An Amazon insider leaked a story about imminent crypto plans, and prices jumped. Even after Amazon officially denied specific crypto plans, prices resumed an upward climb. Why? We think it’s clear why: Amazon will go crypto and it’s only a matter of time…
Legendary rivals Visa and Mastercard vie to build the most appealing onramp to crypto adoption. Although Visa has been enjoying the first-mover advantage, Mastercard has one trick up its sleeve Visa doesn’t…
Crypto skeptics often say, “it’s not money if you can’t spend it.” Then Visa came along and made crypto transactions as easy as swiping a credit card. The often-cited barriers to adoption are falling like dominoes…
While speculators worry about charts and Bollinger bands amid crypto’s pullbacks, and others fret about regulatory clampdowns, El Salvador announced it would adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Here’s why this is a big deal…
The point at which cryptocurrencies became a mainstream asset would always be a matter of debate. Well, even though we’re only 3 full months in, we think 2021 is the big year. And that’s surprising. Here’s why we’re making this bold claim…
PayPal made cryptocurrency checkouts available as of Tuesday, March 30, “a move that could significantly boost use of digital assets in everyday commerce.” Here’s what that means for crypto adoption…
Banks, traditionally conservative and risk-averse institutions, are increasingly getting involved in blockchain and digital currency transactions. Here are the latest three banks with big blockchain plans, and what their role in mainstreaming cryptocurrencies might mean for the future…
The OCC finds blockchain to be on par with other widely-used electronic payments like SWIFT, ACH and FedWire, and even said blockchain payments could provide a more resilient system as the large number of nodes would limit tampering on the network. Has crypto finally come of age?
While crypto adoption has steadily grown over the years, a primary hurdle to achieve mass adoption continues to be the widespread acceptance of crypto payments options. That could all change with ForumPay, a startup that promises the simplest solution to date for merchants to accept crypto. Here’s how this new technology could prove to be a boon for all.
