Multinational Payments Giant Visa Purchases Cryptopunk NFT for $165K in Ether

One of the world’s most valuable companies in terms of market capitalization, Visa, has revealed it has purchased a non-fungible token (NFT) from the Cryptopunks collection. Visa’s official news-based Twitter account told its 114,000 followers it paid 49.5 ether ($165K) for the Cryptopunk #7610. Visa Is a Believer in Non-Fungible Token Commerce On August 23, … Read more

Paypal Plans to Study Transactions That Fund Extremism, Anti-Government Groups

The payment processing giant Paypal has revealed it has partnered with the nonprofit organization the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to the announcement, Paypal is researching transactions settled on the payment network that allegedly fund hate groups and extremism. Paypal to Study Transactions With the Anti-Defamation League A report from Reuters notes that Paypal is studying … Read more

Visa to Approve Cryptocurrency Card by Australian Startup

Visa is reportedly set to approve Australian crypto startup Cryptospend’s issuance of debit cards for spending bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies. “We have a lot of demand for the card,” the company claims. Global card giant Visa is expected to announce later this week the approval of the issuance of a physical debit card that … Read more