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There was a time when a store accepting crypto payments was not the norm. In fact, it was downright wacky. There were many companies that were concerned about accepting digital assets as forms of payment due to their volatility, but according to a new survey conducted by financial giant Deloitte, as many as 75 percent of America’s retailers are planning to accept digital currency payments within the next two years. Crypto Payments Are Becoming More Popular Moves like...

Leading providers of corporate and business formation services in UAE, Virtuzone has partnered with Binance to accept cryptocurrency payments via Binance Pay. As per the official press release, Virtuzone aims to bring barriers to entrepreneurship by facilitating cryptocurrency payments for company setup. Creating more opportunities for global businesses in a bid to tap into UAE’s thriving startup community is another key focus area behind the strategic partnership. Binance...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Cryptocurrencies have massively outgrown the initial phase that started with Bitcoin’s inception over a decade ago, being close to mainstream adoption now and being utilized for payments as well as investments from millions of people. As such, finding the right spot to purchase them has become more critical than ever. While having several pros, centralized exchanges face a lot of criticism these days, especially with regulatory...

Two men hailing from Orange County have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in a crypto scam that may have cheated investors out of nearly $2 million. Sentencing was passed to Jeremy David McAlpine (26 years old) of Fountain Valley, California, and Zachary Michael Matar (29 years of old) of Huntington Beach, California on Monday, August 1. Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar Sentenced to Prison The former was sentenced to three years, while the latter will spend...

The bitcoin mining difficulty is expected to see its largest increase in over seven months later this week. This comes as the hash rate has surged by almost 30% in the past two weeks. Largest Increase in Mining Difficulty Since January? The bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment is an essential part of the world’s largest blockchain that makes it either easier or harder for miners to do their job depending on the number of entities plugged into the network. Essentially, the...

Stellar lumen price started a fresh decline from the $0.115 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.1050 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.1070 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it breaks the $0.100 and $0.0980 support levels. Stellar lumen price is trading below $0.1050 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Ripple price started a fresh decline from the $0.3700 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.340 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.3400 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could continue to move down if it breaks the $0.320 and $0.318 support levels. Ripple price is declining below $0.350 against the US Dollar, similar to...

The whole world has fallen in love with cryptocurrencies over the past few years. What people once regarded as a rather strange or even downright ludicrous idea, has turned into a global phenomenon, and a reality that we can’t deny. Digital currencies have made their way into the mainstream and they’re not going anywhere. If anything, judging by their evolution, crypto popularity is only going to increase in the years to come. If you think about it, what’s not to like...

On August 27, Jordan Belfort, the man that inspired the award-winning movie The Wolf of Street, said during an interview with Yahoo Finance that he was wrong when he claimed that the price of Bitcoin would reach Zero. As Belfort put it, when he made that claim in 2017, he “hated cryptocurrencies” because the market was surrounded by scams. This has been slowly changing over the years but remains an adverse effect of decentralization. “At the time that I really hated crypto, I...

A recent research conducted by Study.com revealed that 64% of US parents think cryptocurrencies should be a subject part of their children’s education. However, the moms and dads are not that supportive of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) since only 25% said they should be included in the school programs. The mayor of New York City – Eric Adams – is also a proponent of such educational amendments. Last year, he labeled cryptocurrencies as a “new way for paying for goods and...