According to Petr Kozyakov, trust in traditional finance, notwithstanding its inefficiencies, creates hesitancy among businesses and regulators regarding stablecoins. Traditional Finance Inertia Hinders Crypto Adoption Despite the early promises of blockchain technology to revolutionize global finance, cryptocurrency payments, while gaining traction, remain a small fraction of the overall market. Industry experts point to a combination

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Panama introduces legislation to legalize voluntary crypto payments, regulate industry

Panama introduces legislation to legalize voluntary crypto payments, regulate industry

Panama has unveiled a sweeping draft bill aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies and fostering the development of blockchain-based services, signaling a renewed effort to position the country as a fintech leader in Latin America. The proposed law establishes a legal framework for using digital assets in financial transactions, establishes licensing requirements for service providers, and includes

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Ripple teams up with Chipper Cash for blockchain-powered cross-border payments in Africa

Ripple teams up with Chipper Cash for blockchain-powered cross-border payments in Africa

Ripple has partnered with Chipper Cash to drive faster and more affordable cross-border payments across Africa. Announced on March 27, the partnership will bring Ripple’s blockchain-based payment technology to Chipper Cash’s millions of users in nine African countries. The integration will allow Chipper Cash customers to access Ripple Payments, a solution that enables swift international

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LeisurePay Overcomes Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and Embraces a Bright Future for Blockchain Payments

LeisurePay Overcomes Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and Embraces a Bright Future for Blockchain Payments

LeisurePay Overcomes Operation Chokepoint 2.0 And Embraces A Bright Future For Blockchain Payments For the past two years, the crypto industry has faced an aggressive battle, one that many argue was designed to cut off access to banking services and stifle innovation. Known as Operation Chokepoint 2.0, this alleged regulatory effort targeted crypto firms by

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Crossmint Secures .6 Million to Facilitate the World’s Onchain Transition

Crossmint Secures $23.6 Million to Facilitate the World’s Onchain Transition

With the participation of Ribbit Capital, Franklin Templeton, NYCA, First Round, Lightspeed Faction, and HF0, Crossmint will accelerate its mission to bring every business and AI agent onchain. Crossmint Raises $23.6 Million to Move Businesses to Blockchain The world is increasingly moving to include blockchain technology, and companies like Crossmint have risen to address this

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Wages Paid in Bitcoin? Bill Introduced in Brazil Might Make It Possible

Wages Paid in Bitcoin? Bill Introduced in Brazil Might Make It Possible

The bill seeks to allow wages and other labor-linked payments to be partially settled using virtual assets in Brazil and also calls for educating workers about volatility and transaction security issues. Lawmakers to Review Bitcoin Wages Bill in Brazil A new bill has been introduced in Congress to regulate the payment of wages and other

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