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Finance

Dubai Free Zone Becomes First UAE Government Entity to Accept Bitcoin

The free zone accepts payments in bitcoin, ether and the tether stablecoin.

Dubai

Tech

Russian Mobile Operators Eye Payments Services, Wallets for Digital Ruble

Some telcos are looking at developing a digital wallet that would link the digital currency to users' mobile phone numbers.

Russia's Central Bank

Videos

Mastercard to Allow Payments With Cryptocurrencies

Mastercard is the latest major firm to jump on the crypto payments bandwagon. The Hash team discusses the impact this trend will have on increasing mainstream crypto adoption for payments and other transactions.

Recent Videos

Markets

Uber CEO Says Company to Consider Crypto for Rides, Not Its Balance Sheet

The rideshare company will look into cryptocurrencies including bitcoin as a potential form of payment.

Uber

Policy

U.S. Woman Charged With Attempted Dark Web Murder-for-Hire Paid With Bitcoin

The woman allegedly presented a sum of over $5,000 in bitcoin to a dark web admin as proof she could afford the hit.

Spider web, dark web

Finance

Croatia's Tifon Gas Stations Hope to Tap Tourist Trade With Crypto Payment Support

Forty-six fuel stops will accept bitcoin, ether, stellar, XRP and EOS through a partnership with local platform PayCek.

Gradina Korenička, Croatia

Finance

Binance Says It Wants to Get More People Using Crypto With Its New Payments Service

The beta Binance Pay product currently allows users to make and receive payments in five cryptocurrencies and the euro.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Finance

Debt Collection Firm CIS Now Accepts Bitcoin for B2B Repayments

Corporate Intelligence Services said it launched the new repayment option to provide a better service to its "clientele."

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Finance

Secure Messaging App Signal Reportedly Toying With Crypto Payments

Staff at the firm are said to be worried the addition would bring bad actors and unwanted regulatory attention.

cellphone users mobile

Finance

Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card

The card can be used to spend crypto and fiat around the world.

LVL's debit card

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