Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) has fired BitPay, a US-based bitcoin payment processing service, over non-service. The independent media firm announced today that it is going to replace BitPay with its rival BTCPay, an open-source alternative to pay merchants online via bitcoin. HKFP projected BTCPay as better service, stating that it would allow donators to…
This week has been all about Ethereum. Finally the second largest crypto asset on the planet appears to be moving without the influence of its big brother dictating things. ETH prices are on the up again today and the fundamentals keep improving. Ethereum Golden Cross It has been another good day for Ethereum prices which…
The largest accountancy firm in the state of California has announced that it will now accept payments in cryptocurrency. Armanino LLP will allow clients to pay for its services in any one of more than 1,000 digital assets. Along with the cryptocurrency payment announcement, the firm has said that it is extending its own blockchain…
During times of economic distress, the shiny chemical element, commodity, and precious metal known as gold, is often looked to by investors seeking to place capital in a safe haven “hedge” against falling fiat values, and in the face of uncertainty surrounding traditional markets such as real estate or the stock market. Bitcoin shares many…
It’s no secret that 2018 has been a tough year for the crypto markets, with Bitcoin dropping from highs of nearly $20,000 in late-2017 to recently established lows of $3,200. The market’s poor performance has led investors, analysts, and traders alike to ponder what impetus will be able to drive the markets back to their…
A Canadian luxury fine jewelry brand is now accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment at eight stores across the country. Birks Group partnered with BitPay to process all Bitcoin transactions made by customers. Canadian Luxury Jewelry Brand Partners With BitPay to Accept Bitcoin Leading the luxury jewelry retail sector in Canada since 1879, Birks…
The chief operating officer of global bitcoin payment service BitPay is not worried about the latest downward moves in the price of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Sonny Singh expects Bitcoin to surge towards the $15,000-$20,000 area over the next year as institutional incumbents launch blockchain-powered products. BitPay CEO Says Fidelity, Bakkt, Square, Blackrock,…
Throughout 2018, Google has amended policy after policy across its suite of web-based products relating to cryptocurrencies. In the their latest move, cryptocurrency wallets have been swept away off the Google Play store without warning. Google Removes Bitcoin Wallet, CoPay, and BitPay Without Warning According to a new report from Hard Fork, the Mountain View,…