Search Results for: Bitcoin
South Africa’s Second Largest Supermarket Chain Pick n Pay Trials Bitcoin Payments
September 18th, 2017
A major supermarket chain in South Africa, Pick n Pay, has started a trial to accept bitcoin payments in-store at its head office location. A payment technology company named Electrum provides the payments platform, with bitcoin exchange Luno providing ...
Top China Bitcoin exchange to stop trading
September 15th, 2017
One of China’s biggest Bitcoin exchanges has said it will stop trading, after a government warning over virtual currencies. BTCC said it would stop buying and selling on 30 September in response to tightening regulation. It comes after authorities ...
Bitcoin mining has become very big business
September 14th, 2017
In China’s Hinterlands, Workers Mine Bitcoin for a Digital Fortune One of the largest sources of Bitcoin can be found in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, despite Chinese skepticism over its potential for risk. They worked as factory hands, ...
Bitcoin and ethereum slide after JPMorgan Chase boss slams cryptocurrencies as “fraud”
September 13th, 2017
JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon slammed cryptocurrencies as a “fraud” last night, pushing the already slipping value of Bitcoin down another notch. Bitcoin hit a three-week low today following his remarks, dropping 5.6 per cent to $3,953, while ...
Town in Switzerland accepts tax payments in bitcoin
September 13th, 2017
Switzerland ramped up its bid to become a global hub for financial technology (fintech) and cryptocurrency start-ups with the decision by a town on the Italian border to accept tax payments in bitcoin. Chiasso announced that it would take ...
China Is Said to Ban Bitcoin Exchanges While Allowing OTC Trades
September 11th, 2017
China plans to ban trading of bitcoin and other virtual currencies on domestic exchanges, dealing another blow to the $150 billion cryptocurrency market after the country outlawed initial coin offerings last week. The ban will only apply to trading ...
Russian govt wants to protect public from bitcoin trading as it resembles ‘financial pyramid’
August 30th, 2017
The Moscow Exchange is working on a mechanism to regulate trading in bitcoin and other digital currencies. At the same time, the Russian Finance Ministry says bitcoin resembles a pyramid scheme, and trading should be limited. “We are already ...
How Bitcoin is making waves in the luxury market
August 28th, 2017
When Bitcoin and a subsequent raft of cryptocurrencies first landed in the early part of the decade, many people — including noted economists and finance experts — dismissed them as a fad. These new forms of digital money were ...
Bitcoin cash crashed on Monday; down nearly 20% at $579 a coin
August 22nd, 2017
Bitcoin cash is crashing on Monday, trading down nearly 20% at $579 a coin after soaring to a record high of $942 during an impressive weekend rally. In the process, bitcoin cash reclaimed the spot as the third-largest cryptocurrency, ...
Bitcoin, Digital Currency and AML/CFT eKYC via Paydentity™
August 18th, 2017
Highlights • iSignthis welcomes Justice Minister’s statement to include digital currency exchange sector into Australian Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations • iSignthis Paydentity service already providing identity verification eKYC and processing services to US and EU companies, including Coinify.com ...
