VISA, the top payment processor and credit card manufacturer, already made significant moves in the crypto industry with partnerships with several industry firms. However, the firm might be getting ready to make more direct crypto integrations into its platform. Last week,VISA held its investors’ earnings call. At the event, company Read more…
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Locke used to say: Let’s add the milk of data to the cereal of understanding! Bitcoin price We closed the day, May 25 2020, at Read more…
VISA has applied for a patent that would facilitate the creation of digital fiat currencies on the blockchain. The application mentions Ethereum (ETH) several times leading many to believe that it will be the choice platform for VISA. Less than a day ago, a new patent application from VISA emerged from the Read more…
Crypto payments platform Swipe has partnered with Samsung to add its digital currency Visa debit card on Samsung Pay. Announced on Friday, this will allow Swipe Android users to directly add their Swipe debit cards to Samsung’s mobile payment platform for making day-to-day transactions. This came after Swipe’s similar partnership with Google Read more…
Facebook’s cryptocurrency project is taking a new, scaled-down approach as transactions increasingly take place online during the coronavirus pandemic. The Libra Association, an independent group organized by Facebook to manage the libra crytocurrency, said it now plans to offer stable coins backed by just one nation’s currency in addition to its coins Read more…
The Fold app — a Lightning-compatible mobile app that offers users Bitcoin rewards (BTC) while shopping — has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program. Joining the program will enable the app to launch a new Visa co-branded card, which continues the offer of Bitcoin rewards for purchases made at retailers. Read more…