Tag: Cryptocurrency

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Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom, Whole Foods (maybe Starbucks) Now Accepting Crypto

Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom, Whole Foods Now Accepting Crypto

by Tim Sloane

May 14, 2019

Any startup that can have so many large merchants agree to accept a new payment mechanism at launch certainly deserves ...

Your Debt Collector Wants to Friend You on Facebook

Facebook Reportedly Plans to Launch Private Cryptocurrency Platform – But Why?

by Aaron McPherson

May 3, 2019

On May 2, 2019, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System; Social-media giant is ...

Will Visa, Mastercard, PayPal Be Eclipsed By Crypto? Not Soon!

by Tim Sloane

April 19, 2019

One needs to evaluate opinions based on the source, so one expects an article placed in Ethereum World News will ...

Corporate Traveller Partners with BitPay to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments

by Steve Murphy

April 16, 2019

For those readers not familiar with BitPay, it’s an Atlanta-based 2011 startup that specializes in facilitating Bitcoin payments and acceptance ...

One Example of What’s Wrong With “Blockchain”

by Tim Sloane

April 8, 2019

Pity the non-technical writer asked to tackle cryptocurrencies and blockchain. This Payment Source article tackles the topic but represents pretty ...

Securing Crypto Assets on the Blockchain

by Andre Stoorvogel

April 2, 2019

The rapid expansion of the cryptocurrency ecosystem demonstrates the power of the blockchain to revolutionize financial services and beyond. Yet ...

Volatility & Lack Of Brand Awareness Are Not The Cause Of Slow Crypto Adoption

by Tim Sloane

March 12, 2019

This PaymentSource article claims volatility and a lack of brand recognition have blunted crypto adoption. Based on this it assumes ...

Whatsapp Users in India May Soon Be Able to Buy and Sell Facebook Crypto

by Tim Sloane

December 27, 2018

As the Crypto News Review article reports, the rumored Facebook crypto solution is said to target users in India. Deploying ...

Cryptojacking Attacks Appear Quaint Compared to Other Account Takeover Scenarios!

by Tim Sloane

October 16, 2018

This PaymentSource article indicates that cryptomining viruses skip right through traditional virus detectors. The idea that criminals are simply stealing ...