Farage’s $6.7M Crypto-Linked Gift Raises Eyebrows After $1.8M Home Acquisition
A parliamentary ethics probe is now underway and focused on Nigel Farage, leader of the UK’s Reform Party, after reports surfaced that the government official bought a $1.8 million property weeks prior to entering office — a purchase made possible, at least in part, by a $6.7 million personal gift from a crypto billionaire. Related […]
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A UK lawmaker has asked the financial authorities to investigate Nigel Farage’s promotion of a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury firm, raising concerns about potential market abuse and conflicts of interest due to the politician’s potential ties to the crypto industry. Related Reading: Kraken Reveals Extortion Demands After Client Data Incident: ‘We Will Not Pay’, Security Chief […]
A carpet presented by the United Arab Emirates as a gift to the head of the Catholic Church a few years ago has been sold in the form of NFT. While the original remains in the Vatican, its digital representation has been successfully used to collect funds for the people of Afghanistan. NFT of Historic Carpet Sold for 25 ETH The Pontifex carpet was gifted by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican City. In September 2016, the two met to discuss the strengthening of the diplomatic relations between UAE and the Vatican as....
Bitcoin is a booming business in the United Kingdom, assuming one knows how to play their cards right. Gift Off, a company specializing in selling gift cards for Bitcoin, recorded an all-time high turnover in February of 2016. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the United Kingdom will have heard of Gift Off before, as this Norwich-based online shop sells gift cards in exchange for Bitcoin payments. Up until this point, the company has sold close to GBP2.1m worth of gift cards, of which over GBP200k was processed last month. Considering how Gift Off is focusing on various gift cards, it seems....
From Gyft to Fold App to Yes To Bitcoins, there are numerous places you can buy gift cards with Bitcoin. See our list below for more. #1. Gyft - Gyft is a digital gift card platform that lets you manage your gift cards, as well as enables businesses to offer easy reward and loyalty programs. The site recently saw a drop in usage by Bitcoiners of 80%. #2. Fold App - With the fold app, you can get a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Foldapp CEO Matt Luongo told CCN his company had delivered more than 2,000 purchases by summer 2015. #3. Purse.io - Purse.io hooks Bitcoiners up with people who have....
Airbitz, a mobile wallet that includes a location-based directory of companies that accept bitcoin, has officially announced a partnership with Fold, which will allow users to purchase Starbucks and Target gift cards at a discount directly inside the wallet. Fold, which was launched in 2013, allowed users to purchase Starbucks cards at a 20 percent discount using bitcoin. While only Starbucks and Target are currently supported, Fold is looking to integrate Whole Foods, CVS, and Home Depot, according to a recent interview with Fold Founder Matt Luongo. "We've also been looking at Walmart,....