Business 2 months ago

VISA not keen on crypto investments just yet

Credit card company VISA is waiting for cryptocurrencies to be more widely used before making them a business priority. CEO Al Kelly said in a CNBC interview with Jim Cramer that “there has to be ...

Tech 2 months ago

Bitcoin Unlimited testnet sees transaction level comparable to Visa’s network

Many like to argue against blockchains and cryptocurrencies, stating that the networks aren’t capable of handling the transaction loads necessary to be considered a true form of cryptocurrency. In making their argument, they often refer ...

Business 3 months ago

Another win for crypto: Bank giants fined billions for malpractice

First, Visa and MasterCard settled a class-action lawsuit over price fixing that reportedly cost the credit card giants as much as $6.2 billion. Now, reports are surfacing that major banks could be fined as much ...

Business 3 months ago

Credit card giants hit with $6.2B price fixing suit

Credit card giants Visa and Mastercard have often been accused of price fixing by disgruntled merchants. Now, the firms are prepared to settle on a class action lawsuit, which looks set to cost them over ...

Business 4 months ago

Bitcoin BCH ready to challenge PayPal, VISA in payments

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is positioning itself as a challenger to the likes of PayPal and VISA in payments, as it celebrates the one-year anniversary of the rebirth of Bitcoin on the original blockchain, according to ...

Events 6 months ago

Amaury Séchet at CoinGeek Conference: Bitcoin Cash to scale to Visa, Mastercard levels

Séchet talks about gigabyte-sized blocks that would bring Bitcoin Cash up to Visa and Mastercard scales, and incremental upgrades to ensure security. Wearing a sweater in anarcho-capitalism colours, Bitcoin ABC Lead Developer Amaury Séchet talked ...

Business 7 months ago

Why crypto debit cards are the way forward for mainstream adoption

As the cryptocurrency space becomes ever more popular, there are several ways and means for these currencies to become mainstream. One of them is the crypto debit card, which allows you to use your crypto ...

Tech 8 months ago

Why Bitcoin BCH is the only blockchain capable of handling VISA-level transactions

For anyone backing cryptocurrency, the end goal is mass payment handling. The VISA network has been processing in the region of 141 billion transactions a year, and for any cryptocurrency to fulfill its potential, the ...

Business 10 months ago

Coinbase users hit with unauthorized charges, Visa takes blame

Several complaints regarding multiple charges on Coinbase customers' credit and debit billing statements have made waves on Reddit and other social media platforms, prompting the cryptocurrency exchange company to investigate and issue an official statement. ...

Business 11 months ago

VISA Europe cuts off BTC debit card services over issuer’s ‘non-compliance’

Spending SegWit1x (BTC) with a debit card has just gotten a lot harder. On Friday, BTC debit card service providers Xapo, Bitpay, Bitwala, Wirex, TenX and Cryptopay abruptly suspended their services over a crackdown by ...

Business 12 months ago

Bitcoin.com to introduce a VISA Bitcoin Cash debit Card

Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin.com sent Bitcoin fans on social media into a frenzy when he tweeted that Bitcoin.com will soon be bringing in a VISA Bitcoin Cash debit card. At the time of writing, ...

Business 1 year ago

New Visa prepaid card lets you swipe and pay using your cryptocoins

For a 0.5% fee, the card lets you debit purchases directly from your LBX cryptocoin balance. As banks and financial institutions worldwide are getting in on the blockchain trend—including archrival Mastercard—Visa isn’t taking the race ...