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25,000 Points of Sale in France to Accept Bitcoin Payments

More than 25,000 points of sale in France will soon be able to accept bitcoin payments through applications provided by Global P.O.S., a retail software provider, according to a press release from the company. To enable the payment option, Global P.O.S. is leveraging their Easy2Play payments platform and EasyWallet application. Nearly 30 brands are expected…

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Op Ed: The Bitcoin Lightning Network Adds a New Set of Accounting Challenges

Serving as a second layer on top of Bitcoin, enabling cheap and fast private payments, the Lightning Network has ushered in new businesses, projects and users to the space. But while Bitcoin’s Lightning Network seems to be proving itself a valuable solution (with exponential year-over-year growth in the total number of channels), new challenges have…

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TMX, Paycase Deal for Cryptocurrency Offerings Leads to $500M Lawsuit

Paycase Financial, a cryptocurrency broker, is suing TMX Group, a financial services company, for $500 million after an alleged breach of contract. The two companies, both based in Toronto, Ontario, began their partnership in March 2018 when they agreed to a 10-year deal to combine TMX’s existing expertise and infrastructure in traditional markets with Paycase’s…

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Online Lender SoFi to Launch Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading Next Week

news Online lender SoFi announced its crypto trading platform will go live next Tuesday. Bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin will be the first digital assets available to trade on its SoFi Invest platform, CEO Anthony Noto told Fortune in an interview published on Wednesday. With the new platform, SoFi joins a number of digital-first trading firms –…

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Binance Coin Price Analysis: BNB Plummets To $15, a Rebound Or Next Target $10?

The cryptocurrency markets have seen a turbulent couple of days after Bitcoin plummeted beneath its 3-month consolidation pattern, dropping as low as $8,345 and dragging the rest of the cryptocurrency market down with it. Binance Coin has suffered significantly after decreasing by a total of 30% over the past 7 days. BNB fell by another18%…

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Fold App Raises $2.5M to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to Starbucks

The Fold app, a mobile shopping app that supports Bitcoin’s Lightning Network enabling users to withdraw funds to an external Bitcoin (BTC) wallet, has raised $2.5 million and added a fiat currency payment option. In a Sept. 25 blog post, Fold’s editor, Will Reeves, informed the public that the app’s users can now spend both fiat…

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Peter Thiel-Backed Investment Fund 1Confirmation Raises $45 Million

Crypto investment fund 1Confirmation, backed by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, has raised $45 million for its second fund.Following the raise, 1Confirmation has over $75 million in assets under management for investing in new projects in the crypto industry, the firm’s founder Nick Tomaino announced on Sept. 25.San Francisco-based 1Confirmation is one of the earliest crypto…

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KPMG Survey: US Consumers Highly Willing to Use Blockchain Tokens

63% of American consumers perceive blockchain tokens to be an easy form of payment, according to a new survey from “Big Four” auditor KPMG.VentureBeat reported the survey’s results on Sept. 25, citing an accompanying statement from KPMG’s United States blockchain leader Arun Gosh:“Tokenization [...] provides inspiring new ways to classify value, either by creating new…

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Filecoin Testnet to Launch in December — Mainnet in Q1 2020

Decentralized file hosting protocol Filecoin announced in a post published on its blog on Sept. 24, that its alphanet will be launched tomorrow, testnet on Dec. 11 and mainnet in Q1 2020.“These windows are best estimates”However, the Filecoin team acknowledges that “these windows are best estimates, and could potentially slide.” Per the announcement, this year the…

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Dead Altcoins: Overwhelming Number of Crypto Projects Without A Single Line Of Code Committed in 2019

ICOs were undoubtedly a hot trend back in 2017 and 2018 during the parabolic market movement and the subsequent decrease. Ever since then, their prominence has stalled and a recent report shows why that might be. Apparently, 640 out of 2000 reviewed ICOs haven’t added or written a single line of code in 2019 and…