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Starbucks to let customers trace their coffee’s provenance from bean to brew

Starting today, the coffeehouse is bringing their beans to the blockchain

China’s Giant Ride-Hailing Service Didi to Pilot the Central Bank’s Digital Yuan

The Chinese government and the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), are currently in the midst of testing a digital yuan or central bank digital currency (CBDC). Now the Chinese ride-hailing corporation Didi Chuxing will be trialing the newly developed digital yuan in a “strategic partnership.” Whether people want to believe it […]

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Digital Yuan to Fuel China’s Economic Reign – McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway Test PBoC’s Cryptocurrency

Digital Yuan to Fuel China’s Economic Reign - McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway Test PBoC’s Cryptocurrency China’s economy is the second-largest in the world and economists believe the country may someday bring a new global order and end the Western hemisphere’s financial rule. In 2020, various reports show that China’s central bank will soon release a cryptocurrency that represents a digital yuan. This week, regional reports show that 19 well known […]

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Coronavirus ‘Didn’t Cause’ Crash, BTC Recovery ‘Will Take Months’: Hodler’s Digest, Mar. 16–22

In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Binance rejects claims that BTC crashed because of the coronavirus, and how plans to give Americans $2,000 a month could boost crypto

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Bullish Bakkt: Company Launches New Products as Futures Trading Surges

Despite slow progress, analysts such as Omar Bham are bullish about Bakkt’s impact on the industry: “BAKKT will continue to become an institutional household name”

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After Breaking New Records Bakkt Announces Crypto Consumer App

After Breaking New Records Bakkt Announces Crypto Consumer App Following the all-time record of 1,179 contracts on October 25, Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s chief product officer, revealed the firm is launching another strategy after announcing its December options launch. Bakkt is releasing a consumer application so retail investors can “unlock the value of digital assets” via consumer payments. Also read: Cred to Demo Global Merchant […]

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Bitcoin Startup Brings Lightning Network Payments to Amazon, Whole Foods

U.S.-based payments startup Fold has made Lightning Network payments possible at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber and other big name retailers

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Bitcoin Analyst Says BTC Could Reach $25,000 by End of 2019

Bitcoin price analyst Oliver Isaacs predicts bitcoin hitting $25,000 this winter, citing signs of mainstream adoption and the U.S.–China trade war as influencing factor

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Whole Foods and Major Retailers Now Accept Cryptocurrency via the Spedn App

Whole Foods and Major Retailers Accept a Variety of Cryptos Through the 'Spedn' App On May 13, cryptocurrency enthusiasts were pleased to hear that major retailers including Whole Foods, Lowes, Petco, Regal Cinemas, and Gamestop will accept payments in crypto. The payments will be processed by Flexa using its custodial wallet called ‘Spedn’ which gives people the ability to spend with bitcoin core, ethereum, bitcoin cash, and GUSD. Also […]

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Bitcoins for Frappuccino: Will Starbucks’ Crypto Endeavours Pave the Way for Mainstream Adoption?

Is the long-awaited mainstream adoption finally coming to the crypto market? A deeper look into Starbucks’ crypto plans, which includes a blockchain and BTC payments

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