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Phoenix, Arizona-based SinglePoint, Inc., an acquisition-based firm with a focus on emerging markets, announced in a press release CoinReport received that it has signed a Joint Venture agreement with Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based First Bitcoin Capital Corp. to...

The Swiss town of Zug has implemented a pilot project in which it will accept payments in bitcoin up to 200 francs (or $206 USD), according to media reports. Fortune magazine cites a Swiss media report in which Zug Mayor Dolfi Müller said the town wanted to express its...

The Bitcoin Academy is a new initiative based in South Africa whose focus is to train financial institutions, corporations, developers, entrepreneurs, schools, governments and individuals on Bitcoin and blockchain technology in the country. Described by Memeburn as the first...

Time Inc. announced this morning it has become the first major magazine publisher to accept payments in Bitcoin, following a partnership with Coinbase. The media company said the initiative launched today with its titles Fortune, Health, This Old House, and Travel + Leisure now...

Seattle-based startup Skilljar announced today that customers using its platform to teach courses online can now accept payments in Bitcoin. Skilljar has partnered with Bitcoin payment processing company Stripe to offer the option to its clients. According to a press release sent...

Beepi, a California-based online pre-owned vehicle marketplace, has announced that it has become the first peer-to-peer marketplace to allow its users to purchase cars with Bitcoin. The company has partnered with Bitcoin payment processing service BitPay to facilitate...

Today, DISH Network has announced that will be accepting bitcoin payments, making it the largest company in the world to do so. The company is the first subscription-based TV provider of its kind to make such a venture into the digital currency realm, and will start its new...

UK Survey Shows an Increased Drive Towards Cash Payments Alternatives. A recent report  has revealed that cash payments are causing a £17.8 billion money-pit to form in the UK retail market.  Accountancy errors, counterfeit notes and theft are 3 key failures that are essentially...

The ninth-largest newspaper in the United States, Chicago Sun Times, is now accepting Bitcoin as payment for subscription. The paper’s editor-in-chief Jim Kirk said, “Our goal is to keep the Sun-Times current and evolving with changing technology. Accepting bitcoin payments...

Stripe, an online payments company will be allowing merchants who use its payment systems to accept Bitcoin payments. The CEO of Stripe, Patrick Collison, told this to Re/code on Wednesday night. In accordance to Stripe, this move will make it the first largest payments platform...