US Congressman introduces bill to allow IRS accept Bitcoin for tax payments
US Congressman Matt Gaetz has introduced legislation that would require the IRS to accept tax paid with Bitcoin. If enacted into law, American taxpayers will have the option to pay…
Bitcoin payments app Strike is now available in Europe
Strike, a payments app focused on the Bitcoin blockchain, is now available in Europe. The platform recently expanded to Africa and its app is also accessible in Latin America. Strike…
Crypto.com partners with Adelaide Oval to bring crypto payments to sports fans in Australia
Crypto.com and Adelaide Oval have integrated to enable the first ever crypto payments at an Australian stadium. Users will pay with crypto via Crypto.com Pay, with a AUD$10 cashback for…
What Is Zeebu: B2B Payments and Settlement Platform For Telecoms
What Is Zeebu Zeebu is a blockchain-powered payment ecosystem tailored for the telecom carriers industry, where payments are made using the ZBU tokens, and users earn loyalty rewards for transac...
Tether leads $25M round for crypto payments firm Oobit
Tether led the $25 million Series A round for crypto payments firm Oobit. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko also backed the platform’s investment round. Oobit, a mobile payments firm that allows…
Russia’s Exved launches cross-border crypto payments with Tether’s USDT
The platform supports Tether’s USDT stablecoin. Exved has garnered regulatory approval from the Bank of Russia and the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation. Exved, a Russian digital…
JPMorgan enhances JPM Coin with a programmable payments feature
JPMorgan introduces programmable payments for JPM Coin users. Clients can now automate payments based on preset conditions. The move aims to enhance flexibility and responsiveness in transactions. In a strategic…
Ferrari embraces crypto payments, partners with BitPay in the US
The luxury carmaker partners with BitPay to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions. Ferrari is responding to growing customer demand and dealer requests. The luxury car maker will start by accepting crypto payments…
Chase Bank announces an outright ban on crypto payments in the U.K.
Chase Bank will start to block crypto payments in U.K. from October 16th. The retail bank says the ban is related to an increase in crypto frauds. Chase Bank has…
Elon Musk’s X platform has payments licenses in seven US states
The most recent payment license that X obtained was from Rhodes Island. Some of the US states that X has received clearance for payment processing include Arizona, Maryland, and Georgia.…