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Treasury Select Committee To Investigate Visa, Mastercard Fee Increases

Committee of MPs vows to scrutinise increases in the fees Visa and Mastercard charge businesses, after regulator finds no justification…

2 years ago

Bitcoin Slumps To Lowest Level In Four Months

Crypto volatility. Bitcoin slumps to its lowest level since September, having lost over 40 percent of its value from its…

2 years ago

Power Blackouts Sees Kosovo Ban Crypto Mining

Landlocked Kosovo has officially banned cryptocurrency mining as it grapples with soaring energy prices and electricity blackouts

2 years ago

UK Police Forces Seize £300m In Cryptocurrencies – Report

New Scientist investigation reveals British police have seized more than £300m in cryptocurrencies during criminal investigations

2 years ago

China Central Bank Pilots Wallet App For Digital Yuan

Pilot version of a wallet app launched by China's central bank to expand usage of its own digital currency, the…

2 years ago

Jack Dorsey Blocked On Twitter By Netscape’s Marc Andreessen

Web3 dustup. Bad blood between Twitter co-founder and Marc Andreessen over Web3 deepens, after venture capitalist blocks Dorsey on Twitter

2 years ago

Bank Of England Issues Fresh Cryptocurrency Warning

Senior official once again sounds warning about risks associated with cryptocurrencies, and urges creation of crypto regulatory framework

2 years ago

Indian PM Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked – Again

Second time the charm? Bitcoin scam briefly compromises the personal Twitter account of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi

2 years ago

Meta To Pilot Crypto Payments Via Novi Wallet In WhatsApp

Meta's cryptocurrency wallet, Novi, will be integrated into WhatsApp in a pilot, so US users can make crypto payments via…

2 years ago

Apple Wins Court Delay To App Store Payment Change

Appeals court grants stay, meaning the Apple doesn't have to implement alternative payment methods just yet, to its App Store

2 years ago

Visa Rolls Out Crypto Advisory Service

Banks, merchants and financial institutions will be able to seek advice from Visa's Crypto Advisory Service in the following months

2 years ago

300 Spar Stores Impacted After Cyberattack On Supplier

Family run firm in Preston, Lancashire suffers cyberattack, which impacts tills and IT systems for 300 Spar convenience stores

2 years ago

Microsoft Slammed For ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Prompt In Edge Browser

Bloatware? Addition to Edge browser promoting Zip's “buy now, pay later” scheme at checkout webpages, is slammed by users

2 years ago

Jack Dorsey’s Square Changes Name To Block

When a Square becomes a Block. Payments giant Square will change its corporate name to Block next week, amid blockchain…

2 years ago

Facebook Cryptocurrency Executive David Marcus To Leave

Executive in charge of Meta's cryptocurrency efforts, confirms he is leaving after seven years at the social networking giant

2 years ago

India Moves To Ban Private Cryptocurrencies

India is to launch its own official digital currency, but will also ban private cryptocurrencies under new government proposals

2 years ago

Tolkien Estate Blocks ‘JRR Token’ Cryptocurrency

“You shall not pass!”, as Tolkien Estate takes legal action against cheeky developer of a cryptocurrency called JRR Token

2 years ago

El Salvador To Build ‘Bitcoin City’, Powered By Geothermal

Powered by the Conchagua volcano, a city financed by government Bitcoin bonds has been pledged by El Salvador's president

2 years ago

Artist Creates ‘Piracy’ Site For NFTs

Australian programmer creates 'piracy' website for NFTs in order to allow 'future generations can study this generation's tulip mania'

2 years ago

Google Signs Deal For News From AFP

Five year deal signed with Agence France-Presse for news content on Google, as publishing contracts continue to be signed

2 years ago

Amazon May Drop Visa As US Credit Card Partner – Report

Clash with Visa over payment fees grows, as Amazon explores partnership options on co-branded credit card in the United States

2 years ago

Amazon To Stop Accepting Payments From UK Visa Credit Cards

Costly fees. E-commerce giant Amazon says customers from January will not be able to pay for goods using a UK…

2 years ago

Tim Cook Says No Plans To Accept Crypto Payments

Cryptocurrency owner Tim Cook says there are no immediate plans to accept cryptocurrencies as payment, and discusses Apple Car, China…

2 years ago

Supermarket Chain Investigates Fake Bitcoin Cash Press Release

US supermarket chain Kroger investigates publication of fake press release by PR Newswire saying it would accept Bitcoin Cash in…

2 years ago

New York Mayor ‘Wants First Three Paychecks In Bitcoin’

New York City's incoming mayor, Eric Adams to convert first three paychecks into Bitcoin as he competes with Miami to…

2 years ago

US Watchdog Questions Tech Giants On Electronic Payments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau questions Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, and Square over electronic payments

3 years ago

Samsung Barred From Importing Smartphones Into Russia

Russian court bans Samsung Electronics from importing and selling 61 models of smartphones in Russia over IP lawsuit concerning Samsung…

3 years ago

Dorsey: Square May Develop Bitcoin Mining Hardware

Square chief executive Jack Dorsey says fintech company looking into custom-built Bitcoin mining hardware that could increase accessibility, efficiency

3 years ago

US, Kazakhstan Take Bitcoin Mining Lead From China

China's share of Bitcoin mining drops to zero amidst crackdown, as US, Kazakhstan and Russia see dramatic rises in mining…

3 years ago

G7 Finance Ministers Agree Principles For Central Bank Digital Currencies

Finance officials from the G7 endorse 13 public policy principles for central banks and digital currencies, and urge transparency and…

3 years ago