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Die Kreditkartenfirmen Mastercard und Visa haben angekündigt, dass ihre Karten künftig nicht mehr auf der pornografischen Webseite Pornhub eingesetzt werden können. Die entsprechenden Verbindungen würden blockiert, teilten die beiden US-Unternehmen mit. Der Schritt steht in Zusammenhang mit einem Bericht der Zeitung „New York Times“ und dem Schweizer Fernsehen. Demzufolge zeigten viele der bei Pornhub...

A year after PayPal suspended transactions for the leading adult website Pornhub, MasterCard, and Visa have followed the example in the midst of child abuse allegations.With cryptocurrencies remaining one of the few available options for payments, the question stands if such association is indeed positive for the industry.Visa and MasterCard Block Use Of Cards On PornhubThe popular adult website has attracted lots of negative attention to itself in the past few years. The situation worsened...

Visa, a global financial services company and credit card giant, has partnered with Circle Internet Financial, a leading crypto fintech startup, to integrate the latter’s stablecoin.Visa Taps USDC for Digital PaymentsAccording to Forbes, on Dec. 2, Visa will be adopting Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) into its credit card platforms. The collaboration between both companies would see the use of the stablecoin to send and receive payments.Although Visa will not be a custodian to the USDC, Circle will...

The US-based cryptocurrency lending company BlockFi has partnered with the American multinational financial services corporation Visa to bring Bitcoin to the masses.Bloomberg reported that the two US companies will offer a credit card that rewards clients’ purchases with the primary cryptocurrency, instead of traditional options such as cash and airline miles.Dubbed the Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card, it will allow customers to receive 1.5% of their purchases back in BTC. Should the user spend...

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 1026. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: Coinbase führt ETH 2.0 Staking ein, Chef der Börse Stuttgart wird neuer BitMex CEO & Visa und BlockFi launchen Bitcoin Reward Kreditkarte. 1.) Ethereum 2.0: Coinbase führt Staking einhttps://www.btc-echo.de/ethereum-2-0-coinbase-fuehrt-staking-ein/ 2.) BitMEX: Chef der Börse Stuttgart wird ab 2021 neuer...

The CEO of Visa – Alfred Kelly – is weighing in on where he sees bitcoin going in the next few months.Kelly: The Payment World Is About to Really Open UpNo doubt bitcoin has had a rather strong year (it’s probably been the only thing that’s remained strong throughout 2020). Things aren’t necessarily looking up for cash, checks and other traditional payment methods once the coronavirus is dead and gone. Kelly believes that the world is likely going to transition to digital payments in such a...

Bitcoin regulation has always been a rather controversial subject. On the one hand, the cryptocurrency is designed to stand alone and give people the chance to garner financial independence. However, if there is no regulation whatsoever for the world’s number one digital currency by market cap, things could wind up very bad with the space, and cybercrime and other malicious activity could continue to meander throughout the arena without limits.Steven Parker: Bitcoin Must Be Regulated...

Bankkonto von Google anyone? Quelle: Cornerstone Advisors Google wird den Verbrauchern in Kürze Girokonten anbieten. Das Projekt wird voraussichtlich im nächsten Jahr mit Konten der Citigroup in Verbindung mit der Stanford Universität, gestartet. Und jetzt das spannende: Einer Umfrage von Cornerstone Advisors zufolge, würden 27% der befragten sofort ein Bankkonto bei Google...

The price of Ethereum has been surging over the past few days largely due to the recent price jumps experienced by bitcoin, the world’s leading cryptocurrency by market cap. However, the Ethereum jump can also potentially be traced to a recent announcement made by payment processing company Visa that it would put much of its focus towards stable currencies in the coming months.Visa Is Making Stable Coins MainstreamEthereum is the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap after...

It looks like payment companies such as Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are singing a different – and more positive – tune when it comes to cryptocurrencies.Companies Like Visa Are Having a Change of HeartIn the past, said companies and cryptocurrencies haven’t always gotten along. The reasons are wide and varied, with a big one being that many digital assets have not earned the trust that other payment platforms have received. For example, credits cards have arguably proven themselves over the...