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Alibaba applies for 262 blockchain patents

May 24, 2019

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Delivery / Supply Chain

Alibaba, Blockchain, business, China, e-commerce, expand, Patent, payments, supply chain

Chinese multinational conglomerate and e-commerce specialist Alibaba is pushing on with its foray into blockchain implementation after applying for 262 blockchain patents. With those patents in hand, Alibaba will integrate…

Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency in early 2020

May 24, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Bank of England, Blockchain, cryptocurrency, Facebook, GlobalCoin, Mark Zuckerberg, payments, social media, US Senate

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Mark Zuckerberg is planning to launch a cryptocurrency for his social media empire in early 2020, allowing users to make digital payments in a dozen countries. GlobalCoin will enable Facebook’s…

Whole Foods, GameStop & Office Depot to accept cryptocurrency payments instantly in store

May 14, 2019

Ben Stevens

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Instore, News

Barnes & Noble, Crypto, Flexa, GameStop, Office Depot, Spedn, Whole Foods

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Whole Foods, GameStop, Barnes & Noble and many other major retailers will now accept a range of cryptocurrencies in their physical stores. Flexa, a crypto payment processing start-up, has launched…

Ebay hints at imminent cryptocurrency integration

May 14, 2019

Ben Stevens

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Ecommerce, News

Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Ebay, Paypal, Sanja Kon, UTRUST

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Ebay has hinted that it could start accepting cryptocurrencies with a range of adverts posted at the blockchain and cryptocurrency conference Consensus. As one of the main sponsors of the…

Could this be the world’s first Bitcoin debit card?

April 29, 2019

Ben Stevens

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, debit card, McAfee, QR code, Visa

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The world’s first cryptocurrency debit card is expected to be released in the near future by the controversial tech entrepreneur John McAfee. McAfee, the man behind the first ever anti-virus…

You will now be able to use Bitcoin on any ecommerce site including Amazon

April 23, 2019

Ben Stevens

Cryptocurrency

Amazon, Bitcoin, cryptocurrency

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Cryptocurrency payment start-up Moon has launched a service which will enable customers to pay on ecommerce sites like Amazon with Bitcoin. Moon, which was founded last year by three people…

Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten launches cryptocurrency exchange

April 1, 2019

Ben Stevens

Cryptocurrency, News

cryptocurrency, Everybody’s Bitcoin, Rakuten, Rakuten Wallet

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Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten is due to launch its own cryptocurrency exchange in June, after it was approved by regulators. The Financial Service Agency (FSA) have the green light for…

Starbucks to begin letting customers pay using Bitcoin

March 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Cryptocurrency, News

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Starbucks is set to begin allowing customers to pay for coffee using Bitcoin, as it signs a landmark deal with Bakkt. The coffee behemoth, which has over 28,000 stores across…

Cryptocurrency

Alibaba applies for 262 blockchain patents

Whole Foods, GameStop & Office Depot to accept cryptocurrency payments instantly in store

Ebay hints at imminent cryptocurrency integration

Could this be the world’s first Bitcoin debit card?

You will now be able to use Bitcoin on any ecommerce site including Amazon

Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten launches cryptocurrency exchange

Starbucks to begin letting customers pay using Bitcoin

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