Bitcoin

Mar
15

Bitcoin surges past $60,000 for first time

Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has risen for the first time above US$60,000 (£43,100 / A$77,000 / €50,000), continuing its record-breaking run.

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Feb
23

Hedge fund billionaire backs bitcoin payment startup

The funding round for Bottlepay comes amid increased interest in bitcoin from institutional investors and large corporates.

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Feb
18

Crypto wallet and exchange company Blockchain.com raises $120 million

Blockchain.com has announced that it has raised a $120 million funding round. The company develops a popular crypto wallet as well as an exchange.

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Feb
17

Bitcoin rises above US$50,000 for first time

Bitcoin rose above US$50,000 on Tuesday US time, before falling back a bit, the first time the digital currency has hit this level.

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Feb
16

You can now pay with Bitcoin on your iPhone

Owners of Apple devices can now pay with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, courtesy of a blockchain payments firm BitPay.

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Feb
12

Hong Kong fintech start-up hopes bitcoin in a paper envelope will broaden cryptocurrency ownership beyond the tech-savvy

ixFintech’s ATMs dispenses a paper envelope containing a QR code that the user can then scan to download a crypto-wallet on their phone.

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Feb
12

Mastercard to enable cryptocurrency payments in 2021

Mastercard has announced that it’s in the final stages of adding cryptocurrency payments to its existing payments service.

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Jan
14

Gemini is launching a credit card with bitcoin rewards

Gemini is launching a credit card that works like a regular credit card — but you earn bitcoin rewards based on your purchases.

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