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Retailers could soon turn to cryptocurrencies to minimise costs as Mastercard and Visa prepare to hike up interchange fees fivefold.

Retailers could begin accepting cryptocurrency as card interchange fees skyrocket

February 25, 2021

Retailers could soon turn to cryptocurrencies to minimise costs as Mastercard and Visa prepare to hike up interchange fees fivefold. Card giant Mastercard announced in January that from October 15…

JD.com will start accepting digital yuan

JD.com becomes first online platform to accept digital yuan

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December 7, 2020

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Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com Inc on Saturday announced it had become the country’s first platform to accept Beijing’s digital yuan. The company’s finch arm JD Digits will accept Beijing’s homegrown…

Burger King has begun accepting various cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin as it launches a pioneering new partnership.

Burger King starts accepting Bitcoin payments

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January 6, 2020

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Burger King has begun accepting various cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin as it launches a pioneering new partnership. According to Cointelegraph the fast food giant has become the latest chain to begin…

EU rules the likes of Facebook’s Libra should not be allowed until risks are addressed

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December 6, 2019

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Private digital currencies such as Facebook’s Libra should not be allowed in the European Union until the risks they could pose are addressed, according to EU finance ministers. In a…

Alibaba is being praised by Chinese gay communities after releasing an advert featuring same sex couples in spite of government dissuasion and censorship.

Alibaba will be first retailer to recieve Chinese “state-backed” cryptocurrency

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August 28, 2019

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Alibaba will be the first retailer to be issued China’s state-backed cryptocurrency alongside six other Chinese financial giants. China’s central bank will launch a national cryptocurrency dubbed DC/EP (Digital Currency/Electronic…

Facebook tells US Congress Libra won’t launch until it has “fully addressed regulatory concerns”

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July 16, 2019

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Facebook’s Calibra chief executive David Marcus will face the US Congress today, answering questions over the social media giant’s proposed cryptocurrency launch. The US government are expected to delve into…

US government could block big tech firms from offering cryptocurrencies

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July 15, 2019

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A draft legislation suggests fining tech companies $1 million a day for violating newly proposed restrictions, according to Reuters. After US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell last week said “serious…

Facebook’s cryptocurrency under fire from the Feds

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July 11, 2019

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Facebook’s plans to build a digital currency called Libra may be put on hold after US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday said “serious concerns” would need to be…

Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency in early 2020

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May 24, 2019

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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…

Ebay hints at imminent cryptocurrency integration

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May 14, 2019

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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…

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Retailers could begin accepting cryptocurrency as card interchange fees skyrocket

JD.com becomes first online platform to accept digital yuan

Burger King starts accepting Bitcoin payments

EU rules the likes of Facebook’s Libra should not be allowed until risks are addressed

Alibaba will be first retailer to recieve Chinese “state-backed” cryptocurrency

Facebook tells US Congress Libra won’t launch until it has “fully addressed regulatory concerns”

US government could block big tech firms from offering cryptocurrencies

Ebay hints at imminent cryptocurrency integration

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