Bitcoin is either the great polluter of the digital age or a lucrative tailwind that renewable energy needs. Two stark and opposing viewpoints. After all, as Elon Musk famously tweeted in May, in explaining his rationale for Tesla suspending vehicle purchases using bitcoin: “We are concerned...
An integration between payments provider Fiserv and NYDIG, which works in bitcoin tech and financial services, will enable financial institutions (FIs) to allow consumers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin via their bank accounts, according to a press release. Banks and credit unions can now...
Digital asset marketplace Bakkt Holdings has rolled out a new card intended to help people use digital currency to purchase everyday items, according to a press release. They’ll be able to use Bakkt’s new Visa debit card to buy items online or in stores wherever...
Cryptocurrency platform Bitcoin IRA is making its mobile app public, according to a press release. This will be the first retirement app of its kind for crypto, the release stated. It will allow for buying, selling and swapping crypto assets inside self-directed retirement accounts. Users...
Goldman Sachs has commenced trading bitcoin futures with the help of Galaxy Digital in a move that advances the investment bank’s efforts to assist hedge funds and different sizable institutional customers with betting on bitcoin, CNBC reported. The trades mark the first time that the...
Circle, a global FinTech, has partnered with Maps.me to offer access to a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem for consumers using digital currency USD Coin (USDC), according to a press release. That will come with less expensive ways to pay, transfer and invest in USDC, the...
Bakkt Holdings, a digital asset marketplace known for its Bakkt app, will be working with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ loyalty program, Wyndham Rewards, in order to let users redeem resort points within the Bakkt app, according to a press release. The Bakkt platform allows users...
Telecommunications provider GoldConnect, which works in the Latin America and Caribbean regions, will now be accepting cryptocurrency payments, according to a press release. The payments will be accepted through a partnership the company has with BitPay, the release stated. GoldConnect hopes to entice new customers...
South Korea has rolled out a set of new restrictions on cryptocurrency exchanges, Crypto Briefing reported. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced Sunday (June 13) that it would begin forcing banks to classify crypto clients as “high-risk,” the report stated. Those clients will also be...
