South Africa Latest to Consider Creating National Digital Currency
One more nation, South Africa, is making the first step of migration to a fully digital economy, speaking about offering...
FinTech
Trump’s Mexico Feud Creating a Perfect Storm for Bitcoin Remittances
Mexico’s biggest cash cow is under siege as Donald J. Trump threatens to tax or halt remittances to the country in order...
Mercedes Buys Bitcoin Service Provider in ‘Digitization Strategy’
Mercedes owner Daimler AG has announced its takeover of PayCash Europe, a provider of Bitcoin payment services alongside others, in a move that...
Bitcoin Goes to Washington – Trump May Hire More Digital Currency Leaders
President-elect Donald John Trump seems to have a lengthy to-do list when it comes to “making America Great Again.” This...
Russian Gym Chain Starts Accepting Bitcoin for Membership
Russian-based sports gym chain NanoFitness has announced it will begin accepting Bitcoin as payment for membership and related services. 'We Were...
Like an ‘Uber for Traders’: How Cashaa Drives Remittance Costs to Zero
Bitcoinist spoke with Kumar Gaurav, CEO of Cashaa, a blockchain-powered P2P marketplace that makes it possible to send and receive...
Amsterdam Conscripts Homeless in the War on Cash
Amsterdam has introduced the “Contactless Payment Jackets” for beggars, an electronic payment system that allows people to donate to the...
To the Mao-oon! China’s New 5-Year Plan Adds Blockchain Technology
China has included Blockchain technology in its 13th National Five-Year Plan, via an Informatization Strategy published December 15 by the...
