Gradually, Then Suddenly: Mastercard, BNY Mellon, Amazon, Twitter Poised to J...

Gradually, Then Suddenly: Mastercard, BNY Mellon, Amazon, Twitter Poised to J...

In the wake of Tesla’s big announcement on Monday, a wave of corporate engagement with crypto emerges.


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Bitcoin is gradually integrating with traditional currency, as two recent innovations demonstrate. Coinimal, a Vienna, Austria-based crypto broker, has launched a service to allow customers to use bitcoins for purchases on Amazon.de. Bitstamp, meanwhile, is making it easier to buy bitcoin with credit and debit cards. Coinimal users can now receive an Amazon.de voucher code via email by paying for the voucher with bitcoins. The process takes one to three blockchain confirmations. Users can redeem their Amazon.de voucher against purchases on the Amazon.de marketplace. Eric Demuth, Coinimal....

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Real Adoption: How Will Mastercard’s Crypto Acceptance Affect Bitcoin Price?

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SpectroCoin helps to spend Bitcoin on Amazon

London, January 26, 2016. UK Bitcoin service provider SpectroCoin.com this month launched a new feature on its platform to allow clients to purchase Amazon vouchers with Bitcoin. Vouchers for Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.it, Amazon.fr and Amazon.es are available. “After the introduction of Amazon.co.uk vouchers back in November 2015 we have seen a significant interest from our clients in other countries to be able to purchase vouchers from different Amazon shops, therefore, we added up another 5 Amazon stores to serve European and US customers” says SpectroCoin.com....