Business 11 April 2019

Coinbase introduces Visa crypto card in UK

Visa has agreed to a deal with Coinbase to allow a new Visa-branded debit card for the cryptocurrency exchange’s clients in the UK.

Business 25 March 2019

Visa wants cryptocurrency, blockchain pro to join ‘Visa Crypto’ team

The global credit card company is looking for a crypto professional who is familiar with “permissionless blockchain technology” to join the team, according to a Smartrecruiters posting.

Business 22 March 2019

North Korea dissidents turn to cryptocurrency to topple Kim Jong-un

The group, called Cheollima Civil Defense, is selling some 200,000 visas to a future free North Korea, in hopes of raising as much as $27 million selling the citizenship documents on the blockchain.

Business 4 March 2019

Kroger bans Visa payments from 134 grocery stores

Citing high fees, Kroger has banned Visa credit card payments from 134 grocery stores, and may turn to Bitcoin as an alternative.

Business 18 February 2019

Case for crypto gets stronger as Visa, MC prepare to raise fees

Visa and Mastercard, the two biggest U.S. card networks, are planning to introduce higher fees, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. The new fees are expected to be implemented this coming April.

Business 26 October 2018

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.

Tech 10 October 2018

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

Bitcoin Unlimited testnet revealed that Bitcoin BCH blockchain is more than capable to handle transaction load as compare to major credit card company.

Business 26 September 2018

Another win for crypto: Bank giants fined billions for malpractice

Reports are surfacing that major banks could be fined as much as $400 billion by 2020 for malpractice.

Business 21 September 2018

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 $6.2 billion.

Business 3 August 2018

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 bitcoin wallet service BTC.com.

Events 11 June 2018

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

At the inaugural CoinGeek Conference, Bitcoin ABC lead developer Amaury Séchet talked about gigabyte-sized blocks that would bring Bitcoin Cash up to Visa and Mastercard scales.

Business 25 May 2018

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.